Farooq Oreagba, who stole the show at the 2024 Ojude Oba Festival, has been named the National Council for Arts and Culture’s (NCAC) Honorary Ambassador In a news report by 9am news nigeira this year’s Ojude Oba festival featured many eye-catching attendees, but Oreagba stood out among many others. He rode majestically on horseback wearing a flashy green and yellow Asooke Agbada, and a photo of him went viral, earning him the title “King of Steeze” Ogasabi reports.
He wrote: “I could not be happier to announce him as an Hon Ambassador for the National Council for Arts and Culture @ncac_nigeria and celebrate him and his boundless energy and spirit.
He is now the King of Steeze and brought global attention to #OjudeOba the key traditional festival of Ijebu Ode celebrating the Awujale.
“For at least the last decade he has been getting on his horse, dressed in magnificent asoke and representing his family and culture.
“We discussed what made this year different and why the reaction, was it the photographer, was it the festival or was it just God’s time, I believe it was just meant to be.
“My brother is a fighter, diagnosed with terminal cancer he has been fighting it for a decade and never been anything but positive. He has been an inspiration to we his friends and now we are sharing him with the world.”
“He represents all that is good about Nigeria, pls celebrate him, a true Nigerian original!
“I know he is braver than almost anyone I know from the way he confronts his pain and has always repped naija since I have known him, Congrats again and thanks for all you do.”
Obi Asika, Director General of NCAC, announced on his Instagram page, displaying the Certificate of Recognition awarded to Oreagba.
9am new reports that the 2024 Ojude Oba Festival was held recently with its usual glitz, elegance and cultural resonance.
This year’s event honors Awujale, the monarch of Ijebu-Ode, and celebrates the Ijebu people’s rich traditions, bringing together famous figures from near and far. However, the Ogun State-born Oreagba stood out for his remarkable beauty and engaging personal tale, while his distinct dress sense stole the show.
He unwittingly became “the face of the festival” when he made a big arrival on a decorated horse, clad in a green and lemon agbada and matching headgear.
Farooq Oreagba exuded elegance and style, as he adorned himself with red coral beads, and a gold crossbody chain, with his emboldened tattoos, a big tobacco pipe, an Apple wristwatch, and stylish sunglasses, 9am news says. His pictures and videos have since been trending on social media, as he embodied uncommon elegance and style in showcasing Nigerian culture to the world.
Oreagba was in 2014 diagnosed with osteosarcoma and carcinoma, a cancer of the skin and bone marrow. He had to leave his role at NSE to tend to his health, and after two years of battling the killer disease, he was declared cancer-free and healthy enough to go back to work.
Oreagba’s stylish and endearing presence at the 2024 Ojude Oba festival portrayed hope, courage and the indefatigable Nigerian spirit. He is currently the Managing Director and CEO of NG Clearing, 9am news nigeria correspondent Ogasabi reports.
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