Arole Oodua and Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II on Sunday proceeded on a seven-day annual seclusion as Olojo festival begins in Ile Ife. While addressing newsmen on his way out of the palace, Ooni Ogunwusi who is the co-chairman of the National Council of Traditional Rulers noted that he was in…
Why Election May Not Have Held in Osun, Ekiti, Ondo
The people of Osun state woke up this morning to the news that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC had postponed the presidential and National Assembly elections by one week. At a daybreak briefing, Prof Mahmud Yakubu said the postponement became inevitable due to logistics, operational and security challenges. Consequently, for the commission, ” going…
Ooni: Giesi To Get Letter Tomorrow
TELL can authoritatively report that the Giesi Ruling House which has been announced as the rightful ruling house to produce the next Ooni , in Ile Ife, Osun State will officially receive a letter from the government tomorrow. The letter, which will traditionally request the Giesi royal house to produce candidate to…
How to Fatten Nation’s Cow
When did wealth become the determinant to rule in what generically is called Yorubaland today? Was there a word known as “Yoruba” at the time Oduduwa ruled Ile-Ife? Was Odua an Ooni? Reports in some journals are perverting the history of Ile-Ife and its relationship with other towns and cities that speak a language…
Ife Business Schools Holds Lecture
The Ife Business School, an institution that prepares individuals for careers in modern business, is set to hold its 2nd Distinguished Lecture and Award Series. Titled, “The State of our Nation,” the lecture, which is scheduled to hold on Thursday, April 30, 2015 at the Conference and Guest Houses of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife,…
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