In  delivering this week’s tourism product, Otunba Olawanle Akinboboye, apologized over the delay, which he attributed to his rather very tight schedule, and work on a project related to this week’s tourism product as well. He recalled that, in the last 40 years development of the tourism industry in Nigeria, he has always stressed the importance of creating tourism destinations. Otunba Akinboboye said that, Nigeria has numerous geographical and other attractions that includes beaches, hills, waterfalls, historical landmarks and so on. However, it has failed to transform many of these tourist attractions into tourism destinations, which is essential in creating a viable tourism industry in Nigeria and providing employment and economic empowerment to numerous communities across Nigeria. The tourism icon, Otunba Olawanle Akinboboye explained that, when tourists visit an attraction, they will only expend money at that location if it contains infrastructure that encourages such expendi...

  Otunba Olawanle Akinboboye has apologized for the slight delay in revealing  this week tourism product and gave his assurances that he is still committed to his release of 52 products over a 52 week period, as promised. This week’s product he said, is, ‘Simi Rigi.’ Though different, but aligned  with, the two previous products (Simi Rimi and Ijoko Rimi) which he has spoken about earlier. As it also involves taking advantage of your advantages.   He indicated that the product under discussion was fabricated from materials that could be easily sourced in Nigeria and so was relatively inexpensive to make. It could also be fabricated in an eco - friendly manner using recycled plastic chairs. He noted that the product, unlike the earlier products, was land based and would appeal to those who wanted to try new things but were nervous of being on water.  Otunba Akinboboye noted that, whenever a tourism site or destination is established, wherever people would si...

By Auwal Danjuma Gusau. An alleged investigation conducted  by the faked online ( The mailnewsonline.com) that ," the Honourable Minister of State for Defence Bello Mohammed Matawalle distributed 50 bags of rice through Honourable Musa Bawa Yankuzo to some selected bandits in Zamfara State is another desperate failed move to discredit the hard earned Name of the Honourable Minister of State for Defence His Excellency Bello Mohammed Matawalle by the opposition who have woefully failed to fulfill their  rescue slogan to the good people of Zamfara State. Zamfara Newsletters correspondent in Gusau took a trip to Honourable Musa Bawa Yankuzo to find out exactly what happen and his alleged role for the allegation of 50 bags of rice Ramadan package to one of the most wanted bandit leader Ado Aleiro on 17 March 2024 as falsely reported by faked online paper,  fortunately his family members along with one of  his neighbors  confirmed that, "Honourable Musa Bawa Yankuzo l...

Tourism  Icon, Otunba Olawanle Akinboboye’s tourism product for week 21, ‘Tourism Half Hour’ is ready to go on air in the next few days. While speaking at the release of the product penultimate week, Otunba Akinboboye had pointed out that, ‘Tourism Half Hour’ is a weekly television programme that focuses on Knowledge, Application and Fulfillment (KAF) in relation to tourism and the creation and growth of a tourism industry in Nigeria and Africa. Tourism Half Hour among other things, will showcase and expand upon the 52 products being presented by him, in his weekly new tourism products, media presentation series. The TV programme is designed to enlighten not only tourism practitioners and members of the public, but also government officials, who will gain a better understanding of the tourism industry and the products required to create a viable tourism industry for the continent. Which also will facilitate their ability to create an enabling environment for the African tourism ind...

* Otunba Olawanle Akinboboye    The  24th product of the week, is Ijoko Rimi, says tourism icon, Otunba Olawanle Akinboboye. Though it may appear similar to last week’s presentation of is (Simi Rimi), it has distinct features that provides a complete different water experience from last week’s tourism product.   ‘Ijoko Rimi’ according to him, is a Yoruba term that means ‘sit on water’. Once again, this item is produced locally from wood and recycled vegetable oil  kegs. However, rather than being designed as a floating bed, it  incorporates the seating portion of a plastic chair (what’s left after you cut off the chair’s legs) to create an apparatus that will enable tourists gently float on water while relaxing in a seated position.   He then mentioned that the apparatus is also designed in a way that would facilitate sports fishing, so that keen anglers can spend a relaxing day attempting to catch fish.   The materials this apparatus uses are eco...

Humanity is special. It knows no barriers. It has no colour, religion or political affiliation. It does not give interpretation to political philosophies neither does it give it consideration. Humanity has no apology for hypothetical theories, except humility and love for mankind. The love for humanity, is more real, in the coastal fishing communities of Ibeju-Lekki, in Lagos, Nigeria. The seat of government ofcourse is at Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos and the federal government is controlled from chamber houses and political halls and corridors at the federal capital territory in Abuja. Here in the coastal communities, the presence of federal, state and local governments are here, the military, the navy, policemen and so on. Security in this area is top notch. Moreso with the federal and state interest in the development of the area, especially the free trade zone. But the lifestyle of the locals is exceptionally very traditional, devoid of the esthetics of the cosmopolitan norms and expectati...