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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ogidi,_AnambraOgidi, Anambra - Wikipedia

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   Ogidi's known history can be recounted for more than 450 years. The founding father of the town, Ezechumagha (born c.1550), married Anum-Ubosi; they had a son in 1580 named Inwelle. [ 13 ] Inwelle married and had a son in 1611 named Ogidi (meaning strong pillar because he was a great warrior). [ 14 ]

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   Ogidi is best known for its mid-July annual Nwafor Festival, an 11-day festival in July that takes place after cultivation of yams. The other very significant component of the festival is the offer of prayers "for a good season." It usually starts on the first Friday of the month. The festival is usually marked with funfare featuring display of ...

3. www.vanguardngr.com › 2013 › 04Chinua Achebe: Ogidi man first, Ogidi man last - Vanguard News

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   Apr 13, 2013 · Ogidi is an Igbo nation with a rich well-documented history dating back approximately one half of a millennium. The town is well known in and around Anambra State.

4. idennia.blogspot.com › 2018 › 11All About Ogidi History ~ Idemili Connect - Blogger

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   Nov 26, 2018 · Ogidi is an Igbo town, the headquarters of Idemili North Local Government area, Anambra State, Nigeria. It has an estimated population of 70,000 and has as its neighbours Abatete, Ṅkpọr, Ụmụnnachị, Ụmụoji, Ogbụnike and Ụmụdiọka. Ogidi is best known for its mid-July annual Nwafor Festival, an 11-day festival in July that ...

5. artsandculture.google.com › story › new-yam-festivalNew Yam Festival: A Celebration of Life and Culture

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   The "little" big town of Ogidi. Ogidi is a town currently located in the Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State. It is renowned for its agricultural produce and arts. One of its popular produce, yam, is hugely celebrated yearly at the harvest of new yams from the farms, in an elaborate ceremony popularly known as the New Yam Festival.

6. www.thisdaylive.com › index › 2018/08/08Ogidi’s Festival of Cultural Renaissance - THISDAYLIVE

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   Aug 8, 2018 · Okonkwo noted that leaders of Ogidi, who were associated under a common platform known as Olu Ogidi, agreed to ensure that the town invigorated its tradition and culture having successfully ...

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   What is Ogidi famous for?

   • Ogidi is best known for its mid-July annual Nwafor Festival, an 11-day festival in July that takes place after cultivation of yams. The other very significant component of the festival is the offer of prayers "for a good season." It usually starts on the first Friday of the month.

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   Where is Ogidi located?

   • Ogidi is an Igbo speaking town and the headquarters of Idemili North Local Government area, Anambra State, Nigeria. It has an estimated population of 70,000 people and share boundaries with neighbouring towns like Abatete, Eziowelle, Ṅkpọr, Ụmụnnachị, Ụmụoji, Ogbụnike and Ụmụdiọka. Traditional Festival

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   Who is from Ogidi?

   • Ogidi is the hometown of several notable figures, including Nike Davies Okundaye, a renowned batik artist, Sunday Bada, an Olympic gold medalist, and artist and musician, Twins Seven Seven, who spent his early years there as his mother was from the town.

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   What language is spoken in Ogidi?

   • The language spoken in Ogidi is the Okun dialect of Yoruba. Oba Rafiu Oladimeji Sule. The men are traditionally farmers and hunters, and the women are renowned for arts, craft, and trading. The vegetation in Ogidi is a mix of forest and savannah.

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   Did Ogidi start a cultural renaissance?

   • Some people conversant with the rich culture of Ogidi, said it ‘’reignited the beginning of a cultural renaissance’’ in the town with the appearance, for the first time in many years in Ogidi land, the biggest of all masquerades, the Ijele.

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   Who was the progenitor of Ogidi land?

   • Earlier while chatting with THISDAY, Igwe Onyido talked about the great prosperities of Ogidi land, stating that the progenitor of the town, Ezechuamagha, was a hunter and warrior who gave birth to Ogidi, who in turn gave birth to nine children, represented by the nine villages in Ogidi land today.

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8. www.pressreader.com › nigeria › thisdayCelebratin­g Ogidi Culture - PressReader

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   Jul 25, 2017 · 2017-07-25 - writes Yekini Jimoh. According to history, Ogidi community in Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi West senatorial district of Kogi State is a Yoruba town and is known for its formations of igneous rock mountains and a traditiona­l art industry. It was believed that they migrated from Ile-Ife to settle down in present Ogidi.