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  • American Comedian Brings Wong Street Journal to Lagos Theatre Festival

    American Comedian Brings Wong Street Journal to Lagos Theatre Festival

    Renowned American performance artist and comedian, Kristina Wong, is visiting Lagos this week to participate in the Lagos Theatre Festival.   The festival runs from  February 27 to March 4.

    Supported by the United States Consulate General Lagos, Wong will conduct master classes for performing arts students, faculty, and theatrical directors at the University of Lagos, Lufodo Academy of Performing Arts, and PEFTI Film Institute.

    During the festival, Wong, who is notable for her works focusing on women and economic empowerment, will perform her critically acclaimedWong Street Journal show on Friday, March 2. The event will be hosted by United States Consul General, Mr.  F. John Bray, at Terra Kulture Arts and Cultural Centre, Lagos.

    Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Consulate General Lagos, Ms. Darcy Zotter, expressed optimism that Wong’s visit to Nigeria will strengthen cross-cultural understanding and collaboration between the people of Nigeria and the United States.

    ”The Public Affairs Sections of our Embassy in Abuja and Consulate General in Lagos sponsor programs that share the best of the U.S. arts community with Nigeria.

    “We are pleased to support Kristina Wong’s participation at the 2018 Lagos Theatre Festival.  She is one of the many American arts professionals who have come to Nigeria to give performances, and mentor young Nigerian artists,” Zotter said.

    Wong has created five solo shows and one ensemble play that have toured throughout the United States and United Kingdom.

    Her most notable touring show ––Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest looked at the high rates of depression and suicide among Asian-American women and has toured to over 40 venues since 2006.

  • Foundation begins Olokun festival

    Foundation begins Olokun festival

    A Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Olokun Festival Foundation (OFF), has kick-started this year’s edition of Olokun annual festival.

    A statement yesterday in Lagos by the foundation’s Media Relation Officer, Prince Adebowale Samusideen Olarenwaju, said the annual event would hold for 21 days, climaxing on March 20.

    The statement said: “We are pleased to tell the world that our annual Eledumare Festival began on February 28 with a special obeisance and prayer to Eledumare. The prayer was observed by Muslim and Christian clerics and traditionalists.

    “The programme will hold for 21 days.

    “Between now and March 20, a lot of activities have been lined up for this year’s event. The programme include media luncheon, March 1; Taekwando, March 2; Fashion Show, March 3; Ayo Olopon, March 4; table tennis competition, March 5; Harvest of praise, March 6; visit to the partially blind and disabled school, March 7; visit to the arts gallery, March 8; visit to the motherless home, March 9; lecture, March 10; cultural competition, boxing and football competition, between March 11 and March 13.

    Other activities  include; a day with children, March 14; beach soccer, March 15; Yoruba quiz competition, March 16; A day with widows, March 17; photo exhibitions, March 18 and festival float, March 19.

  • Festival to be included in calendar, says minister

    Festival to be included in calendar, says minister

    Minister of Information and Culture Alhaji Lai Mohammed said yesterday that the Ijakadi Festival in Offa, Kwara State will be included in the National Festival Calendar this year.

    The Minister stated this at the grand finale of the 2017 celebration of Ijakadi (traditional wrestling) festival in Offa near Ilorin in Kwara.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the festival was also attended by the Minister of Communication Adebayo Shittu, among other prominent dignitaries.

    Mohammed, who was a guest of honour at the event said Ijakadi festival had come to stay and grown from strength to strength in celebration of rich Offa culture.

    He said  the significance of the festival was not just about the history of the people, rather a celebration of the virtues of “equity, justice and wisdom”.

    The Minister said the festival also showcased the affinity between the Offa and Ile-Ife, and how Moremi Ajasoro, the daughter of Offa rescued the Ife Kingdom from the `Igbo’ marauder.

    “The festival is significant to our culture because it tells us that we are people with very rich cultural background and strong morals.

    “What we have come here to celebrate is history that dated back to 14th century.

    “We have an MoU with the British Council through which every year, we train festival managers all over the country.

    “I want to assure you that the Ijakadi festival will benefit from this training.

    “This kind of festival is one of the reasons why this government has placed so much emphasis on our culture being encouraged and we are going to put Offa in the world map.”

    The minister said the government would assist to put the festival on the world records to attract people from across the globe.

    The traditional ruler of Offa, Oba Mufutau Okikiola thanked the two ministers and other dignitaries for attending the festival.

    He said the annual event was an opportunity to bring the Offa indigenes home and abroad together to celebrate the rich heritage and culture of the ancient town and its tourism industry potential.

    The Oba called on the Federal Government to give traditional institution the opportunity to contribute to national development.

    Also speaking, the National President of Offa Descendant Union, Alhaji Najeem Yasin said the festival had come to stay.

    Yasin, who is the National President of National Union of Road Transport Workers, urged the government to include the festival in national Calendar to attract tourists in and outside the country.

    The festival started with a traditional processions and performances by districts, family houses as well as traditional gun shots.

    Prayers were offered by leaders of the five districts that constituted Offa for the Oba, the town, the state and the nation.

    Tracing the history of the Ijakadi festival through a dramatic performance, the traditional dramatists depicted the story of two brothers who went to a farm and harvested three yams each.

    Coming from the farm, they got to a river to take their birth and one of them lost a tuber of yam in the river.

    Because none of the two brothers wanted to return home with two tubers, an argument ensued which resulted in a fierce fight between them.

    While the fight was going on, an elderly man, a hunter, stepped in, stopped the fight and requested to know the cause.

    The two brothers narrated the cause of the fight both claiming ownership to three of the five yams.

    In resolving the case, the elderly man appreciated the loss of the yam and wanted the two brothers to return home happily.

    He took one of five yams, covered his eyes sliced it into two equal sizes and shared the contentious yams two and half equally between the two brothers.

    He explained that the act depicted the principle of equity, justice and fairness, which governed the traditional Ofa Kingdom.

    There was also a symbolic slicing of a yam into two equal sizes as a reenactment of how the quarrel was settled between the two brothers.

    The festival also witnessed traditional wrestling bouts among representatives of the five Offa districts in different categories.

  • Traders, shoppers storm Dubai Shopping Festival

    Traders, shoppers storm Dubai Shopping Festival

    Over the next one month, the 23rd edition of the Dubai shopping festival will deliver the best shopping offers, biggest prizes, as well as a once-in–a-life time experience across a jam-packed season. TONIA ‘DIYAN, who is in Dubai for the festival, writes that over N294.03 million or AED 3 million is up for grabs in mouth-watering deals across the Mall of the Emirates, City Centres Deira, Mirdif, Me’aisem & Al Shindagha and My City Centre Al Barsha.

    For over a decade, Dubai has evolved as the home of trading. The city of Dubai is the second largest and most influential emirate in the United Arab Emirate (UAE), after the capital, Abu Dhabi. Last year, an estimated 14.87 million visitors entered the city for different reasons ranging from tourism to shopping.

    Regarded as the fourth most visited city in the world after London, Paris and Bangkok, it is estimated that by 2020, Dubai will have an annual average of 20 million visitors. Several factors are responsible for the rising profile of this city- one of which is the shopping malls scattered across the city.

    This is what stares a first timer in the face, especially with the ongoing Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) which began on December 26 and runs through January 28, 2018. In this period, shoppers will be treated to the best of shopping and products in the Emirates.

    For shoppers, some organisers have been lined up to offer a lifetime experience to visitors. One of these is the Majid Al Futtaim, said to be the leading shopping mall, communities, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Ahead of the DSF, the mall, as part of its commitment to delivering unrivalled shopping experiences for families, will take visitors on a journey of its curated and interactive Dubai Shopping Festival experience held at Mall of the Emirates, City Centres Deira, Mirdif, Me’aisem, Al Shindagha and My City Centre Al Barsha, each of which is hosting world-class entertainment and compelling exclusive discounts, as well as bigger winning opportunities.

    Majid Al Futtaim, in partnership with Dubai Festival & Retail Establishment and in line with the Dubai Retail Calendar, will host an exclusive 12-hour sale at Mall of the Emirates and City Centres Deira, Mirdif, Me’aisem, Al Shindagha and My City Centre Al Barsha. From 12noon until midnight, participating retailers at each mall are offering attractive discounts of up to 90 percent on fashion, jewellery, homeware, electronics and more.

    “Majid Al Futtaim has been a strategic partner of Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) for over two decades, and each year has delivered a dynamic programme of events and experiences. The annual festival is a platform for Majid Al Futtaim’s six shopping malls in Dubai to create innovative shopping experiences that exceed our customers’ expectations, while delivering our vision of creating great moments for everyone, every day,” said Fuad Mansoor Sharaf, Managing Director for Majid Al Futtaim Properties, Shopping Malls (UAE, Bahrain & Oman).

    “We look forward to another successful DSF at Mall of the Emirates, City Centres Deira, Mirdif, Me’aisem and Al Shindagha, and My City Centre Al Barsha as each mall welcomes residents and tourists to enjoy the carefully curated and interactive events, and compelling promotions starting with the exclusive 12-hour sale the first day.”

     

    Mall of the Emirates

    Mall of the Emirates has launched the #THATMOEFEELING campaign inspired by the incredible emotion every visitor feel when they shop at their favourite destination. One lucky winner would take home AED 10,000 everyday upon shopping  for AED 650 at any retailer in the mall. Additionally, shoppers will have the chance to win 10 per cent instant cashback in gift cards when shopping for AED 1,000, which is an added incentive with the introduction of VAT on 1 January 2018. That’s a total of more than AED 1 million worth of prizes over the entire Dubai Shopping Festival period.

    Regarded as the leading premium luxury and lifestyle destination in the region, the Mall of the Emirates is home to 630 international stores and more than 80 of the world’s most prestigious brands. Fashion lovers can shop for their dream closet from the vast choice of collections owned by leading high-street brands, multi-brand stores and designer boutiques including Prada, Hermès, Dolce & Gabbana, Céline, Harvey Nichols Dubai, Debenhams, AllSaints and lululemon athletica.

    To ease the shopping experience and for utmost convenience, visitors are allowed to use the mall’s popular complimentary Hands-Free Shopping service and their bags will be delivered to their home, hotel or car.

    Known for its out of this world entertainment, Mall of the Emirates promises to host breathtaking shows curated to give visitors the #THATMOEFEELING with details on mall’s social media pages.

     

    City Centre Deira and City Centre Mirdif

    Shoppers can enjoy 33 days of entertainment at City Centre Deira and City Centre Mirdif up till 27 January, and an amazing circus-themed stage show ‘Believe It or Not’, from 7 to 13 January at City Centre Deira and 14 to 20 January at City Centre Mirdif.

    At City Centre Deira roaming performers will be larking around entertaining the young and young at heart.

    At City Centre Mirdif, shoppers are sure to see the Electrika String Quartet between 4pm and 8.30pm Dubai time.

    Shoppers who shop for AED 250 at City Centre Deira and AED 300 at City Centre Mirdif will be able to enter a draw for a chance to win mall gift cards worth AED 30,000 every day including instant prizes worth AED 1 million .

     

    City Centre Me’aisem, City Centre Al Shindagha and My City Centre Al Barsha

    Majid Al Futtaim’s community malls, City Centre Me’aisem, City Centre Al Shindagha and My City Centre Al Barsha, have partnered with Dubai Shopping Malls Group (DSMG) to offer shoppers the chance to win cash prizes and gifts worth a total AED 1 million each week till the programme ends. Upon shopping for AED 200 at the malls, one person will walk away with AED 100,000 and another will win AED 50,000 while three lucky shoppers will take home AED 10,000, plus gifts worth AED 100,000 will be given away.

    City Centre Me’aisem will also host entertainment for families including the tight rope Slack Show artists.

  • Lagos unveils Asa statue, festival in Ikorodu

    Lagos unveils Asa statue, festival in Ikorodu

    Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State yesterday unveiled the Asa traditional festival to further promote the tourism and culture of the people of Ikorodu division in the eastern axis of the state. Also unveiled same day is a statue of Asa, a masquerade that walks on long stilt sticks, erected at the Ogolonto end of Ikorodu road.

    The elaborate event was graced by many traditional rulers led by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, who was ably represented by his staff of office brought to the ceremony by a team of royal father from Osun State. The Lagos State acting Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Hon. Mrs. Adebimpe Akinsola, who represented the governor, said the state government has decided to recognize the festival as an annual event.

    The ceremony also featured the launch of “Asa Arokolo”, a book on the practice and culture of Asa, published by Ikorodu Division Rebirth Foundation. Dignitaries and other guests at the event lauded the initiative and urged the foundation to urgently beam its searchlight on other endangered cultural and tourism potentials in the area.

    “Asa is a popular cultural heritage in Ikorodu which had been long forgotten. As an indigene of Ikorodu, I have known Asa since my childhood days as one of the cultural practices of our people all over Ikorodu. But suddenly it started to fade away. Ikorodu is blessed with so many cultural endowments and the government of Lagos State is grateful to those who helped to revive this culture,” Akinshola said while presenting a certificate of recognition to IREP.

    Hon. Sanai Agunbiade, Majority Leader, Lagos State House of Assembly and convener of the foundation, who initiated rebirth of the festival, thanked the Lagos State government for encouraging the effort. “We have revived this culture in the six divisions of Ikorodu. Just like Eyo festival is celebrated on Lagos Island, we want to be celebrating this too in our community annually,” he said.

  • Christmas a pagan festival, says GKS

    Christmas is a pagan festival because Jesus was not born in December, The God’s Kingdom Society (GKS) has declared.

    The church said the popular December 25th celebration of Jesus birth has nothing to do with Jesus Christ.

    Its Station Minister in Lagos zone, Brother Timothy Esimagbele, stated these last Sunday during GKS freedom day titled ‘There is nothing hidden that shall not be revealed’.

    The service was to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ in October.

    Christmas, he said, was an ancient festival dedicated to the god Saturn, later adopted by early Christian leaders with the motive of converting pagans.

    Esimagbele said GKS through assiduous study of the bible knew the truths about Jesus birth, which he said was found to have happened in October.

    Buttressing the October date with biblical facts, Assistant Station Minister for Lagos zone, Brother Isaac Ennang, said in the sixth month of Elizabeth’s conception (December), the angel Gabriel was sent to a virgin called Mary to give her the message that by the miracle of God, she would conceive and bear a child to be called Jesus.

    “Consequently upon the annunciation, Mary, no doubt, was in high spirit. With haste, she went straight to a city in the upland of Judah to meet Elizabeth,” he stated.

    Ennang said that according to the gospel of Luke 1: 30, 40, and 56, Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months—January to March.

    “The angel appeared to Mary in the sixth month of Elizabeth’s conception and Mary went stayed three months; six plus three equals nine, when Elizabeth gave birth in April.

    “Having been equipped with this knowledge, let us now count Mary’s conception from January as was manifested in Elizabeth declaration. We will arrive at September as the nine month then in the tenth month, October, Jesus was born.”

    He also said the fact that churches observe the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ in April confirms his birth could not have been in December.

    “We all agree that Jesus lived for 33 and a half years. Now, let us admit he was born in December as some churches teach, it will mean, therefore, that his 33rdbirthday fell in December and six months later, in June, he was crucified; which is not true.”

    Ennang explained with Jesus 33rd birth anniversary being in October and six months later will be in April, this argument  pointed to the fact that Jesus was born in October, not December.

    In his own message, read by Brother Esimagbele, President of God’s Kingdom Society, Brother Godwin Ifeacho, said those who give themselves to various sinful practices should retrace their steps and repent.

    He said the birth of Jesus Christ was no doubt a world event and the gospels do not leave us in doubt about the universal scope of his mission.

    He advises followers of Christ to serve in sincerity and in truth until the end for their blessings and salvation in the world to come.

  • First Nigeria beer festival begins Sept 25

    All is set for the  maiden edition of the Nigeria Beer Festival from September 25 to October 1.

    The event will see Nigeria enrol in the league of hosts of Beer Festivals around the world, and boost the country’s tourism opportunities.

    The week-long event, which will be crowned with an Independence Day mega concert, draws from the success of the world-acclaimed Oktoberfest (Beer Festival) in Munich.

    Oktoberfest attracts more than 50,000 tourists to Germany every year, while other countries in Europe and the Americas have caught the bug.

    At a briefing on the festival in Lagos, General Manager of On and One Events Limited, organisers of the event, Mr. Akinola Oluwaleimu, said the festival would be held at the Lagos Atlantic City, to give it a carnival atmosphere from Day 1 to the very last second.

    He noted that the festival would promote responsible drinking among drinking-age consumers (which is 18 years and above). “It will be a gathering of the largest community of beer consumers from across the country and beyond,” Oluwaleimu said.

    He assured that the festival will be a carnival week of entertainment, sales and marketing, with economic value for the brands and the economy at large.

    Oluwaleimu added that it will provide a fitting ambience to showcase fashion and lifestyle, as well as culture in a carnival atmosphere with various beer brands and other alcoholic drinks in Nigeria, connecting with their existing and potential consumers.

    He also assured that the organisers have partnered reputable and qualified architects from Europe to design modular stands to fit into any shape or style desired by exhibitors.

    Also, Deputy Director, Creative Arts, Mr. Babatunde Annan, explained that Lagos State was collaborating with beer brewers in the country and their counterparts across the globe to stimulate the state’s economic and tourism potential.

    Annan, who represented the Permanent  Secretary,  Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Mr. Ashimi Adewale, said there would be maximum excitement during the week-long fiesta that will climax with the Independence Day Mega Concert to commemorate Nigeria’s independence.

    Governor Akinwunmi Ambode is expected to close the festival during the Independence Day Mega Concert that will parade an array of A-list Nigerian artistes, and feature eye-popping fireworks display.

  • Udiroko Festival: Monarch urges subjects to embrace agric

    •‘Fayose honoured for landmark achievements’

    The Ewi of Ado-Ekiti, Oba Rufus Adeyemo Adejugbe, Aladesanmi III, has advised residents to return to agriculture to fight hunger and unemployment.

    The monarch urged youths to embrace farming to contribute to the economy.

    He described farming as “the natural occupation of Ado-Ekiti people”.

    Oba Adejugbe spoke at his palace at the weekend during the grand finale of this year’s Udiroko Festival.

    Dignitaries at the event include Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose; his Gombe State counterpart, Alhaji Ibrahim Dankwambo; former Niger State Governor Babangida Aliyu; former Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswam; Rivers State Deputy Governor Ipalibo Harry-Banigo; House of Representatives Committee Chairman on Rural Development, Ladi Adebutu and Founder, Afe Babalola University at Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola.

    Fayose, Dankwambo and Adebutu were honoured with chieftaincy titles of Apesin Apogunpote, Akinmuagun and Ajirosola of Ado-Ekiti.

    Oba Adejugbe said walnut and kolanut, which were used to celebrate the Udiroko in the past, were products of the rich agricultural heritage of Ado people.

    The monarch noted that the kingdom contributed to the cocoa wealth of the defunct Western Region in the 1960s and 1970s.

    He said: “We had farm settlements in the past. I am appealing to our people, especially youths, to go back to the farm because there are no more white-collar jobs. It will be in their interest to embrace agriculture.”

    Oba Adejugbe said Fayose was honoured because of the landmark projects his administration was executing in the town.

    The monarch said the projects had changed the face of the state capital.

    He listed the projects as a flyover, Oba’s Market, Governor’s Office, High Court complex and township roads.

    Oba Adejugbe noted that Ado-Ekiti community was grateful to Fayose for his “unprecedented projects in the palace”, which include the open arena, new ultra-modern hall and palace extension.

    The monarch said Udiroko Festival was significant because “it marks the beginning of a new year for us …and on the occasion we appreciate God and pray for a prosperous year”.

    He hailed security agencies, especially the police, and the government, for the peace the people were enjoying.

    Babalola, who chaired the occasion, said it was a “glorious day” for Ado-Ekiti people”.

    The eminent lawyer described Udiroko 2017 as “the most successful in recent history”.

    He noted that Fayose and Aliyu, who holds the title of Akinjagunla of Ado-Ekiti, contributed to the development of the town.

    Babalola said Fayose deserved the chieftaincy title, describing him as “young, humble, dynamic, sincere and prudent governor of Ekiti State”.

  • Lagos hosts first Nigeria beer festival

    In a bid to stimulate its economic and tourism potential, Lagos State is set to host the maiden edition of the Nigeria Beer Festival from September 25 to October 1, 2017.

     The Lagos State government is collaborating with beer brewers in the country and their counterparts across the globe to create maximum excitement during the week-long fiesta that will climax with the Independence Day Mega Concert to commemorate Nigeria’s independence.

     The   festival, which will promote responsible drinking among drinking-age (which is 18 years and above) consumers at all its touch points, will be held at the Lagos Atlantic City to give it a carnival atmosphere from Day 1 to the very last second. It will be a gathering of the largest community of beer consumers from across the country and beyond.

     The organisers of the Nigeria Beer Festival, On and One Event (001) Limited, said that the Lagos State government, which is passionate about tourism, will provide massive institutional support, particularly security, transport and related logistics.

     The event, according to the organisers, will see Nigeria enrol into the league of beer festivals around the world, and boost the country’s tourism opportunities.

     General Manager of 001, Akinola Oluwaleimu revealed that the world-acclaimed Oktoberfest (Beer Festival) in Munich attracts more than 50,000 tourists to Germany every year, while other countries in Europe and the Americas have caught the bug.

     “Nigeria Beer Festival will be a carnival week of entertainment, sales and marketing and a gathering of the largest community of beer consumers from across the country and beyond with economic value for the brands and the economy at large,” Oluwaleimu assured.

     The Nigeria Beer Festival will provide a fitting ambience to showcase fashion and lifestyle, as well as culture in a carnival atmosphere with various beer brands and other alcoholic drinks in Nigeria connecting with their existing and potential consumers.

     This culture touch point is in line with the view of social scientists that that beer is among the symbolic vehicles for identifying, describing, constructing and manipulating cultural values and interpersonal relationships. They classify different alcoholic beverages in terms of their social and cultural meanings.

  • Lagos to host first Nigeria Beer Festival

    To stimulate its economic and tourism potentials, the Lagos State government is set to host the maiden edition of the “Nigeria Beer Festival” from September 25 to October 1, 2017.

    The Lagos State government is collaborating with beer brewers in the country and their counterparts across the globe to create maximum excitement during the week-long fiesta that will climax with the Independence Day Mega Concert to commemorate Nigeria’s independence.

    The   festival, which will promote responsible drinking among drinking-age (which is 18 years and above) consumers at all its touch points, will be held at the Lagos Atlantic City to give it a carnival atmosphere from day one to the very last second. It will be a gathering of the largest community of beer consumers from across the country and beyond.

    The organisers of the Nigeria Beer Festival, On and One Event (001) Limited, said that the Lagos State government, which is passionate about tourism, will provide massive institutional support, particularly security, transport and related logistics.

    The event, according to the organisers, will see Nigeria enrol into the league of Beer Festivals around the world, and boost the country’s tourism opportunities.

    Akinola Oluwaleimu, General Manager of 001, revealed that the world-acclaimed Oktoberfest (Beer Festival) in Munich attracts more than 50,000 tourists to Germany every year, while other countries in Europe and the Americas have caught the bug.

    “Nigeria Beer Festival will be a carnival week of entertainment, sales and marketing and a gathering of the largest community of beer consumers from across the country and beyond with economic value for the brands and the economy at large,” Oluwaleimu assured.

    The Nigeria Beer Festival will provide a fitting ambience to showcase fashion and lifestyle, as well as culture in a carnival atmosphere with various beer brands and other alcoholic drinks in Nigeria connecting with their existing and potential consumers.

    This culture touch point is in line with the view of social scientists that that beer is among the symbolic vehicles for identifying, describing, constructing and manipulating cultural values and interpersonal relationships. They classify different alcoholic beverages in terms of their social and cultural meanings.

    Historians submit that Beer has always been popular – since times of ancient Babylon and Greece, Mesopotamia and Egypt and is one of the oldest beverages humans have produced, dating back to at least the fifth millennium BC.

    Anthropologists and archaeologists also believe that it was a taste for beer, not bread that started the cultivation of barley in around 9000BC, known as the agricultural revolution. Beer didn’t just change the world; historians insist it saved it!

    Meanwhile, partners of the forthcoming Nigeria Beer Festival are also assured of world-standard facilities as the organisers of the Nigeria Beer Festival have partnered with reputable and qualified architects from Europe to design modular stands to fit into any shape or style desired by exhibitors.

    Oluwaleimu said that Governor Akinwunmi Ambode is expected to close the festival during the Independence Day Mega Concert that will parade an array of A-list Nigerian artistes, which will feature eye-popping fireworks display.