Okeho Celebrates 100 years of return to Origin
All is set for the Centenary Celebration of the return of Okeho to its original site from the old site. The event holds from October 20 -28, 2017. Okeho, the headquarters of Kajola Local Government, Oyo State, had existed for more than three centuries at…
Ibadan and its famous Mapo Hall
Have you been to Ibadan? Once titled as the largest and most populous city in the country and the third in Africa after Cairo and Johannesburg . To know Ibadan is to know the famous Mapo Hall.A Colonial Hall where meetings and deliberations in the…
Genii Games Releases Updated Yoruba101 App for Learning; Legend Edition
Genii Games Limited is pleased to announce an updated version 2.0 of its interactive Yoruba language teaching mobile app for kids – Yoruba101. Yoruba101 version 2.0 for iOS and Android is a good starter to the Yoruba language and Culture for kids. The updated version…
Colorful Masquerade Street Procession at the Lagos Black Heritage Festival 2015
Day 1 of the 2015 Lagos Black Heritage Festival saw more than its expected turn out, as people from different works of life came around to enjoy the celebration of culture, arts and tradition. Right on schedule before the event was declared opened by the…
Saving a Dying Culture. The Magic of the Aso-oke Exhibition
It was a rush of nostalgic feeling for me at the Aso-Oke, Woven Beauty Exhibition which was recently held at the Red Door Gallery Victoria island Lagos by Tunde Owolabi. It reawakened memories of my grandmother and her love for the priceless Aso Oke which…