Strive and Advance | Celebrating 500+ Years of the Onitsha Monarchy Royal Design Celebrates 500+ Years of Resilience, Identity, and Progress Onitsha, Nigeria – September 7, 2026 – The Ofala Steering Committee has unveiled the official logo and theme for Ofala 2026: igba mbo, iga n’iru – Strive and Advance. Ofala 2026 is scheduled to […]
Onitsha, Nigeria August 17, 2026 : His Majesty, Igwe Nnaemeka A. Achebe, CFR, mni, Agbogidi, Obi of Onitsha, today led the 2026 Umatu Eze Onicha — the annual corn feast of the throne — in a ceremony that formally opened Onitsha Ado N’Idu’s royal festival season ahead of Ofala 2026. Umatu Eze Onicha is one […]
Onitsha, Nigeria June 22, 2026 Ime Obi Onicha, the Palace of the Obi of Onitsha, has announced the official theme and date for Ofala 2026. The 2026 festival will hold on Friday, October 16, 2026, under the theme: igba mbo, iga n’iru | Strive, and advance | From Resilience to Progress. Chief (Dr) Okechukwu Mike Areh, Onya of […]
We give all glory to the Most-High God for this 23rd Ofala festival of my reign on the throne of our founding father, Ezechima. We never take the grace and benevolence of our Creator for granted. I also welcome our visitors who have come from various destinations to join our annual celebration despite the current travel […]
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. […]
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 […]
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, […]
It was a night of elegance and cultural splendour as telecommunications giant, Globacom, hosted a captivating event titled, ‘Evening With Glo’ in Onitsha, Anambra State. Held in honour of His Majesty, the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe, the event marked the commencement of this year’s Ofala Festival in a truly spectacular fashion. The […]
Onitsha, the commercial nerve centre of Nigeria’s Eastern zone, is in a celebration mood as the ancient town plays host to people from across the country and beyond. This is as the paramount ruler of the town, Obi of Onitsha, His Majesty Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe (Agbogidi), celebrates Ofala Festival, a re-enactment of the cultural […]
October descends upon Onitsha like a pageant of gold and thunder. The winds carry glad tidings of royalty, as the red earth, the sacred drums, and the regalia of kingship, all reawaken today, October 7, for Ofala, the timeless celebration of the divine continuum of Igbo civilisation. Within the courtyard of Ime Obi, where His […]