In a heartfelt address to the esteemed members of the Mmeko Umu Mbaise Socio-Cultural Family Club, Chairman Kennedy Onyegbado announced the club’s decision to forego the current year’s Mbaise New Yam Festival. The decision, according to a statement made available to The World Satellite by the Association’s Public Relations officer; […]
New Yam Festival
Compiled By Ken Gbados. New Yam Festival in Mbaise; its origin and development were handed to us by oral tradition. There is no living person who can attest to the exact date when this festival started. However, the celebration is fixed on the 15th of August of every year, coinciding […]
BACKGROUND The name “Mbaise” was derived from five cities, which, comprises of Agbaja, Ahiara, Ekwerazu, Ezinihitte and Oke Uvuru. The area of Mbaise (the three Local Government Areas) is about 404 km²: Aboh Mbaise (185 km²), Ahiazu Mbaise (111 km²), Ezinihitte Mbaise (108 km²). The Mbaise Slogan is Seat of […]
