Rural News Tourism

Banga soup is among the most popular delicacies in Southern Nigeria, especially among the people of Niger Delta. They love taking it with starch and I can tell you this is a wonderful combination. I took a trip to Warri, Delta State Nigeria and explored the food culture in that …

Oguta lake is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Nigeria. This finger-shaped lake is located in Oguta (pronounced Ugwuta), Imo State of Nigeria. Oguta town shares boundaries with Anambra, Delta and Rivers States, and Oguta is the headquarters of the Oguta Local Government Area of  Imo State and …

Ikwa Ozu means “celebrating the dead” and in Oguta this event is a cultural carnival that will definitely interest any tourist visiting the town. This is also called second burial because it comes up after the deceased has been buried through the usual burial ceremony. Ikwa Ozu must not happen …

Itim Ibom is one of the major cultural practices in Oguta, Imo State and it is done by women in the family of the deceased before Ikwa Ozu (traditional burial ceremony). This edition of rural news tourism brings to you exciting cultural practice in one of Nigeria’s most visited tourist …

Ntuebi masquerade Oraifite is one of the most dangerous masquerades you can find in the entire Anambra State. This masquerade made a rare appearance at an event in Oraifite, Anambra State where it held onlookers spellbound. This outing was actually a peaceful one.  

Nwansi Oraifite is one of the masquerades that are exclusive to Oraifite community in Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State. The masquerade looks hilarious because of its shape and size but it is one of the rare species of masquerades which also commands respect at any event it appears. …

Cashew business is very lucrative in Nigeria. There are cashew plantations in Imo state where people go to get this fruit in large quantity for sale. Many people think anyone can just walk into these plantations and pick cashew from trees and from the ground to go and sell. Well, …

This sounds strange as a tourist attraction but the Lake of No Return is presently yielding revenue for the people of Nawang Yang, a border town of the Nagas near Myanmar as foreigners keep heading to this destination to see this mysterious lake. This ‘Lake of No Return’ is also called …

Artificial fish spawning is a process of fish fertilization that is done by fish farmers. The natural fertilization takes place in the wild, that is, at the stream or river where fish engage in fertilization naturally. Here is the final part of the series we have been showing on artificial …

Mary Slessor Memorial Secondary School, Arochukwu is over 100 years old. This is a special place as it was the exact same spot where Mary Slessor herself had a school where she kept the twins she was saving before the killing of twins was abolished in Nigeria. In this video …

One of the tourist destinations in Arochukwu is Iyi Eke (python river) where the river goddess receives visitors seeking solution to diverse challenges. You can actually go to this place just the experience the site without asking for any assistance from the goddess. This place is in Amannagwu, Abia State, …

It is called 79 Steps and it slopes down to a flowing stream. This is one of the tourist destinations in Arochukwu and it lies in the middle of nature, making it a wonderful sight to behold. Reports have it that this was part of a water project which the …

Arochukwu is truly a very amazing tourist destination. One of the places to visit in this town is Onuasu Beach which Arochukwu people call Onuasu Nwabeke, meaning “the white man’s beach”. The river looks small but it is actually very mighty when you consider it’s historic significance which this video …

Nonso Offor is from Oraifite in Anambra State. He went viral for turning his Toyota Venza car into Rolls Royce Sweptail using locally sourced materials. This was really a huge project and he revealed how much it cost him to achieve this in this interview. How he got the idea …

Mary Slessor was a missionary posted from Scotland to Calabar in Nigeria by the Presbyterian Church in 1876. She also lived in Arochukwu Nigeria during her missionary work. Mary Slessor stopped the killing of twins in Nigeria and she achieved this by saving a lot of twins either left in …