The Executive Governor of Lagos State, H.E Babajide Sanwo-Olu while admonishing muslims in Lagos to keep safe as they prepare for the upcoming muslim festival borrowed the words of a erring young boy in a viral video who pleaded with his mum to calm down while he was about to be punished. This was released in a statement on the Governor’s social media platforms on Wednesday. See full details below; “I saw a video of a charming young boy online asking his mom to ‘calm down’ as she was set…
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Biggest Eastern Masquerade Festival, Arondizuogu Ikeji Suffers Isolation
As the pandemic nature of the deadly coronavirus infection (Covid-19) ravages, the biggest and the most popular festival in the Eastern part of Nigeria, Arondizuogu Ikeji festival, has been cancelled.
Read MoreIRRECHA FESTIVAL HOSTED IN ETHIOPIA’S CAPITAL CITY
Addis Ababa welcome millions of Oromos on Saturday as they celebrate their annual Thanksgiving at the Irrecha Festival. The Oromos are the largest ethnic group in the country. They gathered in the city dressed in black, red and white traditional regalia. This is the first time the festival is being held in the capital, in over a century. The Oromia region occupies the south of the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa and the inhabitants are called the Oromos. The Oromos celebrate Irrecha as a mark of gratitude to God for the…
Read MoreOZOEBUNU Festival…. TellAfrica.
This festival holds between the Christmas and new year season in Imo State Nigeria and in preparation for this year’s festival which promises to be loud… TellAfrica has just been prompted. A must NOT to miss…. watch out for updates.
Read MoreIGOGO FESTIVAL GOING GLOBAL…..Olowo of Owo.
The internarionally aclaimed Owo cultural festival , Igogo, is to be rebranded and projected for global tourists attraction. Olowo of Owo , Oba Ajibade Ogunoye announced this on Tuesday while receiving the management staff of Radio Nigeria Positive FM Akure in his palace at Owo. Oba Ogunoye disclosed that he was working on putting the age-long festival on global stage to promote Owo culture and drive the tourism potentials of the ancient town. The Olowo revealed that more of the rich culture and traditions of Owo would be on display…
Read MoreOONI TAKES LOVE, UNITY & CHARITABLE ACT TO A NEW LEVEL
Ooni takes Love, Unity and Charitable Act to a New Level as he presents: TELLAFRICA INTERNATIONAL ART&CRAFT FESTIVAL, JUNE 2019. The Ooni of Ife, H.I.M Adeyeye Enitan Babatunde Ogunwusi (Ojaja II) has taken his bid for peace, love, unity and charitable act to a new level. If permitted to adjudge, I will call this a step in the right and novel direction. Ooni Ogunwusi is one of the foremost Nigerian monarch and Co-chairman of the Nigeria Council of Traditional rulers. Since his ascension to the throne in 2015, he is…
Read MoreTELLAFRICA INTERNATIONAL ART & CRAFT FESTIVAL (TIAF) BALTIMORE MD, US 2019
There is a serious dearth of information across the black population all over the world; an apparent inability of the descendants of Africans especially in this 21st century to identify themselves as a part of their very interesting cultural heritage. Having realised this, His imperial Majesty, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Babatunde Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, Arole Oduduwa (The Projenitor of the African Race) came up with the idea of TellAfrica. TellAfrica is a lifestyle; moral, culture & heritage and a travel blog dedicated to telling African stories to Africans all over…
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