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Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde
Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde (born 1978) is one of Africa's most celebrated actresses. With over 300 films, she's among Nollyw?
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Kenneth Onwuka Dike
Professor Kenneth Onwuka Dike (1917-1983) was Nigeria's first professor of history and pioneer of African historiography?
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Durbar Festival
The Durbar Festival is a magnificent display of Hausa-Fulani culture featuring elaborately dressed horsemen in a grand p?
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Osun-Osogbo Festival
The Osun-Osogbo Festival is an annual two-week celebration honoring Osun, the Yoruba goddess of fertility, water, and pr?
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Ojude Oba Festival
Ojude Oba ("The King's Forecourt") is a spectacular annual festival in Ijebu-Ode celebrating the Awujale (traditional ru?
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Niger Delta
The Niger Delta is one of the world's largest river deltas, where the Niger River empties into the Atlantic Ocean. Cover?
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National Theatre, Lagos
The National Theatre in Lagos is Nigeria's foremost center for performing arts and culture. Built in 1976 for FESTAC '77?
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Olumo Rock
Olumo Rock is a massive granite rock formation in Abeokuta, Ogun State, standing 137 meters above sea level. The rock se?
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Pete Edochie
Pete Edochie (born 1947) is one of Africa's most respected actors, known for his powerful voice and commanding presence.?
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Tiwa Savage
Tiwatope Savage-Balogun (born 1980), known as Tiwa Savage, is Nigeria's leading female musician. She started as a backup?
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Davido
David Adedeji Adeleke (born 1992), known as Davido, is one of Nigeria's most successful musicians. The son of a billiona?
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Wizkid
Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun (born 1990), known as Wizkid, is one of Africa's biggest music stars. He rose to fame in 2010 wi?
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Burna Boy
Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu (born 1991), known as Burna Boy, is Nigeria's most internationally successful contemporary musici?
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Felabration
Felabration is an annual music festival celebrating the life, music, and legacy of Fela Anikulapo Kuti, the Afrobeat pio?
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New Yam Festival (Iwa Ji / Iri Ji)
The New Yam Festival (Iwa Ji or Iri Ji) is one of the most important Igbo cultural celebrations, marking the end of the ?
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Eyo Festival (Adamu Orisha Play)
The Eyo Festival, also known as Adamu Orisha Play, is Lagos Island's most spectacular cultural event. Eyo masqueraders, ?
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Aso Rock
Aso Rock is a 400-meter monolithic rock formation that dominates Abuja's skyline and gives the Presidential Villa its na?
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Ikogosi Warm Springs
Ikogosi Warm Springs is a unique tourist attraction in Ekiti State where warm and cold water springs flow side by side b?

Celebrate Nigeria

Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde

Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde (born 1978) is one of Africa's most celebrated actresses. With over 300 films, she's among Nollywood's highest-grossing actresses. Omotola gained international recognition and w

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Kenneth Onwuka Dike

Professor Kenneth Onwuka Dike (1917-1983) was Nigeria's first professor of history and pioneer of African historiography. His doctoral thesis "Trade and Politics in the Niger Delta" challenged Eurocen

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Durbar Festival

The Durbar Festival is a magnificent display of Hausa-Fulani culture featuring elaborately dressed horsemen in a grand parade. Held during Eid celebrations in northern cities like Kano, Katsina, and Z

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Osun-Osogbo Festival

The Osun-Osogbo Festival is an annual two-week celebration honoring Osun, the Yoruba goddess of fertility, water, and prosperity. Held in August along the Osun River in Osogbo, the festival dates back

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Ojude Oba Festival

Ojude Oba ("The King's Forecourt") is a spectacular annual festival in Ijebu-Ode celebrating the Awujale (traditional ruler) and Ijebu culture. Held on the third day after Eid-el-Kabir, the festival f

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Niger Delta

The Niger Delta is one of the world's largest river deltas, where the Niger River empties into the Atlantic Ocean. Covering about 70,000 square kilometers across nine states, it's Africa's most extens

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National Theatre, Lagos

The National Theatre in Lagos is Nigeria's foremost center for performing arts and culture. Built in 1976 for FESTAC '77 (Second World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture), the modernist bu

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Olumo Rock

Olumo Rock is a massive granite rock formation in Abeokuta, Ogun State, standing 137 meters above sea level. The rock served as a natural fortress for the Egba people during 19th-century inter-tribal

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