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Archive of "What's New"December 30, 2009 – Childbirth in Traditional Edda Society added. December 30, 2009 – Deaths and Burials in Traditional Edda Society added. December 21, 2009 – Ebonyi State Government Grants Automatic Scholarship to Debaters profile added. December 13, 2009 – Additional articles added. December 13, 2009 – More poetry added. November 15, 2009 – Videos of Ahunanyaekwe and Umunkwo Cultural Dance Groups added. November 15, 2009 – Three articles added, "Marriage in Edda: Types of Marriage," "Marriage in Edda: The Process," and "The Polity in Traditional Edda Society." November 8, 2009 – Unwana New Yam Festival videos added. November 8, 2009 – More personality profiles added to Who’s Who page. November 8, 2009 – Article: "Edda Migration" (detailing various accounts and commentary on Edda origin) added. October 31, 2009 – Commentary on Bonnke Great Gospel Campaign by Macnus Isu Oko Otu (aka Gani of Afikpo) added. October 30, 2009 – Article: "The Concise History of Ozizza" by Chief Brendan O. Otu (KSM) added. October 28, 2009 – Article: "A Brief Overview of Onueke (Ezza South LGA)" by Celestina Omeh added. October 24, 2009 – Video of Mascot Performing at Ebonyi State House of Assembly Mid-Term Celebration added. October 24, 2009 – Video of Chidubem Dance Group in Afikpo added. October 24, 2009 – Video of Nkwa Umuagbogho Dance Group International in Afikpo added. October 24, 2009 – Video of Pouring of Libation in Nguzu Edda added. October 23, 2009 – Poetry by Ogbonnia Nwachi added. October 23, 2009 – Article: "Amasiri: Origin, People and Culture" by Omezue Chief Dr. John Akwuba of Ihie added. October 20, 2009 – Profile of Azuewah Motors added. October 8, 2009 – Article: "Marriage System in Afikpo Today" by Gabriel Mbey added. October 5, 2009 – Profile of Abakaliki Main Market Traders Association (AMMTA) added. October 1, 2009 – Profile of REACH Continental Schools added. October 1, 2009 – Hundreds of additional Ebonyi business listings added. September 26, 2009 – Ebonyi State House of Assembly Members and Contact Numbers added. September 26, 2009 – Profiles of Ebonyi State Ministries and Commissioners added. Additional profiles will be added soon. September 23, 2009 – Video of Ebonyi Arts Council Dance Group added. September 13, 2009 – List of Ebonyi Police Divisions, Area Commands and senior officers updated in the Helpful Lists page. September 13, 2009 – List of Abakaliki hotels added. August 1, 2009 – Hundreds of new business listings added to our Business Directory. Check it out! July 26, 2009 – Nkwa Nwite Dance by St. Patrick Parish CWO Dance Group, Afikpo, June 6, 2002. July 23, 2009 – Nkwa Umuagbogho Dance Group (re-enacting farming process), Afikpo, June 6, 2002. July 23, 2009 – Ojianyalere Dance Group (solo dancers), Amasiri, June 6, 2002. July 22, 2009 – Article: The Mythology of Yam in Afikpo (Ehugbo) by Chief Gabriel Anigo Agwo. July 22, 2009 – Article: Iko Okochi Ehugbo by Chief Gabriel Anigo Agwo. July 12, 2009 – Article: Women and Girls Wrestling in Afikpo (Ehugbo) by Chief Gabriel Anigo Agwo. July 12, 2009 – Article: A Brief History of Education in the Old Afikpo Division by Chief Gabriel Anigo Agwo. July 2, 2009 – Ojianyalere: Videos of Ojianyalere (one of the most popular dance groups from Ebonyi State) added. July 2, 2009 – Article and Photos: Wrestling in Afikpo by Akin Solanke. July 1, 2009 – Nkwa Umuagbogho: Videos of Nkwa Umuagbogho Dance Group International (winner of numerous national and international awards) added. June 29, 2009 – Article: An Overview of Ebonyi State by Hon. Kenneth Uhuo, Ebonyi State Commissioner for Information & Orientation. June 29, 2009 – Article: Journey to Ebonyi State by Chief Gabriel Anigo Agwo. June 28, 2009 – More videos from Abakaliki, Afikpo, Edda and Ikwo added! June 13, 2009 – Hundreds of photos added to the Abakaliki, Afikpo, Edda, Ishiagu and Okposi pages. June 6, 2009 – Ebonyi State Governor’s profile page is added. The page includes pictures of the Governor and his wife in various settings. July 2, 2009 – Ojianyalere: Videos of Ojianyalere (one of the most popular dance groups from Ebonyi State) added. July 2, 2009 – Article and Photos: Wrestling in Afikpo by Akin Solanke. July 1, 2009 – Nkwa Umuagbogho: Videos of Nkwa Umuagbogho Dance Group International (winner of numerous national and international awards) added. June 29, 2009 – Article: An Overview of Ebonyi State by Hon. Kenneth Uhuo, Ebonyi State Commissioner for Information & Orientation. June 29, 2009 – Article: Journey to Ebonyi State by Chief Gabriel Anigo Agwo. June 28, 2009 – More videos from Abakaliki, Afikpo, Edda and Ikwo added! June 13, 2009 – Hundreds of photos added to the Abakaliki, Afikpo, Edda, Ishiagu and Okposi pages. June 6, 2009 – Ebonyi State Governor’s profile page is added. The page includes pictures of the Governor and his wife in various settings. May 30, 2009 – List of Ebonyi Federal Legislators is added. The list includes pictures and contact forms for the State’s Senators and members of the House of Representatives. May 29, 2009 – State Government page is updated. May 29, 2009 – Ikwo Town/LGA page is added with pictures and an overview of Ikwo. May 29, 2009 – Unwana Town page is added with pictures. May 22, 2009 – EON Group hires more staff to work on EbonyiOnline.com. EON Group hires eight additional employees to join its growing team of professionals working on EbonyiOnline.com. This brings to over a dozen the number of EON staff dedicated to making EbonyiOnline.com the best state-wide information portal in Nigeria and beyond. Click here for photos and short bios of our professionals. May 18, 2009 – EbonyiOnline.com staff meets with Ebonyi State Commissioner for Information & Orientation. EON Group President and EbonyiOnline.com staff met with the State’s Commissioner for Information & Orientation, Hon. Kenneth Uhuo, to brief him on efforts by EbonyiOnline.com to showcase Ebonyi information on the web. After viewing pages from EbonyiOnline.com in his office, Hon. Uhuo expressed delight at the quality and scope of information contained in the website. He provided us with information on State Government personnel and programs (including official pictures of the Governor) and promised to provide more information in the future. He encouraged us to meet with the Governor of Ebonyi State to brief him about EbonyiOnline.com. May 6, 2009 – Edda Community treats EbonyiOnline.com staff to a reception. The Eze Edda, His Royal Majesty, Ezeogo Daniel Ibiam Efa hosted EON Group President and EbonyiOnline staff to a reception at the ancestral Atamata Village Square in Nguzu Edda. Those in attendance included members of the Eze’s traditional council, community elders and the ruling age grade (Adumba). The reception was organized to show appreciation for EbonyiOnline.com’s efforts to bring internet exposure to Ebonyi State and Edda. The event included an exchange of ideas on how EON could assist the Edda community to showcase its culture, traditions, business community and investment potential. It also included a visit to a famous shrine located in the Traditional Court of Justice. The shrine is believed to compel litigants before the Court to tell the truth, thus enabling a just and quick resolution of disputes. May 5, 2009 – EbonyiOnline.com staff gets a guided tour of Ikwo. The Vice Chairman of Ikwo Local Government, Mr. Ota Sunday Alfred, took EbonyiOnline.com staff on a half day tour of Ikwo LGA, the largest LGA in Ebonyi State. The tour included massive road construction projects underway in various parts of Ikwo, the School on Wheels Program (a mobile vocation training program), a tractor leasing program (enables local farmers to lease tractors and other agricultural equipment at subsidized rates), the Oferekpe Beach, local markets, interactions with Ikwo natives and a courtesy visit to the traditional ruler of Echara Community, HRH Eze Nwakpu Egbe. The tour afforded us an opportunity to gather information about Ikwo for publication in EbonyiOnline.com. April 25, 2009 – A list of Ebonyi Local Government Officials added! Click here to view. April 24, 2009 – A list of Ebonyi State Council of Traditional Rulers added! Click here to view. April 22, 2009 – A comprehensive list of Ebonyi State Government's top executive, legislative and judicial officials added! Click here to view. April 21, 2009 – Poem: "Salt Splash in the Salt City" by Ikenna Obasi Odii Oh! Salt city In you sprouts A "salt splash" .... Read more April 18, 2009 – Article: "Okposi: Origin and Tradition" (Part 1 of 2) by Okike Obaji To avoid being apprehended for a murder he committed, Enechi Akuma left his family and eventually arrived in Ikwo.... His people were always in disagreement with the host village. This made the Ikwo to derisively call them "Ndi Okposia" meaning .... Read more. April 18, 2009 – Article: "Okposi: Origin and Tradition" (Part 2 of 2) by Okike Obaji With yams always in the barn and salt and oil in pots, Okposi hospitality became proverbial. Though the people love themselves, they will defend any visitor to the same extent they would defend a close relation.... Read more. April 11, 2009 – Article: "Salt Production in Okposi Okwu" by Chief Okaji Okike Obaji The traditional methods of salt production have continued in Okposi Okwu for about 400 years. The lake that supplies the brine was discovered almost immediately after the area now known as Okposi Okwu was inhabited.... The industrial salt hut is known as “Ewe” and is individually owned. Once a young woman has completed her honeymoon, she is initiated into salt making practices by.... Read more. April 11, 2009 – Article: "Evolution and Origin of Omume/Omezue" by Joseph Oko Ogudu Omume title taking was introduced to Afikpo through a man called Udume Uga Obeni (Udume) from Arochukwu in Abia State, Nigeria, hundreds of years ago.... As a herbalist, Udume frequently went to the bush to gather herbs for his medicine. One day while gathering herbs in a bush near Afikpo, Udume saw a girl called Anyina. Anyina was suffering from sores on her legs. Udume captured Anyina and took her to.... Read more. April 10, 2009 – Photos Added! Photos taken in Afikpo, Amasiri and Okposi have been added! April 8, 2009 – List of Events Added! A list of upcoming events is now available. Click here to check it out! April 6, 2009 – Business Listings Uploaded! The first of several batches of Ebonyi business listings has been uploaded on EbonyiOnline.com. Additional batches are being prepared for upload in the coming days and weeks. Click here to check it out! April 4, 2009 – Article: "Origin of Ehugbo (Afikpo)" by Gabriel Mbey It is officially known that the first human settlement in Afikpo dated from 5000 – 3000 BC (Later Stone Age) – official radio carbon date of the first human settlement in Afikpo). This date came from the excavation carried out at Ezi Ukwu rock shelter by Professor D.D. Hattle in 1966.... Read more. April 4, 2009 – Article: "Onikara Afikpo (Ehugbo)" by Chief Gabriel Anigo Agwo An Essa Ehugbo spends a total of eighteen lunar years (an equivalent of sixteen western calendar years) on his way to attaining the respectable status of an Onikara. The Onikara is, therefore, an Essa Emeritus of at least seventy-five (75) years of age. Age is the only qualification.... Read more. April 4, 2009 – Article: "Marriage System in Afikpo" by Gabriel Mbey The people of Afikpo (Ehugbo) have a unique system of marriage.... When a man comes across a girl of his taste for marriage, he does not talk to the girl at first sight.... Read more. April 4, 2009 – Article: "Afikpo (Ehugbo) Traditional Legislative Years" by Chief Gabriel Anigo Agwo Ehugbo has a unique age grade system which takes care of the traditional system of governance in conformity with the established laws of the land. Criminal issues are outside its jurisdiction. The age grade sets that operate at town level are.... Read more. April 4, 2009 – Article: "Afikpo (Ehugbo) Cultural Calendar 2008/2009 Years" by By Chief Gabriel Anigo Agwo Ehugbo people have their unique annual calendar (Ehugbo cultural calendar) of thirteen (13) lunar months but tailored into the Gregorian calendar of twelve months: January to December in the western world.... The Ehugbo cultural calendar is as follows.... Read more. April 1, 2009 – Ebonyionline.com unveils a sparkling new look and dozens of web pages! The new look includes a new logo and a revised masthead, new color scheme and a 3-colum template. The new web pages replace the former 2-colum, white-text-on-black background look. For those that have visited our website in the past two months, the changes are unmistakable. Read more. |
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