Edo State Government has assured culture and art enthusiasts as well as tourists, of a parade of the state’s prized culture and tourist destinations at the forthcoming Edo Festival of Arts and Culture (EDOFEST), holding between December 17-22, in Benin City. Speaking at the unveiling of the festival logo at Government House on Monday, the Deputy Governor of Edo State, …
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SINGAPORE — Service members stationed in Singapore celebrated National American Indian Heritage Month at the Singapore area coordinator’s Cafe Lah Community Center here Nov. 16. More than a dozen service members attended the hour-long event that highlighted the achievements and contributions of Native Americans and Native Alaskans to the United States and to the American military experience. For Navy Chief …
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On Thursday 20th October, 2016 the history of Benin Kingdom was re-written as Oba Ewuare the second becomes the new Oba of Benin. Against the expectations that Oba Ewuare the second would be the 39th Oba of Benin, the Oba in his address on the occasion of his coronation put in proper perspective the historical records. Oba Ewuare the second …
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BENIN CITY: Edo State Arts, Culture and Diaspora Affairs Commissioner, Hon. Osaze Osemwegie-Ero has disclosed that the Obaseki administration was set to revive and re-brand the 58 tourist sites across the state to make it a tourist heaven. Hon. Ero made the disclosure when he received members of the Benin Cultural Heritage Centre led by Squadron Leader Ehi Ighile (rtd) …
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Igarra, the administrative headquarters of Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State was the destination on Friday for the display of rich cultural heritage. Lovers of culture in the state and beyond were thrilled as sons and daughters of the local government, rolled out the drums to celebrate the 228-year-old colourful Aba Festival. The occasion which was graced by Edo …
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It has been four days of a spectacle of unadulterated culture for culture enthusiasts, domestic and international tourists in Igarra, Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State as the much awaited Aba Festival got underway on Monday, August 21, 2017. The week-long event parades the rhythmic dance steps of the Igarra people, their songs that are rich in symbolisms, the …
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By Alltimepost.com American Library of Congress on Tuesday opened a major exhibition to commemorate the centennial of World War I. Christened “Echoes of the Great War: American Experiences of World War I,” the exhibition tells the stories of Americans in the war, through correspondence, music, film, recorded sound, diaries, posters, photographs, scrapbooks, medals, maps and materials from the Veterans History …
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By Alltimepost.com Legendary Artistic Director and Producer of epic movie, Invasion 1897, Mr. Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen, widely known by fans as the ‘Governor,’ has just added more feathers to his enviable cap with the production and release of his latest TV sitcom – STAR RYHMES. STAR RYHMES, a comedy offering a pleasant non-stop laughter is billed for broadcast on African …
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A terracotta figurative sculpture that was repatriated after it was intercepted in France while in transit from Togo to the United States in 2008 has been officially returned by French Government “I will like to thank the French Ambassador specially for his country’s show of support in our fight against illicit trafficking of cultural goods and their untiring efforts at …
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The Federal Government has unveiled plans to generate more revenue for the country by promoting patronage of Nigerian cuisine and menus in foreign countries. The plan is part of the Nigeria Diaspora Export Programme, which was developed by the Nigerian Export Promotion Council. The programme was unveiled at a one-day stakeholders’ forum in Enugu. The Nigeria Diaspora Export Programme is …
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