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The theme for the 2025 Ofala festival serves as a reminder of the importance of community and resilience. By embracing this theme, the festival aims to:
Foster Unity: Encourage individuals to come together, promoting a sense of belonging and purpose.
Promote Resilience: Inspire individuals to draw strength from their cultural heritage and community, persevering through challenges.
Uphold Enduring Communal Values: Strengthen and preserve the timeless values that define our community, guiding us towards a brighter future.
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Rain of Prizes as Glo Set Ofala Aglow in Onitsha
Globacom, Nigeria’s leading digital services company, reaffirmed its commitment to cultural heritage and community empowerment with a vibrant presence at this year’s Ofala Festival in Onitsha. Held at the Ime Obi, the 2025 celebration featured the Iru Ofala on Friday and the Azu Ofala on Saturday, two key ceremonies that define the age-long Onitsha tradition. […]
Obi of Onitsha: Politicians have abandoned governance for 2027 politics
The Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe, has expressed concern that political attention across the country has shifted towards the 2027 general elections while hunger, poverty, and insecurity continue to afflict millions of Nigerians. Speaking during the 2025 Ofala Festival in Onitsha, Anambra State, on Friday, the monarch said the political class’ neglect of governance […]
Obi of Onitsha ends Ofala in grand style
The two-day Ofala festival of the Obi of Oniitsha, His Royal Majesty, Igwe Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe, billed for 17 (Iru Ofala) and 18 (Azu Ofala), October, held along Awka road, Onitsha, has ended in grand style. Different age grades that composed of males and females in different coloured attires took the centre stage in the last day, […]