COMMUNITIES in Igbo land are gearing up for the celebration of the new yam festival. This is a festival so much cherished and revered by Ndigbo. Igbo attach a lot of importance and respect to yam and ...

Organisers of the highly-anticipated Igbo Day/New Yam Festival in Ghana have announced the postponement of the 2025 event, which was originally scheduled to take place on September 21, 2025, at the ...

A cultural clash is brewing in the capital as the Ga Traditional Council has issued a stern warning against the planned celebration of the Igbo New Yam Festival in Accra, citing fears that the event ...

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In southeastern Nigeria, there is a cultural celebration that goes far beyond food, music, and dancing. It is a festival that connects generations, preserves ancient traditions, and reminds people of ...

In keeping with the Igbo tradition, the President of the Nigerian Community, in Turkey, Prince Emre Magboh, and residents have observed the age-long new yam festival of the Igbos. In a statement ...

In the depth of the pandemic Dozzy Ibekwe found hope in a yam. “I was incubating Dozzy’s Grill at [the former] Retreat at Currency Exchange Cafe in Washington Park. Across the street was a U. Chicago ...

The Umu Igbo Brandon Association — a group from southeastern Nigeria — celebrated its second Cultural Day and New Yam Festival on Saturday afternoon at the Victoria Inn. As we navigate through ...

Ugo Ferdinand Ukwueze, the chairperson of Igbo-Eze South Local Government Council of Enugu State, has called for the preservation of the New Yam Festival and other Igbo cultural practices. He made the ...

Hundreds of the indigenous Nigerian group known as the Igbos on Sunday thronged the Efua Sutherland Children’s Park in Accra to mark this year’s New Yam Festival. The event celebrated by Igbos ...

Igwe E.A. Mbanefo, the Ozuruoha II of Orsumoghu, has marked this year’s New Yam Festival with an in-house celebration at his residence in Lokogoma, Abuja. At the event, Igwe Mbanefo emphasised the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A procession performs a song and dance to usher in royalty and men with titles at The Umu Igbo Brandon Cultural Day and New Yam ...