Enugwu-Ukwu, Nawfia, Agukwu-Nri, Enugwu-Agidi as well as other communities like Oraeri, Neni, Enugwu Ezike, Umudioka and Ogwashi have Umunri ancestral origin.

John Ugbe, new and first Managing Director of Multichoice Nigeria, last week at the company’s corporate headquarter in Lagos, met with a number of journalists where he spoke about his programmes envisioned to help sustain Multichoice as a leader in the television market place. McPhilips Nwachukwu & Emeka Aginam was there. Excerpt :

The caption of this story is shaped by the experience of this reporter during a three day intensive media workshop appropriately tagged; Annual Course for Reporters organized for journalists by Guaranty Trust Bank Plc last week.

AS part of efforts to strengthen the ancestral link between the Binis and the Ekpeye people of Rivers State, members of the Benin Cultural Heritage Centre (BCHC) last week visited the Eze Ekpeye Logbo 11, Eze Robinson O. Robinson

December 15, marked a fresh legal year in the annals of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) judiciary. The event held at the premises of the High Court headquarters in Maitama district of Abuja saw the crème de la crème of the society and legal luminaries in attendance.

It was a beehive of activities in celebration of Nigerian culture by children at the main exhibition hall, National Theatre, Iganmu Lagos last week when the Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilization (CBAAC) celebrated its annual children’s cultural Festival.

Imo State born Uche Agonsi is a multi media artist. As an experimental artist, he explores the media of clay, sculpture, painting and photography. Based in Enugu, the Institute of Management and Technology graduate of Fine Art is one of the most engaging and vibrant faces in the emerging tradition of multi media practice in the coal city of Enugu. Excerpt:

People who had fears of the fast dwindling culture of the Igbo person were reassured and consoled on Friday 7th, October at Umuafai, Ndume, two kilometers away from the city centre.

At last, the 2011 and 4th edition of International Artexpo Lagos kicked off in a grand style last week at the Lagos culture home, National Museum, Onikan, Lagos. The event which was officially declared open by the Minister of Tourism, Culture and National Orientation, Edem Duke, apart from the usual ministry representatives recorded a very low attendance.

For the sole aim of reassuring despondent Nigerians that all hope at recovering the Nation from its present state of quagmire, is not lost, the 9th Macmillan Literary Night, held penultimate week at the Agip Recital Hall, Muson Centre, Lagos.