Significant of the new yam festival to the Igbo society

Across Igboland and among the Igbo of Nigeria in the diaspora, the month of August, as it is now, is gladdened with the celebration of New Yam called iwa ji and iri ji ohuru. This is best pictured in the framing of the ceremony by Chinua Achebe’swork as far back as in the 1950s.

HISTORY OF THE NIGERIA ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY

DANCE SECTION

It is important we note that,Nigeria is a bless nation,a nation made up of about 250 tribes

The beauty of tribal mark

If you look deeply into history, the practice of tribal marks has been in existence for hundreds of years and they are not peculiar to Nigeria, not even Africa. The major purpose of tribal marks is for identification of members of same tribes or families.

Talking Drum

For many years, the talking drum has been noted as one of the symbols of the old African tradition and an instrument of music indigenous to the Yoruba culture of western Nigeria and Benin republic and Ghana.

Eyo Festival

The Eyo Festival, otherwise known as the Adamu Orisa Play is the TRADITIONAL PLAY OF LAGOS.