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 The Olojo Festival is an ancient festival celebrated annually in Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. It is one of the popular festivals in the Yoruba land, and was once described by Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi as a festival that celebrates the Black race all over the world. The Yoruba word 'Olojo' means 'The Day Of The First Dawn' that describes the grateful heart of man towards God's creation and the existence of Human. The Olojo Festival is a culture festival in the calendar of the Ile-Ife, Osun State which is located in the Southwestern part of Nigeria. It is the celebration of the remembrance of “Ogun”, god of Iron, who is believed to be the first son of Oduduwa, progenitor of the Yoruba people. The festival is held annually. It is one of the biggest festival on the culture calendar of lle-Ife. On this day, the Ooni (king of Ife) appears after seven days of seclusion and denial, communing with the ancestors and praying for his people. This is to make him pure and ensure

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