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Detty Days and City Nights

Step into Lagos with confidence and curiosity with "Detty Days & City Nights: The Insider’s Guide to Sightseeing Lagos for all Budgets and Seasons". Tailored especially for the high-energy Detty December holidaymakers, it's your essential eBook for exploring the city’s everyday scene, culture and history. Written by award-winning travel journalist, Pelu Awofeso, this guide also offers invaluable insights and sample itineraries for travelers visiting Lagos at any time of the year. It's perfect for solo explorers, families, and festive visitors alike.

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ONE FOR THE ROAD

The 24 stories in this one-of-a-kind anthology show what it feels like travelling in different parts of Nigeria -- north, east, west and south. Whether it is exploring the ancient walls of Kano, observing the annual Osun-Osogbo Festival, travelling through historic Zungeru, spending a weekend in Obudu, or reflecting on a road trip to Ikot Abasi, the stories in this collection are as diverse as they are revealing of the subjects and places they are about.

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9 Degrees North: Backpacking Stories Across Nigeria

A collection of 25 stories by the award-winning Nigerian travel writer, Pelu Awofeso. Stories include the author's first adventure trip in Sokoto/ Kebbi axis in search of landmarks linked to the Caliphate; his treks on the monkey bridges of Yenagoa; first-person account of the 2016 coronation of the sitting Oba of Benin; a tour of a Biafra bunker in Oron; tours of the 99-room mansion in Ibadan and an ancient palace in Owo; impressions of a ride on the Abuja Metro and many more intriguing narratives.

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Cookist
Sep, 5, 6:00 - 10:00pm Lagos, Nigeria
Cookist

This one is for everyone who grew up peeling garlic/onions/ginger for monies, grinding pepper for grandma, peeling yam in Uncle’s house, washing rice in auntys kitchen, frying meat for Christmas, making sauce and soup for the family to eat, day after day. From childhood to adulthood, you still cook for self, family and friends. Let’s meet up once every month to collectively make our dinner, trade cooking secrets, explore flavors and exchange banters on any and everything while listening to cool music

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NO MORE THE WASTED BREED
June 28, 2026 ⌚ 5:00pm The Vantage Barn @ The Grandeur 17 Billings Way, Oregun, Ikeja, Lagos.
NO MORE THE WASTED BREED

Elusu, the river goddess, is furious. Her waters — once sacred and life-giving — have been abused and polluted by the very people who depend on her. In retribution, she unleashes her wrath on a village already drowning in neglect. The people groan under nature’s punishment and their own suffering, exhausted by endless sacrifices that bring no relief. Yet Olokun, her husband and god of the sea, stands on the side of justice. He sees what the people refuse to: the problem isn’t just defiled waters, but a defiled system. Osofisan uses this mythic conflict between gods and humans to expose a deeper human crisis — the exploitation of the masses by the ruling class. With sharp irony and piercing questions, the play asks: Why must the “carrier” of sacrifice, suffering, and change always come from among the poor, the youth, and the vulnerable — and never from the rich and powerful? Laced with humor, dance and music, No More the Wasted Breed is more than lament. It’s a rallying cry. A riveting theatrical experience that asks one urgent question: How long shall a people remain the wasted breed? When the masses, mainly the youths refuse to be scapegoats and choose to build their own future, Osofisan declares: the age of the wasted breed is over.

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THE RETURN OF JERO
July 25, 2026 J. Randle Centre for Yorùbá Culture & History
THE RETURN OF JERO

Step into the world of satire, drama, and timeless storytelling as we bring you RETURN OF JERO — a compelling theatrical experience inspired by the iconic works of Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka. Join us for an unforgettable evening of wit, reflection, culture, and performance as the stage comes alive with a story that explores human nature, ambition, faith, and society through the power of theatre. Be part of this remarkable gathering of creatives, academics, theatre lovers, and cultural enthusiasts.

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