The Oodua Heritage Carnival, organised by Oodua Heritage International Organisation (OHIO), a socio-cultural body, begins today in Ibadan, Oyo State. According to a statement by OHIO’s public relations director, Mr Afolabi Alli, the organisation was formed to create unity among the Odua people worldwide and to serve as a platform that is dedicated to the recovery of the Yoruba culture and heritage. The statement added that OHIO is also focused on empowering Yoruba youths by providing them tools or instruments to become self-reliant; while OHIO will be organised every year in order to project Yoruba culture as the best through the establishment of Yoruba Heritage Centre as it will also establish the ‘Oodua Heritage Scholarship Award’ for the benefit of all qualified Yoruba youths worldwide. YOU SHOULD NOT MISS THESE HEADLINES FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNEWeekly Review: Nigeria’s COVID-19 Infections On The Rise AgainNigeria’s new COVID-19 infections increased again last week, Tribune Online analysis shows. International Criminal Court Begins Probe Into Shooting Of #EndSARS Protesters In NigeriaThe International Criminal Court (ICC) has disclosed that it’s conducting a preliminary investigation into the recent #EndSARS protests in Nigeria, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) reported on Wednesday.

Source: Nigerian Tribune November 22, 2020 18:56 UTC