Inside Ogun’s Rare Eyo Festival Tradition

Added: 2026-05-16

[00:00:00][bell] >> In today's episode, I attended one of Nigerian cultural festival called Eyo festival.

[00:00:13]For decades, whenever Nigeria hear the word Eyo festival, only one location comes to mind instantly, Lagos [music] Island.

[00:00:25]The white masquerade remain one of Lagos most celebrated cultural display [music] and eventual [singing] powerful that shut down major roads, attract thousands of spectators, welcome tourists from around the world and also [music] command international attention.

[00:00:37]But, what if I told you that the story many of us know about Eyo is incomplete?

[00:00:41][music] But, what if the true ancestral origin of this iconic festival is not Lagos Island at all, but an ancient quiet town in Ogun State [music] known as Iperu Remo? And why are the people of Iperu Remo now boldly reclaiming this history in 2026?