Category 2016 Igbo World Festival

Igbos are Co-owners of Nigeria, say Southeast Leaders

Igbo leaders in Nigeria met in a Unity Forum organized by Ohaneze Ndigbo and hosted by Imo State governor Rochas Okorocha in Owerri on July 14, 2016. Following the meeting, the leaders restated their commitment to Nigeria’s unity and insisted that the third largest ethnic group is a co-owner of this country and cannot be […]
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Igbo Girls (Umu Agbogho) Dance at the 2016 Igbo World Festival

Check out this captivating dance performance by Igbo girls / young ladies (Umu Agbogho) at the 2016 Igbo World Festival of Arts & Culture.
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Watch the Reconnection Ceremony at the 2016 Igbo World Festival

The Reconnection Ceremony was one of the highlights of the 2016 Igbo World Festival of Arts and Culture. During this ceremony, African Americans who traced their ancestry to Igbo communities in Nigeria (through DNA testing and other means) were re-connected with their Igbo brothers and sisters and officially welcomed back to their homeland. The 2016 […]
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Domestic Violence Dramatization at the 2016 Igbo World Festival

In this drama / presentation at the 2016 Igbo World Festival of Arts and Culture, Lilycent Ogbuagu and Chidozie Okoro (Chido) – both from Ebonyi State – shed light on the harmful effects of domestic violence on
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