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ANCIENT AND MODERN OF OSOSO HOSPITALITY

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 Nestled with the rolling highlands of Akoko-Edo in Edo state, the town stands as a quiet but compelling testimony to how tradition and modern tourism can coexist. Widely known as the "Home of Hospitality and Tourism," Ososo offers more than scenic beauty. It presents a living story of cultural depth seamlessly blended with evolving visitors experiences.  Long before Ososo became a destination for hikers and explorers, it was a tightly knit community defined by its customs, leadership, and communal life. The town is traditionally organized into quarters, each playing a role in maintaining social order and cultural identity. At the helm is the Onyani’ Ososo, the revered king whose authority symbolizes unity and continuity Hospitality in ancient Ososo was not a business, it was a duty. Visitors were received not as customers but as guests of the community. Food was shared, stories were told, and shelter was offered freely. This deep-rooted culture of welcome still forms the bac...
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Again, Okoukoni Care Foundation Raises Bars For The Hopeless Across Edo State

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  Again, Okoukoni Care Foundation Raises Bars For The Hopeless Across Edo State.  Today and every day, a large number of children wake up with no prospect of a stimulating and life-enhancing opportunity to education, outside facing hunger, hard work, ill-health and poverty as a result. Each of these children (some) who would not know inside of a classroom and unable to enroll for West African Examination Council -WAEC and the National Examination Council-NECO has today gain opportunity with young children education support organization 'The Okoukoni Care Foundation' who yearly pays WAEC enrollment fee for young children across the state.  It is worthy to note that the foundation has recorded young child education support over the years, paying enrollment fee for children and giving necessary moral support while increasing their accessibility to quality education.  Martins Okoukoni, former Edo governorship aspirant and founder of the foundation stated that his joy is ...
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NAMES & NAMING IN OSOSO

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  NAMES & NAMING IN OSOSO   Why Some People Bears Name Of Animals, Things & Places. By: Osheku Afoyan Isaac   As known, a person's name is part of his or her cultural identity. Names are valuable source of information that indicate birth place, ethnicity, gender, religion and position within a family and society at large. Name has various deictic or mono-referential function. Naming was established to members of any community to identify and communicate with one another.  They are form of historical traces and reading meaning to past happenstances within and outside families. A common genesis story across a range of different cultures: from the starting primordial animistic beliefs system to monotheistic religions. Names and naming in Ososo can be related to equal historic/genesis of naming including a mythic perspective, the quasi-magical power of naming that left its mark through folktales and stories. As naming is a word or group of words used to refer to...
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OSOSO ITAKPO FESTIVAL, A REINFORCEMENT OF CULTURAL VALUES

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  OSOSO ITAKPO FESTIVAL, A REINFORCEMENT OF CULTURAL VALUES The people of Ososo have varieties of cultural festivals ranging from Itakpo, Owah, Unehe, Okienhe, and lots more guided by traditions being the transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation and the fact of being passed on in this way.  Ososo traditions are inherited, established and customary pattern of thought, action and behavior contributing a sense of comfort and belonging.  They reinforces values such as freedom, faith, integrity, a good education, personal responsibility, a strong work ethic, and the value of being selfless.  In Ososo, the traditions enables us to showcase the principles of our Founding Fathers, celebrate diversity, and get united as community.  Observing the festivals offers an excellent context for meaningful pause and reflection on ones life and origin.  The values and uniqueness of Ososo cultural festivals cannot not be told as they are pleasant to see...
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Group showers encomiums on Martins Okoukoni

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Group showers encomiums on Martins Okoukoni   ......Appeal to Edo people to support his vision The leadership of Concern Edo Indigenes (CEI) praises the Governorship Candidate of Edo State 2024 election- Martins Okoukoni. Describing him as a gift to humanity. Samson Osaigie during a mid-year meeting of Concern Edo Indigenes held in Lagos State showered encomiums on Martins Okoukoni, stating that all he has seen and h eard about him are so positive to not accept. Speaking with his group members, Osaigie described Martins as a good man. "The young man is a gift we must cherish, he has given more than we expect from good people.  He's an extra ordinary man who make extra ordinary characterized people. He has thought us how to love and live a society of giving hands to the special and needy. Why can't we support a man with charitable deeds. A man who offer help without being asked to, a man who looked at the society and identify the sufferings of people, then offer solution to...
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IT'S MY BIRTHDAY

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  I'm recommitting my UBUNTU lifestyle I like to share with us the UBUNTU story lifestyle of mine as I thought part of what my next phase of life should be while standing outdoor. UBUNTU is a very nice story from Africa. The motivation behind Ubuntu culture started when an anthropologist proposed a game to the African tribal children.  He placed a basket of sweets near a tree and made the children stand 100metres away. Then, he announced that whoever reaches where the sweets are kept first would get all the sweets in the basket. When he said 'ready, steady go!'....... Do you know what the children did? They all held each other's hands and ran together towards the tree, they got to the destination together at same time. Then divided the sweets within themselves and enjoyed together..... Shocked by the anthropologist, he asked them why they did so, they answered...... "UBUNTU." Implying "How can one be happy and the others are sad?" UBUNTU means- ...
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π‘Ύπ’Šπ’π’ π’šπ’π’– 𝒅𝒐 π’•π’‰π’Šπ’” 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒖𝒔?

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𝑰𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’„π’π’π’‡π’Šπ’π’†π’” 𝒐𝒇 π’Žπ’š π’˜π’π’“π’π’… 𝑰 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒖𝒕 π’”π’‚π’Žπ’† π’•π’‰π’π’–π’ˆπ’‰π’•π’” 𝒕𝒐 π’šπ’π’– 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 π’•π’π’…π’‚π’š. 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕, 150'π’šπ’†π’‚π’“ π’‡π’“π’π’Ž π’π’π’˜, 𝒏𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 π’šπ’π’– π’“π’†π’‚π’…π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’•π’‰π’Šπ’” π’Šπ’π’„π’π’–π’…π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’Žπ’† π’˜π’Šπ’π’ 𝒃𝒆 π’‚π’π’Šπ’—π’†. 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕 70-100 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 π’†π’—π’†π’“π’šπ’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’˜π’† 𝒂𝒓𝒆 π’‡π’Šπ’ˆπ’‰π’•π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 π’“π’Šπ’ˆπ’‰π’• π’π’π’˜ π’˜π’Šπ’π’ π’•π’π’•π’‚π’π’π’š 𝒃𝒆 π’‡π’π’“π’ˆπ’π’•π’•π’†π’. 𝑡𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 π’˜π’‰π’ π’„π’‚π’“π’“π’Šπ’†π’… 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’˜π’π’“π’π’… 𝒐𝒏 π’•π’‰π’†π’Šπ’“ 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅 150'π’šπ’†π’‚π’“ π’‚π’ˆπ’ 𝒂𝒓𝒆 π’‚π’π’Šπ’—π’† π’•π’π’…π’‚π’š. π‘¨π’π’Žπ’π’”π’• 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒖𝒔 π’“π’†π’‚π’…π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’•π’‰π’Šπ’” 𝑾𝑰𝑳𝑳 𝑡𝑢𝑻 𝒃𝒆 𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 π’“π’†π’Žπ’†π’Žπ’ƒπ’†π’“ 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒔 π’”π’π’Žπ’† π’šπ’†π’‚π’“ 𝒂𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅.  𝑻𝒉𝒖𝒔, 𝑰 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅, "𝒑𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 π’‚π’˜π’‰π’Šπ’π’† 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’Šπ’Žπ’‚π’ˆπ’Šπ’π’† π’‰π’π’˜ π’”π’π’Žπ’† 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 π’ƒπ’†π’•π’“π’‚π’šπ’†π’… π’•π’‰π’†π’Šπ’“ π’“π’†π’π’‚π’•π’Šπ’—π’†π’”/π’‡π’“π’Šπ’†π’π’…π’” 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒅 π’•π’‰π’†π’Ž 𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒍𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 π’‘π’Šπ’†π’„π’† 𝒐𝒇 π’Žπ’Šπ’“π’“...
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