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Culture and styles from the Ojude Oba festival 2024
The Ojude Oba holds great importance among the Yoruba people, especially within the Ijebu community of Ogun State in Southwest Nigeria. Annually held two days after Eid-El-Kabir, the Ojude Oba festival in Ijebuland, Southwest Nigeria, celebrates unity, heritage, and tradition. Revitalized and globalized under the guidance of Oba Sikiru Adetona, the Awujale of Ijebuland, the festival includes vibrant parades, traditional dances, and homage from over 100 age-grade groups (Regberegbes) to the Awujale.
The 2024 edition, themed “OJUDE OBA: Unity and Harmony, Our Gifts,” highlights its focus on communal harmony and cultural pride. Distinguished guests at the upcoming festival include Vice President Kashim Shettima, Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, and the Minister of Culture, Art, and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa-Musawa.
Nigerian politician and FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has said that he is aware many civil servants do not like him.
He shared that he understands why he is unpopular among some civil servants, explaining that funds previously spent on unnecessary conferences are now being redirected to road construction projects.
He said “Some people say conferences for corruption and I say what is that? You are going for conferences to do what? These are ways government funds are being diverted. I say put this money in this road here and the people will get the impact.”
The Federal Government of Nigeria has reacted to rumours claiming it has approved Adire as the new fabric for the NYSC uniform.
It can be recalled that the Federal Government recently announced plans to review the NYSC uniform, which sparked speculation online that Adire had already been selected as its replacement.
However, the government has clarified that no final decision has been made regarding the new uniform.
“I mentioned Adire during the discussion. I also mentioned Ankara. My intention was simply to cite examples of some of the proposals that have been put forward in the course of our consultations. It was not an announcement that any particular fabric has been adopted or approved to replace the current NYSC uniform.”
The Federal Government has announced an extension of the NYSC programme. It can be noted that the NYSC camp orientation is usually for three weeks before the youths go out to gain experience, employment, and serve the country for one year.
However, the FG announced that the passing-out parade from camp will be cancelled, and corps members will now spend six weeks in camp instead of three weeks.
“The first two weeks speak to laying a foundation on civic responsibility. The next two weeks will look at career mapping, basic accounting literacy skills, business planning and access to finance. The final two weeks, we intend to have focused corps-stream-specific training aligned with the corps member’s designated stream based on his choice, academic background and skills profile.”
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