Tag: festival
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Indians in Lagos State celebrate “Dussehra” Festival
Indians in Lagos State have celebrated the ancient Dussehra Festival, which symbolises the victory of good over evil and the return of Lord Rama to Ayodhya.
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Abiodun seeks joint Ogun/Osun cultural festival, as Adeleke visits
Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun has called for a joint cultural festival between Ogun and Osun as part of measures to revive culture and tourism in the two states. Abiodun spoke when he received his Osun counterpart, Sen. Ademola Adeleke, in his office
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Prof Soyinka blasts Kwara king Gambari: you are not omniscient, you are omnipotent
…says truncation of a people’s traditional festival is a crime against cultural heritage of all humanity Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has slammed Kwara State paramount ruler, Sulu Gambari over the truncation of Isese festival in Ilorin. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports this was contained in an open letter by the Nobel laureate declaring that it’s conduct…
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Panic in Lagos as monarch plans to hold Oro cult ritual on election day
The traditional ruler of the Ikate-Elegushi Kingdom, Saheed Ademola (Kusenla III), has declared a three-day Oro rite on non-indigenes and women from midnight to 5:30 a.m., including on Saturday’s guber and state assembly election day. In a memo issued to the residents of Ikate-Elegushi, the monarch announced that there would be a restriction of movement…
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Igue Festival’s billboard Debuts in Port-Harcourt
By Godfrey Okpugie-Okunbor The resolute quest by the Indigenous People of the United Kingdom of Great Benin Empire for the restoration, unification and industrialisation of the British truncated United Kingdom of Great Benin Empire (UKGBE), has received a remarkable boost by the errection of a colossal, conspicuous billboard at a strategic position in Port-Harcourt City,…
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Aregbesola: Governance as festival of the mass – By Owei Lakemfa
Witness to history. Animated discussions. Banters. Back slapping. Roaring laughter. Seeming riot, but orderly. Various groups, including the elderly and children. Then the crowds burst into songs and dances. They herald the arrival of the host. He is clad in white with a traditional white dog-eared cap. He flashes his white teeth, raising a two-finger…
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Masquerade burns to death during fire stunt in Anambra festival
A man whose identity has been concealed has burnt to death while trying to pull a stunt in Anambra state. The incident happened at Ogbunike, Oyi local government area of Anambra state during the Eli’m Ede’ Cultural Festival, which took place on Saturday. The festival is a yearly event, where masquerades of various shapes…
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Covid-19: Two killed as Ekiti monarch moves to enforce ban on festival
An attempt by the Onire of Ire-Ekiti in Ekiti, Oba Victor Bobade, to enforce a government ban on traditional festivals due to the rampaging COVID-19 has led to violence in the community, resulting in the killing of two people. The state government had banned the celebration of traditional festivals across the state and directed traditional…
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Just in: Angry shooter kills three, injures several others at California festival
At least three persons were killed and 12 others injured Sunday after a shooting that sent panicked people running at an annual food festival in Gilroy, Northern California. The shooting occurred during the three-day celebration featuring food, cooking competitions and music that attracts more than 100,000 people. Sunday was the final day of this year’s…