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Lagos agog for Africa’s biggest shopping festival

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Thousands of excited Nigerians attended the opening day of the maiden edition of Lagos Shopping Festival (LSF) on Monday, December 23, witnessing an electrifying array of activities and promotions across the festival venue, the iconic Mobolaji Johnson Arena (formerly Onikan Stadium). As

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Online shopping festival held to promote integration of Greater Bay Area

Ihesiulo Grace 18 September 2021 0

The first online shopping festival of China’s Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (Greater Bay Area) has embraced a warm response from the market since it kicked off on Sept. 2. It is bringing over 13 million products from 298,000 renowned brands and 800,000 merchants in the Greater Bay Area, closer to consumers. Comprehensively demonstrating the […]

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COVID-19: Lagos targets only locals for regatta, festival

Ihesiulo Grace 17 March 2020 0

In a bid to prevent the spread of the deadly and globally pandemic coronavirus disease, the Lagos state government on Tuesday, said it will restrict participation in the Greater Lagos Regatta and Festival earlier scheduled to hold during the Easter period to local tourists and fun lovers. Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs. Uzamat […]

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EKITI Govt. submits bid in hosting 2021 NAFEST

Ihesiulo Grace 21 February 2020 0

…As Plateau sets to host NAFEST 2020 The Ekiti State Government has submitted formal expression of interest to bid for 2021 edition, National Festival for Arts and Culture (NAFEST). Receiving the bid document from the State Commissioner for Arts, Culture and Tourism Prof. Tunde Bakare earlier, Director-General of National Council for Arts and Culture(NCAC), Otunba

Sports

Edo State Sports Festival: Ikpoba-Oka LG emerge winners with 100 gold medals

Ihesiulo Grace 16 February 2020 0

kpoba-Oka Local Government Area (LGA) of Edo on Saturday in Benin emerged winners of the just-concluded Edo State Sports Festival with 100 gold medals. Speaking at the closing ceremony of the competition, which was its third edition, Edo’s Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, thanked all the 18 LGAs which participated in the competition. “This festival was […]

Entertainment

Greater Lagos 2020 festival begins Dec. 25 – LASG

Ihesiulo Grace 15 December 2019 0

Badagry (Lagos State) – The Lagos State Government, on Sunday, said the Greater Lagos 2020 Festival will start on Dec. 25 and end in the morning of Jan. 1, 2020. Mr Solomon Bonu, the Special Adviser to the state governor on Tourism, Arts and Culture, disclosed this during the 2019 Coconut Festival, held in Badagry. […]

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Ndigbo light up Spain with New Yam festival

Ihesiulo Grace 4 October 2019 0

Now Spaniards know that yam has a spirit, and it speaks the language of culture and tradition, which Ndigbo interpret with pomp. That was what Spanish nationals witnessed in Bilbao, Pais-Vasco (Northern Province of Spain) recently, when different factions of Igbo communities in Europe, adorned in their bright colourful regalia, came together to celebrate the […]

Art News

Meiden Ibru raises the roof as MUSON host “My Kind od Music”

Ihesiulo Grace 27 October 2018 0

The Music Society of Nigeria MUSON is celebrating its 22nd edition of the famous annual fair called MUSON Festival. With the event already kicked with stream of activities that started on October 17 at its Agip Recital Hall and to end on October 28, one that has garnered much buzz is the Personality guest show […]

Entertainment Interviews

Images are the most important language of communication-Azu

Ihesiulo Grace 20 November 2017 0

Azu Nwagbogu is the founder and director of the African Artists’ Foundation (AAF), a non-profit organisation based in Lagos, Nigeria that is dedicated to the promotion and development of contemporary African arts and artists. The collector and curator is also the founder of numerous other projects supporting and celebrating African arts and photography, including the […]

Tourism

Glo partners Ofala Festival to boost tourism

Ihesiulo Grace 14 October 2017 0

The 2017 edition of Ofala Festival, sponsored by telecommunications services provider, Globacom, kicked- off yesterday with the Oraeze International Arts Exhibition at the Ime Obi, Onitsha, Anambra State. According to a statement issued by the company in Lagos, this year’s celebration would run from October 10 through 16. The schedule of activities shows that a […]

Features

OFALA FESTIVAL: Colours, arts – even the gods are celebrating!

Ihesiulo Grace 13 October 2017 0

The six days long 2017 edition of Ofala Festival took off with a flying start on Wednesday with the Oraeze International Arts Exhibition at the Ime Obi, Onitsha, Anambra State. Fathers and Elders of the land acknowledged the youths by devoting Thursday (yesterday) to the young souls to exercise their strength in a colourful day-long […]

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Prince Adewopo Eulogises Ooni As Olojo Festival Takes Center Stage in Ife

Ihesiulo Grace 30 September 2017 0

Prince Ayoade Adewopo has felicitated with His Imperial Majesty, Arole Oodua, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, on the occasion of this year’s Olojo festival which grand finale comes up this weekend. Olojo festival is an annual event on the cultural calendar of the ancient city of Ile Ife, to celebrate a progenitor of Yoruba […]

Entertainment

INSPIRO in 50:50:50JAZZ celebration for Lagos@50

Ihesiulo Grace 6 March 2017 0

On the May 27 2017 Lagos State will turn 50 years and this milestone has not gone unnoticed by stakeholders in the jazz community. Inspiro productions, a leading creative industry promotions outfit and organisers of Nigeria’s premier jazz festival – The Lagos International Jazz Festival (LIJF) and her partners are rolling out their drums to […]