The festival which is believed to represent the spirits of the ancestors is held in honor of a chief or an elder of a ruling family or an oba who had died. It is held to escort the soul of a departed ...

The Eyo festival, also known as the Adimu Orisa play is a festival common among Yoruba people, specifically the indigines of Lagos. Eyo festival is a traditional masquerade display that serves as a ...

'Eyo' refers to the dancers who take part in the festival, they are also known as masquerades. The festival started at 5 am as different Eyo groups started their procession around Lagos island. The ...

Eyo, a popular masquerade in Lagos, is one of those rare festivals that come with heightened eccentric displays. It is usually organised to honour the dead who is either an Oba, a community leader or ...

After a heated debate, the Lagos State’s Eyo Masquerade Festival has been referred at the 8th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage held in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lagos on Saturday hosted the Eyo Festival for the first time in eight years, as thousands of residents and tourists gathered to ...

As Lagos State will be celebrating 60, the state will be having the Eyo festival as a part of the celebration. The Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu II has warned Lagosians not to put on shoes and women ...

The Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, has announced plans to honour the late Alhaja Abibatu Mogaji, the mother of President Bola Tinubu, as the historical Eyo Festival holds in Lagos on December 27, ...

The Eyo Festival stands as one of the most enduring affirmations of Lagos indigeneship and cultural continuity. For over three centuries, since its advent from Iperu, the Eyo institution has remained ...

The Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu II has warned Lagosians not to put on shoes and women not to wear head ties on Saturday as the state hosts Eyo Festival. The monarch spoke at a press conference at ...