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FESTIVE SHOPPING: Images taken on the eve of Sallah (Eid-ul Fitr) 2009. View all

I understand that the Kogi East felt their population is too large for just one senatorial district or carrying excess luggage, therefore they intend to shed the weight. They intend to do that by taking some of their LGAs to add to the central district. I don’t know if they have cared to see the constitutional rationality and ethnic sovereignty behind the arrangement. That in every state there is always the three senatorial districts. Kano State with about 40 LGAs has three senatorial districts. If Kogi East are said to be 1.4 million people, Kogi Central with 928,000 people and Kogi West is 906,000, if they now wish to add Dekina and Bassa LGAs to the central, that now gives the central 1.329m people with the East left with 1.078m. To start with this, is there any justification? Is there any justice in what they wish to do? In doing this, it clearly shows that there are ulterior motive behind it. Now, you have increased central and have decreased your own, to the extent that Kogi East

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This year's Sallah festival was witnessed by numerous Anebira who travelled home for the holiday following the current peace in Ebiraland. On the eve of sallah, Okene main market was a sea of people shopping for the festival while traffic jam hindered movement on the highway. EbiraView in the company of Ebira Opete TV and Angelina Theatre Troupe, visited the market to capture live transactions and happy moments. It was a carnival of snapshots and market women granted interviews. At the eid, the chief Imam of Ebiraland, Alhaji Musa Galadima urged Anebira to that the current peace in the land is sustained. He used the occassion to pray for the lost souls and the victims of the crises just as he invoked Allah's wrath on anybody engaging in acts that could thwart the peace effort. He, however, prayed for individuals that contributed to the renovation of the Eid praying ground along Checking point, Okene. A long procession of Ebiras followed the Ohinoyi, HRM Ado Ibrahim through Idoj

With few hours away from Sallah festival, Ebiras arrive home in hundreds to celebrate the festival. Traffic jams in okene hindered our access into Okene main market as our crew captured transaction and exchange of festive greetings in an atmosphere of peace and harmony.

Yusuf Etudaiye is a Contemporary African artist, Born in Nigeria on the west coast of Africa. At the age o f 19, went to the U.S. To study. Went to school at Northern Oklahoma College in Tonkawa, Oklahoma and later transferred to Oklahoma State University where he studied Art. Etudaiye has worked as a studio potter with a group o f artist at the Earth, Fire, and Spirit Pottery Studio in the small town o f Canton, Oklahoma Etudaiye Potter Studio is now located in McAlester, Oklahoma. He looks at art, "not just as a matter of talent but rather a process of evolution". His Christian background has influenced his ability to be patient which is also evident in his pottery. This also accounts for the strong sense o f African culture in his work. Etudaiye has participated in competitive Art Festivals in various parts o f the nation, both regional and national. He has participated in shows such as the International Festival o f the Arts in Houston, Texas, River Fest in Little Rock,

Miriam Ikunaiye was recently appointed to the African Affairs advisory Board with the Montgomery County Government in Maryland. In a letter to EbiraView, she said She hopes to use the opportunity to bring focus and assistance to Ebira community. According to her, the month of September has been declared African Heritage month in Montgomery County, the first county to do so in the history of America. What this means is that there will be lines of annual activities every September to promote Africa and African immigrants in the County. She sheds more light. Read more >>>