Both men visited at different times
Browsing: the Ooni of Ife
The late Ooni not only superintended over remarkable socio-economic transformation but left behind a legacy of peace, stability, progress and unprecedented development, not only in Ile Ife, but in the entire Yoruba race nation both at home and in the diaspora.
Adelowo Ogunleye, the spokesperson of the Geisi Ruling House, told newsmen in Osogbo at a news conference that it was the turn of the House to present the next Ooni
The letter, signed by its President, Sir Awo José Manuel Pérez Andino, noted that the organisation and her people in Cuba share in the pain and sorrow of other Yoruba people, praying that God will console the family over the loss of the late monarch
Senator Adamu Abdullahi, who led the delegation to the Assembly, described the Ooni’s death as a monumental loss to the nation.
Scores of senior lecturers and students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State have eulogised the late Ooni of Ife,…
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has described the late Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, as an epitome of…
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has sent a message of condolence to…
INTRODUCTION In traditional Yoruba society, the leader of an Ilu (town or society) is the Oba, the leaders of smaller…
The immediate past Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has commiserated with the Sijuwade family, the Ile-Ife people and…
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Wednesday he received with sadness news of the transition of one of Nigeria’s foremost traditional…