The popular Eyo masquerade has been trending following controversies trailing newly-released movie — ‘Gangs of Lagos’. The director of the movie used Lagos Island and Eyo masquerade as part of the ...

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 ...

The festival which is believed to represent the spirits of the ancestors is held in honor of a chief or an elder of a ruling family or an oba who had died. It is held to escort the soul of a departed ...

The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has described the Eyo Festival as a vital platform for showcasing Lagos not only as Nigeria’s economic and commercial hub but also as a centre of ...

The Eyo festival which was moved outside its traditional home on the streets of Lagos Island to an enclosed venue-the Tafawa Balewa Square-for the first time attracted the cream of Lagos state ...

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 ...