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Director-General, Ekiti State Council of Arts and Culture, Mr Wale Ojo-Lanre, has disclosed that the Ekiti State Cultural Troupe would participate in the 2019 edition of the African Drum Festival, holding in Abeokuta. The third edition of African Drum festival, a cultural event initiated by Ogun State government is scheduled to hold between May 25 and 27 in Abeokuta, is a global pot of cultural convergence of creative arts stakeholders with limitless opportunities. Speaking with journalists at the Cultural Centre, Ado Ekiti, Ojo-Lanre said that Governor Fayemi has mobilised the Council to ensure quality participation at the global cultural event. He revealed that the level of preparedness of the state cultural troupe is encouraging, pointing out that the troupe is ready to not only to participate but to coast home with honour and trophy. He said, "The troupe is oiling its rehearsals and toiling night and day to stage the best performance during the festi

Every  24th of April  is always special for the family members of  Dr Seye Kehinde as it marks the birthday of one of Nigeria’s topmost media practitioners. SK, as he is fondly called by friends and  colleagues,  is the  publisher/editor-in-chief  of  City People Magazine  which he founded in 1996. He has grown the magazine over the years from just a tabloid to having other sister platforms especially online. Seye Kehinde , born  April 24, 1965,  to Civil Servants parents hails from  Ishara  in  Ogun  State. He graduated from  Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife with  a  Bachelor  of  Arts in History and Political Science . He also has a post graduate Diploma in Journalism. After his Youth Service at Kwara Polytechnic in Ilorin in 1986, he wrote for Herald from 1987 to 1988. He moved to Lagos worked with  Insider Weekly, published by African Confidential. Between 1988 and 89. He was with  ThisWeek , which is now  ThisDay ,  African Concord , and  Concord newspapers , in

EKITI State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has inaugurated the first ever Hike Ekiti Mountain, which was attended by hikers from within and outside the country. Fayemi, represented by the state's Chief of Staff, Mr Biodun Omoleye, noted that Ekiti State has the largest number of mountains, which according to him are best for Mountain Safari. Hike Ekiti Mountains Safari is an initiative of Discover Ekiti Project, which is committed to projecting, showcasing and promoting astounding and astonishing potentials that Ekiti has which the world does not know about. The Governor also disclosed his plans to encourage private investors participation in the development of tourism in the state, saying "machinery has been set in motion to help in the design and implementation of the Ekiti Tourism Development Master Plan, which would propel the actualisation of my arts, culture and tourism visions for the state. "This is to position Ekiti State as foreigners'