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Travel || A Tour of Kalakuta Republic Musuem.

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I have always had a desire to know more about Fela- Anikulapo Kuti because am a huge fan of his music, and  have been looking  forward to a tour of his museum . Fast forward to April, I put out a tour request on my instastory (follow me on  Instagram  )  and  Evatonia   with Royalbiba   showed interest on coming on a tour of kalakuta muesum with me. On the scheduled day , we all met at the museum which is situated at Allen, Ikeja.  We paid 1,000 naira each for the tour,  and got assigned to a tour guide. Kalakuta Museum formerly known as Kalakuta Republic was the home of the late Afrobeat Legend Fela - Anikulapo Kuti which has now be turned into a museum to promote Fela's Legacy . Royalbiba sitting pretty in the museum  Pictures of Fela and his family  Fela -Anikulapo Kuti  was born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome - Kuti on October 15 1938 into an upper- middle class family ( an a...

My Hiking Experience on Olumo Rock

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I decided to tick off Olumo Rock from my tour list and i went hiking with some friends, Micheal and   Royal biba  on Olumo rock, which is one of the top tourist destinations in Nigeria because it has so much history. According to history, olumo rock (meaning  'God molded  this') was a safe haven for the Egba people during war times in the 19th century, the rock was used as a fortress which hid the people ( the locals of Abeokuta town) from the enemy. After the war, people saw the rock as a deity that Egba people during war times in the 19th century, the rock was used as a fortress which hid the people( the locals of Abeokuta town) from the enemy . After the war, people saw the rock as a deity that protected the Egba people. At the entrance, we paid a gate fee of  NGN 1000 per person to get access into the premises and was assigned a tour guide. We were faced by this massive edifice of nature called Olumo.  The first thing that captured ...

My Lagos Waka || A tour of Lekki Arts Market and Nike Art Gallery ( Tips, Hacks and market finds)

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Touring the Lekki Arts and Crafts  Market I finally got around organizing my first (group) tour  of the tour series called THE LAGOS WAKA  and on my tour list , the lekki arts and craft market was the first but i decided to add Nike Art Gallery ( I have been there thrice ) on this tour since it was on the same axis  as the art and Crafts Market.  The funny thing about this trip was that just like the normal African fashion, 5 people indicated interest in going on this tour and on the day of the tour trip only Royalbiba of     www.royalbiba.com    showed up while others came up with excuses. We started out late and our first stop was the market. The lekki Arts and Crafts  Market ( also known as the Jakande art market ) is an art haven that showcases the beauty of art in Lagos, Nigeria. The market is located at jakande bus-stop, off lekki-epe expressway ( 5th roundabout after lekki toll-gate, When coming from Victoria Is...