
Ooni Of Ife







The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja 11, likened the Yoruba deity Oluorogbo with Jesus Christ, drawing similarities between them. The Ooni spoke Saturday, February 1at the resuscitated di Annual Festival in Ile-Ife.

Ooni of Ife was and still is regarded as one of the gods and as such respected as one. Modifications to some traditional beliefs changed with civilization and education especially with the coming of the Europeans.

The last three kings of Ile Ife brought modernity, class and swag to the throne because they are well educated and travelled. They have one thing in common and that is they ride in the most expensive cars in the world.

In the history of all 50 Ooni that have reigned in Ile Ife before the present king Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, Obalufon Ogbogbodirin is said to have live longest, thus the Ogbogbodinrin sobriquet after his name.

There is no how the story of Ile Ife will be told without the mention of the historic deed of a woman called Moremi who did not allow the kingdom to have become history where men failed to secure Ife from the claws of invaders.

Legit.ng on a recent visit to Ile Ife visited the Oranmiyan groove and learnt that there is more to Oba of Benin’s recent visit than it was publicised. It was gathered that the monarch actually came to collect a particular sword.

Her reign was said to be filled with terror and fear especially by the men. The female folks in Ife lost the opportunity of being crowned a king again just because of the wickedness perpetrated by Queen Luwoo while on the throne.

The visit will open an heritage house as an export point for Nigerian businesses under the Nigerian Diaspora Exchange of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC). As the spiritual head of Yoruba race globally, Ooni Ogunwusi

The lingering conflict between the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi and the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, may have been laid to rest as the latter on Thursday, April 12, attended the Osun state council of traditional
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