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On behalf of the Council of Igbo States in Americas (Canada/USA), I would like to thank Global Care Medical Group IPA Inc, for their generous gift of $20,000.00 (twenty thousand dollars) to the Council of Igbo States in America’s community development initiatives. Global Care Medical Group IPA Inc steadfastness at helping our community development initiatives is sincerely appreciated.

Each year, Council of Igbo States in Americas (Canada/USA)advances its mission of human capital development through“Investment in Igbo Language, Culture and values as a way of building stronger communities in the Diasporas. Through ourWorldwide Festival of the Arts and Culture and other pertinent “Capacity Building” initiatives and programs, we have seen many lives changed for the better...

The logistics on the 2^nd World-Wide Igbo Festival of the Arts and Language and Culture held on the 23 through the 25^th of July 2015 at the Frontier Igbo Village Museum in Staunton, Virginia, USA has just concluded  and on behalf of Council of Igbo States in Americas representing all the Igbo States from Nigeria in Americas (CISA) constituting of Abia, Anambra, Anioma-Delta, Ebonyi, Enugu, Imo, and Rivers States, I am pleased to declare the 2015 2^nd World-wide Igbo Festival of the Arts and Culture a success and an experience for the ages”. To use baseball analogy; the organizers and the participants“hit the ball out of the park”; meaning striking a ball “well” and delivering it successfully on target.

However, every activity require a “post mortem” an investigation of the f...

Dr. Mrs Antonia Ume

Congratulations to our newly elected DSGs Dr. Uche Umeh and Ada Chioma Ogueri on their elections to the positions; DSGs Women and Child and Youth Affairs:

It is my great pleasure to congratulate Dr. Uche Umeh and Ada Chioma Ogueri on their elections to the positions of DSGs Women and Child and Youth Affairs respectively.

It must be noted that CISA have over its very short years in existence developed “fraternal solidarity” on its common journey towards the visible unity of Ndi-Igbo in the Americas and common commitment to leave an indelible imprints on the landscape.

May the S...

History will be made in Staunton Virginia, when Ndigbo from all Continents of the World and all their guests, including our brothers and sisters from the African American Communities assemble at the Igbo Village, part of the Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton Virginia, USA on July 24-26, 2014 to showcase and celebrate our rich cultural heritage.

Our artists, writers, musicians, choral singers, dancers, masquerades, best of Nollywood movies and a wide array of Cultural performers would be in Virginia to let the world see the rich traditions, talents and cultural heritage of our people.

We are assembling some of the best of our dancers/masquerades to entertain all our guests and VIPs, including Governors from Nigeria, Ohaneze Ndigbo, Senators and Representatives, our Nigerian Brothers and S...