Tag: Ile Ife

The Oluyare Igbo Roots Of The Ex Wife Of Ooni Of Ife, Wuraola Otiti

First of all, remember that we told you that Eze Chima, who was the founder of many Anioma/Lucumi kingdoms in the Niger Delta was originally an Obatala prince of Ile Ife at the time when Ife’s Igbo Aborigines hadn’t been displaced by Oduduwa’s emergence. We told you that Eze China was also titular Prince of…… Continue reading The Oluyare Igbo Roots Of The Ex Wife Of Ooni Of Ife, Wuraola Otiti

Oba as an originally Igbo title: Nri, the great Igbo kingdom has an Oba (we no tell you before?!)

We have been telling you that the title Oba has Igbo origin. It was first used by the Obatala royal family of the formerly Igbo town of Ile Ife in today’s Yorubaland. This was before the coming of Oduduwa The Great, who has established the Yoruba race. Remember that the book History Of The Igbo…… Continue reading Oba as an originally Igbo title: Nri, the great Igbo kingdom has an Oba (we no tell you before?!)

Origin of the words ‘Obatala’ and ‘Olukwumi’ (Lucumi)

He who was born in Igbo town and went to be king at Iranje. Divinity of Igbo. Source: Attributes of Obatala Obatala was not one person, but the surname of the aboriginal kings of Ile Ife. This is their story. We will use the quote above to lay out a short but concise history of…… Continue reading Origin of the words ‘Obatala’ and ‘Olukwumi’ (Lucumi)

Photos from visit of Ibadan Polytechnic students to Ooni of Ife

The Ooni of Ife is one of the most famous monarchs in Yorubaland, and it may be fitting to call hims a monarch of monarchs. His position as king of Ife is so priviledged that people from other Yoruba Kingdoms also see him as a kind of great father figure to them too. So it…… Continue reading Photos from visit of Ibadan Polytechnic students to Ooni of Ife