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Wallah, -walla, -wala, or -vala (-wali fem.), is a suffix used in a number of Indo-Aryan languages, like Hindi/Urdu, Gujarati, Bengali or Marathi. It forms an adjectival compound from a noun or an agent noun from a verb. [ 1 ]
Obidi is from Igbuzo (Ibusa) in Delta State, South-South Nigeria. [2] [3] She was born into a family of three girls and a boy.Her mother is deceased. [4] She was brought up in a deeply religious and conservative Igbo Christian family that attended Deeper Christian Life Ministry, which made her hide her passion for dancing from her parents while growing up.
Legend has it that Adikpo Songo from Akpagher; Mbatyav in the present day Gboko local government area of Benue State, Nigeria, was the originator of Kwagh-hir.Adikpo Songu, in an interview with Iyorwuese Hagher, a scholar of Kwagh-hir, attempted to corroborate this view held by several kwagh-hir group leaders and notable elders in Tivland.
Theresa Onuorah is a Nigerian musician popularly known for her influence to Egedege Dance, the Igbo cultural music. [1] She is a native of Unubi, Anambra State. [2] She was born on 9 January 1942 in Unubi, Anambra state, Nigeria. She is a native of Unubi, Anambra State. She is a highlife musician and dancer. popularly known for being the ...
Owambe, also spelt as Owanbe, is a Yoruba term for extravagant parties in Nigeria, especially among the Yoruba people.The term "Owambe" is derived from the Yoruba expression "owan be," meaning the presence of a celebration or party. [1]
2. Hoppin’ John. Southerners are usually eating Hoppin’ John (a simmery mix of black-eyed peas and rice) on New Year's Day. Like most “vegetable” recipes from around this area, it contains ...
The Ekombi dance is a traditional dance amongst the Efik people of Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. The dance's movements are inspired by the waves and motions of the ocean tides, as the Efik are a coastal people with their main occupation being fishing.
Igbabonelimhin is an acrobatic, masquerade dance-theatre common with the Esan people of Edo State of Nigeria. The word literally means “clapping for the spirit”. [1] Igbabonelimhin is a compound word for 'Igbabo' which literary means to clap and 'Elimlin' which means Spirit. Conjuctively, it means to clap hands or commune with the spirit.