LyncOòduà Digital Magazine

The conversation and call to policymakers in Nigeria to make tourism more economically viable, resilient and less dependent on crude oil production has for some time been raised by pundits from diverse intellectual and professional backgrounds. .     The crux of their charge is for the state to pay more attention to the Non-Oil sector. One of the sectors suggested for exploration and development is the artistic, culture and tourism endowments of Nigeria if we are indeed serious about sustainable job creation, non oil revenue generation and incalculable implications on commercial and general economic development. Interestingly, a crop of progressively inclined personnel both at the government level and private players in the art, culture and tourism space in Ekiti-State took up the challenge in the face of humongous traditional hindrance.  The clarity and nobility of her tourism development vision happily found a warm reception in the Dr Kayode Fayemi led administration and Governor Aba

We often refer to the sensitive theme of Inclusion and Diversity even though, used interchangeably.  Perhaps we can justify the cliche of social justice and equity to score a point, despite populist notion that this contraption is overlooked and misunderstood. The  discourse and treatment of diversity and inclusion only began to gain significant traction during the 'Paris Gender and Equality'  Convention Agreement in Copenhagen. The policy thrust for socio- cultural change is a buzzword that was eventually adopted within the periscope of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's) The approach introduced by various  development experts, placed intrinsic value upon the need to streamline this complex discourse. It is envisaged  that with passage of time, larger societies would  begin to embrace and grapple with the critical challenges of  implementing the core ethos of Inclusion and Diversity, particularly for developing countries.  Dissecting empirical evidence of the essence

  On the 9th of September 2023, A group of urban hikers went to Olota Mountain . Olota mountain is located in Ado Ekiti the capital city of Ekiti State. We gathered at 7 a.m at the meeting point, some came around 8am. The hike instructor inspectedand give us specific instructions to follow during the hike. He talked about the hiking shoes,how important it is for us to wear a hiking shoe because of the slippery place and it is possiblefor everybody to just dive at any time. So, he gave a strict warning that if anyone is not puttingon a proper hiking shoe, such persons should have someone beside them to help them andthey should never be alone. Then the hiking begins, we kept on moving up the bush parts at first it seems there was no mountain there but it was a sight to behold. We got to a mountain side and saw a statue of oneof the gods in Ekiti state named ÒRÚNMÌLÀ the tour guide told us the god lived on the mountain old for 400 years and it was there. The statue was there and it was no

Ekiti-State Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji met with the National Leadership of National Association of Tour Operators (NATOP) led by the National President Mrs Ime Udo and South West President Otunba Michael Balogun towards Ekiti State Hosting of Year 2023 NATOP AGM with the Theme: TOURISM AND GREEN INVESTMENT IN NIGERIA. The meeting with the Ekiti-State's new tourism bride was attended by the Special Adviser Investment, Trade & Industry Hon. Mrs Tayo Adeola, DG Ekiti State Development &  Investment Promotion Agency (EKDIPA) Mr. Ayo Aribidara, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Art, Culture & Tourism Mr Ogunsemoyin and other directors of the ministry. The Ekiti-State coordinator, Ògbéni Babájídé Fajuyi, Erelú Funmi Rotiba the Oyo-State coordinator and Wumi Debi the Ekiti-State secretary were also in attendance. Governor Oyebanji while welcoming the NATOP team disclosed that his administration is committed towards providing an enabling environment for investment in touris

EGUNGUN festival occupies an important place in the socio-cultural life of Okemesi-Ekiti. It’s a festival that brings all the segments of the society together. It also re-unites the living with the dead.  The general belief is that Egungun represents the spirit of the ancestors, thus the celebration involves some sacrifice to appease dieties. Oladunwo is the major cultural festival highly celebrated in Okemesi-Ekiti and its environs. The festival is an age-long celebration of the brave people of Okemesi, which promotes love and peace among the indigenes.  The masquerade is generally believed by people of Okemesi to have saved and protected them during the Yoruba internecine wars especially the Ekiti Parapo war which liberated the Ekitis from the rulership of the Ibadan (1877-1996)  Location and origin. Okemesi has its origin from lle-Ife, the ancient seat and ancestral home of the Yoruba race. From historical records, there is blood relationship between Okemesi, Ile-Ife and Ilesa. Okem

 International Council for Ifa Religion (ICIR) has released the itinerary for the 2023 edition of the annual World Ifa/Orisa Festival and Pilgrimage, tagged Oke-Igeti Festival 2023. Speaking in Ado-Ekiti on Wednesday, the President of the Council, Oluwo Dr. Solagbade Popoola disclosed that the 2023 edition of the Festival would be holding between the 20th and 28th of May, this year. Oluwo Popoola also disclosed that adherents and tourists from 16 nations in the world have again indicated interest in coming to Ekiti State. Some of those who have shown their interest, according to him, would be coming on a confirmation visit to authenticate the veracity of the viral claims that Ekiti land was truly the earthly home of scores of globally revered deities. Such deities include Ogun, Osun, Esu, Orunmila etc. This set of people would be coming to see the relics and apparatus of the gods in their various abodes in the State which testify to their mythological existence. The annual cultural tou