Eyo, a popular masquerade in Lagos, is one of those rare festivals that come with heightened eccentric displays. It is usually organised to honour the dead who is either an Oba, a community leader or ...

Eyo masquerades walk through as they arrive at the Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos on May 20, 2017. The white-clad Eyo masquerades represent the spirits of the dead and are referred to in Yoruba as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lagos on Saturday hosted the Eyo Festival for the first time in eight years, as thousands of residents and tourists gathered to ...

On Saturday, December 27, 2025, history was made at the historic Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), Onikan, Lagos Island, as the Lagos State government hosted the 73rd edition of the iconic Eyo Festival.

The Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, has asked the producers of a movie, Gangs of Lagos, and Amazon Prime Video, the video streaming platform it is on to immediately remove, cease from using the image and ...

Nigerian rapper, Ogunmefun Olanrewaju, popularly known as Vector has expressed his displeasure at the ‘misrepresentation’ of the Eyo Masquerade in the trending movie, ‘Gangs of Lagos’. The Jade ...

The Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu II has sent out early warning to Lagosians against putting on shoes, and women against wearing head ties on Saturday as the state hosts Eyo Festival. Speaking at a ...

Lagos on Saturday hosted the Eyo Festival for the first time in eight years, as thousands of residents and tourists gathered ...