{"id":616,"date":"2019-11-05T00:58:47","date_gmt":"2019-11-05T00:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=616"},"modified":"2019-11-05T00:58:54","modified_gmt":"2019-11-05T00:58:54","slug":"ooni-of-ife-25-african-americans-to-storm-anambra-for-eri-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=616","title":{"rendered":"OONI OF IFE, 25 AFRICAN AMERICANS TO STORM ANAMBRA FOR ERI FESTIVAL"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"315\" height=\"334\" src=\"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ooni.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-603\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ooni\nof Ife, 25 African Americans for Anambra Eri festival<\/strong><br>\n<br>\n<br>\nThe Ooni\nof Ife, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi and about 25 African Americans from United\nStates are expected to be in Anambra state for this year\u2019s Eri festival in\nEnugwu Aguleri, Anambra East local government area of the state.<br>\n<br>\nThe\ntraditional ruler of the community, Eze Chukwuemeka Eri who disclosed this on\nMonday to newsmen at his palace, said the event scheduled for Saturday would\nalso attract other dignitaries from all walks of life.<br>\n<br>\n<br>\n<br>\nHe said\nthe visiting African Americans were among 200 black Americans who have traced\ntheir root to the Igbo race following DNA test.<br>\n<br>\nThe\nmonarch added that the visitors would be taken to the Aganabo Ezu n\u2019ezu Omamala\nConfluence to pay homeage to Eri, the father of the Igbo race.<br>\n<br>\nHe said,\n\u201cWe have received over 200 African Americans who traced their root to Igbo.\nThey come in batches every year.<br>\n<br>\n<br>\n<br>\n\u2018This year\nabout 25 are coming; the Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi would also grace\nthe Eri festival.<br>\n<br>\n<br>\n\u201cThe\nvisitors will be taken to the Aganabo Ezu n\u2019ezu Omamala Confluence to pay\nhomepage to Eri, the father of the Igbo race\u201d.<br>\n<br>\nEarlier,\nChairman of planning committee of the event, Chief Rommy Ezeonwuka said the\nfestival offered Ndigbo opportunity to retrace their root and unite with their\nancestors.<br>\n<br>\n\u201cIgbo\npeople inherited travelling from their forefather known as Eri who is said to\nhave migrated from Israel and landed at Aganabo Ezu n\u2019ezu Omamala River\nConfluence.\u201d<br>\n<br>\nHe assured\nthat all had been put in place including maximum security to ensure a hitch\nfree ceremony.<br>\n<br>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ooni of Ife, 25 African Americans for Anambra Eri festival The Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi and about 25 African Americans from United States are expected to be in Anambra state for this year\u2019s Eri festival in Enugwu Aguleri, Anambra East local government area of the state. 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