Reviving Memories
Reviving Memories
By Samuel O. Onungwe Ojaonu has been described as a minor yet significant ceremony which permits the would-be son in-law to eat at his betrothed maiden’s place whenever he visits her at her parents’ house. Ngofa (2006) says it used to be a private affair between ‘son and mother’ and […]
Read MoreSamuel O. Onungwe Ofe Mbo Owa customarily known as Ofe Mbo Eta E-i was centrally performed by oku eta – male adults of the community and presided by the Ͻnԑ Ɛԑ Ɛta until early 1970 when the Seventh-day Adventist Church Community at Ogale withdrew from joint participation. This action occurred […]
Read MoreHis Beginning In the year 1935, a baby boy named Oji was born into an ancestry of warriors, traditional rulers and orators. His father, Emere Obe Nwafor Awala was the grandson of Emerengiri kindred in Ejii community and Awala Onwwaaka Obelewa of Ogale and mother of Okia Awala of Ojan […]
Read MoreBy Benjamin Ngongwia Culture is transient but the truth remains that names are essential parts and identity of every culture. Names have enormous importance both to the people who receive them and those that give them. Generally, in cultures with a keen sense of ancestry like Eleme, children get their […]
Read MoreBy Samuel O. Onungwe Ogale is the traditional headquarters of Eleme land and serves as the local government administrative nexus of the area. The natives of Ogale are peaceful, industrious and generous. Ogale land presents beautiful scenery; relatively a tableland yet Nsinsin-Oken, Olele and Nmu-Okun lie downhill while Mbaala, Okanwenmu […]
Read MoreDo Not Crucify An Innocent Man, Okparaji Is A Faithful Servant, His 2nd Coming Can Surprise You. Samuel O. Onungwe In the search for oil and gas, the large reservoirs or fields are first identified and developed when technical, economical, commercial, operational and political reasons favour them. The same applies […]
Read MoreBy Apere Nyor-uwe’elomee In the pre colonial Ogoni, leadership of the villages were in the hands of the Te-erebuen(owner of the village). Although Head of their respective villages, which were independent of one another, they come together in times of disagreements between two or more villages for settlement. Doing this, […]
Read MoreBy Samuel O. Onungwe #LightUpEleme #RestoreEkporo Each time I see the solar streetlight along Ogale road and Indorama EPCL trailer park, it feels like a kitchen lamp or candle light in a whole central room. Each night I pass the Indorama EPCL gate facing the budding Nchia City, located uphill […]
Read More…Elder Jerry Dee Olaka’s Proposal. Samuel O. Onungwe Just recently, His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Rivers State, Chief Barr. E. N. Wike had during the signing of th contract for the 5th flyover at Port Harcourt reiterated his commitment not politicise development in the state. The Governor as usual, […]
Read MoreOgale Clan Aleuken Mbuma-eta Ekpangbala Agbi Ejii Okori Adama Akara Aluebo Alesa Clan Ekongor Mao Okori Obini-eta Obini-nkiken Ngejelowa Awalama Nda Alode Clan Akara Acharama Akaraolu Ewika Efere Onimbie Ollorte Eteo Clan Aleubo Njuru Nloro Mbionwi Abai Obolo Agbonchia Njuru Ngebate Okpa Ogologba Ngeto Akpankpan Aluejor Obinikiken Alungwa Aleto Clan […]
Read MoreSamuel O. Onungwe His Majesty, Emere Dr. Philip Osaro Obele, JP, was born in 1958 at Aleto, Nchia in Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria. Until his retirement into full community service, he had served as a professional teacher and a successful school administrator. During which he dedicated […]
Read MoreBy Azuka Onwuka In the face of some wrong narratives, let us put some things in perspective and context:1. There is no law in Igboland that bars women from inheriting the property of their parents. Men give their daughters as much of their property as they wish. My father-in-law gave […]
Read MoreSamuel O. Onungwe Okon-esa ceremony is a highly prized and ancient culture of Eleme people. The Eleme people are the only people ethnic nationality that makes up Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State. They are renowned for growing crops like yam, cocoyam, cassava, sugarcane, maize and pumpkin. Eleme land […]
Read MoreSamuel O. Onungwe Tuesday, July 28, 2020, I wept onboard a shuttle enroute to work. This was because one of my juniors at my place of work though older than me by age made ridicule of not mere me but my people of Nchia. Eleme in Eleme Local Government Area […]
Read MoreSamuel O. Onungwe I was walking down the street one Friday evening when I overheard some traders making derogatory comments about Okori-Eleme. Their argument was that Okori-Eleme does not have a specific geographical location to earn it the recognition it deserves. They had left bare the mangoes and tomatoes which […]
Read More
Welcome to my blog: www.adaaji.com This blog is designed through its bio-autobiography section to keep afresh the memories of the departed and living legends in order to inspire the younger generations to aspire for greater greatness in their endeavours as well as provide useful information about their forebears to buttress […]
Read More