In Abuja, Igbo community celebrates the New Yam Festival

In Abuja, the Igbo community gathered to celebrate the New Yam Festival, a major cultural event featuring dances, music, traditional costumes, and ancestral rites. The festival signifies more than the harvest, serving as a moment for cultural transmission, gratitude, and wishes for peace and prosperity, with offerings to God, palm wine libations, and sharing kola nuts. Kalu Omechia, the event sponsor, emphasized the importance of this celebration in preserving Igbo traditions in Abuja.