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Ooni of Ife Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi has ordered the release of Hausas held captive by the Yorubas in the crisis that ensued on Wednesday. He also warned that nothing untoward should happen to them. No fewer than 300 Hausa were taken captive by the Yoruba. Oba Ogunwusi appealed to the warring...

The Ife traditional council has lost a prominent chief, the third-in-command to the Ooni of Ife, Lowa Adimula, Oba Joseph Ijaodola. A source close to the palace told PUNCH that Ijaodola died on Friday evening at about 100 years of age. The palace had yet to officially announce the demise of...

Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode and his wife Precious paid a courtesy call on Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, the 51st Ooni of Ife on Saturday. See photos below:

The Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi (Ojaja II) has described Jesus Christ as the Lord of Peace and Love with an unparalleled forgiving spirit that the world must covet for absolute peace. He believes Christ should always be remembered and honoured with the existence of love and peace by...

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has urged the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, to ignore anybody, who called Moremi Ajasoro a traitor. He said such view did not take away anything from the reality of who Moremi was. Though Soyinka did not mention anybody’s name, observers noted that...

Still on the ongoing supremacy battle between the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi and the Olugbo of Ugbo land, Oba Federick Akinruntan, Olugbo of Ugbo has in an interview maintained that he is the owner of the yoruba race, stating that Oduduwa met them at Ife. WATCH FULL VIDEO BELOW:

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, and Oba of Ugbo Kingdom in Ondo state, Oba Federick Akinruntan, over the weekend engaged in a battle of words over the place of Yoruba ancestral Queen Moremi in history. Oba Akinruntan condemned Ile-Ife people for celebrating Queen Moremi and even...

Ooni of Ife yesterday unveiled the tallest statue in Nigeria Moremi Ajasoro.It is 42 feet tall with 30 risers. It is the tallest statue in Nigeria and the 3rd tallest in Africa. It is constructed right on the spot Moremi lived several centuries of years ago. It is 100 percent locally...

Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose has called on the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, to protect Yoruba leaders. Fayose made the call while receiving the Ooni at the palace of the Ewi of Ado Ekiti, Oba Rufus Adejugbe; PUNCH reports. He said, “You (Ooni) are in a good position to unite us...

Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has stated that worshiping deities (idols), is not a sin against God Almighty as it was part of nature. Oba Ogunwusi added that all existing deities are messengers of God. He cautioned people to stop misrepresenting the importance of festivals and deities...

As the nation seeks a way out of its economic recession, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwuis, Ojaja II, has identified two sectors the federal, state and local governments should shift focus to revitalize the economy. He urged the three tiers of government to focus on agricultural...

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has been decorated by Rotary International District 9110 as the Rotary Ambassador to Nigeria just as Pat Ikheloa was installed as District Governor for 2016-2017. The event, which took place at the Shell Hall of Muson Centre, Lagos...

The Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi wants Africans to forget about boundaries and focus on balancing the world. The Ooni gave the advice via his Instagram page. He wrote, ''There were no boundaries in Africa until the 1894 Berlin conference, we should forget these boundaries and focus on...

Aderemi Sijuwade, one of sons of late Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade has proposed to his girlfriend - Make up artist Labisi Folawiyo of facesbylabisi. See photos below:

Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Osun State have appealed to the Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi (Ojaja II) to help one of them and former governor of the state, Senator Iyiola Omisore. The appeal was made on Wednesday by the Osun Chairman of the PDP, Mr. Adesoji...

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, on Tuesday caused a major drama in Washington D.C while performing a traditional rite. The Ooni and his crew performed traditionally at the Smithsonian Museum of African Art. During the performance which involved fire, the fire brigade stormed...

A New York City Senator, Kevin Parker, and the Brooklyn Borough President, Eric Adams, said the city had secured a proclamation to declare Monday, June 13, 2016 as Yoruba Day. They said the action was to honour the monarch. Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, was on Friday hosted by...

Ooni Of Ife,Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi and his wife are off to America. The monarch while there will receive an award to be presented in his honour for being a peace maker Sources close to him said he will spend 3weeks there after tying all loose ends concerning his trip. See photos:

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi paid a courtesy visit to the Hon. Minister of Power, Works & Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, SAN at his Abuja residence, yesterday 5th, June. See photos: Photo credit: Lukeshphoto

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, recently played host to American delegates at his exquisite palace in Ile-Ife, Osun state. To appreciate the courtesy call, the monarch presented the visitors with a significant artifact as gift. See Photos: Source