It was fanfare on Monday as the Lagos State Government staged a colourful carnival to celebrate Easter. The event, held at the Tafawa Balewa Square, TBS, Lagos Island, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, was witnessed by over 20,000 Lagosians and tourists from across the world, while the rich cultural heritage of Lagos was showcased at the event. [...]
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Nigeria’s Oyo State Government kicked off the maiden edition of the Samodun Festival, with Governor Abiola Ajimobi expressing commitment to the promotion of the culture and tradition of the Yoruba race. The festival, which will be held yearly, began with the “Ajumorin Walk’’ involving Governor Ajimobi, members of the state executive council, local [...]
Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Nigeria’s state of Osun on Saturday in Ile-Ife unveiled an Ife ancestral monument, popularly called Ori-olokun, as part of activities marking the inauguration of Ori-olokun Garden. The governor performed the unveiling of the huge Ori-Olokun sculpture at the Ori-Olokun Roundabout, formerly Mayfair Roundabout in Ile-Ife. He described the monument as a [...]
QUITO (AFP) – Not far from Ecuador’s capital, tourists flock to a line etched in the ground and straddle it so they’ve got one foot on either side of the equator. A 30 meter (100 foot) obelisk marks the spot. Now, the provincial governor, thinking much bigger and grander, wants to build a mile-high (1.6 [...]
The Ogun state Ministry of Culture and Tourism has promised to make this year’s edition of the Ojude-Oba festival, scheduled for 28 October, a memorable one. Miss Busola Ogundele, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Culture and Tourism, made the pledge at a media briefing on the event on Tuesday in Ijebu-Ode. Pledging government’s [...]
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to develop Okigwe, to bring it out of the of underdevelopment it suffered in the hands of past administration. He said this at the foundation laying ceremony of the proposed ’5-star Princess Hotel’ in Okigwe The Governor said building the [...]
The State of Osun government said it has put all necessary arrangements in place to ensure a hitch-free celebration of this year’s Osun Osogbo festival. The Osun Osogbo grove, which is the centre-point of the festival, is receiving a face-lift given its status as a UNESCO heritage site. The festival formally took off on Monday [...]
