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2025 Amaseikumor Festival: Gbaramatu, Honoring Ijaw Heritage and Tradition
By Divine Perezide
As preparations intensify for the much-anticipated 2025 Amaseikumor Festival, the spotlight once again shines on Oporoza, the cultural heartbeat of Gbaramatu Kingdom. Taking place from April 19 to April 25, 2025, this festival is not just a celebration but a reaffirmation of the Ijaw people’s rich history, traditions, and collective identity.
For generations, the Amaseikumor Festival has been a cornerstone of Ijaw heritage, drawing thousands of attendees from the Niger Delta region and beyond. It serves as a moment for spiritual renewal, communal unity, and the preservation of ancestral customs. The festival showcases a variety of traditional rites, vibrant processions, music, dance, and storytelling, allowing participants to connect with both their past and their aspirations for the future.
In an era where globalization and modern influences challenge indigenous customs, festivals like Amaseikumor play a vital role in safeguarding cultural heritage. They remind us that culture is the foundation of identity, and its disappearance would mean a loss of historical and societal values. The festival also acts as a call to the younger generation, urging them to embrace and sustain the wisdom, traditions, and values passed down through the ages.
Beyond its cultural and spiritual significance, the festival is also an economic driver for the Gbaramatu Kingdom. The influx of visitors stimulates local businesses, boosts the activities of artisans and traders, and highlights the broader role of cultural festivals in fostering regional development.
As the 2025 edition of the Amaseikumor Festival draws closer, all Ijaw sons and daughters, along with enthusiasts of African culture, are encouraged to take part in this historic occasion. For those unable to attend in person, Arogbo-Ibe Voice will provide extensive coverage to ensure that audiences worldwide can experience the vibrancy of this cultural celebration.
More than just an annual event, the Amaseikumor Festival represents a movement, a legacy, and a testament to the resilience and pride of the Ijaw people. This is a moment to unite, cherish traditions, and celebrate a heritage that continues to thrive against all odds.
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Ambassador Tom Ebiakpo Willy has extended warm Yuletide greetings to his family, friends, and the entire Ijaw Nation, urging unity, peace, and renewed commitment to shared values as the year draws to a close.
In his Christmas message, Amb. Willy expressed gratitude to God for life, preservation, and the bonds that hold families and communities together. He described the Yuletide as a season that reflects love, sacrifice, and togetherness, calling on everyone to uphold these virtues in their daily lives.
He also commended the Ijaw people for their resilience and cultural pride, encouraging them to remain united and peaceful in the pursuit of progress and development. Amb. Willy concluded by wishing all a joyful Christmas and a New Year filled with hope, good health, and greater opportunities.
By: Divine Perezide
Amatu-1&2 communities in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State will come alive on December 29, 2025, as top entertainer Chief Kingsley A. Takemebo (DJ Leader Marrow) headlines the Amatu Unit end-of-year party organised by Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited.
The event, according to the programme sighted by Iduwini Ibe Reporters, will be coordinated by Comrade Ebi O. Rames, former Chairman of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), Iduwini Clan Central Zone, who chairs the Planning Committee.
Renowned Niger Delta philanthropist Chief (Hon.) Berry Negerese will serve as Chairman of the Occasion, while the Royal Fathers of the Day are HRH Dr. Decca E. Keredei, Amananawei of Amatu 1 Community, and HRH Eric Ebifiegbenne, representing Amatu 2 Community as Special Guest of Honour.
The celebration will feature rich side attractions, including inter-quarters canoe races, female football clashes-Agge vs. Ezetu and Ogbotobo vs. Ekeremor-and cultural dance competitions for both male and female groups. Chief hosts of the occasion are the Amatu Unit coordinators of Tantita, Mr. Man Job and Mr. Firstboy Job.
This is coming in the wake of many other events to mark the yuletide as Amatu will also play host National Union of Ekeremor Local Government Students Worldwide (NUES) holds its 22nd Annual Elective Convention from December 28-30, 2025, themed “Empowering Minds Through Education, Shaping the Future.”
Organisers are using this medium to invite the general public to join both celebrations, with activities peaking on December 29.
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The Indorowei family of Liomoni Quarters, Okunwei family of Ewodeware Quarters, Donye of Azina-ware Quarters, all of Ofougbene Community, Iduwini Kingdom, Burutu LGA announce the burial ceremony of their illustrious son and father, Late Capt. Edward Olayerinmene Forcados, who passed at the age of 84.
Service of Songs:
4pm, Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, at his residence, Efosa Street, Off Jakpa Road, Effurun
Funeral Rites:
10am, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, body leaves Ame Specialist Hospital Mortuary for his hometown, Ofougbene via MillarJetty, for funeral rites and Interment.
An All-night Social Wake-keeping follows from 7pm till dawn.
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