Category: Culture

History have it that “THE KABULU MUSICAL GROUP” won for Nigeria her only medal at, All Africa Cultural Festival held in Algiers in 1969. Because of that, a commemorative postage stamp of ten kobo denomination was in use bearing their picture. It is to be remembered if forgotten by Nigerians, how the Gbagyi dressings drew […]

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has called for the replacement of the Big Brother Naija show with better show that will boost the strength of Nigerians  youths. Ooni Ogunwusi, made the call when he played host to scores of Nigerian youths from all parts of the country under the aegis of […]

Alh. Yusuf Abubakar hails from Bida, Niger State. He studied Business Administration at his first Degree level. He also went for several professional courses in addition to his life time qualifications. Alhaji Yusuf explained to ILLEC management why he registered to learn Nupe Language saying that even at his youthful age, he loved writing in […]

The Etsu Nupe and Chairman, Niger State Council of Traditional Rulers, Alhaji (Dr) Yahaya Abubakar, CFR, last week, conferred the Traditional Tittle of WAKILIN AREWA NUPE (DANIYAN) on me. The official presentation of the title from Etsu Nupe to Shaba Nupe to Kpotun Nupe and then to me will IN SHAA ALLAH hold on Saturday, […]

By Rotimi Ijikanmi The United Kingdom has offered to assist Nigeria in retrieving the Ife Bronze Head, an antiquity stolen at National museum, Jos in 1987 and found with a Belgian collector in London, about thirty years after. The British Minister for Arts, Heritage and Tourism, Helen Whately, NP made the pledge on Thursday in […]

The Governor of Cross River, Ben Ayade, has declared Calabar Carnival open. Ayade said he chose to address the people on the basis of humanity. Speaking at the official opening of the 2019 Calabar street carnival on Saturday, Ayade said God created man for the beauty of the world, but man has degenerated so much […]

Some Events & Projects in Niger State

A renowned dentist and academic, Prof. Enosakhare Samuel Akpata, has written a book on the genealogy of the Akpata family of Benin Kingdom. The book, titled ‘Our Family Tree, Five Generations of Akpata Descendants’, and published by Narrative Landscape Press, details the origin and accomplishments of the Akpata descendants, while also touching briefly on the […]

With a mission to preserve the Anaañ history, language and culture and to promote our cultural heritage, promote and market Anaañ language, industry, arts and crafts including advancing the appreciation and understanding of Anaañ artistic production, and scholarship, through a yearly cultural event, tagged Annang Festival of Arts and Culture (AFAC), in partnership with other […]