Festivals

SSP, Reminisce set for Ofada Rice Day Festival

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3 years ago

November 20, 2023

The 5th edition of Ofada Rice Day Festival, the indigenous food festival that celebrates Nigerian heritage, particularly the home-grown foods, will hold at Muri Okunola Park, Victoria Island, Lagos on Sunday December 3, 2023.

Speaking about this year’s event tagged: ‘Ofadabration’, Oluwatobi Fletcher, said the event will be a family fun-fair outing that would be curated in a manner that allows attendees, with their families (including children) to buy food from various vendors, in addition to items given out by sponsors, while watching different entertaining performances by multiple artistes.

On his part, Lagos State Commissioner of Agriculture, Ruth Abisola Olusanya, commended the ‘Ofada Boy’ and his team for reminding Nigerians of their heritage while promoting the indigenous culture.

“This year’s event will take another shape, as guests will be treated to live performances by veteran juju maestro, Sir Shina Peters, Reminisce and a host of other talented artistes,” he said.

Hosted by top comedian, Gbenga Adeyinka, and Tomike Adeoye; the Ofada Rice Day Festival is equally an event that helps to provide vital information to support local farmers to increase cultivation, enhancing Nigeria’s agricultural sector.

The festival will also impact agro-tourism by attracting tourists and visitors who are interested in experiencing Nigeria’s unique culinary traditions.

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OLOJO….Ile Ife’s September Gift To Culture

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1 hour 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.”