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Igbo to celebrate ancestral lunar year

Ihesiulo Grace 12 February 2020 0

Enugu – The Igbo nation will on Saturday, February 15, proclaim the beginning of its Lunar Year, a custodian of Igbo culture and Prince of Nri Kingdom, Mr Chukwuemeka Onyeso, has said. Onyeso said this on Tuesday in Enugu while addressing newsmen on the 2020 annual ‘Iguaro’ Festival of

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Police vs IPOB: Oraifite community bans masquerade, cult groups

Ihesiulo Grace 5 December 2019 0

Abuja – The Oraifite community in Anambra has proscribed all forms of night masquerades and cult groups following a violence that erupted in the town on Dec. 2 leading to the killing of two policemen. In a statement issued by the Oraifite Improvement Union (IDU), the community condemned the lawlessness contending that the proscribed groups […]

Crime News

Police apprehend masquerade for allegedly stabbing man to death

Ihesiulo Grace 10 October 2018 0

A suspected masquerade has been arrested in Akure, the Ondo State capital for allegedly stabbing a job seeker to death. It was gathered that the incident happened at Olomoyeye Street, Oke-Aro, Akure when the deceased who was identified as Femi Makanjuola had gone to buy some food items before he was accosted by the masquerade […]

Politics

Faleke berates Bello for donating cars, cash to masquerades in Okene

Ihesiulo Grace 4 January 2018 0

Deputy governorship candidate to late Alhaji Abubakar Audu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State and member of the House of Representatives, representing Ikeja Federal Constituency of Lagos State, Hon James Faleke has lambasted the Kogi State governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello for allegedly donating cars to Masquerade. Describing the donations as the height […]

Features

Experiencing the Richness of Eyo Festival

Ihesiulo Grace 21 March 2015 0

In modern times, it is presented by the people of Lagos as a tourist event and, due to its history, it is, traditionally, performed on Lagos Island. The word Eyo refers to the costumed dancers, known as the masquerades that participate during the festival. The origins of this observance are found in the inner workings […]