Your owambe should be the talk of the street. Not a gate management nightmare.
You have the hall, the caterer, the DJ, the aso-ebi. The one thing you cannot afford is chaos at the gate. Ekaabo sends every guest a WhatsApp QR code and lets your ushers scan them in three seconds flat — even when there is no internet.
Every owambe organiser knows these problems.
Planning the party is the fun part. Managing who actually shows up — that is where things fall apart.
People wey you never invite
They heard about the party, wore aso-ebi, and walked in with full confidence. By the time someone noticed, the food was gone. Paper lists are impossible to enforce at a busy gate.
WhatsApp RSVP is not a system
You shared the date in five family groups. People said they are coming. Now you have no idea how many to actually cater for. Someone always shows up with four people you did not expect.
Food running out
You catered for 300. 450 people showed up. The caterer is out of jollof before half the guests have been served. This is the one thing every Nigerian party host dreads most.
Ushers overwhelmed at the gate
One person has the printed list, guests spell their name differently, and the queue is stretching outside. You are inside enjoying your party while the gate is in chaos.
Give every guest a QR code. Let your ushers handle the rest.
You add your guests, Ekaabo sends them a WhatsApp message with their unique QR code, and your ushers scan at the gate. Three seconds per person. No internet required.
- ✓Add guests manually or import from your spreadsheet
- ✓Each guest gets a unique QR code sent to their WhatsApp
- ✓Ushers scan at the gate — green means in, red means not on the list
- ✓Walk-ins get added and checked in on the spot
- ✓Works offline if the venue has no internet
- ✓Real-time count of who is inside at any point during the party
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Lively owambe scene
Everything your owambe needs
Built around how Nigerian parties actually run.
WhatsApp QR invitations
Every guest gets a personalised WhatsApp message with their QR code. No email needed. They receive it the same way they receive everything else in Nigeria.
Three-second gate check-in
Ushers open the Ekaabo check-in page on any phone and scan. Green light means the guest is on the list. Red means they are not. No arguments, no delays.
Offline mode for any venue
Download the guest list before the party. If the venue has no signal — and many do not — your ushers keep scanning without interruption. Everything syncs later.
Walk-in registration
Someone shows up who was not on the list. Add them on the spot, generate a QR code instantly and check them in. Tracked separately from your original guest list.
Plus-one and group control
Set how many companions each guest can bring. No one gets in extra people by claiming they are a plus-one. Each entry is tracked individually under the QR code.
Live attendance count
See exactly how many people are inside at any point. Your caterer, the hall manager, your security — everyone works from the same live number. No guessing.
Meal and food preference
Let guests choose their food when they RSVP. Your caterer gets a clean headcount per meal option before the party. No shortage surprises on the day.
Self-registration link
Share a link in your WhatsApp group and let guests register themselves. Set a capacity limit and the system closes registration automatically when you are full.
Public event portal
Every event gets a beautiful webpage at ekaabohq.com/your-event. Share your event details, photos, RSVP link and gift registry — all in one link your guests can bookmark.
Owambes that ran smoothly
From birthday parties to large family celebrations — here is what Nigerian party organisers are saying.
"My mum's 60th birthday had 420 guests. I was running it myself with no event planner. Ekaabo was the one thing that kept me sane. The gate moved smoothly, nobody crashed, and I actually enjoyed the party instead of stressing."
"I have thrown owambes for years and the gate has always been a mess. The first time I used Ekaabo, I could not believe how calm everything was. My ushers were not stressed, guests moved fast, and we had an exact count of who attended."
"We used it for our mum's naming ceremony. 280 guests, a hall in Ajah with no reliable internet. The offline mode saved us completely. Ushers kept scanning the whole time without any issue. Will never plan a party without it again."
Any Nigerian social event. Any size.
If you are inviting people and you want to know who actually shows up — Ekaabo is for you.
- ✓Owambes and big birthday celebrations
- ✓50th, 60th and 70th birthday parties
- ✓Naming ceremonies and baby showers
- ✓Graduation and thanksgiving parties
- ✓House warming and housewarming parties
- ✓Family reunion events
- ✓Nigerian diaspora parties in the UK, US and Canada
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Nigerian birthday party scene
Things owambe organisers ask us
Your party will be the talk of the street. Let the gate reflect that.
Free to start. No credit card. Set up your owambe in minutes and run the smoothest gate your guests have ever walked through.