Tag: CARNIVAL
Seyi Makinde bans street carnivals over COVID-19
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has banned street carnivals of any form across the state with immediate effect.
Coordinator, Oyo State COVID-19 isolation centres Prof....
Oyetola bans youth carnivals, New Year rallies over COVID-19
Osun State Governor Gboyega Oyetola has banned youth carnivals as well as New Year rallies in the state as part of measures to curb...
FG postpones Abuja Carnival
The Federal Government has postponed the Abuja Carnival tagged Culture for Peace originally scheduled to hold from November 23 to 25, 2019.
The postponement was...
Lagos to shut down Oba Akran Avenue for street carnival
The Lagos State Government on Sunday said plans have been concluded to stage the 2017 edition of the Lagos Street Carnival scheduled to hold...
Lagos goes global at Notting Hill Carnival
Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Steve Ayorinde, has expressed satisfaction at the presence of the state at the 51st edition of the...
Dino Melaye disgraced at Notting Hill Carnival in London
Angry Nigerians booed the senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye, at the Notting Hill Carnival in London on Monday.
After clowning around the...
Getting festival management right in Nigeria
Different aesthetics with Tope Babayemi
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A festival, according to Wikipedia, is an event ordinarily celebrated by a community and centring on some characteristic aspect...
Ogbomoso to host three-day carnival
The idyllic town of Ogbomoso, Oyo State in south-west Nigeria is set to host the annual Ogbomoso Ajilete Fiesta in December.
Put together by Ogbomoso...
Lagos kicks off yuletide with street party
The Lagos State Government on Thursday announced that it will kick off this year’s yuletide season with a carnival expected to draw at least one million...