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Nottingham made
history as a High
Nigerian Monarch visits
Nottingham
for the IUNB
first
IGBO Kwenu!
time! – By Edwin Ubah
FROM THE EDITORIAL:
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with the local magazine in Nottingham called Mojatu media and
advertising. Last year ‘s Igbo Kwenu, featured the following articles:
Members, friends and relatives of ‘New Yam Festival in Igbo land’ by Edwin Ubah,’ The symbol of
the Igbo Union Nottingham, I am so kola in Igbo Culture’ by Dr. Uchenna Enem and ‘ The Ever green
excited to use this opportunity to proverbs of Chinua Achebe’ by Dr Ogueri Nwa iwu.
welcome you to the second edition This year, as we celebrate the 2015’s New Yam Festival, we are
of Igbo kwenu! publication which focusing on the need to celebrate our women and children thus,
we call Igbo knwenu! Vol 2. It has we shall pay special attention on the importance of inculcating
been one year since the first Igbo Igbo culture and Language in our children by introducing Igbo
kwenu! publication saw the light language school and Nigerian current affair. You will see how
of the day. We are happy to mark Igbos count numbers, as well as states and capitals in Nigeria, the
its first birthday as we celebrate map of Nigeria and Map of Africa on see pages...,...,...). pages. We
the FOUTH ANNUAL NEW YAM have also chosen to celebrate the role Igbo women in Igbo society
FESTIVAL (IRIJI) of the IGBO UNION by featuring an article by a member of our sister organisation:
NOTTINGHAM (IUNB). The positive Igbo union Leicester,Mrs Hope Ngozi Eruchie (Adachinyelugo
feedback we received as five hundred of Umuabi).Mrs Eruchie’s article also contains some pet names
(500) copies of the publication given to women in Igbo land and their meanings and i hope you
travelled round Nottingham even after the New Yam festival will choose one of these pet names for your selves, friends and
2014. This unprecedented Journey started from Mojatu Media spouses(see page...),We shall be looking at how the Igbo’s gets
and Advertising free magazines desk to the New Art exchange married the traditional way by Edwin Ubah(see page)
Nottingham’s information desk, offices in Nottingham, to the
Hyson Green youth clubs information stand, to Nottingham Trent PLEASE NOTE: While Igbo kwenu! comes as the Nottingham’s Iriji
University’s Global Lunge, homes, liberties, shops, and other brochure/ magazine,it is our intention that parents should take
important places. This has been the driving force towards making this magazine home and use them as one of your little references
in teaching Igbo language to their children as well as reference
the future editions bigger and betters.
on African culture and tradition. So please don’t throw away what
Igbo kwenu! was born due to the following reasons : The need may be a valuable asset to you and your family in future!
to enhance the knowledge and understanding of Igbo culture
among our children, spouses and family friends -as well as to
create a medium where local businesses can advertise their Edwin ubah
goods and services to wide audience and also go give businesses
the opportunity to appreciate their loyal customers. This was why Co ordinator igbo Kwenu /
Tuesday 21 March, 2017
was another historic
day in our beloved City
of Nottingham. A day
of joy and colourful
African
traditional
display as His Imperial
Majesty OONI OF IFE,
OBA ADEYEYE ENITAN OGUNWUSI
OJAJA II visits Nottingham for the
first time.
OONI OF IFE was accompanied by
some other kings in the Yoruba
Kingdom, his chief traditional chanter
and other traditional entourage all
the way from Nigeria. This will be the
first time a Nigerian Monarch will visit
Nottingham while on state visit to the
United Kingdom.
the chairman of the IUNB Chief Dr EMEKA ILIONE,in his visionary Chairman Igbo Cultural Group Nottingham
leadership, gave us the task to bridge this gap in collaboration
OONI OF IFE is a very high king in the
Yoruba land, in south western Nigeria
British
and also
one of the Abia State ...............Umuahia
most influential
Adamawa State ....Yola
National Anthem:
Akwa Ibom State .Uyo
traditional
rulers in Nigeria.
OONI OF
Anambra State ......Awka
GOD
SAVE
Bauchi State ...........Bauchi
IFE’S progressive leadership
style and
Bayelsa State .........Yenagoa
THE QUEEN!
charisma
is being admired
all over
Benue State ...........Makurdi
Borno State ............Maiduguri
God save our gracious Queen,
Nigeria
and beyond hence
the reason
Cross River State ..Calabar
Long live our noble Queen,
Delta State..............Asaba
why
members of various
African
God save the Queen!
Ebonyi State ..........Abakaliki
Send her victorious,
Edo State.................Benin City
communities
in the East
Midland came
Ekiti State ................Ado-Ekiti
Happy and Glorious,
out Long to reign over us;
in numbers to witness
this historic
Enugu State ...........Enugu
FCT ............................Abuja
event
happening in Nottingham
for the
God save the Queen!
Gombe State .........Gombe
first time
in over 300 Imo State ................Owerri
years of African
NIGERIAN
Jigawa State ..........Dutse
British
relationship.
Kaduna State .........Kaduna
NATIONAL
ANTHEM:
ARISE, O
Kebbi State ............ Birnin Kebbi
Kogi State ...............Lokoja
Kwara State ............Ilorin
Lagos State ............Ikeja
Nasarawa State .....Lafia
Niger State .............Minna
Ogun State .............Abeokuta
Ondo State .............Akure
Osun State ..............Oshogbo
Oyo State ................Ibadan
Plateau State .........Jos
Rivers State ............Port Harcourt
Sokoto State ..........Sokoto
Taraba State ...........Jalingo
Yobe State ..............Damaturu
Zamfara State ........Gusau
Kano State ..............Kano
..........Katsina
His COMPATROITS!
imperial majesty Katsina State
was received
at
the Arise, O compatriots,
council house, Old market square
and Nigeria’s call obey
at the Kashmire conference and
To serve our Fatherland
banqueting
centre by the lord mayor
With love and strength and faith.
of Nottingham: MOHAMMED SAGHIR,
The labour of our heroes past
and
by the chairman of the Yoruba
Shall never be in vain,
To serve with heart and might
community Association Dr OLUSEGUN
One nation bound in freedom,
OLUWOLE,
the representatives
of the
Nigerian Population:
peace and unity.
73.6 million (203)
Igbo Union Nottingham,
Nigerians in
Derby and the first African woman to be
elected as a councillor in Nottingham,
Mrs PATIENCE ULOMA IFEDIORA, the
GWP team led by DJ SHOLA OBASA,
Mojatu Foundation, Nigerian all starts
sports Club, other Nigerian community
associations in Nottingham.
Map of
Nigerian,
States & Capitals