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Imo, GK hold film festival in December

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3 years ago

September 25, 2023

Imo State Government officials as well as popular Nollywood actors and movie producers, including Andy Best Production and Samaco Movie Production, among others, attended the event.

Flagging off the film festival yesterday in Owerri, the special guest at the event and the Chief of Staff, Government House, Owerri, Chief Nnamdi Anyaehie, commended GK Movie Productions for the initiative, stressing the need for citizens to always put the progress of the state first before any other thing.

He noted that the film festival would further project the image of the state that had produced great stars in the industry in a more positive light.

Anyaehie said the festival would not only project the state as a hub of film production, but also enhance the tourism potential of the state and also harness her human potential and increase revenue generation.

He maintained that the shared prosperity government of Governor Hope Uzodinma was to develop all sectors of both human capital and infrastructure.

The Commissioner for Culture and Creative Arts, Mazi Uche Ohia, said the flag-off of the film festival was an epoch-making event that had never been witnessed since the creation of the state.

According to him, the beautiful initiative to have the event in Imo State elicited joy among his ministry and state government officials because it was in line with the objectives of the 3R Shared Prosperity administration of Governor Hope Uzodinma towards raising the profile of the state in tourism, film making and human development.

For these reasons, he added, the proposal received express approval from the state government, as he appreciated the director of GK Movie Productions, Mr.Uzoma Etumnu Anyaehie for the wonderful idea that would bring many benefits to the state.

Speaking on his motivation, the Director of GK Movie Production, Mr. Uzoma Anyaehie, disclosed that the need to project Imo State as a major destination for tourism and filmmaking in the country spurred him to come up with the idea of organizing the state’s first film festival.

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OLOJO….Ile Ife’s September Gift To Culture

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22 hours ago

October 5, 2026

Mariam Balogun

By Halima Adaba,

It was a featubal if the people. It was for the anciebt town of Ile Ife, which the Yoruba race refards as the Source.

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And ut was a festivsl for the King, Arole Oduduwa, Oonirisa, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II.

And so between September 24 and 28th 2026, the annual featuval dazzjed in all its white glory.

Tge Monarch paid the traditional ancestral homage and offered propitiation as part of the sacred rites of the Olojo Festival.
It was a powerful expression of Yoruba heritage, spirituality, and enduring tradition.

Call it a collection of beautiful moments, faces, colours and cultural expressions.

Every frame tells a story.

Every face carries the energy.

Every moment keeps the heritage alive.

Undoubtedly one of the most sacred cultural celebrations in Ilé-Ifẹ̀. It marked a day associated with creation, thanksgiving, ancestral heritage, and the sacred appearance of the Ooni of Ife wearing the revered Aàrẹ crown.

There were also the devotees of the famed god of thunder – Sàngó who were hardly conspicuous at the festival.

Many other traditional groups came out with candor, showing a powerful expression of Yoruba cultural identity, spiritual devotion, and respect for the ancient traditions of Ilé-Ifẹ̀.

Devotees of Sàngó bekieved the ‘appearance’ of the god of thunder on Seotember 26th could be understood as a symbolic meeting of ancestral heritage, spiritual devotion, and the celebration of creation.

It was a moment when the sounds of drums, chants, and traditional praise poetry brought the history of the Yoruba people to life.

Although Olojo is closely associated with Ogun, the god of iron, and the sacred traditions of Ile-Ife, the presence of Sàngó devotees reflected the rich diversity of Yoruba spiritual heritage.

Also read: Olojo Festival 2026: Ooni Urges Leaders to Prioritise Citizens

As a participant enthused at the festival, “To witness Sàngó Olúkòso emerge on Olojo Festival day is to witness a living expression of history, identity, and ancestral pride.”