Amaseikumo Festival kicks off in Oporoza with ancestral worship & thanksgiving at Ibolomobo-ere Temple

The highly anticipated Amaseikumo Festival has begun in Oporoza Town, headquarters of Gbaramatu Kingdom in Delta State's Warri South-West Local Government Area. 

The festival, which honours the goddess of wealth and riches, Ibolomo-ere, started on Saturday, April 19, 2025, with ancestral worship and a thanksgiving service at the Ibolomobo-ere Temple.

The festival is divided into three major segments ranging from thanksgiving service at lbolomo-ere temple, Gbaraun Egbesu worship and the Amaseikumor masquerade display at the final day.

Other activities featured were cultural dance display and football tournament between Egbema kingdom in Warri-North LGA and Ogbe-Ijoh Warri kingdom in Warri South-West LGA, where the winners will go home with huge sum of cash gift and other items.

Could be revealed that there are free medical services provided by Moms and Infant Care Network, courtesy by High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo, aka; Tompolo, whereby participants were examined by professional medical doctors and nurses on BP and Sugar level tests with drugs.

Meanwhile, there was a live band section by Ijaw cultural musicians spicing up the festival until dawn.