Prof. SUZANNE PRESTON BLIER, in her seminal work, Art and Risk in Ancient Yoruba: Ife History, Power and Identity, undertakes an excursion into the coronation rituals of the mighty Yoruba throne of Ile Ife, and reveals among other things, the primal role of the Igbo Aboriginal chiefs in the enthronement of the Great Ooni of… Continue reading Important Role Of Ife’s Igbo/Ugbo Aboriginal Chiefs In The Enthronement Of Great Ooni Of Ife
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Obatala The Sky Father (Igwe) Of The Igbo Aborigines Of Ile Ife
Obatala is known as the Sky Father of the Igbos who were the Aborigines of Ile Ife. He was the priest-king of these Lucumis.
Hard-working Ooni of Ife unveils nursery of one million cocoa trees for youth empowerment
The Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi (Ojaja II) has unveiled a nursery plant of one million cocoa pots and trees in Ile-Ife, to be distributed as part of his Youth Empowerment programme. The programme is part of the Ooni’s quest to see the revival of agriculture through 100,000 youths and… Continue reading Hard-working Ooni of Ife unveils nursery of one million cocoa trees for youth empowerment
Happy family: See happy photos of Olori Of Ife, Wuraola and her sisters-in-law
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi will be happy with these photos which show that his new wife Olori Wuraola, is apparently getting along well with her new sisters-in-law. Do you realise the amount of headache this situation has saved him? In some families, as Nigerian films show us, sisters-in-law often do not see eye to eye with… Continue reading Happy family: See happy photos of Olori Of Ife, Wuraola and her sisters-in-law
See the lovely palace of the Ooni of Ife
Wow! the white colour complements his usual white attire. This Ooni likes doing things in style o.