Ekiti has a unique brand in culture- Folorunso Folarin Coker, DG, NTDC By Jeremiah Okonjo in Abuja

Ekiti has a unique brand in culture- Folorunso Folarin Coker, DG, NTDC
By
Jeremiah Okonjo in Abuja
The Director-General, Nigeria Tourism Development Corporation, Mr Folorunso Folatin Coker has described Ekiti as one state which has a unique brand in its rich culture and value heritage
I Folarin Coker made this observation while receiving the delegation of the Ekiti State Council for Arts and Culture, led by its Director-General, Ambassador Wale Ojo Lanre in his office in Abuja
The DG, NTDC who commenced Governor Kayode Fayemi for his policy on value reorientation and cultural resuscitation described Ekiti State  has a paragon of immeasurable cultural heritage and pristine value which must be sustained for intergenerational upholding
He said he would have been embarrassed if  Ambassador Wale Ojo Lanre has not been on top of the game as the Director-General Ekiti State Council for Arts and Culture because of his versatility, exposure and quality experience in branding and marketing of culture, arts, hospitality, tourism and music
I Folarin Coker promised to support Ekiti State in branding with a unique product identifiable with the people of the state
Ambassador Ojo - Lanre who was accompanied to Abuja by the  Permanent Secretary of the Council, Alhaji Ganiyu Titilope Ibrahim , Director Ekiti State Standing Troupe , Mr Festus Abegunde and members of Ekiti State Standing Troupe in his response commended  Mr Folarin Coker for his enlightenment and education on how to enhance the cultural values and assets of Ekiti for global visibility and acceptability
While thanking Mr Folarin Coker on behalf of the Ekiti State Council, Alhaji Ganiyu described the brief engagement as ' an exciting period, full of illumination of the golden side of the cultural asset of Ekiti by a man who saw it from outside '
He assured Mr Folarin Coker of the Council readiness to collaborate and network with NTDC for the benefit of Ekiti State.
.picture : Director-General, NTDC , Mr Folorunso Folarin Coker ( middle) with Ambassador Wale Ojo Lanre, right, and Alhaji Ganiyu Ibrahim , left .

Why Ekiti NANTAAP supports Gov Fayemi story by Chinedu Okonjo

Ekiti NANTAAP  pledges support for   Gov Fayemi overvalue restoration

The Ekiti State Council for Arts and Culture hosted the National Association of Nigerian Theatre and Allied Arts Practice (NANTAAP); Ekiti State chapter.
The president of the association Omololu Abe said he was delighted to visit the Council. In his words " He has been following the council's activities with rapt attention and he is glad that Dr John Kayode Fayemi appointed the right man for the right office. He further stated that the Association is ready to work in tandem with the Council to promote Arts and Culture in Ekiti State."

The Director-General of the council Ambassador Wale Ojo lanre in his response thanked the Almighty God for peace in Ekiti and appreciated the Governor, Dr John Kayode Fayemi for his visionary leadership. Ambassador Ojo lanre also said he has been following Theatre practice since 1985 and sponsoring stage plays since his University days. He assured the association of the Government support to work with them and also lay down the basic fundamentals for the office to be sustained. He further said that the intellectual contributions of theatre practitioners cannot be neglected as they tend to give meaning to promoting arts and culture from its abstract form to its conceptual actualization

Read and see what Iya Rainbow did in Ekiti State

Iya Rainbow visits Ekiti State Council for Arts and Culture
Arts and Culture is the soul of a given society. Any society who fails to enhance this sector is doomed to fall
Thank God , Governor John Kayode Fayemi is a leading light of cultural resuscitation in Nigeria and Ekiti state
His efforts in this area are being appreciated by distinguished Nigerians who make their
ways to visit Ekiti to Identify with his cultural vision
Yesterday, Prophetess Idowu Philips , aka , Iya Rainbow , the distinguished thespian was at the Council for Arts and Culture, Ado Ekiti.
See her dancing..
Iya Rainbow was the one who initiated the first-year students of Ekiti State University Theatre and Media Art Department into the theatre, profession.

....powered by Ekiti State Council for Arts and Culture

How Nigerians can benefit from US Consulate Documentary film - Russell Brooks , Consulate Public Affairs Officer

Remarks by U.S. Consular Officer on USConsulate Documentary Film.
Good Morning and welcome to the Inaugural U.S. Consulate Documentary Film Festival.  We’re excited to host this auspicious event with our partners, Ascends International Studios Limited and the Silverbird Group. Let me extend a big thank you to all of our panelists, and of course our audience: film professionals, film students, or just film enthusiasts. I thank you all for coming out to show your support. And of course, I must thank the members of the media for joining us today as well. I hope that everyone of you will benefit from this Festival!

The Inaugural U.S. Consulate Documentary Film Festival is an expression of the commitment of the U.S. Consulate to strengthen the ties that link Nigeria and the United States of America. We recognize that we have many common interests and concerns. We are very proud of our engagement with Nigerians in the areas of health, education, economic development, security assistance, and the promotion of democratic institutions. Here in Lagos, we are also intimately involved with the creative community. We especially support that community’s efforts to use the power of film, music, dance, or literature to expose society’s ills or celebrate the brilliance and artistry that also form the human experience.

Over the next few days, we will highlight the American Film Showcase, the premier film diplomacy program of the U.S. Department of State, which is produced in partnership with the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts.

The American Film Showcase brings award-winning contemporary American documentaries, independent fiction films, and documentary know-how to audiences around the world, offering a view of American society and culture as seen by independent filmmakers.

We will showcase eight documentary films accompanied by eeight-panel sessions. Each of the films is designed to spark thought and dialogue. We also hope they will inspire some in the audience to explore the means of telling their own stories.

Tomorrow, we will be treated to a virtual appearance by the director of the film I Am Jane Doe. Her film is one of the most discussed documentaries of recent years due to its riveting subject matter. Please make an effort to be here to hear from her.

These documentaries are intended to offer contemporary insights into American society.  You will see exciting and inspirational stories that span entrepreneurship, technology, food, music and dance as well as some disturbing aspects of the darker sides of human nature. Whether these stories are uplifting or distressing, these are important stories that must be told. We owe it to the heroes … to the victims … we owe it to ourselves.

Let me conclude by thanking all of our partners again. We could not have done this without you.

I am confident this Festival will prove to be a tremendous success and I hope it will become a consistent feature of our cultural engagement with the Lagos State and the people of Nigeria.

As always, God bless the people of Nigeria … and God bless the United States of America.  Thank you very much.

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When Erelu Fayemi committed sacrilege?

See Erelu Fayemi, Ekiti first lady  committing a sacrilege ?
Of course to many of us
Who believe that anybody who is at the top position
Who God has raised to a higher level
Should naturally jettison the behavioural pattern
Of a normal decent and reasonable human being
People believe that stupidity of greatness should come in
Though it may not even be the believe
But an expected behavioural pattern
Of some who see the lifting up as a time to acquire new rules, new set of behaviours
And when an exception emerges
It is strange. It is sacreligious to some
And when Erelu Fayemi knelt down before her former teacher!
Imagine a whole first lady of Ekiti State
Yes, one of the very best of homosapiens
A well-travelled fellow
Cosmopolitan in view and global in outlook
The First Lady of a whole Ekiti State
The state full of Professors
The state where every house has produced a graduate 
An intercontinental woman who has mingled and still drill rubbing minds with great men and women in the world
Imagine this woman
At a public place
Where there are culturalists
At the presence of prosperous fellow of arts and culture
Saw one old man
Who's dressing was very unattractive
A man who was one of the five people to arrive
The Ekiti State Cultural Centre
At 9:15
For an event scheduled to commence at 10 am
And in the glaring eye of all Erelu
 Bisi Fayemi
In her majesty and majestic
Without minding that the floor will cast stain
On her dress
Knelt down
With observed humility
To  a man
Who she described as her teacher
Who had taught her in the University
Long years ago
And just because of that
The whole First Lady
Of Ekiti has to do the cultural way
Our own tradition of greeting an elder
Showing a robust sense of being a thoroughbred
From a good home
Who married a naturally and culturally responsible husband
A family which honours value, culture , moral , ethics and tradition
Had to kneel down
And in humility for
Professor Olomola
Who was a one of the guests at
The first Ekiti State Council for Arts and Culture Stakeholders' Forum
Some believed it was a sacrilege
But
Bibire ko se fowora.
Bi a bini ko to ka tunra bi
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