They wore native Nigerian attire, the men in senator shirts and the women in boubous and headgear fanning out like giant halos. The choir broke into an Igbo hymn, helmed by a sonorous voice belonging ...

One of the biggest ethnic groupings in Africa is the Igbo, often known as the Ibo. The majority of Igbo speakers reside in southeast Nigeria, where they account for over 17% of the population. They ...

AWKA — Igbo women, traditional rulers, and community leaders have called for urgent legislation to protect and promote the Igbo language, warning that decades of neglect could push it toward ...

An Igbo group, Igbo Woman Assembly, IWA, has raised the alarm that the spoken Igbo language may disappear in the next few years if nothing is done. According to the group, the number of Igbo people, ...

THERE has been growing concern over the possible extinction of Igbo language, and by extension, Igbo culture as a result of neglect by Igbo leaders and parents. The importance of Igbo language is ...

Communicating in one’s mother tongue does not indicate that one cannot speak or understand other languages, including the English language. But the interest shown in the deployment of the English ...

Governor of Abia State, Dr Alex Otti has said that his administration is ready to partner Igbo Women Assembly in promoting the Igbo language and rich cultural heritage of the Ndigbo. This was against ...