ISI-UZO NEWS

Ọmaba Umualor:The Biggest Cultural Festival in Isi-Uzo  By James Onyebuchi Nnaji  The only cultural element that easily brings Umualor and  her neighbours together every two years is the Ọmaba Festival. Though some overzealous christians have done great damage to this festival,it seems to be witnessing a revival and a resurgence especially among the younger generations. Ọmaba is central to UMUALOR traditional life as the annual calendar and other feasts are determined by Ọmaba and Ijogwu feast circles. Year of Ọmaba,Ahọ Ọmaba,begins on the fourth moon,Orie Ajụ ijogwu, when Oriọkpa comes like a harbinger to announce the homecoming of Ọmaba from the three-sister villages.All types of sophisticated artifacts and designs come on display beginning with Umuezeogbu,then moving to Umuezuboke in the afternoon and ends at Aliyi in the evening.There is always increase in spectators,worshippers every year. Nlata Ọmaba Festival is the biggest cultural festival in the entire Isiuzo Local Government

Pastor Allegedly Kills Pregnant Wife For Rituals A pastor, Abiodun Sunday Oluwadare, has been arrested by the police for allegedly killing his pregnant wife, Tosin Oluwadare, in Ido-Ile in Ekiti West LGA of Ekiti State. Spokesman of the State Police Command, DSP Sunday Abutu, who confirmed the arrest, said that investigation was ongoing. It was gathered that the pastor popularly known as Araina, strangled Tosin to death for ritual purposes at about 9pm on November 19, 2023. According to reports, the suspect was caught with the corpse on his way out of the town to go and evacuate the foetus from her womb without her parents approval before he was stopped at Ita-Ido. From there he was taken to the police post in Ido-Ile and later to Ekiti West District Police and later transferred to the homicide section of the State command. It was further learnt that the pastor, a former herbalist, was posted to a Christ Apostolic Church in Ori-Oke, Ido Mountain, Ekiti West, where he was once expelled

Tears As 23-yr-old EBSU Student Dies In A Car Crash While Allegedly Being Chased By Police  A 300-level student of Ebonyi State University (EBSU), identified as Ayogu Evans, has di£d in a ghastly car cra§h.  The student from the department of Sociology was allegedly being chased by the police when he had the accid£nt on Saturday afternoon, December 2, in Abakaliki. He was driving alone when the tragic accid£nt occurred. He was subsequently rushed to the hospital where he sadly passed on a few hours later.  “The people who brought him to the hospital confirmed that he was being chased by the police when he suddenly had an accid£nt. The police officers that were chasing him ran away after he had the accid£nt but they later came back to carry his wrecked car to their station at Liberation Estate,” a source said.