Benin History & Research Centre in Diaspora

The Organizing Committee of Edo Language Day Worldwide is We are thrilled to announce the third edition of 2025 Edo Language Day celebration with the theme: “Voices of Our Ancestors: Preserving the Edo Linguistic Heritage.” The program aims to revive Edo Indigenous languages and dialects worldwide, and the three senatorial districts of Edo State. This includes Esan, Afemai, Ora, Etsako, and other Indigenous dialects. This year’s program will be hosted by the Nigerian Canadian Multicultural Centre, in partnership with OISE/University of Toronto and the Institute of African and Diaspora Studies, University of Lagos. The main event is scheduled to be held in-person on August 9th in Toronto, Canada, and Nigeria  and virtually on August 13th worldwide. The programs will take place in seven locations: Toronto (Canada), Benin City, Auchi, Ekpoma, University of Lagos, Okpella, and Ososo (Edo State, Nigeria). The Main event, Saturday August 9th, 2025 - 11:00am - 5:00pm. Location: Etobicoke ...

The Organizing Committee of Edo Language Day Worldwide is thrilled to announce the schedule of 2025 Edo Language Day (third edition) Celebration with the theme: “Voices of Our Ancestors: Preserving the Edo Linguistic Heritage.” The program aims to revive Edo Indigenous languages and dialects worldwide, and the three senatorial districts of Edo State. This includes Esan, Afemai, Ora, Etsako, and other Indigenous dialects. This year’s program will be hosted by the Nigerian Canadian Multicultural Centre in partnership with OISE/University of Toronto  and the Institute of African and Diaspora Studies, University of Lagos . The main event is scheduled to be held in-person on August 9th in Toronto and Edo State and virtually on August 13th worldwide. The programs will take place in six locations: Toronto (Canada), Benin City, Auchi, Ekpoma, Okpella, and Ososo (Edo State, Nigeria). Saturday August 9th, 2025 - 1:00pm - 6:00pm. Location: Etobicoke Civic Centre, 399 The West Mall, ...

I was privileged to receive the 2024 Citizen Award in the City of Brampton on Thursday, May 8th, 2025. It was an elaborate award ceremony with the attendance of the Mayor of Brampton, His Worship Patrick Brown. The City of Brampton is one of the most welcoming cities in Canada. I am honored to be a part of this fast-growing city in Ontario. My gratitude to the organizers and the Mayor. Merci! ~~~Nekpen Obasogie 

The Edo Language Day Organizing Committee Members visited the Mayor of Brampton, His Worship Patrick Brown, on May 13th, 2025. It was a part of our effort to expand the program's outreach in Toronto this year. We recently reformed some of our programs to enable the participation of Benin descendants in different parts of the world, e.g, the Gal people of Ghana, Issele Uku in Delta State and many others.  This year's event will be hosted by the Nigerian Canadian Multicultural Centre in Canada in partnership with the University of Toronto. It will take place in six locations worldwide on August 9th (in-person) and virtually on August 13th, via Zoom. Everyone is invited!