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Port Harcourt Bole Festival: A Celebration of Plantain and Everything Nice

If you’ve never bitten into charred plantain dripping with spicy pepper sauce while Afrobeat thumps in the background and laughter echoes through the air, then you haven’t truly tasted the Niger Delta.

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The Ijebu Ode Ojude Oba Festival

The Ojude Oba Festival is a grand celebration where culture, history, and loyalty converge in spectacular form.

Olojo 2025: When the Spirit of Oduduwa Walks the Earth

The ancient city of Ile-Ife roared to life as Ooni Ogunwusi led this year’s Olojo Festival, a sacred celebration of Yoruba origin, unity, and ancestral power.

Igbo-Ukwu Museum Expands to Spotlight Ancient Bronze Mastery.

A new chapter begins as the Igbo-Ukwu Museum unveils plans to expand, giving Nigeria’s ancient bronze heritage the stage it truly deserves.

Hausa-Fulani Durbar Festival Gains UNESCO Recognition

Thundering hooves and royal splendor — the Durbar Festival now claims its place on the world stage with UNESCO’s recognition.

The Art, and Science, of Making Afang Soup

Afang soup is a staple in many homes across southern Nigeria, especially among the Efik and Ibibio people of Cross River and Akwa Ibom states. It is a dish that combines two different types of vegetables to create a rich, hearty, and memorable meal.

Coronation of a new king in Warri

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