Tag: festival

Top 10 Events Happening In Nigeria This Week (Lagos)

Top 10 Events Happening In Nigeria This Week (Lagos) Lagos is always buzzing with energy, and this season is filled with events you won’t want to miss. The city offers…

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Asake and Ayra Starr Revealed to Perform at the Hot 97 Summer Jam

Afrobeats superstars Ayra Starr and Asake are set to light up the stage at this year’s Hot 97 Summer Jam on June 20 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New…

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Ojude Oba: The Festival Nigerians Won’t Stop Talking About

The 2024 Ojude Oba (The King's Forecourt) is an old festival celebrated mainly by the Yorùbá people of Ijebu-ode, Ogun State, Nigeria. The festival occurs every year, and though it…

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Afro Nation Scraps Lagos Concert

On October 31, Afro Nation, one of the biggest African-themed concert shows, announced its cancellation of the Lagos Afrobeats show scheduled at Tafawa Balewa, Lagos State. Smade Entertainment, Live Nation,…

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Unwind Fest: Connecting Industry Leaders, Creators, and Tech Enthusiasts.

[LAGOS, NIGERIA] – [October 7, 2023] – The Unwind Fest, a new  3 day festival connecting Africa’s brightest minds in tech and creativity, is set to debut on November 3-5,…

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The Sexuality Blog: These are the LGBT themed films from Africa you should be looking to see.

For LGBT film makers, the film festival circuit has become an alternative sanctuary of sorts. The film festival circuit in Africa and beyond provides a safe space for creators of…

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The Film Blog: Lights Camera Africa!!! Film Festival returns with the theme ‘RESET’

The Lights Camera Africa!!! Film Festival, a 3-day cultural event to celebrate independent African cinema, is returning this year with the theme ‘RESET’ – a strategic position to create a…

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Rihanna’s carnival costume is the best thing that happened to the internet in a while

Even her ex, Chris Brown could not resist! He shamelessly dropped a two-eye emoji in her comments. *just know that someo…

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UK: Afrobeats comes to Africa Oyé with youth dance battles and more

by Rachel Ogbu If you are visiting the UK this Summer then you must arrange to stop at the Africa Oyé festival in Liverpool this year which is celebrating its 25th…

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[The Alausa Blog]: Photos of Ambode,Tinubu at the 2017 Eyo Festival #LagosAt50

The Eyo festival 2017 was a beautiful, colorful celebration, as part of activities to celebrate the ongoing Lagos at 50 celebrations. The event held  Saturday, at the Tafawa Balewa Square(TBS)…

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This weekend, don’t miss The Lagos International Food and Drinks Festival & The Lagos Beer Festival!

Wherever and whatever you are doing this weekend, don’t miss the fun and excitement at the The Lagos international Food and Drinks Festival & The Lagos Beer Festival - two…

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Food, drinks, games, live music and an awesome after party @ the Lagos International Food and Drinks Festival this April!

Save the date for the 2017 Lagos International Food and Drinks Festival and The Beer Festival, Lagos. It’s all happening From April 22-23, 2017 at the National Stadium, Surulere-Lagos It’s…

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Gidi Fest unveils Nneka as surprise act for this year’s festival

Forty-eight hours to go and the organizers of the Gidi Culture Festival 2017 have unveiled another surprise act to join the list of internationally acclaimed artists to hit the stage…

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#GIDIFEST2017: Comics, art and cartoon strips at this year’s Festival

In the celebration of contemporary art, The Gidi Culture Festival in collaboration with Vortex Daily takes this year’s Easter festivity to a whole new dimension through a unique collaboration. They…

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Games, food, live music, and an awesome after-party! Lagos International Food and Drinks Festival to hold this April

It’s a weekend of plenty fun and adventure plus a weekend to indulge in a lifestyle where your biggest decision will be how to pick which activity to attend! The…

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DIPLO joins Burna Boy and Davido at #GidiFest2017!

The Gidi Culture Festival announces DIPLO to join the start studded line up for the 2017 edition of Gidi Fest this Easter Saturday at Eko Atlantic. The Grammy award winning…

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Comic Republic sets Lagos agog with Comic and Gaming Convention

Comic Republic, a Comic Book Start-up based in Nigeria hosted the biggest Comic Book and Gaming Convention known as ‘Comic Connect Africa’ as part of the Lagos Theatre Festival Activities…

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Every Easter! One Festival! One Culture! – #GidiFest2017

As THE GIDI CULTURE FESTIVAL (also known as GIDIFEST) gears up for its fourth edition, Lagos is waiting with bated breath, buzzing with excitement and preparations are in top gear!…

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A fun and impactful day with She Leads Africa | All the photos from SLAY Festival

On Saturday January 21st, over 1,200 guests attended the very first SLAY Festival by She leads Africa, celebrating technology, innovation, culture, arts, music, and food. The festival was held at…

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All the food, drinks, and good vibes at #EatDrinkFestival in Lagos [PHOTOS]

Incredible dishes, interactive cooking demos and much more… at one incredible day at #EatDrinkFestival! Lagos’ favorite food blog, Eat.Drink.Lagos, attracted over 8,000 guests to Eko Atlantic City to celebrate its…

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Eid-el-Kabir festival: FG declares Monday and Tuesday public holidays

In celebration of the Eid-el-Kabir festival, the Federal Government has declared Monday and Tuesday as public holidays. In a statement by the acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Alhaji Muhammadu Maccido, the…

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Tomato festival in Spain, scarcity in Nigeria (PHOTOS)

For about a month now, the availability of tomatoes in the market has been so low,  driving prices through the roof - upwards of 400 percent according to Nigerians. Before…

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Kachifo, Ake Arts and Book Festival to raise $10,000 for Binyavanga Wainaina

Kachifo Limited will be supporting Ake Arts and Book Festival, in collaboration with Vee Global Concepts Ltd, Sabi News and Freedom Park, to raise $10,000 for Binyavanga Wainaina – writer,…

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With love from Canada: Basketmouth shares photos from ‘Just for laughs’ festival (LOOK)

by Kolapo Olapoju Nigerian comedy is gradually making a statement on the international scene, and Basketmouth should be thanked for that. The comic was recently in Montreal, Canada, for the…

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Fear Of Missing Out (FOMO): 11 kinds of fear everyone has in their 20s

by Tess Koman Instagram all night about it just to make everyone who's not doing what they're doing feel inferior. 1. Being sick on a Friday night FOMO. You’re sitting…

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Eat your hearts out Karrueche: Rihanna parties on the streets of Barbados (PHOTOS)

Yesterday was Friday ... which means Rihanna was strutting around the earth with no clothes on -- only this time she had an actual reason: Barbados' version of Carnival!!! Here's what you need to…

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Opinion: UTME – A festival of examination malpractice in Nigeria

by Adeosun Sheriff T. Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (U.T.M.E) has violated all the worth of examination known to man. In the year 2011, I was in one of the topmost…

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