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Festac Icon Vol 3- Dennis Okike

Festac Icon this week brings to you the winner of the 10th edition of Gulder Ultimate Search , DENNIS OKIKE.

Dennis Okike became an icon when he found the  10th Symbol in the waters of Usaka River, Akwa-Ibom State and became the last man standing in the 10th Gulder Ultimate Search in 2013.
Dennis Okike is a graduate of University of Nigeria, Nsukka in 2009/2010. The only son of his family, with issues going on in his family . His dad was shot in 1998 and since then life wasn’t a bed of roses .That didn’t keep his faith down.

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Dennis Okike never gave up , in fact the 10th edition was his 2rd attempt .Read More »Festac Icon Vol 3- Dennis Okike

Festac Icon Vol 2 : K-Peace

32-year old OlaKunle Ogunrombi is our Festac Icon for The week. Kunle Ogunrombi popularly known as K-peace came to the limelight as the winner of the recently concluded 5th edition of Nigerian Idol sponsored by Etisalat Nigeria.

K-peace is an Ogun state indigene and lives in Amuwo-Odofin. Kunle has five siblings and he is the first son of his family, His father was a engineer with Leventis Motors at one time, but he lost hisRead More »Festac Icon Vol 2 : K-Peace

Festac Icon Vol 1 – 2face Idibia

Welcome to the first in The series of FESTAC ICON, and to start this series Festac is celebrating an award winning singer-songwriter, producer, Entrepreneur. He is 2face Idibia.

2face Idibia, born as Innocent ujah Idibia on 18 September 1975 in Jos and he hails from Benue State. He was born to a middle class family but little did anyone know that he would be a musical Icon in future. His mum was a teacher.

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Tuface completed his basic education , he attended saint Gabriel’s secondary school , Read More »Festac Icon Vol 1 – 2face Idibia

Before You Rent A Cab, Taxi :10 Security Tips

Before taking a taxi cab its is of  utmost importance to consider your  safety and well being before boarding. Festac residents have fallen prey to some activities that threaten their safety.

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So here are some few Tips To Note BEFORE YOU RENT A CAB

1. Negotiated Fare

Before you board the taxi cab always agree on a fare. Negotiate properly and i don’t advice you to pay the fare till you get to your destination.

Before you even put in your bags know exactly how much the fare would be as i wouldn’t like you to learn lesson in a hard way.

2. Have Change or Exact Fare

Read More »Before You Rent A Cab, Taxi :10 Security Tips

6 Unique Things About Festac Town

Festac Town is a Huge Residential estate , and can be said to be a country of its own. I love Festac town as that was where i grew up . So i would be sharing with you 5 unique things about Festac Town that i am sure you know about.

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Check out 6 Unique things about Festac here:

  1. Festac is not only for Just the Rich or Just for the Poor. Festac is a place where both the rich , poor and middle class live. There is not really a segregation but definitely can tell from afar the class of each individual depending on their lifestyle. In Festac, both the rich and the poor find a place of shelter. There is no pronounced disparity in class although one can tell from the various houses and lifestyles who actually wealthy and who is not so well to do.Read More »6 Unique Things About Festac Town
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5 Famous Streets In Festac Town

Festac Town can be likened to a city of its own as there are various segmentation of the huge housing estate.

Festac has a network of streets that link into roads , thereby linking the whole housing estate together. Some of these streets are very popular and common that even toddlers, kids know the name of this streets.

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Some of these streets are even popular to those who live outside festac town so if you are visiting festac here are 5 very famous streets you should check out before you leave.

Check out these five famous streets in the town of festac.

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22 Road is one of the popular roads as it leads directly out of Festac. This is quite famous to all residentsRead More »5 Famous Streets In Festac Town

8 Ways To Avoid Traffic In & Out Of Festac Town

Being A True Nigerian is the ability to adapt to Traffic especially for those of us who stay in the big Cities such as Lagos. Festac Town  is located on the mainland and the residents are used to traffic especially in the mornings and late evenings .

Traffic most especially affects those who work on the island and few on the mainland. On a bad or probably good day , if you don’t take some precautions , you can be stuck in traffic for like 2 hours.

But at the same time this traffic can be minimised even though cannot be totally avoided.

So here are a few tips for you to Cope /Manage and Avoid This Traffic.

1. Leave your house early enough

Yes , this is very important . When i say leaving early , i mean from 4 AM if possible. Now it all depend s on you . You would be lucky enough if you drive which would be easier . But most times Yellow buses start operation from as early as 4.30 am .

Read More »8 Ways To Avoid Traffic In & Out Of Festac Town

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Festival Mall Coming Soon To Festac Town

Festac Town should say good bye to the boring old days , or days you would have to travel a distance in the terrific Lagos traffic in order to go to a mall. Coming sooner than you expect , A new Mall will be born.

Festival Mall is the Name. This is said to be its first of its kind in the amuwo odofin Area which is poised to deliver delightful shopping and entertainment experience to the residentsRead More »Festival Mall Coming Soon To Festac Town

Sub Division Of Festac Town

Festac Town is a huge Housing estate , one of the oldest estates in Lagos State Nigeria. Festac Town is sub-divided into 7 Avenues which are 1st Avenue 2nd Avenue 3rd Avenue 4th Avenue 5th Avenue 6th Avenue 7th Avenue Festac Extension. Apart from these Subdivisions, The Local Government has also divided Festac into 3 communities. So find out your community here. Community 1 –… Read More »Sub Division Of Festac Town

Festac Town : History and Background

This might seem boring but this is an article you just have to read as it informs you about how Festac Town came about.

In 1977 there was a huge festival hosted in Nigeria, this was the Second world Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture (FESTAC) which is where the name was culled from. This festival was bigger than the First festival which held in Dakar , Senegal as most of the African countries as at 1977 had gained independence from colonial control.

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This huge Housing estate was initially built to accommodate participants of this festival. Festac town was originally named Festival Town till the name FESTAC was known.

This festival was initially meant to Read More »Festac Town : History and Background