ILE IFE CITY

Representatives from the Benin Kingdom, paying a courtesy visit to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, have affirmed Ile-Ife as the ancestral home of the Benin people. In a now-viral video capturing the exchange, one of the emissaries told the Ooni that despite any contrary narratives circulating online, their …

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has challenged academia in Nigerian universities to properly document the history of Yoruba race rather than relying on jaundiced history.He said proper documentation will not only foster unity but reveal the ties across ethnic groups, saying evidence showed that the Igbo race migrated …

Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi and his third wife, Olori Tobi Phillips- Ogunwusi are celebrating their first wedding anniversary today. Taking to her Instagram page to celebrate their special day, she wrote;“365 days of Grace and a lifetime to go. Happy 1st anniversary to us my King.”

The allegation made by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, that there is evidence demonstrating that the Igbo race genuinely moved from Ile-Ife has drawn a variety of responses.According to a previous report from Anaedoonline.ng, the monarch said that there is proof that the Igbo race genuinely moved …

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyey Ogunwusi, has officially announced a wedding date with his second wife, Opeoluwa Elizabeth Akinmuda. The palace has invited relatives and dignitaries to Olori Opeoluwa Elizabeth Akinmuda’s wedding thanksgiving service and celebration, set to take place on Saturday, May 20, 2023. The occasion will …

As part of his unending efforts towards harnessing and promoting the Yoruba culture beyond the shores of Africa, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi is currently on a 5-day working visit to Brazil in continuation of his global tour for African People’s Peace and Progress Agenda. While in the …

The Conference of Yoruba Obas has unanimously endorsed the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for Saturday’s presidential election, noting that the former Lagos State governor is eminently qualified to lead Nigeria. The traditional rulers of the Yoruba people from Ekiti, Lagos, Kogi, Kwara, …

Yoruba in Badagry are from Ile-Ife, not Ghana – High Chief Wawu Lagos – High Chief Tajudeen Dosa Ayipe, the Wawu of Badagry Kingdom, on Thursday traced the origin of Yoruba speaking people of Badagry to Oduduwa in Ile-Ife and not from Ghana as claimed in a recent publication. The …

Ilana Omo Odua worldwide, the Yoruba self-determination struggle group, on Thursday, announced that it will formally unveil radio ijangbara as the official broadcast radio of the conflict on January 1, 2023. This announcement was contained in a statement jointly signed by the president and secretary general of the group, Wale …

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar has paid a visit to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi and the Owa Obokun Adimula of Ijesaland, Oba Gabriel Aromolaran. The PDP presidential candidate shared photos of his meeting with the monarchs via his verified Twitter handle.