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Yems memoir is an online diary, dedicated to educating people about Umortutu culture and history.

09/05/2025

Yanenwen 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
The Child Child.

A masterpiece from my sister Wobaseokeyim.
Wokeyim Okoi
Welldone Yanen Ekpe

10/04/2025

INSIDE YAKURR: The Towns, Language, and Origins of a Proud People
By John Augustine Ubi

Yakurr Local Government Area, located in the heart of Cross River State, Nigeria, is home to a culturally rich and historically significant people. The area is recognized for its five major settlements, often referred to as towns or large villages. These include:

Ugep (also known as Umor)

Ekori (also known as Ekoli)

Idomi (also known as Ilomi)

Nko (a shortened form of Nkoibolokom)

Mkpani (fondly called Yakurr be Ibe)

Beyond these central towns, Yakurr LGA also encompasses several other vibrant communities such as:

Inyima

Assiga

Agoi Ibami

Agoi Ekpo

Agoi Efreke

These towns and villages together form the fabric of Yakurr, a land known for unity in diversity.

Language:
The primary language spoken across Yakurr is Yakö, also referred to as Lokö or Lokạạ. While the core of the language remains the same across communities, each town has its own distinct accent and expressions — a beautiful testament to the area's rich linguistic heritage.

Historical Roots:
The Yakurr people trace their origins to an ancestral homeland from which they migrated centuries ago. Historical accounts suggest that Idomi and Ugep were founded around A.D. 1660, followed by Ekori and Nko between 1677 and 1707, and Mkpani between 1707 and 1737.

Yakurr is not just a local government area — it is a nation built on culture, language, and a deep sense of identity. We honor our past while looking forward to a united and prosperous future.

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18/03/2025

Yowonke 🎉❤️❤️❤️❤️❣️

Ben Uwou 🙏🏾
Benammuka ❤️❤️❣️❣️

Today on Kpae Lokaá 🤗🤗
Learn Lokaá 🤗🤗🤗🤗

27/12/2024

Beautiful Cultural Display by the Yakurr people at the cultural carnival yesterday in Calabar the state's capital ❤️❤️❤️🥰😍😍

Calabar Carnival 2024
"Our Shared Prosperity".
Cultural Carnival.
Yakurr to the world 🎉🎉🌍🌍🥳🌍
Welldone Mama Nelly Ikpi and her amazing team🎉🎉🎉🎉
Video credit: Odenke-Odemonke Ibiang

24/12/2024

It's Christmas Eve..

And I remember,some years ago myself and my squad, led by me ofcus decided to go take a Lirru bit of my mum's cooking ingredients to cook our Kosisa 😫😫

Then, the Palm oil poured from my hand and the beating I received is what is making me remember it today.
Merry Christmas in advance 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄
Odé Lekalang Boku 🙏🏾🎄🎄🎄🎄
Obasesamkanni 🙏🏾🙏🏾

Kedei..Umor..Kekurr..Nwene..

16/10/2024

Yowonke 🙌🏾🤗🤗
Yowiloh 😁❤️❤️

A little story to commemorate World Food Day 🎉🎉🥳🥳
So I stepped out to get Akara for breakfast and I saw this green, fresh cassava farm in a fenced compound. I went there and asked this man I saw outside and he said the owner lives inside the compound, I knocked and met this old Lady that couldn't understand English and I don't understand hausa either.

I wanted to pluck the cassava leaves because my people, it looked so good and would make a nice meal for lunch.
The only way I could explain what I wanted was to pluck one and I started screaming "Abinchi" (Food) she laughed so hard and replied with what I think meant go ahead.
It sounded very funny that someone wanted to eat cassava leaves.
My dear brothers and sisters that's how the Almighty provided me with lunch and I had Lijófi ( New Yam) at home, and then I had Ugep garri to swallow with at night 😊😁😁😂😂

It's always beautiful to see different foods and delicacies of our different tribes and try them do.

Would you love to try Cassava leaves????
We call it Ijakpo 🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀
Lujî in Umor ❣️❣️❣️
Happy World Food Day 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

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