For some, the Umuada remain nothing short of lionesses, unyielding guardians of justice and cultural order. In his recollection, a Facebook user, Chijioke Okoli, spoke with pride about his maternal ...

In the heart of Igbo society, the Umuada embody a paradox of power. They are daughters of the land who, once married out, retain the right to return and speak with a voice that often eclipses that of ...

Umuada Productions said it has secured the exclusive multimedia adaptation rights to Wives at War, a seminal short story collection by the mother of modern African literature, Flora Nwapa. The ...

ENUGU, NIGERIA – The Nigerian-American Mental Health Practitioners Inc. USA, in collaboration with Umuada Igbo Nigeria and in Diaspora, has donated mental health medications worth millions of Naira to ...

Their colourful dressing belied the reason for the occasion. The women drawn from all the Igbo states of Abia, Delta, Enugu, Ebonyi, Anambra, Imo and Rivers came together to fight harmful practices ...

Enough is enough! That was the battle cry of some Southeast women as they went from one community to another urging their local counterparts to desist from any act that may hurt their reproductive ...

Despite its peacekeeping mission and role as a custodian of culture, rights advocates have called for the sensitisation of Umuada leaders against upholding patriarchal norms and being at the forefront ...