On Friday, 18 October, Ado-Ekiti, under the leadership of our baba, His Majesty, Oba Rufus Adeyemo Adejuyigbe, Aladesanmi III, rolled out the drums to celebrate the first Afe Babalola Day.  This was to honour Aare Afe Babalola, the city’s famous son, who is the Founder/Chancellor of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD). For many decades now, Babalola, 95 on 30 October, …

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi has recounted he was chased away like a child when he visited the Olowo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, in his palace. In a video making rounds on social media, the Ooni said that, since that incident, he had kept a distance from the Olowu and contained all his excesses. He said: “When …

The wife of Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Queen Ademiluyi Ogunwusi has debunked claims that festivals in the ancient town are fetish. Speaking during the grand finale of the two-day 2024 Ayan Agalu (drum fiesta) organised by the House of Oduduwa in collaboration with Aafin Ilu and the Queen Moremi Initiative, Ademiluyi noted that the festivals in Ile-Ife are …

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi has taken to social media to celebrate his daughter, Adeola, who turns 30 on May 20. In his post on Monday, the monarch prayed to God to be with his daughter and asked her to bring a man home for marriage because she was ripe for it. The revered monarch reeled out his …

A middle-aged man who claimed in a viral video that he is a son of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi has apologised to the foremost traditional ruler. In the first video, the man claimed the monarch hid him with his mother with an instruction that he should stay discreet. “Oba Enitan Ogunwunsi is my father. He hid me …

The palace of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Thursday, disowned a claim by a man in a viral video, who said the monarch was his father. A statement by the monarch’s spokesperson, Moses Olafare, said the man in the viral video engaged in an act of impersonation, noting that the matter had been reported to the security …

The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II has suspended six functionaries for allegedly presenting themselves at a function as the palace’s emissaries before the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi (Ọjájá II). In a statement in Benin City, Edo State capital, on Saturday, the Iyase of Benin Kingdom, Chief Sam Igbe named the suspended palace functionaries as Johnbull Igbinosun, …

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and one of his queens, Olori Tobi have welcomed a set of twins. The Ooni shared the news on his verified Instagram account, revealing that Olori Tobi gave birth to a prince and princess on Saturday. He said: “To God be the glory, great things he has done. Hearty congratulations to the entire …

As part of efforts to promote the Yoruba culture and tradition, the Erelu Yeye O’dua Cultural Renaissance Centre was recently launched with dignitaries from all over in attendance. The project manager, Asiwaju Carlo Babatunde Sonupe emphasised the need for Nigerians to develop the habit of promoting and exporting their own products. Sonupe, who is also the Chief Executive Officer of …

Plans are in full gear for the Ondo State government to convene a summit of its diaspora community in North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East and other places across the world. The diaspora summit, which is billed to hold virtually on Saturday, 2 December 2023, for those in North and South America and Saturday, 9 December 2023, for …