The Ooni of Ife has continued in his bid to highlight the fact that Igbos are the Aborigines of Ife and one family with the Yorubas. While receiving a chieftain of Ohaneze Ndigbo at his palace recently, the mighty Yoruba monarch said;… One of my brother kings – Aka Arogundabi from Iremo quarters saw the…… Continue reading Ooni Of Ife Reveals House Of Igbo Heritage Of Akarigbo Of Remoland
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Igbos From Outside Ile Ife Will Begin Attending Aje Festival Of Wealth-making- Igbodefender.com
We ask Igbos who are indigenes outside Ife to begin attending Aje Festival of wealth-making, as it talks about the historical interactions between Igbo, Yoruba and wealth-making.
Watch: Ooni Praises Obatala For Igbo Wealth, Pledges Yoruba Custodianship
See video link below: At the recently held Aje Festival, premier Yoruba monarch Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi traced the spiritual aspect of wealth-making to the Igbo race, as represented by Obatala lineage. Speaking to journalists at the event, the Ooni stated: that the Igbos are the first people on earth. (This is in…… Continue reading Watch: Ooni Praises Obatala For Igbo Wealth, Pledges Yoruba Custodianship
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
Hard-working Ooni of Ife unveils nursery of one million cocoa trees for youth empowermentÂ
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 empowermentÂ