Nekpen Obasogie (the CEO of NEBO TV) has proclaimed February 8th - 15th annually as "Benin History Week" on NEBO TV. This declaration coincides with the annual Black History Month in the United States and Canada. Since 2021, NEBO TV has incorporated the Benin history program into Black History Month. In February 2024, Nekpen Obasogie finally pronounced and officiated Benin History Week as an annual program under NEBO TV. This year's program will start on February 17, 2024, with the theme "Exploring the History of Benin Kingdom: The Citadel of Culture" and will be hosted simultaneously in Benin City and Toronto (Canada) online and in-person on February 17, 2024. The physical event will be hosted at John Odigie Oyegun Public Service Academy in Benin City and online worldwide in Toronto. The Organizing Committee of Edo Language Day is hosting this year's program. To register for the event, please email us at nebotvnews@gmail.com.
The 2024 Edo Language Day Worldwide program, with the theme of the Renaissance of Edo Indigenous Languages , was successfully organized in Canada on August 10, 2024. The event took place at the University of Toronto, Canada. T he First Black Female Member of Parliament in Canada, Hon. Jean Augustine gave a presentation on her visit to Benin City when she was still a member of the parliament. Canadian Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP), David Smith, gave awards to the Committee Members of Edo Language Day Worldwide program in Toronto and appreciating their efforts and commitment toward developing arts and culture in Canada. Some prominent Edo personalities present at the event includes: Pa Eghianruwa Ọmọruyi, Lady Aghabiomon Ogbeiwi, and Dr. Harris Enabulele and Dr. Alphonsus Obayuwana, Nosakhare Alex Ihama, Mr. Aghahowa Tunde Obazee among others. The Crown Prince of Onicha Olona (Delta State), Ephraim Odiakaosa Nwabuokei, came from Washington DC, United S...
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