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Rite Foods Reiterates Support for Culture, Tourism

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2 years ago

July 2, 2024

Rite Foods Reiterates Support for Culture, Tourism

Indigenous food and beverage company, Rite Foods Limited has demonstrated support fo local culture at the just concluded Ojude Oba festival in Ogun state.

The Ojude Oba festival is a celebration peculiar to Ijebu indigenes of Ogun state and notorious for colourful display of cultural elements. Rite Foods which was one of the sponsors of the event explained its involvement in the historic festival, as being part of its commitments to promoting and preserving cultural heritage.

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The company also seized the occasion to connect with loyal fans from Yoruba dynasty, while refreshing and entertaining guests and tourists from across the globe with its soft drink variants.

Speaking on the initiative, Head of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability at Rite Foods, Mr. Ekuma Eze, expressed appreciation to Ijebu society for being a loyal host community to Rite Foods’ world-class factory at Ososa.

He explained that sponsorship of the festival was one of the ways the organisation enriches lives of indigenes.

He said, “The Ojude Oba Festival represents cherished norms and values of the Ijebu nation, a collective endeavor of their tradition and cultural activities that bind them together.

“We are indeed excited to be in the vanguard of preserving the identity and civilization of the Ijebu people, and to refresh guests with our array of unique brands comprising 13 variants of the Bigi Carbonated Soft Drink, our Premium drinking water, Sosa Fruit Drink with its five variants and Rite Spicy Beef, amongst others. These are produced with state-of-the-art infrastructure and modern technology.”

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WAKE UP! Art Exhibition Returns for a Second Act

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15 hours ago

August 27, 2026

Mariam Balogun

The contemporary art and photography exhibition “Wake Up!” is back again for a second edition.

Curated by Awele Onwordi, Wake Up! 2 exhibition pays homage to the Nigerian youth and burgeoning street culture which many of its contributing artists reference in their works.

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Titled “Young, Wild, Free”, the exhibition celebrates the creativity, resilience, freedom and cultural influence found in Nigerian youth.

Taking aim at societal issues and economic concerns, the exhibit reflects the youth and their refusal to compromise or bow despite all the challenges stacked against them while charting youth culture through art, music, fashion, skateboarding, photography and community.

The exhibition will be held, once again, at the Angel and Muse Gallery at 25 Sumbo Jibowu street off Ribadu Road off Awolowo Road in Ikoyi.

It will open on Saturday 5 September 2026 and will run until 11 September 2026
This second edition which focuses on celebrating, nurturing and exploring artistic practices rooted in youth and street culture will feature works from DENCITY and SUPERGLIDER HOUSE.

Exhibiting artists include Ajilore Kehinde – their work is deeply influenced by Nigerian street culture and works of other artists like Slawn, Peters Ejiro, etc, Chuka Onwordi – graphic designer who embodies themes of death, melancholy and beauty in his works, ZIDYEP – Abuja based creative whose works move between digital and physical spaces through art, graphic design and air brushing , Franklyn Okoye – graphic designer and artist whose works explore themes of identity and hyper-reality, Awele Onwordi – founder & curator of WAKE UP and multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans character art, creative logo design, album covers and more , Oluchi Kogolo – digital illustrator whose work explores street culture, personality and storytelling through a raw and playful visual style and Kozetuo Apeji – multidisciplinary artists who work explores experimental approaches to problem solving through both digital and traditional art forms.

Commenting on the exhibition in her curatorial statement, Awele noted that “despite economic instability, limited opportunities and socio-political challenges, Nigerian youth continue to shape culture through music, fashion, art, skateboarding, raves, photography and community.”

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Continuing and harping on the raison d’etre of the exhibition she said, “Young, Wild and Free exists to celebrate Nigerian youth while also creating a platform that supports and amplifies them.”