Festivals

Every year, Ilorin erupts. Over 500 horses thunder through the city’s ancient Jahi route. Drummers turn the air electric. Horsemen in embroidered regalia part crowds that, in 2025, included diplomatic …

The Ilorin Durbar festival is not just a spectacle of horses, robes, and royal processions; it is an economic engine that Kwara State has yet to run at full capacity. …

There is a phrase the Egba people have carried for over two centuries: ‘Egba, omo Lisabi’ – Egba, children of Lisabi. It is not a slogan. It is a declaration …

There are ceremonies in Africa that tell you something is about to happen from the moment you arrive. The Kuomboka is one of them. The day before it begins, the …

Cultural tourism in Africa isn’t something you schedule neatly into a travel plan. It happens naturally. It happens when someone invites you to sit with them. When you taste food …

There are moments in West Africa when history does not sit quietly in books or museums but rides through the streets on horseback, dressed in colour, rhythm, and pride. Drums …

There is a time of the year when Calabar becomes a living stage, when the streets are filled with music, when there are costumes everywhere on the road, when drums …

There is a season in West Africa when food becomes more than food; it is no longer just crops pulled from the soil, but they become symbols of life, survival, …

The streets of Lagos Island were transformed into a sea of white and tradition on December 27 as President Bola Tinubu participated in the grand finale of the 2025 Eyo …

As the excitement builds for one of Africa’s most anticipated cultural events, the Cross River Tourism Bureau (CRSTB) has officially confirmed that the state is fully primed to host the …