ELVIRA’S PEN

Today, we explore the vibrant world of the  Igbo people , one of Africa’s largest ethnic groups. Their roots lie in present-day  Abia ,  Anambra ,  Ebonyi , Enugu, and Imo States , with communities also found across the  Niger Delta   and   Cross River areas. The   Igbo language , a branch of the  Niger-Congo family , binds them together through a rich cultural heritage. After Nigeria’s independence in 1960, ethnic tensions led to the secession attempt that birthed  Biafra  (1967–1970). Though the war ended decades ago, groups like  Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra   and   IPOB  still advocate for Igbo self-determination. Traditional  Igbo architecture  features steep, thatched roofs made from palm fronds or grass—simple yet elegant designs crafted from locally sourced materials. Music and dance are at the heart of Igbo life. The people skillfully use instruments like the...

Stakeholders have called on all communities affected by oil pollution to band together to hold the multinational companies accountable for the environmental disasters caused by oil exploration, and to demand for reparations and compensation from divesting oil companies and their succeeding companies.   This was established in a meeting of community representatives from Delta, Rivers, Bayelsa and Abia which held at the EDEN Resource Center in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, with the aim of raising awareness of community members, to educate local communities on their rights and how to hold Renaissance Africa Energy Holdings and other local oil companies accountable for the continuous pollution of the Niger Delta Region, in the face of divestment by Shell and other oil multinationals.   Deputy Executive Director of EDEN, Alagoa Morris who led the meeting, stated that the interactions and shared experiences of affected communities were necessary in order to strategize on how to collective...

FIND YOUR ANCHOR - Elvira Jordan Good Morning Beloved! We live in a fast paced world where everything seems to be happening so quickly. The whole world seems to be changing so fast. 24 hours of a day just breezes through like a few minutes. Even new born babies begin to crawl, walk and speak much faster than expected. If you look around, you will see that things are changing really fast. Asides the fact that the economy is hitting it so tough on a lot of people, life itself seems to be so hard to navigate for the people who are yet to find their bearing in this fast moving world. The energy of the world today can be likened to a tornado storm that is sweeping a lot of people away. Fast moving ideas. Fast moving technology. Fast moving lifestyle. People wanting to meet up. People loosing their balance and falling off while trying to stay afloat. A lot of people have been pushed into the abyss by the fast moving energy that is in the world today and have been lost to themselves, to the i...