Prof. Rose Onah, the Chairman, Nsukka Local Government Council in Enugu state, has advocated that a day be set aside in all schools in the South-East for speaking Igbo language. Onah told the News ...

An Igbo sociocultural organisation, Igboezue International, has said that the prediction by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), an organ of the UN, that the ...

Funlola Aofiyebi-Raimi, who plays the mother of a gay child in the movie, initially rejected the role because of language constraint. “For some funny reason, the directors, the producers imposed it on ...

Nollywood actor, Kanayo O Kanayo, is proud to be starring in his first major Igbo-speaking role in decades in the upcoming film, Out of Breath. The actor achieved mainstream success playing the ...

Renowned writer Chimamanda Adichie has said Igbos in Lagos (Ndi-Igbo Lagosians) are too ashamed to speak Igbo. According to the writer, Igbos who grew up in Lagos run away from their ‘Igbos -ness’ ...

The winner of the Big Brother Naija Season 4, Mercy Eke, has opened up about her childhood experiences and the reason for her Igbo accent. Mercy Eke has frequently been criticised and mocked over the ...

The recent statement by Nigeria’s Imo State government making it compulsory to study the Igbo language at all levels of education in the state is one in a string of similar pronouncements since ...

Awka — Former Anambra State governor and governorship candidate of Action Congress (AC), Dr. Chris Ngige, has cautioned parents against teaching their children English language alone, noting that ...

Nollywood actor Yul Edochie has expressed deep concern over the growing trend of Nigerian children, especially those of Igbo heritage, who can no longer speak their native languages. The actor ...

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