Month: October 2012

Dance Drama Event Opens At NAFEST 2012

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The official opening ceremony of the dance drama event at the on-going National Festival of Arts & Culture (NAFEST 2012), took place yesterday, Wednesday, 17 October 2012, with presentations...

Transform Our Innate Culture – Sarah Jibril

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The Senior Special Adviser to President Jonathan on Ethics and Values, Dr. (Mrs.) Sarah Jibril, has called on Nigerians to transform their cultural ideals, since there cannot be peace...

The Intellectual Component of NAFEST, A Far Lasting Legacy – Maidugu

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 The NAFEST Colloquium, an academic exercise which is a very crucial and important segment of the festival held on the 17th October, 2012 at the Royal Shekinah Hall, Ilorin...

Reps Support Constitutional Recognition For Traditional Rulers

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The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Culture and Tourism, Rt. Hon. Ben Nwankwo, has said that the lower chamber of the federal legislative arm of government is set...

NAFEST 2012 Titbit – Moonlight Games Take Front Seat

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It was all fun fair, after the colourful opening ceremony at the Metropolitan Square, as the competitive events of the 26th edition of the National Festival of Arts and...

NAFEST, A Tool For Mitigating Challenges Of Economic Development – Maidugu

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The Executive Director, National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Mr. M.M. Maidugu, has said that the National Festival of Arts & Culture (NAFEST), the unity forum, is a...

Duke Charges Culture Stakeholders On Indigenous Cultural Practices

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The Honourable Minister of Tourism, Culture and National Orientation, High Chief Edem Duke, has challenged stakeholders in the culture sector to research into the nation’s rich cultural heritage, with...

Kwara State Has Enough To Offer Culturally – Governor Ahmed

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The Executive Governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has said that with his State of Harmony’s unique socio-cultural setting, enviable values, festivals and cultural activities that have great...

NAFEST 2012: President Jonathan Pays Tribute To Flood Victims And Late Culture Ambassador

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President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GCFR) has paid tribute to Nigerians affected by the recent flood disaster in various states of the country and also eulogized the late cultural icon,...

Stakeholders To Leverage on NAFEST to Promote Peace – President Jonathan

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The President of the Federal republic of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has said that the organisation of the National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFEST), popularly called, the...