Nigerians mourn monarch oba sijuwade, the ooni of ife bbc news. When i made a royal visit to ileife in the year 2000 and this history was repeated, the then ooni of ife, oba okunade sijuade said, it is not only when an ooni passed on in ileife that oore is informed, that when a new oba or ooni is to be installed in ileife, they must invoke the spirit of top yoruba obas and oore is one of them, so. Thereafter there was a 5star reception at a special marquee mounted within the palace that was efficiently organised by the planning committee chaired by aare kola oyefeso. But today, we hear oba here and there, they are all recent adaptations. A correspondence between oba dr lamidi olayiwola adeyemi iii, alaafin of oyo and oba sir adesoji aderemi i, the ooni of ife in 1976, on the sooko of itakun in ikire in the attempt to wear the mystical great beaded crown. Vozafric osun, nigeria ooni of ife, oba okunade sijuwades. Art in ancient ife, birthplace of the yoruba scholars at harvard. Abobaku of ooni reportedly takes off as burial plans. Abobaku of ooni reportedly takes off as burial plans begins. Although the ooni is the highest and most powerful person in the political. This is in terms of age of existence and settlement. Ooni of ifes estranged wife, queen zaynab spotted in new. He however refused to perform his duty, insisting that the late.
Adetokunbo sijuwade, the son of the late ooni of ife, oba okunade sijuwade, on wednesday officially announced the death of the monarch, saying he would be buried on friday. Orun oba ado is reputed to be the burial site of the heads of the deceased. Abobaku tied and buried alive at ooni of ife burial youtube. Ooni was not a true son or direct descendant of oduduwa and his title was not recognised. The monarch should be a direct descendant of oduduwa, who is a yoruba god. Unconfirmed reports have it that the abobaku the man who was elected to be buried alive with the recently deceased ooni of ife, oba okunade sijuade. Ooni of ife is too small to be compared to oba of benin.
April 26, 2020 how long will it take dangote to tell us what he intends to do for us the people of kogi state kogi youth ask african richest man from kano who generate millionaire in kogi state lifestyle april 26, 2020 covid19. Home photos see the look on ooni of ifes wife face as dangote greets ooni at obasanjo s birthday. Ooni the assistant to oduduwa in the daytoday ritual sacrifice exercise continued with oduas job while he continued with supervision from oyo ile. Video ned nwoko refuses to let go reginas hand in their. He was crowned on 6 december 1980 in a ceremony attended by the emir of kano, oba of benin, amayanabo of opobo and olu. The igbo nation is 2,550yrs older than the yoruba nation. The two successive obas, the children of eweka 1, both of them ruled within a space of two years, they died and they were buried here.
I cant forget day late ooni prayed for me ooni ogunwusi. Why oba of lagos snubbing ooni of ife shocked nigeria bbc news. Akin adelaja was arrested for allegedly killing his mother, adelaja omotayo, and buried and in a soakaway. As over 200 yoruba obas draws battle line against olugbo over diaspora kings those who betrays yoruba race never ended well gani adams by shola akingboye may 1, 2019 olugbo of ugbo, oba fredrick akinruntan the paramount ruler of yoruba land, ooni of ileife oba enitan babatunde ogunwusi, the ojaja ii. August 14, 2015 missing abobaku found at ooni of ife palace, man to be buried alive with the king today an elderly man scheduled to be buried alive with the king of ife, oba okunade sijuwade has returned. The ooni of ileife ni of ileif is the traditional ruler of ileife.
Oonis security officer buried amidst tears punch newspapers. The palace comprises of buildings for the wives oloris, the children prince and princess, meeting hall for important chiefs like the iya lode, otunba and other messengers, the spokesman and the workers. Ife is a traditional yoruba state based in the town of ife in osun state, nigeria. The ancient town of ile ife, osun state stood still, yesterday, as dignitaries across the world came in droves for the burial of his imperial majesty, oba okunade sijuwade, who joined his. Ooni of ifes burial delayed as man designated to be. Ooni like other yoruba obas paid duties to oranmiyan during and after the death of oduduwa. He was crowned on 6 december 1980 in a ceremony attended by the emir of kano, oba of benin, amayanabo of.
This follows the earlier alleged escape and recapture of the man upon hearing of the obas death on several media platforms, despite denials by the traditional royal council of ife. Posted on april 25, 2017 april 25, 2017 author rejoice ewodage categories crime watch, local tags crisis in ife, ileife clash, latest nigerian news, osogbo, osun state high court leave a comment. How ooni of ife oba sir adesoji aderemi i stopped the. Throwback photo of ooni of ife with the ladies why i married moronke naomi silekunola ooni of ife, adeyeye enitan ogunwusi alafins wife. This follows the earlier escape of the man upon hearing of the obas death on several media platforms, despite denials by the traditional royal council of ife.
Ooni of ife s burial delayed as man designated to be buried alongside king absconds. Ooni of ife and his wife honored by scout association of nigeria scout association of nigeria were hosted by one of their own and role model, the ojaja ii, arole oodua, his imperial majesty dr adeyeye babatunde enitan ogunwusi, 51st ooni of ileife. The deceased who suffered an internal bleeding before being confirmed dead by doctors, was allegedly hit with a local cooking stand on her face and nose by her uncle. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Oranmiyan omoluabi odede, great prince of ife, king of the yoruba, also known as. A nigerian man identified as ambrose owiriwa has reportedly been arrested for allegedly killing his niece, olayile owiriwa over a minor misunderstanding that ensued between them. The hausa fulani, the yoruba and the slaughter in ile ife. Nairaland forum nairaland general culture the real history oba, ooni, alafin.
Speaking to newsmen at the resuscitation of the edi annual festival in ileife which is meant for the worship of the oluorogbo deity on saturday february 2nd, the ooni said the olurogbo deity is like jesus christ who ascended from heaven after being killed by his mother, moremi as a sacrifice for the gods. The brief history of ikale people posted on september 16, 2012 march 27, 20 by oloolutof in about 1502, there was a development in benin kingdom, oba esigie was on the throne and since succession to the throne was from father to son, he was worried that he had no male child who will ascend the throne after his home call. Ife stands still as ooni goes home by vanguard media. The emir thanked ooni and the people of ife for the warm reception given to him and prayed for the robust continued relationship between kano emirate and ife kingdom. Since there were not ceremonial recitations of the list of the oonis at burial or at. Ooni of ife, oba okunade sijuwade is dead the ooni of ife, alayeluwa oba okunade sijuwade, is dead. The ooni of ife, adeyeye enitan ogunwusi ojaja ii recently turned a year older on october 17 and his beautiful wife did the honours of throwing him a surprise birthday party.
Oonis palace kings palace is located at the heart of the city called enuwa in ileife. The web directory containing the table of all your results and pdf download also contains. Ooni of ifes grand entrance into mo abudu daughters. This mystery is currently been unraveled by men of the oyo state police command in the southwest part of nigeria. Town criers were spotted as early as 10am on thursday at market places delivering. He brought over 50,000 people to ife nobody want this family the late ooni was a politician who contribute zero to ife development people must revolt,we want chief dr. Premium times nigerian buisness man homeless after failed.
The oba of benin is the only one that answers oba, the rest dont. Ooni of ife, oba okunade sijuwades burial has allegedly been put on hold after a man elected to be buried alive with the monarch absconded unwilling to be the one to keep the king company in the afterlife. General overseer of the redeemed christian church of god. Ramon adedoyin lets have your chief ramons profile this is the peoples parliament where therere several leagues of extraordinary keyboard ninjas. See the look on ooni of ifes wife face as dangote greets. As expected ooni adeyeye enitan ogunwusi made a grand entrance into the wedding reception with his royal entourage, that captured the attention of many in attendance a video of the much respected traditional rulers entrance surfaced online moments later. Davido shared this photo with the ooni of ife,oba enitan ogunwusi at his palace. This infuriated the people of ileife and they retaliated by attacking the perpetrators.
Alayeluwa oba okunade sijuwade, or sijuade, 1 january 1930 28 july 2015 was the fiftieth traditional ruler or ooni of ife from 1980 to his death in 2015, taking the regnal name olubuse ii. If it is true, as claimed by the ooni of ife who is the father of oranmiyan which we. Missing abobaku returns to ooni of ife palace, man to be. The brief history of ikale people yoruba traditional. The general overseer of the redeemed christian church of god, pastor enoch adeboye, has asked governor ayodele fayose of ekiti state not to relent in defending his people and the common man in the. Abobaku tied and buried alive at ooni of ife burial niz admin. Maintenance survey of cultural properties in ileife. Videoqueen naomi ogunwusis surprise 45th birthday for.
The ooni of ife by historical facts, is a son of the oba of benin, so they are not in the same class. Such person is treated with dignity and showered with care in his lifetime but he. He said, i was here as a prince a couple of years ago in company of my late father emir ado bayero during the 30th coronation anniversary of the late ooni okunade sijuwade. Davido pays homage to the ooni of ife at his palace photo. Heard in yorubaland an oba is never buried alone, according to reports, the abobaku of late ooni of ife, oba sijuade has ran away. Photo of kesington adebutu becomes odole odua, obasanjo. No benin oba was buried in ileife esogban of benin, edebiri. It was that condition ooni the son of the slave woman that was captured and dedicated to the gods who was assisting oduduwa continued the work of oduduwa at ife. Yesterday, as announced by his family and ife traditional chiefs the ooni was buried. After that the hausa fulanis in sabo went on the rampage killing many sons and daughters of ileife their host community and in the process they proceeded to behead a young yoruba man and they paraded his head on a pole through the streets. The ooni of ife, oba adeyeye enitan ogunwusi, tells femi makinde about his growing up, and efforts to rebuild the ifemodakeke war ruins, among other things. Although he was the youngest, he became the prime heir of oduduwa upon his return to claim his grandfathers throne according to yoruba history, he founded oyo as its first alaafin at around the year 0 after he had left benin where he had.
It is further an established fact that no other ethnic nationality out of nigerias current 386 ethnic nationalities is the age mate or rival to the igbo nation in terms of age of existence or settlement in nigeria, nzenaozo, emeka. This development followed the official announcement of the ooni of ife, oba sijuwade\s death. Adedamola aderemi, late ooni of ifes grandson tipped to. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus millions of monthly readers. Obas of benin were buried in ileife up till 1914 oore. Marquis olatunji, an officer of the nigeria security and civil defence corps attached to the ooni ife, oba adeyeye ogunwusi, were. In the video shared online, many dignitaries including chiefs and veteran singer, king sunny ade, were present to celebrate with the royal family. Ooni of ife, oba adeyeye ogunwusis estranged wife, queen zaynabotiti obanor was during the week pictured in new york for the 72nd session of the united nations general assembly.
Hundreds of bodies buried in mass grave on island in new york photos hundreds of bodies are being buried by workers wearing in hazmat suits at a mass grave on new yorks hart island with the rise of coronavirus deaths. Burial of ooni of ife on hold as man to be burial with him. No bini man can claim to know where the kings are buried. Following the formation of the yoruba orisha congress in 1986, the ooni acquired an international status the likes of which the holders of his title had not seen since the citys colonization by the british. He was buried alongside wife, blessing, and son, joshua, in their family home in abocho, biraidu district, dekina local government area of kogi state. What could have made 29 year old man kill his mother who is 54 years old and the bury the corpse inside soakaway. He was presented two gold swords, and other paraphernalia of office amidst cheers by the ooni of ife, his imperial majesty, oba enitan adeyeye ogunwusi. The igbo nation is indisputably 2,550yrs older than the yoruba nation in nigeria. Oranmiyan was buried at ife and not at oyo, which is the reason for the opa oranyan at ife till today. Eugene shoemaker with his wife, carolyn, in a 1994 photo taken at the palomar observatory. Recently, a particular man who was meant to get married during the month of may died on the eve of his wedding in omedo, kogi state. The 51 st ooni, of ife, his imperial majesty, ooni adeyeye enitan ogunwusi ojaja ii ascended to the throne in december 2015. According to palace sources, the runaway chief was found late last night inside one of the sacred houses in the palace.
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