Iriji Mbaise Festival is Mbaise’s new yam festival usually celebrated on the 15 day of August yearly. When July came and people entered their farms for harvest and found enough tubers of yam, they celebrated. More mysterious would be the fact that when you cut and leave the head of the yam in the ground,…

Before the advent of Christianity, early inhabitants of the Mbaise, believed in mini gods and one supreme God, the Almighty and Creator of all things. Their belief were said to stem from the fact that there must be a reason for every creation and thus the belief in higher beings which cannot be fathomed by…

British Colonial administration in what is today known as Mbaise started in 1901 by Captain H.M. Douglas, the District Commissioner for Owerri. The imposition of this colonial rule marked the end of Mbaise Native Administrative system following the introduction of warrant Chiefs and native courts which carried out the functions of the Amala people. In…

Legends have it that the cradle of creation took place in Ezinihitte Mbaise at ‘Ihu Chineke Orie Ukwu’; a boundary between Oboama and Umunama with the birth of five clans: Agbaja (Nguru, Okwuato, Enyiogugu, Obiangwu, and Umuohiagu), Ahiara, Ekwerazu, Ezinihitte, and Oke Ovoro; thus, the name ‘Mbaise’ came into being as a federated unit of…

Mbaise clans constitute 3 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Imo state, south eastern Nigeria, namely: Imo LGAs Imo State is administratively divided into 27 LGAs (Local Government Areas) namely: Mbaise Mbaise is a sub-group of Igbo ethnic group located in Imo state, south eastern Nigeria. Meaning of Mbaise In Igbo language Mbaise literally means “five…

Mbaise people have rich culture, traditions and customs. Some of the activities are: Festivals The great “Abigbo” dance troupe, “Oji” Mbaise, which celebrates the significance of the kola nut, “Iri-ji” Mbaise, an annual celebration of the yam harvest – all are festivities for which Mbaise is well-known. Mbaise Mbaise is a sub-group of Igbo ethnic…

Mbaise is a group of Igbo people located in Imo state, south eastern Nigeria. The 5 clans of Mbaise Mbaise 5 clans are: Meaning In Igbo language Mbaise literally means “five towns”. Mbaise’s 3 Local Government Areas The towns constitute 3 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Imo state, namely: Festivals The great “Abigbo” dance troupe,…

Mbaise is a sub-group of Igbo ethnic group located in Imo state, south eastern Nigeria. The 5 towns (clans) of Mbaise Mbaise 5 towns (clans) are: Meaning In Igbo language Mbaise literally means “five towns”. Mbaise’s 3 Local Government Areas The towns constitute 3 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Imo state, namely: Festivals The great…

Mbaise means “five towns”. It is a word in Igbo language. The word now stands for a sub-group of the Igbo ethnic group located in Imo state, south eastern Nigeria. The 5 towns (clans) of Mbaise Mbaise 5 towns (clans) are: Mbaise’s 3 Local Government Areas The towns constitute 3 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in…

In Igbo language Mbaise literally means “five towns”. Mbaise is a sub-group of Igbo ethnic group located in Imo state, south eastern Nigeria. 5 towns (clans) of Mbaise The 5 towns (clans) that make up Mbaise are: Mbaise’s 3 Local Government Areas The towns constitute 3 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Imo state, namely: Festivals…