The Nigerian government views the Ojude Oba Festival as a platform for national unity and tourism potential, aiming for UNESCO recognition. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigeria government has described the annual Ojude Oba Festival as a platform for fostering the unity of the country as well as one of the country’s tourism potentialities. The … Read more
By _ Babatunde Kaka “Irrespective of Social status, be it rural and urban dwellers, the low and the mighty, the Ojude-Oba brings everyone together” – Mrs Sanwo-Olu. Lagos State first Lady, Dr Mrs Claudia Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday 22nd July 2021, commemorated the popular Ojude-Oba festival at the symbolic King Kosoko Embarkment Center, Marina Waterfront, … Read more
The Ojude Oba festival, which takes place two days after the Muslim Sallah, Eid-el Kabir, was also cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona has approved the cancellation of the 2021 Ojude Oba festival due to the resurgence of COVID-19 in the country. The Coordinator of … Read more