Tag: Ife

Important Role Of Ife’s Igbo/Ugbo Aboriginal Chiefs In The Enthronement Of Great Ooni Of Ife

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

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. Obatala is not just one king, but the Dynasty of kings that ruled Ife before Generalissimo Oduduwa’s ascendancy. Today, Ife is ruled by the Oduduwa Dynasty, a Yoruba Dynasty, and the…… Continue reading Obatala The Sky Father (Igwe) Of The Igbo Aborigines Of Ile Ife

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