Cultural Heritage Archives - Page 6 of 18

Nov

30

2025

NTIFE 2025: Hon. Minister Hannatu Musawa Reimagines Nigeria’s Art, Culture, Tourism for Global Capital, Local Prosperity

Column, Cultural Heritage, Current Events, News, Opinion, PoliticsMetro, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

The Honourable Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy, Barrister Hannatu Musa Musawa, has renewed her call for strategic partnerships and sustainable investment in Nigeria’s rich cultural, tourism and creative assets, in alignment with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. Speaking at the 2025 edition of the Nigeria Tourism Investors Forum and Exhibition (NTIFE) in Abuja, organised by the Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria (FTAN), the Honourable Minister said the administration is determined to reposition art, culture, tourism and the creative economy as central pillars of national development, job creation and inclusive growth. She noted that…

Nov

27

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

Africa’s ‎Talking Drum Star, ARA Thunder, heralds IPADA Initiatives Celebrations Theme Song 2025

Cultural Heritage, Current Events, Entertainment, Lifestyle, News, SponsoredEntertainment, Metro, Nigeria

IPADA INITIATIVES CELEBRATIONS 2025 Theme Song is out! And aptly titled, AFRICA: What You Are Looking For Is In Your Hands! (Ooun ti o n wa wa ni o wo re). A song dedicated to all Africans in the Diaspora across the world, calling on them to remember home, reminding them that anyone who sojourns abroad, needs to recall that home is home and no where like home! The song, reiterates the enormous wealth of resources that is abundant in Africa, to which Africans, home and abroad, should come together to build together, for the benefit of today’s people and…

Nov

08

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

EXCLUSIVE: New 10,000-Capacity Venue Coming to the UAE as Part of Nigeria’s Tourism Push…

Column, Cultural Heritage, Metro, Social Issues, Sponsored

The cultural landmark aims to showcase Africa’s talent across music, art, food, and design Written by Justin Harper | Fri 7 Nov 2025 National Museum Abuja A major new cultural and music venue celebrating African – and particularly Nigerian – creativity is being developed in the UAE. The 10,000-capacity destination aims to showcase the continent’s talent across music, art, food, and design, positioning Nigeria at the heart of global cultural exchange. The project, part of the Destination 2030: Nigeria Everywhere initiative, is being developed through a public-private partnership (PPP) with the Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative…

Oct

26

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

Abia Deputy Governor, Engr. Ikechukwu Emetu Celebrates Iri Ji Ohamoha (New Yam Festival) 2025, Commends Ohafia Monarchs For Preserving Cultural Heritage

Abia State, Cultural Heritage, Current Events, Metro, News, Ohafia, PoliticsAbia State, Ikechukwu Emetu, Metro, Nigeria, Ohafia, Politics

The Deputy Governor of Abia State, His Excellency Engr. Ikechukwu Emetu, FNSE, has emphasized the symbolic significance of yam in Igbo tradition, describing it as the chief crop that represents all other farm produce and reflects hard work, abundance, and gratitude to God. Engr. Emetu made this statement during the 2025 Ohafia New Yam Festival (Iri Ji Ohamoha), held at Achichi, Elu Ohafia, in the Ohafia Local Government Area. Accompanied by his wife, Mrs. Adaeze Emetu, the Deputy Governor expressed gratitude to God for another fruitful farming season. He noted that the annual celebration signifies not only the end of…

Oct

26

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

Hon. Ibe Okwara Osonwa celebrates with people of Ohafia at the 2025 Iri-Ji Ohamoha Ohafia New Yam Festival.

Abia State, Cultural Heritage, Metro, News, OhafiaAbia State, culture, Ibe Okwara Osonwa, Metro

The Federal House Member representing Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency, Hon. Ibe Okwara Osonwa, joined the Udumeze Ohafia and other dignitaries to celebrate the rich cultural heritage of the Ohafia people at this year’s Iri-Ji Ohamoha New Yam Festival. Held at the Ohafia Central School Field, the event brought together notable figures including His Excellency, Engr. Ikechukwu Emetu, FNSE, Deputy Governor of Abia State; Chief Eleanya Ojuu Kalu, Executive Mayor of Ohafia LGA; Hon. Kalu Mba Nwoke, Member representing Ohafia South at the Abia State House of Assembly; and Chief David Ogba (Bourdex), among others. Hon. Okwara commended the organizers for preserving…