Yemi Blaq to headline US carnival

Nollywood actor, Yemi Blaq, is to headline Nigeria Carnival scheduled for Maryland, United States of America. This was disclosed at the unveiling ceremony of the carnival logo in Lagos According to the organizer of the event slated for July this year, Benson Akinkuebi, the nomination of Blaq as the face of the carnival “no doubt will help us to achieve the needed drive for the event. His choice, as a versatile actor and man of arts and culture perfectly fit into our projection for the carnival.” The carnival, he revealed, will be different from others because “we want to showcase the best of Nigerian traditional in the areas of languages, dressing, craft, music, dancing and many more in a more unique way, with in-depth analysis on how we find ourselves where we are today in the area of culture.” Continuing, Akinkuebi said, “We must not allow our culture to die, therefore we need to do something urgent to arrest the situation. That is why we are inviting corporate bodies, individuals on board to celebrate the best of Nigeria arts and culture, come July this year.” Top artists witnessed the unveiling ceremony with pomp and pageantry.