By D. C. Ekup-Nse One thing I find very frustrating as a Nigerian writer is having to imagine how readers – first, ‘Major Nigerians’, then, the wider world – will welcome the first word in my essay title, especially when such a word depicts a less populated people in Nigeria...
UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR STUDENTS POLITICS – NJAGHAM ON THE FRONTLINE OGAR GERALDINE JENECHINGHI was born to the family of Mr. and Mrs. Celestine Ogar Okpa from Old Netim village, Akamkpa Local Government Area, Cross River State, Nigeria. Old Netim village is in Ejagham Akamkpa Cluster of Ejagham Nation. A 300...
EJAGHAM CALENDAR – EjT DIMENSION Basis of Calendar: Ejagham Recreational Game NAME OF GAME: OBAE MBUB NKAG Mrs. Bridget Nkor, from Ejagham Etung, submitted a version of months of the year in Ejagham to EjT. This was adopted by EjT as Ejagham months of the year. Obviously, attention then turned...
OUR UNITY AS A PEOPLE IS OUR SALVATION An Address at the Revised Ejagham Language Orthography Conference Presented By EjT President Engr. Chris Anom 02-Aug-2024 I have a lot to say about Ejagham Tradition Centre (EjT) and, indeed, Ejagham heritage. Ejagham heritage is not just about singing and dancing although...
Ejagham: Pa Oba Ekum Ojogu BRIEF BACKGROUND & CAREER Pa Oba Ekum Ojogu was born on the 20th of April, 1943, he is the 3rd child of Late. Tata Ojogu Ekum Oba aka “Ngomo-Ntitanga” and Mama Ekok Asuo Edim all of Osieta village, Ekpokpa Clan, Ikom Local Government Area, Cross...
Ejagham Author: Ntufam Dr. Joe Ekpe Edet ABOUT THE AUTHOR JOSEPH EKPE-EDET was born in Oban Town, Akamkpa Local Government Area. Akamkpa Local Government Area is host to Ejagham Akamkpa Cluster, one of the seven clusters of Ejagham Nation. Joe is the seventh of the fourteen children of the Late...
Ntiamba Obi Ntui (Cyprian) About the Book Virtually every individual, group or nation is concerned about issues of development. Too, everyone can contribute to meaningful development in one way or the other. But because many human beings live their entire life time without discovering their innate potential, they end up...
Oban Akachak Festival: Where culture meets nature In the heart of Nigeria’s rainforest lies Oban, a peaceful Ejagham community in Cross River State where the Akachak festival, an annual spectacle has found rhythm in the cultural chord of Nigeria. Oban, the richest part of Nigeria’s Biodiversity is reputed to be...
THE EJAGHAM NJEMAYA DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (ENDA) CULTURAL FESTIVAL (A revamp of Ejagham Heritage) Conscious of the need to foster unity and solidarity among the Ejagham Njemaya people, ENDA was conceived in Yaounde, through the initiative of Chief Dr NDUM Fidelis NKOM, and lunched in Kumba under the chairmanship of Chief...
Ejagham Students The National Association of Cross River State Students had its Cultural Day on the 8th of May 2024. The event was part of the numerous activities that made up the National Association of Cross River State Students (NACRISS) University of Calabar Students week 2024. The Cultural Day was...