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Nkalaha Festivals and their Pedagogical Relevance - Onyeji Nnaji

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Nkalaha celebrate multiple festivals. Each of these festivals is very significant to either their existence or their oral tradition. The festivals are used to denote the month calendar the community used to justify their thirteen lunar months which mark one year. Among these festivals are Ikpu-Uzo, Ogbu Nfu, Ama-na-Nkwa, Ji-Oha, Akpulokpa, Agaji, Aju-Ede, Aba Ebe and lastly, Onwa-Esato. Ikpu-uzo  is celebrated as new yam festival. The festival is so called because of the dominant activities involved during the celebration. During the new yam festive period, the community organize themselves; each village organizes her inhabitants to clear the major road leading to the farm. This is done with the notion that yam, which is the chief crop, is not supposed to return home with the farm road filled with grasses. To see that this does not prevail, the road is usually cleared. In the native syntax, as Nnaji (2007) reveals, "Ikpu-uzo is the short form of Ikpucha uzo, which means cleaning t...
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NKALAHA MASQUERADES AND THE PURPOSE OF THEIR ADOPTATION - Onyeji Nnaji

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  The origin of masquerading in Nkalaha is traced to the mediaeval era. Nkalaha has respect for several gods. Apart from this, the community is dully fascinated by the practice of masquerading since her mediaeval period. Prominent among this was seen during the mediaeval era. But they were not called any name; still they did not survive the mediaeval era. They died as immediately as the instinct that institutionalised them ended. Therefore, the first masquerade ever produced in Nkalaha is called Nwangidi. The masquerade is vested with venoms and strength to run as far as any length. Popular among other Nkalaha masquerades include, Omebe, Ekpe etc. these are the major masquerade practiced in the community. Other ones not mentioned operate in consonance with either of these two. But, out of these two, the community attaches more seriousness to the former than to the latter. The origin of Ekpe is generally not resolved yet. Some religious scholars claimed that  the name Ekpe was ...
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UKMTO says it received report of tanker incident northeast of Oman port city

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US President Donald Trump points, as he delivers remarks on the economy, at the General Motors Proving Ground in Milford, Michigan, US July 27, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/CARLOS OSORIO) The President said that the US would begin talks with Iran "in the form of a negotiation," on Monday afternoon. Go to the full article > >
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Iran fears audio recordings could reveal Mojtaba Khamenei’s location

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A banner depicting Iran's new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei is displayed on the side of a highway in Tehran on March 10, 2026. (photo credit: AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES) The report outlined several ways the recordings could reveal Khamenei's location and health condition, ranging from acoustic signatures to the supreme leader's breathing patterns. Iranian authorities are concerned that intelligence agencies could use audio files to track Iran’s Supreme Leader  Mojtaba Khamenei ’s location, according to an article published on Sunday by the Tehran Municipality-affiliated Iranian daily  Al-Mashhari. In a post on its Telegram channel,  Al-Mashhari  claimed the fears explained why no audio recordings of  Khamenei  have been released.
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Iranian regime insider threatens Gulf states, Israel if Tehran's energy infrastructure is attacked

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  ANTI-MISSILE BATTERIES fire interception missiles toward incoming ballistic missiles launched from Iran, as seen over Jerusalem, during the war with Iran and ongoing missile fire toward Israel, April 4, 2026. (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90) Mohammad Marandi, a figure close to the Iranian regime and a former senior adviser to supreme leader Ali Khamenei, warned on Saturday that Gulf states and Israel could face devastating attacks if Iran’s civilian infrastructure is struck. “Based on statements by the Trump administration, it appears entirely possible that after months of barbaric threats, tonight will be the last night of normality in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, and perhaps Oman as well,” Marandi wrote on X/Twitter.
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Israel raises alert, estimates Trump close to order new attacks on Iran

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A screengrab from a video released by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), which accompanied a press release describing the operation dubbed "Epic Fury", an attack by the United States and Israel on Iran, shows a flight deck crew member signaling an F‑35 jet on an aircraft carrier (photo credit: US CENTCOM/Reuters) Israeli officials warn renewed US strikes on Iran could trigger attacks on Israel, as embassies urge citizens to consider leaving amid rising tensions. I srael has raised the alert and readiness amid assessments that US President Donald Trump is close to deciding to resume   military strikes against Iran , potentially on an even larger scale, two Israeli sources told   The Jerusalem Post . Israeli officials told the  Post  that “we are on high alert and awaiting the president’s final decision.” While it remains unclear whether Trump would seek to involve Israel in the initial phase of such an operation, Israel’s working assumption is that any major strike ...
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reconsider large strikes on Iran - Saudi Prince told Teump

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Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman looks on during a meeting with US President Donald Trump (not pictured) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on November 18, 2025. (photo credit: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) Saudi Crown Prince  Mohammed bin Salman  asked US President Donald Trump to reconsider potential large military strikes on Iran during a phone call on Saturday,  Axios  reported on Sunday. The report cited two United States officials, one of whom told  Axios  that "the Saudis expressed concern and asked for clarity about the plan of action."  Axios  further cited sources with knowledge of the call between the two world leaders, who said that MBS asked  Trump  to de-escalate the situation instead of launching large strikes. According to the report, the Saudis are concerned that the strikes could result in an unprecedented regional escalation. The rep...
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