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 ...

Oftentimes, it is done in honour of the demise of an Oba, a Chief, or a notable Lagosian who has contributed immensely to the development of Lagos. Its popularity stretches beyond the shores of this ...

Lagosians in their thousands on Saturday defied the early morning downpour but trooped out to welcome their own “Adamu Orisa’ popularly called Eyo festival. The festival is part of the activities to ...