It was great to see students, teachers, historians, journalists, family members and enthusiasts at the public lecture organized in remembrance of Seriki Williams Abass. The topic of The lecture was "Celebrating Freedom from slavery at the centenary of Seriki Williams Abass and the lessons of his legacy". Chief Seriki Williams Abass died on the 11th of june 1919 at Badagry and the 11th of June 2019 marks the year of his demise as been a 100 years ago. His centenary was been used as a point of contact to celebrate freedom from Slavery. He participated in the slave trade and also participated in The suppression and abolition of The trade by supporting the British government and freed all his slaves and those who stayed with him he adopted as members of his household. The Guest speaker, Anago James Akeem Osho, reiterated that Chief Seriki Williams Abass left not just a legacy but legacies. The legacies of Chief Seriki Abass includes: The tenacity embedded in every human to tra...

Establishment The Seriki Faremi Williams Abass Slave Museum (Brazilian Baracoon) was established in 2003, in the family compound of Chief Seriki Faremi Williams Abass in Badagry, Lagos. The Seriki Williams Abass Compound was first made a monument in 1940 during the colonial administration that made Chief Seriki Williams Abass the Senior Chief Ilaro Division (SCID) in 1913. This made him the paramount Chief of the division which includes Badagry. As soon as Nigeria gained her independence in 1960, the monument became abandoned until 2003 when the government of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo (the former president of Nigeria) made the heritage a national monument through the National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Onikan, Lagos, Nigeria. Cultural and historical features The museum of Seriki Abass is a slave history museum and the compound was a former Baracoon. It w...

Anago James Akeem Osho recieved an award as the best Tour Guide in Nigeria 2019, presented by Mr Morgan Okunnuga of CultureGate Nigeria, on the 21st of April 2019. The award was presented to him in Badagry, Lagos, Nigeria. Anago said, "this is another motivation to continue to follow passion and work harder". According to Anago Osho, "The travel and tourism industry is growing and could be better if the government provide an enabling environment for the practioners. The airport should be well taken care of both administratively, infrastructure enhancement and human relations with visitors, both local and international". Anago lamented on the condition of the airports. "The first contact with the country is the airport, and extortion mechanism devised by airport staffs should be discouraged because it embarrasses tour operators and organizations who brings visitors to the country". Despite the unfavourable condition experienced by practitioners of to...

Imani Bridges U.S.A in collaboration with Anago Osho Adventures and Heritage Preservation, presents training on Tourism Management and Tour Guiding. 6 modules training that builds upon each other for 3 years. The venue is the transformation center, Badagry, Lagos, Nigeria. 5 days in March and 5 days in October 2019. 5 days in March and 5 days in October 2020. 5 days in March and 5 days in October 2021. The training is with international certification. It is an opportunity for tourism enthusiasts, tour guides, culture advocates, and youths to acquire skills and be a professional. For enquiries: +234(0)8037043233 anago.tourism@gmail.com

Abeokuta is an historically important town in Africa. It is located in the South West of Nigeria. It was founded around 1830 by the Yorubas who left the hinterland as a result of the Owu war of 1821-1827. Majority of those who first settled there were the Egbas and other groups like the Owus followed them although at first in small numbers until around 1834, when Sodeke, the head of the town heared that the Owu's are heading toward Whydah to resettle. He met the Owu's whom were the lead characters in the Owu wars to settle down in Abeokuta with them. The Owu leader responded to Sodeke that the IFA oracle instructed them to settle down near a river. And excitingly, Sodeke reminded them of the Ogun river in Abeokuta. They settled down there but some members of the group did not stayed but rather continued their journey to Whydah, hence today just as there are Owu Abeokuta, Owu Kuta, Orile Owu, etc. There is Owu Whydah in today's Republic of Benin. The Owus settled in...

Anago Osho re-enacted an enslaved scene It is no more news that many enslaved people were stolen away from Africa against their will. The Arabs organized the trans Saharan human chattel trafficking that lasted for about 1,400 years. They were selling enslaved Africans to the Europeans at a time to places like Italy, Spain etc. The Europeans understudied the Arabs and perfected the art of human trafficking that lasted for about 300-400 years. The biggest slave port is not the issue because if the Arabs sold enslaved Africans for about 1,400 years, we should know that it would have been huge. Both East, Central, West and some Southern Africans were devastated by them. Remember the migrations from Egypt, Nubia, etc. to West Africa. Many of our Ancestors were taken from Congo, Angola, Gabon and other places in that region. I don't know why some scholars in their classification of where the enslaved were taken from also classify these places as one place. Maybe the Belgians should tell ...

The Osun deity is revered and acknowledged across Yorubaland and West Africa by the olorisa(s) and Vodun adepts. Osun temples could also be found at different towns and villages with headquarter at Osogbo in Osun state. Osun is an important Orisa in Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ivory Coast, Brazil, Cuba, Trinidad and Tobago, U.S.A, Mexico, etc. Osun is the goddess of fertility and love in Nigeria. The source is Osogbo and the Osun grove is an eco reservation with art works on the walls and most of it were the handiwork of the late Susan Wenger Aduni Olorisa and other artists. Yorubaland in Nigeria is the source of the orisa/oosa/African faith and in the Americas are known as candomble, Santeria, etc. For someone to have an in-depth knowledge of Osun, the person must learn and if the person want to really be connected, then an initiation is a must. To be initiated into Osun and experience the ceremonies, consultation with Ifa, and complete rituals and sacrifices will take minimum of three ...

The African spiritual system is of the believe that the physical can not be isolated from the spiritual. The Africans belief that the unseen controls what could be seen. African belief system believes that the end to physical life is not the end of the human life. Life continues in the spiritual realm after the physical death of a person. It is believed in some African societies that the deceased has the power to visit his family after death. Hence, the importance of Egungun.

The first ever International Tour Guides Day in Nigeria was celebrated in Badagry by West African Tour Guides Association Nigeria (WATGA-NIGERIA) on the 21st of February 2017, and the support by members and tourism practitioners was encouraging. The event began with an opening prayer by Mr Ijinla at the Heritage Museum. The introduction speech and purpose for the celebration of International Tour Guides day was presented by the President, Anago James Akeem Osho. He gave words of encouragement to the participants and the importance of tour guiding in tourism destination development. Mr Peter Olaide-Mesewaku was excited about the celebration and the fact that the first ITGD in Nigeria was held in Badagry, Lagos. Lagos state ministry of Arts, Culture and Tourism supported the event and promised to be a part of the event annually. The principal of WAPA skill acquisition program suggested and desired that his school partner with WATGA-NIGERIA so that Tour Guiding could be taught in t...

West Africa Tour Guides Association Nigeria (WATGA-NIGERIA), is a member of the fledging West African regional Tour Guide Association known as West Africa Tour Guides Association / Association des guides touristiques de l'Afrique de l'Ouest ( WATGA/AGTAO). WATGA-NIGERIA was accepted to West Africa Tour Guides Association on the 1st of April, 2017 through the President of Tour Guide Nigeria, Anago James Akeem Osho (former member of the UNIDO/UNWTO COAST PROJECT demo-site management committee 1999-2014, founder of Anago Osho Adventures, President of WATGA-NIGERIA). The membership of WATGA-NIGERIA is blossoming and the group is eager to partner with both local and international tour guides groups to promote the profession of tour guiding. Member countries includes Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote D'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo. The regional office is in Ghana and founded by Nii Kpako Allotei-Cofie....

The act of jumping into the sea from the slave ships by enslaved Africans during the middle passage was an act of resistance. Africans resisted from the first forceful capture. The first Africans that were forcefully captured by the Portuguese sailors from around 1441 or 1444 arrived Portugal with bruises and wounds all over their bodies and Prince Henry the Navigator lamented over the ill treatment but later played along when he realized the economic benefit of enslaving other human beings.

Anago Osho represented the Badagry Division during the Akwaaba African travel Market. He spoke on the tourism potentials of the area and why Lagos Tourism should be supported because of the enormous tourism potentials of the state. According to Anago Osho, the tourism potential of the area is huge and is more than what people know. He encouraged everyone to visit Badagry and he assured them of coming back and that was why he and his colleagues devised the slogan "The Alluring Badagry". The occasion was chaired by the governor of Lagos state, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode who was humbly represented by the commissioner for Tourism, Art and Culture, Mr Steve Ayorinde. It was great to see Sheik Tejan Nyang. He is the principal of the Institute of Travel and Tourism of the Gambia. Ghana was ably represented as well as other countries across Africa and around the world. Many travel and tour companies showcased their products and Dayo Adedayo exhibited his Lagos book. The vice preside...

About seven beauty queens visited Nigeria, and proudly represented their countries. These beauty queens includes, Miss U.S.A, Miss India, Miss Britain, Miss Lebanon, Miss Ghana, Miss Italy, and Miss Canada. These beauty queens came to Nigeria, hosted by their colleague, Tomi Salami, the present Miss Tourism Nigeria. They were all invited to Nigeria by Aurora Charity International to participate in the charity events that took place in Lagos on the 5th of September, 2018. A tour was arranged for them by SBJ tours incollaboration with Anago Osho Adventures. These living angels represented tourism and they proved that by exploring the tourism attractions of Lagos state, Nigeria. There were different series of photoshoots and interviews. These ladies are the faces of Tourism in their respective countries. They did justice to that and carried themselves elegantly. On the trip were journalists and photographers from within Nigeria and around the world. One of the highlight of their v...

 It was great for these children of the Sun, Anago James Akeem Osho, and Dynast Amir, the African American Pan Africanist and Philantropist to meet and rekindle the African dream. Dynast Amir came on a fact finding and historical mission to Nigeria, where he met Anago Osho and documented the information he gathered from Anago through series of  Video interviews.

Ogiyan Yeepa! Anago Osho: thoughts of the past

Anago James Akeem Osho on Anago Osho Adventures and heritage preservation trip in 2005

The American embassy is very popular in Nigeria, especially the consulate in Lagos. The name Walter Carington is synonymous to the American embassy. The bearer of the name has passionate love for Lagos and Nigeria. As an ambassador and even after retirement his name continued to be a household name and he never stopped coming back to Nigeria. Who is Walter Carrington? He was the United States Ambassador to Senegal from 1980 to 1981. In 1993, the U.S President, Bill Clinton appointed him as the U.S Ambassador to  Nigeria till 1997. His tenure as ambassador was graced by very cordial international relationship between Nigeria and the United States.  He has been visiting Nigeria (since the 1960s) before becoming an American Ambassador to any country in Africa. Some argued that he had done his DNA, and he is Yoruba.  The former American Ambassador to Nigeria and Senegal, Walter Carrington, his wife, Arese Carrington, and friends were on Anago James Akeem Osho Adventures's sla...

What is wrong with young peoples minds? Nothing is wrong but scale of preference and values, either tangible or non tangible. Physical or spiritual. When you go back to history and see where we are coming from. You may realize that Africans and youths of the world are daily polluting their minds with activities that are devoid of development. Yet, not all youths are engaged in such animosity. Some think they are better and know more than others because of their religious affiliation? It is glaring that the sacred books taughr us better than that. Do not follow men, follow the divine and use your mind creatively for the development of the earth. The hope of Africa for instance are its outstanding youths. In every land on the African continent that i have traveled to, the youths are not empowered and they just watch and try to survive by ''doing anything'', traveling abroad to make ends meet and care for their families and often time meet their water loo.  See...

Anago James Akeem Osho and Mrs Udo Ime ( The  General Secretary of Nigeria Association of Tour Operators) outside of the studio of  Polly Alakija ( The Chairman, Lagos State council for Arts and Culture). Anago James Akeem Osho, Mrs Udo ( the  General Secretary of Nigeria Association of Tour Operators and President of Leadway Tours and Travel limited) in the studio of Polly Alakija ( the Chairman of Lagos State council for Arts and Culture)  Anago Osho, Mrs Udo making a point, Michael Balogun and Polly Alakija  Anago Osho, Mrs Udo, Michael Balogun and Polly Alakija  Anago Osho, Mrs Udo, Michael Balogun and Polly Alakija