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The burial ceremony is a very important ceremony in Onitsha. Giving a dead person a befitting burial is a duty of the living members of the deceased family. That is the reason the ceremony is done in a grand style.…
Onitsha (March 7, 2019) The Obi of Onitsha, His Majesty Igwe Alfred Achebe, has called on the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology to facilitate the patenting of the computer app that gave students of Regina Pacis School, an Onitsha,…
Addis Ababa (February 15, 2019) The Obi of Onitsha has stated that Nigerian creative arts should be indigenised for purposes of promoting the nation’s culture. His Majesty made the observation during a visit to the Zoma Museum, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.…
Addis Ababa (February 14, 2019) The Obi of Onitsha, His Majesty Igwe Alfred Achebe, is currently leading voices of other African traditional rulers against child marriage at the international front. Girl child education has been one of the many good…
The kingship institution as described by Richard Henderson in his seminal work on Onitsha: The King in Every Man, is a fusion of Onitsha values. In this regard, the Obi of Onitsha, is considered the father of the clans, a…
[vc_row][vc_column][induzy_vc_section_title title=”How to greet Onitsha Women” title_prefix=”Traditional Way:”][/induzy_vc_section_title][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Onitsha daughters are greeted according to their village or family origin as follows: [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Okposieke and Igwo (Obior) daughters Ogbolieke and Ogbendugbe daughters Umudei, Ogbeodogwu and Ogboli Olosi daughters Ogbeabu, Ogbembubu excluding Umu…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Onitsha is strategically positioned as a regional hub for trade and logistics in Eastern Nigeria, has played a central role in the trade and distribution of manufactured goods from Southwestern Nigeria and food produce from various parts of Northern Nigeria to…
Founded in 1931 by the Roman Catholic Mission as an all-male school, it has over the years established a reputation for excellence in academics and sports.
The first grammar school in Igboland, it opened its doors to the first intake of nineteen boarders and forty-six-day students on January 25, 1925. A striking physical feature of this all male school which was established by the Church Missionary…
This Roman Catholic cathedral and minor basilica is seat of the Archdiocese of Onitsha. Built between 1930 and 1935, Holy Trinity cathedral was elevated and promoted to a minor Basilica by Pope Benedict XVI on May 28, 2007. The basilica…