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IPADA Initiative 2025 Promises Vibrant African Celebration

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10 months ago

November 22, 2025

IPADA Initiative 2025 will celebrate African culture, tourism, and unity from Nov 28 to Dec 7 at La Campagne Tropicana Resort, Lagos

According to organisers, the IPADA Initiative 2025 is set to celebrate African culture, tourism, and heritage from 28 November to 7 December at La Campagne Tropicana Resort, Ikegun, Lagos State.

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The event marks the first major activity ushering in Lagos’ end-of-year festivities, popularly known as Detty December.

The programme promises a wide array of attractions, including a music festival, beauty pageant, carnival procession, and other cultural showcases.

Speaking about the vision behind the initiative, founder Otunba Wanle Akinboboye emphasised the importance of projecting Africa’s natural resources, cultural diversity, and tourist potential to drive development.

He said, “We must regularly ask ourselves why the wealthiest continent in the world, with over 1.5 billion people, abundant natural resources, and millions of Africans in the diaspora, is still regarded as one of the poorest.

IPADA Initiative aims to unite the continent and its lovers, using Lagos as the gateway to Africa.”

Akinboboye revealed that a five-year programme has already been laid out, linking activities across North, South, East, West, and Central Africa.

He explained that this coordinated calendar allows visitors worldwide to plan trips to multiple African destinations conveniently.

He added, “A John Doe in Denver, Colorado, can check our schedule, pick an event that interests him, and plan a trip gradually over the years.

By creating such a collective platform, we can tap into nearly two billion people across Africa and the diaspora, boosting tourism and cultural engagement.”

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The IPADA Initiative 2025 is expected to be a key platform for celebrating African identity while highlighting Nigeria, particularly Lagos, as a continental hub for tourism and culture.

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WAKE UP! Art Exhibition Returns for a Second Act

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1 week ago

August 27, 2026

Mariam Balogun

The contemporary art and photography exhibition “Wake Up!” is back again for a second edition.

Curated by Awele Onwordi, Wake Up! 2 exhibition pays homage to the Nigerian youth and burgeoning street culture which many of its contributing artists reference in their works.

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Titled “Young, Wild, Free”, the exhibition celebrates the creativity, resilience, freedom and cultural influence found in Nigerian youth.

Taking aim at societal issues and economic concerns, the exhibit reflects the youth and their refusal to compromise or bow despite all the challenges stacked against them while charting youth culture through art, music, fashion, skateboarding, photography and community.

The exhibition will be held, once again, at the Angel and Muse Gallery at 25 Sumbo Jibowu street off Ribadu Road off Awolowo Road in Ikoyi.

It will open on Saturday 5 September 2026 and will run until 11 September 2026
This second edition which focuses on celebrating, nurturing and exploring artistic practices rooted in youth and street culture will feature works from DENCITY and SUPERGLIDER HOUSE.

Exhibiting artists include Ajilore Kehinde – their work is deeply influenced by Nigerian street culture and works of other artists like Slawn, Peters Ejiro, etc, Chuka Onwordi – graphic designer who embodies themes of death, melancholy and beauty in his works, ZIDYEP – Abuja based creative whose works move between digital and physical spaces through art, graphic design and air brushing , Franklyn Okoye – graphic designer and artist whose works explore themes of identity and hyper-reality, Awele Onwordi – founder & curator of WAKE UP and multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans character art, creative logo design, album covers and more , Oluchi Kogolo – digital illustrator whose work explores street culture, personality and storytelling through a raw and playful visual style and Kozetuo Apeji – multidisciplinary artists who work explores experimental approaches to problem solving through both digital and traditional art forms.

Commenting on the exhibition in her curatorial statement, Awele noted that “despite economic instability, limited opportunities and socio-political challenges, Nigerian youth continue to shape culture through music, fashion, art, skateboarding, raves, photography and community.”

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Continuing and harping on the raison d’etre of the exhibition she said, “Young, Wild and Free exists to celebrate Nigerian youth while also creating a platform that supports and amplifies them.”