Festivals

Christmas: Anambra State First lady celebrates With Sick Nollywood Veteran

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3 years ago

December 26, 2023

The wife of Anambra State Governor,Mrs Nonye Soludo, paid a visit to Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, NAUTH, Nnewi where she met with the Nollywood Veteran actor, Amaechi Muonagor and other patients receiving treatments in different wards of the hospital,on Christmas day.

According to Mrs Soludo,the visit was another way of reaching out to the needy, as part of her humanitarian works to humanity and God.

At the hospital, the governor’s wife toured the children’s emergency ward, maternity ward and the intensive care unit where the veteran Nollywood star, Chief Amaechi Muonagor is currently receiving treatment.
Mrs Soludo also met with and cleared bills of two babies delivered today in the hospital.

Speaking at the hospital, the governor’s wife described the visit as part of her life, explaining that Christmas, for her, is all about charity and touching humanity.

She urged people to emulate such step, and try to reciprocate the joy of the celebration in the life of those who are in need.

Receiving the governor’s wife on behalf of the hospital management, the Chief Medical Director, Professor Joseph Ugbaja, described Mrs Soludo’s visit as a reflection of who she is, and the her passion for humanity, especially the needy.

He noted that the hospital is open to collaborating with the governor’s wife on giving humanitarian support to women and children, and urged her to continue to drive the campaign of kindness and charity.

On his part, the Transition Committee Chairman of Nnewi North, Engineer Chris Obiorah described Mrs Soludo as a different kind of governor’s wife, making reference to her unassuming way of life, her kind spirit and motherly worldview.

Engineer Obiorah also described the visit as rare judging by the period, and asked everyone to emulate the governor’s wife’s approach to charity.

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Culture

OLOJO….Ile Ife’s September Gift To Culture

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1 day ago

October 5, 2026

Mariam Balogun

By Halima Adaba,

It was a featubal if the people. It was for the anciebt town of Ile Ife, which the Yoruba race refards as the Source.

Also read: Olojo Festival 2026: Ooni Urges Leaders to Prioritise Citizens

And ut was a festivsl for the King, Arole Oduduwa, Oonirisa, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II.

And so between September 24 and 28th 2026, the annual featuval dazzjed in all its white glory.

Tge Monarch paid the traditional ancestral homage and offered propitiation as part of the sacred rites of the Olojo Festival.
It was a powerful expression of Yoruba heritage, spirituality, and enduring tradition.

Call it a collection of beautiful moments, faces, colours and cultural expressions.

Every frame tells a story.

Every face carries the energy.

Every moment keeps the heritage alive.

Undoubtedly one of the most sacred cultural celebrations in Ilé-Ifẹ̀. It marked a day associated with creation, thanksgiving, ancestral heritage, and the sacred appearance of the Ooni of Ife wearing the revered Aàrẹ crown.

There were also the devotees of the famed god of thunder – Sàngó who were hardly conspicuous at the festival.

Many other traditional groups came out with candor, showing a powerful expression of Yoruba cultural identity, spiritual devotion, and respect for the ancient traditions of Ilé-Ifẹ̀.

Devotees of Sàngó bekieved the ‘appearance’ of the god of thunder on Seotember 26th could be understood as a symbolic meeting of ancestral heritage, spiritual devotion, and the celebration of creation.

It was a moment when the sounds of drums, chants, and traditional praise poetry brought the history of the Yoruba people to life.

Although Olojo is closely associated with Ogun, the god of iron, and the sacred traditions of Ile-Ife, the presence of Sàngó devotees reflected the rich diversity of Yoruba spiritual heritage.

Also read: Olojo Festival 2026: Ooni Urges Leaders to Prioritise Citizens

As a participant enthused at the festival, “To witness Sàngó Olúkòso emerge on Olojo Festival day is to witness a living expression of history, identity, and ancestral pride.”