There was a massive explosion/implosion in the FESTAC area of Lagos State earlier this morning. According to eyewitness reports, many residents were awakened from sleep by the unfortunate incident. Some of them even scampered after hearing the loud explosion, out of fear that it was a bomb blast.
There was a massive explosion/implosion in the FESTAC area of Lagos State earlier this morning. According to eyewitness reports, many residents were awakened from sleep by the unfortunate incident. Some of them even scampered after hearing the loud explosion, out of fear that it was a bomb blast.
Located some 10 km southwest of central Lagos in-between Amuwo Odofin and Alimosho LGAs of metropolitan area (Figure 1), the original acquisition for Festac town covers approximately 19 km 2 (1,900ha) with a perimeter of about 220 km.
Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria. Lekki, one of the most beautiful cities in Nigeria, is located in the eastern part of Lagos State. The city is a naturally formed peninsula joined to its west Ikoyi and Victoria Island districts of Lagos.
The Second World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture is now known as FESTAC '77. It was held in Lagos, Nigeria. The first festival was held circa 1966 in Dakar, Senegal. It commenced on January 15, 1977 and lasted for 17 days.
Festac '77, also known as the Second World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture (the first was in Dakar, 1966), was a major international festival held in Lagos, Nigeria, from 15 January 1977 to 12 February 1977.
The Benin ivory mask is a miniature sculptural portrait in ivory of Idia, the first Iyoba - or Queen Mother - of the 16th century Benin Empire, taking the form of a traditional African mask. Two almost identical masks are kept at the British Museum in London and at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
Where was Oba Ovonramwen buried?
Oba Palace, Benin City, Nigeria
iyoba. Noun. (plural iyobas) The position of queen mother in Benin. A bronze effigy of the head of such a person.
The kingdom of Benin began in the 900s when the Edo people settled in the rainforests of West Africa. By the 1400s they had created a wealthy kingdom with a powerful ruler, known as the Oba. The Obas lived in beautiful palaces decorated with shining brass.
How was the pendant representing an iyoba displayed? This pendant had soft naturalistic characteristics of the face, curvy, four sacrificial marks which is a number associated with females, iron inlays, hair resembling a tiara, and carved mud fish and Portuguese traders.
