Ijaw traditional foods include Polofiyai, a very rich soup made with yams and palm oil; Kekefiyai, a pottage made with chopped unripened (green) plantains, fish, other seafood or game meat ...

With the coming of Western civilization, the present day Ijaw seems to have changed from traditional worshipers to Christianity. However, there are some among them who still have faith in their ...

The only blood sacrifice is cow and ram, drinks, cash and other food items to appease the Amaseikumor god and goddess and other deities of the Ijaw nation. “No woman is barred from the temple ...

I have grown up admiring the beautiful, sequinned traditional clothes ... a staple food made from cassava. She speaks Atissa, a dialect of Ijaw, which is so exclusive to natives of Yenagoa that ...

The term Ijaw is the anglicised version of Ijo or Ejo ... this group of people are popular across Nigeria for their beautiful culture, food and attire. Here are a few facts you probably didn ...

DAMISI OJO was at the palace in Sabomi, the traditional headquarters of Ijaw-Apoi in the Ese-Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State and spoke with the Regent Kabiyesi, Give us an insight into the ...

In recent years, the Ijaw have agitated for more political franchise in Nigeria. Although they are the fifth largest ethnic group in the country, their traditional lands in the Niger River Delta ...