But descendants of freed slaves among the Igbo ethnic group still inherit the status of their ancestors and they are forbidden by local culture from marrying those Igbos seen as "freeborn".

However, the narrative was false, and all the references traced it to “The Igbo Times Magazine” — a website notorious for spreading anti-democratic narratives and pro-Biafra stories laced ...

Textiles and apparel incorporates principles from the arts, sciences, humanities and business to offer an interdisciplinary and immersive academic experience, providing a dynamic education and setting ...

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 ...

Akụkọ ndị dị mkpa n'ọnwa Ọktoba. Ụmụakwụkwọ n'Imo steeti kwụsịrị ị so ibe ha lee ule ngwụcha ụlọakwụkwọ pramarị na ụlọakwụkwọ sekọndrị nke obere ...

This time, the popular US-based Nigerian film maker and director is advocating the preservation and propagation of Igbo culture and language through the Odenigbo Cultural Club, which he founded ...

Before the Industrial Revolution, making textiles was a slow process carried out by people using simple equipment, mostly in their own homes. By the end of the Industrial Revolution, the ...

Factional Secretary-General of apex Igbo sociocultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro has urged Ndigbo to mark the 2024 Igbo Day as a time of solemn reflection and ...

Turkey ranked as the fourth largest exporter of textiles worldwide in 2022, accounting for over four percent of all exports. The industry is also still showing signs of growth, with the value of ...

The incarcerated leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu has said the persecution of the Igbo people in Nigeria stops with him. Kanu said the trend can’t continue, insisting that ...

My parents had spoken some Igbo to us when I was learning to talk, but I had already lost the language. I stared blankly into the eyes of dozens of brown-faced, white-toothed strangers ...