JK Randle Centre Hits 80m Revenue After 100 Days Of Operation

JK Randle Centre Hits 80m Revenue After 100 Days Of Operation

By Anuoluwapo Lebi

The Yoruba culture and heritage continues to gain popularity, as J.Randle Centre for Yorùbá Culture and History celebrates its first 100-days of promoting the Yoruba culture and history.

The hub of Yoruba culture and history celebrated its 100 days milestone on its official Instagram today.

It further boasted that within only 3-months, it was able to “welcome over 20,000 visitors, launched groundbreaking programs, hosted incredible events, and positioned the Centre on the global cultural stage.”

Recounting some of the outstanding events that marked its 100-days achievements, the centre noted in communication shared by Qudus Onikeku, Chief Executive Officer, that it hosted the “historic premiere of Lisabi: A Legend is Born; launch of The Mèsì Collective”, buttressing that “our commitment to preserving, celebrating, and reimagining Yorùbá culture has never been stronger. We’ve been featured in international media-The Guardian (UK), DW (Germany), Le Monde (France), Beifall (Italy), NRC (Netherlands)-and we’re only getting started!”

Appreciating the community, supporters, fans and culture enthusiast who supported it, JK Randle Centre noted that it would not have been able to amass such a groundbreaking achievements without the collective support it enjoyed through visits, support and encouragement.

Nevertheless, JK Randle Centre solicited for continued support, adding that “this is just the beginning. We are building something bigger than us all, a movement that will redefine how indigenous culture is documented, shared, and experienced. There is still much work to do, but if the past 100 days have shown us anything, it’s that culture thrives when we build together.”

While declaring the centre open in October, 2024, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos noted that the Centre represents not only Lagos but the entire Yoruba race, including the southwestern states in Nigeria and Yoruba-speaking communities worldwide. He urged the British government and other countries to return artefacts that belonged to Lagos and the Yoruba people.

The Governor also called on his colleagues in the southwestern region to see the Centre as a shared cultural facility and to contribute artefacts to further establish it as a prominent museum documenting the history and culture of the Yoruba people.

John Randle Centre is created to be a rallying point of reconnection for Yoruba people from Cuba, Brazil, Haiti, America and the Caribbean as well as South West Nigeria as well as visitors or others who are curious about Yoruba culture.