Traditional Rites and Modern Relevance: The Ogbanigbe Festival of Ukwu-Nzu Community
“Olukumi” means “my friend.” Some people say Olukumi is a Yoruba dialect, but the people in Ukwu-Nzu and Ugbodu do not agree that they are Yoruba. They believe they migrated from Yoruba land, passing through Benin, before settling in the Delta State. But even with that, they do not identify as Yoruba. That is why…