Igbo Aborigines… Left Ife Long Before Oduduwa Arrived – Dr Bolaji Aremo

Dr Bolaji Aremo, a retired Associate Professor of English and ex-Head, Department of English, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, has suggested that while Igbos were Aborigines of Ile Ife and once lived there with their Yoruba cousins, they left long before the arrival of Oduduwa the Great who founded the Ooni of Ife Dynasty.…… Continue reading Igbo Aborigines… Left Ife Long Before Oduduwa Arrived – Dr Bolaji Aremo

Igbo Obatala Link: Ohaneze President Pours Encomiums On Ooni

President of Ohaneze Lagos Branch, Chief Solomon Ogbonna has described the Ooni of Ife as a peacemaker, following his recent statements about Igbo historical links with Ile Ife. According to a report by Leadership.ng, Chief Ogbonna stated thus, “My response when Ooni made the statement that Igbo are from Ile-Ife was: ‘Whatever will bring peace…… Continue reading Igbo Obatala Link: Ohaneze President Pours Encomiums On Ooni

Ooni of Ife Lists The 4 Igbo Sub Ethnic Clans, Says Olugbo Kingdom An Igbo Clan

The Ooni of Ife, HRM Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, has listed “4 sets of Igbo sub ethnic groups on Yoruba Land”. In a recent meeting with the Lagos Branch President of the Igbo sociocultural Group Ohaneze Ndigbo Chief Solomon Ogbonna, the Ooni disclosed that the Igbo have 4 categories, namely… Igbo Ile, Igbo Oko, the Iwinrin…… Continue reading Ooni of Ife Lists The 4 Igbo Sub Ethnic Clans, Says Olugbo Kingdom An Igbo Clan

Ooni Of Ife Reveals House Of Igbo Heritage Of Akarigbo Of Remoland

The Ooni of Ife has continued in his bid to highlight the fact that Igbos are the Aborigines of Ife and one family with the Yorubas. While receiving a chieftain of Ohaneze Ndigbo at his palace recently, the mighty Yoruba monarch said;… One of my brother kings – Aka Arogundabi from Iremo quarters saw the…… Continue reading Ooni Of Ife Reveals House Of Igbo Heritage Of Akarigbo Of Remoland

Ooni Of Ife Confirms Eze Chima Obatala Migrated From Ife To Benin To Igbo Land

For years it has been stated by historians that Eze Chima who founded many Igbo kingdoms migrated from Ile Ife to Benin to Igbo Land. Added confirmation to this has come from the Ooni of Ife, who traditionally is a great historian of Ife. Although the Ooni did not mention Eze Chima by name, he…… Continue reading Ooni Of Ife Confirms Eze Chima Obatala Migrated From Ife To Benin To Igbo Land