The journey from the Lagoon or river side, where the enslaved and chained persons disembark from canoes to continue the burdensome walk on the sandy slave route is tiring.  One of the characteristics of the enslaved person is that he can't complain. Who would he or she complain to? The lamentation of their misery was usually to an unseen force that they believe in. The lamentation is hope that their sorrows and condition will change.  Tour guiding guests on the slave route at Gberefu, Badagry or any other sites requires professionalism. The position or place of the tour guides should never be undermined in heritage interpretation for visitors to have a total experience.  An enslaved person is another persons property. This is the most dehumanizing condition on earth. To be owned by another human being is evil because an enslaved person don't have a will or purpose for living except the owners will. The experience on "the slave route" is important and must be handled b...

Anago Osho is the proprietor of Anago James Akeem Osho Adventures; Benin Republic English Tour, Badagry Historical Tours and founder of Tour Guide Africa. He conducts tours teaching about the trans-Atlantic enslave trade experiences. He advocates for the promotion of African perspectives in information about new and ancient Africa. Anago Osho is a "visitors personal experience satisfaction services provider". He offers Special Tours, History, Nature & Cultural Tour Guide Services, Roots Reconnection, Naming Ceremonies, Training, Research, etc. He serves the African diaspora as a bridge to reconnect with their African heritage. As Ambassador for DNA Tested Yorubas of Nigeria on behalf of Imperial African History and Genetic Genealogical Society, U.S.A, he serves the African diaspora as a bridge to reconnect with their African heritage.  He has participated in numerous nature, historical and cultural documentaries and has worked with professionals from diverse subject backg...

The mood will always be positive despite what ever the situation may be on the divine path I thread on the tourist guide occupation of life, as these group of tourists who came on @anagooshoadventures tour hit the nail on the head as they confessed that they made the right choice by choosing us to provide their tour guide services. According to the group, they initially contacted a tour operator with a great website and paperworks, but a colleague of theirs recommended Anago Osho Adventures to organize and lead the tour. It was asserted by everyone in the group that it's one of the risky but best decision they ever made. The referral worked for them. The experience they seek was achieved 100%. The group was great and brought out the best in me and my team. The tour group were on this tour for both educational purposes and fun. They asked deep questions and I am glad we were able to meet their yearnings. Anago Osho Adventures staffs of Mr Femi Whenu and Akinlawon Anago-Osho did very...

Photos by Anago James Akeem Osho Adventures  CARRETA SEASON By Anago Osho Carreta season is a season that usher in harmattan across the coastlines of West Africa, but the celebration is synonymous to Lagos Island and Badagry. The main actors are children but the adult carreta groups are more organized and advanced. This write up is concerned about the children carreta. The carreta season is a time when kids go around their immediate communities in Lagos, characterized by dance and songs during december and atimes during easter. Some of the kids are masked, and these are usually the dancers. Others come behind with songs and drumming. The purpose is to sensitize the community that festive or celebration season is here. It precedes Christmas and new year in Lagos, Nigeria. Grown ups or adults are expected to give tips for the entertainment and it also serves as a form of encouragement.  These children usually share the money at the end of the day and in some cases, they create a...

THE PROFESSIONAL TOUR GUIDE AND THE VISITOR By Anago Osho The best of the professional tour guide is propelled when he or she meets a well travelled or versatile visitor or a person who asks many questions with the purpose of learning or rediscovering. It makes the interpretation of history or artefacts come alive easily. Tour guiding by a professional also needs motivation on the part of the visitor but if no encouragement is ascertained, the professional tourist guide remain capable and in charge with the purpose of providing a satisfying experience. No compromise on visitors satisfaction. @anagooshoadventures  #tourguideanagoosho  #tourguide  #besttourguide  #besttourguideever #wftga #wftgamembers 

 

 

 

It's an opportunity and a privilege to a part of the pilot "Online Guided Tour" organized by World Federation of Tour Guide Associations. Thank you to all our International trainers who prepared us for the reality of the new times that we are in. THANK YOU.

The 62 km ocean trail and hike along the Coast of Lagos State took four days from Tarkwa Bay to Badagry, with creative stops, wellness, camping, villa stays, great food, great company, and yes, very - very great physical challenge. On this ocean trail walking tour, Mr Akin of Pop Beach Club, observed the decline of the birds and crab population on the shores compared to his experience on the same trail in 2018. The truth of his observation was that back then, you will be forced to walk on the other side of the beach, away from the shore because of the armies of crabs on the sea shore and numerous birds flying above in the sky as they set their prying eyes on the numerous prey to feed on but today, all these spectacles seems to have disappeared. It is sad that plastic pollution had taken over the ocean shores of Lagos and it's true that it's the same experience across the world. It is disheartning that you will find plastic detritus attached to the legs or claws of crabs, sea tu...

Anago James Akeem Osho, curating his Imperial majesty, Ojaja II, the Ooni of Ife, Obarisa, at the Badagry slave museum of Seriki Williams Abass Badagry.

Goods and products must get to their destinations from the hinterland of Africa to the towns and cities by the available means of transportation at a stipulated time to the expecting destinations.  In some far away locations in West Africa, it is difficult to transport goods from the hinterland to the upland. The mode of transport of any kind may not be available on the road for a whole week, less or more. So, whose goods should be left behind, especially food, farm produce or fruits that can rot. That is why the vehicles are usually overloaded with goods.  These may be due to the "agreed market days" that different villages gather together with their products for sale at a particular market. It may be due to non accessibility to good road network, and in some cases, safety of lives and properties. The driver may make additional money but the journey may be difficult due to overloading and peradventure the vehicle develops fault on the highway which may take a while to fix. T...

A treasure is a valuable item. It may be precious metals, gems or other valuable objects. The English verb clarify a treasure as what is "cherish(ed) or what we "hold dear". In this article, Badagry is the treasure. The alluring Badagry is a treasure to antiquity, histography, and people that adore her, including unborn generations that will learn about her. It is ideal to ask, what is alluring about Badagry? As many people sought her culture, history, attractions and monuments that points to and exhibit her past. The alluring nature of Badagry is unexplainable. It is spiritual because it ignite a button on the mind of everyone that visits her or have heard about her. The serenity or calmness and topography of Badagry will hold anyone spellbound. The offspring of Badagry are ''all those who love her, adore her and will protect her''. Her children are diverse and scattered everywhere irrespective of country or race. Badagry as Mr Thompson, an anthropologi...

 

The West African Theological Seminary International students were on an en-slave history tour of  Badagry, Lagos, Nigeria, with the history curator and tour guide, Anago James Akeem Osho.  The theological University had been visiting Badagry for more than 10 years on an annual practical field trip with Anago.  On the tour, students usually asks questions, analyse their thoughts, collect surveys, and compare what they had learnt in the classroom with new studies on the field trip with Anago Osho. According to Pastor Promise, the student's cordinator, "it is compulsory for the students to have the priceless experience especially with Mr. Anago Osho as the curator and tour guide. Anago brings the past to the Present. And as preachers of the word, our students need the practical knowledge of the past to relate with events and be realistic in their judgements. It balances the physical and the spiritual".

 

Anago Osho, on the Third mainland Bridge, near Ebute Metta; the longest bridge on water in Africa, on his way to the two days working summit organized by Lagos Ministry of Tourism, Art and Culture, Lagos State.

A group photograph during the two days Tourism, Arts and Culture working summit organized by Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Art, Culture. Tuesday 15th - Wednesday 16th, June 2021.  From right is Anago Osho (Founder and C.E.O of Anago James Akeem Osho Adventures), Ambassador Ikechi Uko, Princess Adenike Adedoyin-Ajayi, The Permanent Secretary, Ho. Fatau Olatunji Oluwa, Pharm.(Mrs) Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf, Commissioner for Tourism, Arts, and Culture, Mr Solomon Bonus, Special Advicer, Tourism, Arrt and Culture, Dr. Adun Okupe,  Micheal Balogun, Kenny Saint Brown etc.

It was a delightful point of view as the commissioning of the Afro - Brazilian Cultural Centre was acknowledged by senior citizens of Popo Aguda as the centre brings childhood memories of the Afro Brazilian quarters' past to the present. Afro - Brazilian Cultural Centre is a place dedicated to the promotion of the Afro - Brazilian experience, education, history, music, cuisine, and carnival in Lagos. Freed and former enslaved person's  began to return to West Africa in the 1830's and Popo Aguda, the Brazilian Quarters in Lagos is the biggest Afro Brazilian Community in West Africa. The Centre intend to share and document the experiences of the returnees from South America and their contribution to the development of Lagos and West Africa. The commissioning was an event organized by the Brazilian Descendants Association (BDA) and the partners in progress; Mr Lawon Adams (Loving Lagos), Anago Osho (Anago James Akeem Osho Adventures) and Mr Remi Dacosta (Redac Tours). The comm...

As the news of the contest spread among the Badagry Fishing Net Craft group, every one began to call each other to get further details and truth about the said fishing net craft competition. The lesson was that the women were eager and on learning that participants can enter the contest as an individual or as a  group, they were all quick to proclaim that they are one and a group.  The requirements to participate in the competition includes that 50% to 100% of the craft item(s) must be produced with the use of Fishing Gears and participants can either sign up as an individual or a group crafter. The contest is open to all SOFER Initiative trained crafters and the general public. In winning, the craft work must have a good finishing, durability, creativity and of course must be relevance and useful. The market value of produced item(s) is very vital. According to Mrs Akinwunmi, the contest is another opportunity for them as a group to explore their creativity and further practi...

The African ancestors took Africa with them across the Atlantic irrespective of been captives in captivity due to enslavery.  And on the subject of Akara or Acaraje, a worthy note should be given to the enslaved Yoruba who took their Akara cuisine/diet with them to Brazil and other places in the Americas.  Acaraje was derived from the Yoruba word Akara. Je literally means "eat" in Yoruba. Mo ti je ounje (I have eaten my meal). Akara taa je - Acaraje - (We eat Akara).  Anago James Akeem Osho

James Akeem Anago-Osho is a professional tourist guide and often referred to as Chief tour guide. He has been organizing tours, providing tour guide services, promoting nature and cultural heritage and designing itineraries in Nigeria, Benin Republic and across West Africa since 1998. His tourist guide service company, Anago James Akeem Osho Adventures was founded on knowledge and integrity. According to him, "how can anyone be a tour guide without area knowledge? Who can be a successful tour guide without integrity?". These are the basis of his works. As a tour guide, tour operator, historian, cultural and nature conservationist and storyteller, he has been the ambassador of the region to thousands of tourists from all over the world by connecting and showcasing the unique tourist attractions, history and culture of Nigeria, Benin Republic, Togo, Ghana and West Africa in general.  Anago-Osho exhibits the picturesque, undiluted naturalness of the people, culture, history, nat...

The preparation for the 1st Lagos Tourism, Hospitality, Arts, and Culture Economic Summit is triggering the hope that the event will redefine the potential opportunities and image of I'mthe tourism industry in Lagos State and Nigeria in general. The summit is intentionally created to provide a podium for professional tourism entrepreneurs, and the different government agencies to interact, discuss, create cordial relationships and understand the functions or responsibilities of every practitioners, including government agencies. This is a promising enterprise propounded by Federation of Tourism Association of Nigeria, Lagos State Chapter. It will be an annual program and the summit should be supported by all tourism associations and stakeholders because it is a united voice that will not only roar but will yield positive results. According to FTAN Lagos State Chapter Cordinator, Alhaji Summonu Daud Gbenga, "this will be the first specific sector skill economic summit in the st...

During the private interaction (due to the advent of covid-19 second wave scare in Nigeria) and commissioning of the Afro - Brazilian Cultural Centre, Popo Aguda, Lagos Island, by the Brazilian Descendants Association Lagos, led by Graciano Oladipo Martins on the 13th of March 2021, the community leaders expressed their joy and commented that they are glad that this communal development is happening in their time. In the speech of Papa Martins, he commented that it is a privilege to be alive to witness the establishment of the Afro - Brazilian Cultural Centre in the Popo Aguda community.  The Afro - Brazilian Cultural Centre is a place where visitors, both local and international will experience and learn about the Afro - Brazilian music, delicacies and history in Lagos Nigeria.  Papa Graciano Oladipo Martins, further complimented and thanked the developers and managers of the cultural centre; Loving Lagos (Mr Lawon Adams), Redac Tours (Mr Oluremi Dacosta) and Anago James Akee...

Tourists and some SOFFER Initiative volunteer members at the Fishing Hub Nest, Ilaje Fishing Village Gberefu Badagry, as everyone anciously awaits the the night's events under the shadow of the African moon coordinated by Anago James Akeem Osho Adventures.