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Ariana Grande becomes Instagram Most-Followed Woman
Ariana Grande
Renowned American singer Ariana Grande 25, has racked up yet another spot with over 146.3 million followers surpassing Selena Gomez as the most followed woman on…
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Saidaiji Eyo: Near-naked crowds hunt for lucky sticks at Japan festival
Thousands of near-naked men seeking luck have scrambled to find two sacred sticks as part of an ancient Japanese festival.
It's thought about 10,000 men wearing white loincloths…
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Anambra govt partners hotel owners on revenue generation
Sally Mbanefo
By Sunny A. David, Awka
The Anambra State Government through the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs, Indigenous Art, Culture and Tourism seeks to partner with Hotel Owners…
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Obi of Onitsha inaugurates ‘Golibe festival’ to reposition Onitsha culture
Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Achebe
The Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Acehebe, on Tuesday inaugurated the ‘Golibe festival’, describing it as a cultural innovation designed to reinvigorate…
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Nigeria’s tourism, a multi-billion dollar untapped goldmine — Mr Tourism Nigeria
Assop Falls is a popular tourist attraction in Plateau State
Mr Tourism Nigeria 2018, Mr Olugbenga Ayilola, says tourist attractions in Nigeria are a multi-billion dollar goldmine…
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Baba Sala was a man of wisdom — King Sunny Ade
The late Baba Sala
King of Juju Music, Sunny Ade has described late comedian, Moses Adejumo, popularly known as ”Baba Sala”, as a man of wisdom and intellect.
King Sunny Ade spoke…
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Davido, Falz, Tiwa Savage, Betty-G win at AFRIMA
Betty G
Nigeria’s singers Davido, Tiwa Savage and Falz won awards at the 5th All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA held in Accra, Ghana Saturday night.
But one of the greatest honours of…
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Ooni picks leading artistes to undertake Yoruba culture revival
Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye
November 18, 2018 8:58 am by josephine.obute - Nigeria -
Ooni picks leading artistes to undertake Yoruba culture revival
By Josephine Obute
Lagos, Nov.…
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Kyoto residents fed up with ill-mannered photo tourists
People often pose for pictures on the parapet of the Tatsumibashi bridge over the Shirakawa river in Kyoto’s Gion-Shinbashi district. (Ryutaro Abe)
Residents here say tourists’…
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Ooni of Ife celebrates Olojo amidst pomp, pageantry
Ooni Adeyeye
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja II led the ancient city of Ile-Ife on Saturday to celebrate the 2018 Olojo festival amidst pomp and pageantry.
The festival…
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Tourism development is our cardinal programme-Badagry LG Chairman
The Chairman of Badagry Local Government, Mr Olusegun Onilude, on Saturday said that the development of the tourism sector was one of the cardinal programmes of his administration.…
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Anambra tourism on centre stage
By Sunny A. Ijomah
“So, Anambra has such breathtaking tourist sites?” That was the question that has been reverberating since the 14th Akwaaba African Travel Market exhibition…
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Mount Patti: the spot from where Nigeria was named
Large statues of Lugard and his wife on Mount Patti
Mount Patti in Lokoja is a major tourist attraction today. It was also the place from which Ms. Flora Shaw looked down and…
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Osogbo agog for grand finale of Osun Osogbo festival
Tourists and cultural enthusiasts from across the globe on Friday flooded the ancient city of Osogbo, Osun, to join the fiesta marking the grand finale of the annual Osun Osogbo…
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Michael Moore's Traverse City film fest gives top honors to 'Pope Francis' Doc
Courtesy of Cannes Film Festival 'Pope Francis: A Man of His Word'
Wim Wenders' film about the current pope was recognized with the Founders Grand Prize.
Wim Wenders’ documentary…
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Nigeria’s Itene stars in Hollywood’s ‘Chase’
Itene
Nigerian-born actress, Oghenekaro Itene is set to play Jayla in the Hollywood movie, ‘Chase,’ written, directed and co-produced by Michael Matteo Rossi.
The plot of the movie…
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