By Kazeem Akintunde In the last couple of months following the installation of Oba Akeem Owoade as the Alaafin of Oyo, the Ooni of Ifa, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi added new nomenclature for himself. He is no longer just the Ooni of Ife, he now goes about with the unnecessary and mouthful
Businessman and President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has credited the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, with making the construction of his multi-billion-dollar refinery possible by intervening to remove 19 shrines from the project site. Speaking in a video shared by The Cable via X on Friday, the billionaire industrialist revealed that construction workers […]
By Kazeem Akintunde Kabiyesi o, k’ade o pe lori, Ki bata pe l’ese. May your reign be long.Sir, I am compelled to write this open letter to you in view of the recent letter you wrote to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, on a matter that should not warrant such a degrading letter. […]
By Taiwo Adisa Saturday, August 16, 2025, was set as a landmark date that would witness a unique event in the annals of Yoruba, Nigeria, if not African contemporary history. The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enita Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, had signed on to a programme tagged the unveiling of the Social Media Website, 2GEDA. […]
By Bola BOLAWOLEturnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 (Published in the ON THE LORD’S DAY column in the Sunday Tribune newspaper edition of Sunday, 24 August, 2025). “Chieftaincy titles, the crux of the current face-off between the Ooni and Alaafin, have these days become so debased they are bestowed on all sorts; it profiteth Yorubaland nothing” These […]
The Traditional Religion Worshippers Association, Osun State, has said the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, and the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, may be under a spell due to repeated clashes between them. The President of the group, Oluseyi Atanda, said members of the association needed to perform rituals to settle the disputes […]











