Images of Ebiraland

As related by Terry Sebastian ... Mana, a beautiful young woman draped in an orange cloth and her very tiny baby Fatimat caught my eye. Fatimat was 2 months old and her mother was HIV positive. Mana was kicked out of her house when her husband found out her positive status. She went back to live with her parents and was forbidden to contact her husband again. (He had another wife and at least 4 more children.) She was convinced that her baby was negative for the virus. But when we tested tiny Fatimat, she was positive. Mana seemed OK, but the reality of her emotions showed up at our hotel the next day, and I could see her pain, the fear in her eyes, and I just wanted to hug her, throwing any rules out the window. I felt a deep sense of helplessness for her when she looked at me, and I still do. It is estimated that ten percent of new HIV infections in Nigeria are caused by Mothers breastfeeding their children. Later, I was shocked and disillusioned to learn that men here can ac...

By MUSA EBHOMIANA (The Sun News) Thursday, December 4, 2008 Background to crisis I am Major Ali Abdullahi (rtd), the Adamokia of Ebiraland. I left the army in 1999 after 30 years in the service. I served in Liberia, Lebanon and Bakassi Island as a member of the Nigeria Army Peace Keeping Force in ECOMOG and the UN Peace Keeping Force. I am the pioneer President General of Ebira Youth Congress. Up till now, I participate in the activities of the congress.The problem in the central zone is political, and clannish in dimension. Those who are reading traditional dimension to it are only being mischievous. They are those who also cause traditional rift in the state, particularly the state government, championed by the deputy governor. This present crisis did not start today, it has been there since 1952. That was when Ebira Tribal Union (ITU) hid under political canopy to destroy our cultural and traditional values. Then they were using bow and arrows and cutlasses. They formed themselves...

...I swear, if I have a hand in this crisis all that God has given me should perish, says Ohinoyi of Ebiraland By EBOMHIANA MUSA Wednesday, November 19, 2008 •HRM the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, Dr. Ado Ibrahim •PHOTO: The Sun Publishing Ltd Role of royal fathers It’s very unfortunate if the governor did accuse or insinuate at anytime that the traditional rulers in the state have a hand in the crisis in Ibiraland. One, traditional rulers have no constitutional powers to secure the state. Constitutional he is the chief security officer of the state, he has all the powers to take any step he deems fit as regards the security of lives properties in the state and not the traditional rulers. And I believe he has not shirk this responsibility because we know that he has been doing his best in terms of security in the state. So, if he turns around to say that we are not doing anything when he knows that we don’t have such powers to do anything if he ask to do it, then it is rather unfortunate and u...

From November 11th 2008, on Africa Magic (Tuesdays at 7:30pm) Messengers © brings exciting entertainment to your screen. Hosted by Oyiza Adaba and in partnership with telecoms company Zoom Mobile, Messengers © is a 30 minute high impact show that creates the needed platform for African arts & artists all over the world, and serves as a medium to communicate the beauty of our rich African culture and heritage as seen through the eyes of the artist. The show’s reach currently covers sub-Sahara Africa on the Africa Magic Channel (DStv 114); in 2009, nationwide Nigeria, UK & U.S on Africa Independent Television (AIT & AIT International); and other regional stations such as Confluence Television (CTV) and Minaj Broadcasting Int’l (MBI). AFRICA-RELATED plans to extend its reach through more stations like Voice of America (VOA Worldwide) and Black Entertainment Television (U.S) and Ben TV ( UK). Host, Oyiza has traveled the world, has lived and worked in what she describes as ‘som...

Background of the Man Herbert Bishop Haruna was born in 1924 at Okene, a town in Kogi state (then Kabba Province). His father was polygamous and therefore Mrs. Elizabeth Ibegu Haruna (mother of Bishop Haruna), was one of many wives in Yakubu family. Two interesting thing about this family are that; 1.it is a royal family and stood for all that Ebira arristocracy had to offer; the other two arms of the family tree being of course the Atta and Ochunu Onukoko forming the big royal family that produced Bishop Haruna 2. Papa Yakubu being a muslim accepted the tennets of Islam with regards to marriage and therefore warmly and willingly embraced polygamy but the point of interest here is that Herbert broke away from this strict family tradition to become a christian. This gives crdence to the saying 'ce sera sera' (whatever will be will be). One can see the rationale behind why the Herbert of later years, zealously held on to views he strongly believed in. From contemporary experience...

Similar to Gorigo Omehi (Bride Sesame seed) which heralded a new era in Gorigo sales in Ebiraland, ESS Farm Centre - the Agricultural division of ESS Project Concepts - has a new definition to UZZI, as it commences herbal tea production with the Bitter Leaf. Produced from ESS Farm Centre, Off Asa Dam Road, Ajegunle in Ilorin Kwara state of Nigeria, UZZI (Herbal tea) is packaged towards supporting the nation's campaign for sugar reduction in Nigerians. The product which comes in a tea bag (like Lipton tea) helps in regulating fat and sugar level in the blood and the heart. Proudly produced in Nigeria, Uzzi herbal Tea is ESS Project Concepts' contribution to Nigerian GDP and its expected to compete favourably with other tea products in Nigeria. Traditionally, Uzzi is a special soup to Ebiras and often prepared with lot of bush meat and fresh fish. This is another proud product of Ebiraland, absolutely Nigerian!

For 20 years, he has flown some of the world's big aircrafts, conveying cargos from United States to Australia, Germany, Dubai, Taipei and the US military command. His experience as a flight captain and Flight accident investigator has taken him to major cities of nearly all the countries of the world. An origin of Ebiraland, Kogi state, Nigeria, Captain Abdul was born on the 15th October, 1966. He obtained his first degree from the University of Ibadan before udertaking training at the BOLIVAR AVIATION. TENNESSEE, USA; PAN AM TRAINING CENTER. MIAMI, USA; VARIG TRAINING CENTER. RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL; LUFTHANSA FLIGHT TRAINING CENTER. FRANKFURT, GERMANY; BOEING AIRCRAFT TRAINING. SEATLE, USA and NASA SPACE TRAINING CENTER, FLORIDA, USA. In his flying career, Capt. Alliu who qualifies as Aircraft Inspector and Pilot Examiner, Aircraft Accident Investigator and Reserve Officer in the United States Air Force has flown Boeing 747-400. Other aircrafts flown include Boeing 737, Boeing 7...