Eko Experience

Lagos is the world's most multifaceted city brimming with cultural curiosities, and some of the best music and art to be found anywhere in the world. To many people, Lagos simply is Nigeria, Africa's second-largest urban area(only Cairo is larger),its truly a mega city with a population of over 12 million people calling it home.It has diverse culture and attractions, if you are looking for a great night out, then Lagos will provide just what you are craving for.
Most of the best bars, restaurants, gallerias, hotels and boutiques are located on Victoria Island.
In a city the size of Lagos, its important you choose the location of your evening with care due to

heavy traffic build-ups.For first timer, the essential Lagos night life experience could be found at different locations based on what you have in mind.
Lagos night often begins with drinks at a restaurant or hotel lounge with waterfront views before moving on to a booming poolside party or club, with a DJ set reveberating the tunes of popular Nigerian songs. 

Be guaranteed an awesome experience in places like

the New Afrika shrine, Koko lounge, Planet One, Budda Lounge, Doll House and Ziggy's bar. Lagos frenetic atmosphere makes fabulous fashion and stylish night outs with people dressing to the latest fashion trends and expressing themselves in Nigeria's street wise fashion capital. The sprawling Eko metropolis is packed with excitement and friendly people.

Eko Delicacies

Lagos has a variety of delicious and nutritious food made from vegetables, meat, grains, beans and seafood. There is also the use of a lot of spices and herbs in conjunction with palm oil or groundnut oil to create deeply flavored sauces and soups. These are often made very hot with chili peppers.Their preparation depends greatly on the types of food. 

Food and drinks in Lagos is influenced by tribes or ethnic groups. This is because Lagos consist of a lot of ethnic groups. Food range from Jollof rice, Ewedu and Amala,

Beans and Dodo, Pounded yam and Efo riro, Pepper soup, Ogbono and Eba, Suya, Roasted/barbecue fish,Ewa aganyin, moin moin,Fried rice and lots more.

A visit to Lagos will allow you experience traditional Nigerian food and no matter what your taste is, Lagos has something for you to suit your appetite.
There are a variety of restaurants to choose from like rhapsody,Eko sky restaurant and lounge, Villa Medic, la Veranda restaurant, Lagoon restaurant, Terra Kulture restaurant and so on.

Owambe Parties

Owambe parties, are large grandiose parties usually thrown

by the yoruba race and people of Lagos descent (Eko). It involves a lot of food, dancing, loud music, and spraying (meaning the act of throwing money on a dancing person). If you ever happen to visit the southern parts of Nigeria and Lagos from Fridays through the weekends, you are bound to come across this interesting phenomenon popularly known as the ‘Owambe party’.

There are often numerous guests, and usually these guests are divided into groups according to their Aso ebi (uniform - some people might wear white and blue, some gold and red, etc). These parties take days and sometimes weeks and months of preparation, and have been known to block entire streets and roads, especially in Lagos, Nigeria.

‘Owambes’ (derived from a Yoruba word that means “we have it, so we can flaunt it”) usually happen during significant celebrative ceremonies such as weddings, society birthday bashes, burials, anniversary celebrations and sometimes at naming ceremonies. Owambe is deeply embedded in the culture and lifestyle of the eko people. Like a popular lagos phrase says "aint no party like a Lagos party."

Eyo Festival

The Eyo Festival, otherwise known as the Adamu Orisha Play, is a Yoruba festival unique to Lagos, Nigeria.In modern times, it is presented by the people of Lagos as a tourist event and, due to its history, is traditionally performed on Lagos Island.The first procession in Lagos was on the 20th of February, 1854, to commemorate the life of the Oba Akintoye.The word "Eyo" also refers to the costumed dancers, known as the masquerades that come out during the festival. The origins of this observance are found in the inner workings of the secret societies of Lagos.Back in the days, The Eyo festival is held to escort the soul of a departed Lagos King or Chief and to usher in a new king. It is widely believed that the play is one of the manifestations of the customary African revelry that serves as the forerunner of the modern carnival in Brazil.

Here, the participants all pay homage to the reigning Oba of Lagos. The festival takes place whenever occasion and tradition demand, though it is usually held as part of the final burial rites of a highly regarded chief in the king's court.

Among the Yorubas, the indigenous religions have largely lost the greater majority of their traditional followers to Christianity and Islam. Be that as it may, the old festivals are still almost universally observed as tourist attractions which generate a lot of revenue for government and small businesses around the Lagos Island venue of the Eyo festival. It is during these occasions that their traditional monarchs and nobles exercise the most of their residual power.

Shoprite

Shoprite is the leading retailer across Africa and is the brand of choice for many consumers in the African continent. Shoprite’s large following of loyal customers can be attributed to their ability to offer the widest range of products and the highest standards of freshness and quality, whilst maintaining the lowest prices.
Shoprite first entered Nigeria in December 2005, when they

opened a store in the shopping center, The Palms, in Victoria Island. Shoprite also has branches in Surulere and Ikeja,Lagos State.
People visiting Nigeria can have a wonderful shopping experience visiting Shoprite and its annexes.

Eko Suites

Eko Hotel & Suites is the most prestigious international hotel in Lagos, strategically positioned near the heart of Nigeria’s economic activity. Built on the exclusive Victoria Island, the Hotel is spread over three buildings and has spectacular views of the

Atlantic Ocean and the Kuramo Lagoon. Surrounded by beautiful gardens and magnificent African landscaping, Eko Hotel & Suites is the place to stay when in Lagos for business or for recreation.It boasts of a world class gym, an Olympic size pool, conference and banquet hall,a steaming room and volley ball court. Its continental restaurant offers a variety of continental cuisines.

Badagry

Founded in the early 15th century on a lagoon off the Gulf of Guinea, its protected harbor led to the town becoming a key port in the export of slaves to the Americas, which were mainly to Salvador and Bahia in Brazil.
Slave trade occurred in Badagry in the early 16th century to the late 18th century (for about 300 years) by the European slave dealer. It boasted of a slave market which had slaves brought from the hinter land and sold to European slave traders.

Badagry has a historical significance to pre-colonial, colonial and post colonial Nigeria.
From the 1840s, following the suppression of the slave trade, Badagry declined significantly, but became a major site of Christian mission work. The town is renowned now as a tourist attraction, where tourist from all over the world visit every day, to see slave relics from the past.