admin « Widikum.info

Sports & Leisure 2011 Gallery – IMG33

Widikum Cultural History

Oral Tradition holds that Widikum people originated from a hill near the villages of Bamben and Numben. Egun Oyimi is generally accepted as the ancestral home of all Widikum speaking ...

Widikum Anthem

1) Eyirikum Akua azah 2* Eyirikum mba wumoh weh 2* Eyirikum fami bo-o mbe Ino – o acho ipee a ko – oh Chorus: Beri Baforchu, Beri Bamumbu, Beri Mankon Ame – amba (raise the voice) Beri ...

I Love Widikum

I LOVE WIDIKUM, O MOH NEEH EYIRIKUM MOH KOGNI EYIRIKUM AKU AZAH (2*) 1. BERI MOGHAMO, BERI ANGIE NWI FAMI AWUH BUH OJIM BERI BAFORCHU, BERI OUTAH AME – AMBA Chorus (1*) 2. BERI NJIKWA, BERI MANKON NWI ...

Beri Eyirikum

1)ONEBI EYIRIKUM OMBOH OGHA LEBIALEM NWI FAMI AWUH BUH OJIM ONEBI EYIRIKUM OMBOH OGHA BAMUMBO NWI FAMI AWUH BUH OJIM BERI EYIRIKUM, BERI EYIRIKUM NWI FAMI AWUH BUH OJIM BERI EYIRIKUM, BERI EYIRIKUM NWI FAMI AWUH BUH ...

The Widikum Road Construction

The state of the Widikum Road during August 2011 was really bad, in fact, I would say it was deplorable. As we know, there are Chinese contractors currently working on ...

The Widikum Atteh Scholarship

THE WIDIKUM ATEH USA SCHOLARSHIP AWARD FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2011-2012 NAME HIGHER INSTITUTION & MAJOR ...

Widikum Culture: Death

In Widikum tradition, death brought together the whole village as a sign of love and solidarity to the bereaved family. We shall examine briefly what our tradition expects ...

Widikum Culture: Shrines

Within the Widikum clan, there are two shrines: Aton Oteng (all villages) Adulebeng (for Tikom village). The spirits of our ancestors are believed to live in the above shrines. Yearly celebrations ...

Widikum Dances

The Widikum people have two categories of dances: popular and secret dances. 1. Popular Dances The popular dances include the following: - Nchibe - Nkwe - Awaramei - Atangeh - Tiwara - Ejaah - Nkwim - Ogwet - Ikayi - Wanyam - Otaturoh 2. ...

Traditional Heathcare

The study of Widikum traditional health care includes the following aspects: 1. TRADITIONAL CURATIVE MEDICINE Before the introduction of modern medicines in Widikum, illnesses were treated by traditional healers or ...

Traditional Government

The villages are ruled by traditional structures under the leadership of the chief or Ofon. The quarter is governed by a quarterhead and all family heads, while the village is ...

Traditional Justice

Three methods were used to ensure traditional justice: 1. The Village Council. Disputes that could not be settled by the quarterhead were referred to the village council. Decisions taken were based on ...

Traditional Diplomacy

Traditional diplomacy was demonstrated in many ways including the following: 1. VISITS TO OTHER VILLAGES The Ofon or traditional ruler visited his colleagues of the neighboring villages and even beyond. ...

Traditional Marriage

Briefly, Widikum tradition requires that the following procedure relating to marriage should be respected: 1.Requests for acceptance (knock door) When a young man falls in love with a girl, he intends ...

Birth traditions

We shall examine briefly the birth celebrations of a single baby and that reserved for twins. 1.BIRTH CELEBRATION FOR A SINGLE BABY The birth of a child in the family is ...

Cultural Revival – Plan of Action

Culture either grows or it dies. As far as cultural revival is concerned, the committee proposed the following plan of action: The census of all aspects of Widikum culture per family ...

Author Archive