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APC stalwarts, supporters drum support for Buhari in Ebonyi
By Peter Okutu ABAKALIKI—THOUSANDS of supporters and stalwarts of the All Progressives Congress, APC, weekend thronged to Ekpomaka Ward in Ikwo local government area of the state in a solidarity rally for President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. The group was led by the embattled State chairman of the party, Hon. Ben Nwobasi. The rally which was
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Read MoreNzuko Edda Celebration in Virginia, USA
In 2012, Edda sons and daughters from various states in the United States of America gathered in Staunton, Virginia for the annual Nzuko Edda Celebration. The event featured a picnic, visit to a cave, tour of the...
Read MoreThe Polity in Traditional Edda Society (Part 3 of 3)
As the highest body in the hierarchy of Edda political organization, the Clan Assembly (Nzuko Edda) meets less frequently than the other assemblies and is open to representatives of each of the seventy-two villages in Edda, no matter how small.
Read MoreThe Polity in Traditional Edda Society (Part 2 of 3)
Like at the compound and village levels, the Ezeogo does not take decisions arbitrarily and decisions – by consensus – are announced to the town through the Royal Messenger who beat the “Ikpirikpe” (Igba) round the villages . . .
Read MoreThe Polity in Traditional Edda Society (Part 1 of 3)
The political, social and religious organizations of the Edda cannot be delineated clearly, and they originate from the compound (Ezi) through the village (Ogo) to the town/village group and clan (Edda) levels.
Read MoreEzeogoship in Edda Society
Unlike most other parts of Igbo land and like in areas such as Onitsha in Anambra State, the “Ezeogoship” (Kingship) is hereditary in Edda. However, heredity is not necessarily from father to son.
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