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Aside legendary Elemi pond, Igede-Ekiti gets BIODEC to boost economy
Igede-Ekiti community, headquarters of Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Area if Ekiti State, now has something other than its legendary Elemi Pond to talk about and nurture. The community has become...
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Culture meets history as Irawo gets new traditional ruler
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, hit the nail on the head at the coronation and presentation of the staff of office to the Ajoriwin of Irawo, Oba Musiliudeen Olalere, declaring the homogeneity...
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Osun-Osogbo festival: Embracing tradition, blazing new paths
OLUWOLE IGE reports the display of Yoruba culture and tradition during this year’s edition of the Osun-Osogbo festival. Dignitaries and adherents of the Osun River goddess, both within and outside...
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A day inside Ibadan mega malls
The three years you have spent in Ibadan, you have not been to any of the Ibadan mega malls before. On a weekly basis, you see these malls and pretend they do not exist. But they do. Ventura, Heritage,...
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Why every traditional ruler must be close to their subjects —Oba Akamo
The Olu Itori, Egbaland, Oba AbduFatai Akamo, is the chairman, Progressive Obas Forum of Ogun Central. Before he ascended to the throne of his forefathers on February 26, 2003, he was chief executive...
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How Brazilians added colour to Sango festival in Oyo
The week-long annual World Sango Festival was rounded off in Oyo town last Saturday. TUNDE BUSARI reports the many sides of the event. On their seats where they were following series of cultural...
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Ojude Oba: Ijebus rich blend of culture, tradition, fun
For residents and indigenes of Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, Ojude Oba festival connotes an annual melting pot of tradition, culture and fun. OLAYINKA OLUKOYA, who witnessed this year’s edition of the...
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Yoruba traditional institution is riddled with many challenges —Oba Ogunwole
Oba Rufus Olayinka Ogunwole, Kujosin 1 is the Alaagba of Aagba in Osun State. In this interview by OLUWOLE IGE, he speaks about the challenges, socioeconomic developments and peculiarities of his...
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Head (ori) is the religion of the Yorubas
Oluwo The head (Ori) is the creator of all creations. Traditional rulers are earthly kings. Monarchs are not the real spiritual kings but they are Arole Olodumare (representatives of God on earth)....
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Ile-Ife gets new Araba Agbaye
The new Araba Agbaye, Owolabi Aworeni A 35-year-old Ifa priest has emerged new Araba Agbaye and got the approval of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Eniitan Ogunwusi. TUNDE BUSARI reports on how Owolabi Aworeni...
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In Badagry, Coconut Festival unites indigenes, foreigners
Sato drummers performing at the event. AKIN ADEWAKUN and SEGUN KASALI, who were among many others who participated during the recently-held coconut festival, reports that the celebration not only lit...
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At Oranmiyan Festival, stakeholders make case for better appreciation of...
Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Olayiwola Adeyemi (middle) flanked by Toye Arulogun, Oyo State Commissioner for Information, culture and tourism and another guest. Barely two weeks after the Sango Festival, Oyo...
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We trek 15 miles with bags of cocoa beans on our heads —Ondo, Ekiti, Osun...
This deplorable road leads to Eti-Oni, one of the major cocoa communities in Osun State. PHOTO: PETER OYEBANJI A few weeks, President of the Cocoa Exporters Association of Nigeria (CEAN), Pius Ayodele,...
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‘We have 600 communities, one general hospital, no electricity’
For residents of communities in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, it has been a painful irony of neglect despite the rich crude oil deposits in their domain. In this piece, HAKEEM GBADAMOSI,...
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Blackout will be over in Ona Ara communities by October —Engr Sanusi
Engr Dotun Jubril Sanusi is a Petroleum Engineer and the founder of Ilaji Farms and Ilaji Stadium and Resort Center in Ona Ara Local Government Area of Oyo state. He speaks on his involvement in the...
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At coronation, Araba Agbaye canvasses greater unity among Yorubas
The coronation of the new Araba Agbaye in Ile-Ife was historic as the event witnessed large turnout of Ifa priests. TUNDE BUSARI reports. To the uninitiated in the Oke Itase axis of Ile-Ife, Osun...
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In Badagry, Sato drums hold life, communal prosperity
The Sato Drummers Troupe was the cynosure of all eyes at the last Coconut Festival, held recently in Badagry, a coastal town in Badagry Local Government Area in Lagos State. It, always, is,...
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Hope rises as 51 Ibadan communities end 14-year blackout
Residents in 50 communities in Ona Ara Local Government Area of Oyo state are at present getting set to dissolve their forced marriage with generating sets as the 14 years blackout in the communities...
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In Ado-Ekiti, Udiroko Festival fosters communal development
Oloris paying homage to the Ewi The Olorunborun is a remarkable day in the life of both Ado Ekiti as a community and its indigenes. That day marks the new year of the people and they gather in their...
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Olojo Festival: Still a melting of culture, fanfare
Oba Ogunwusi during the Olojo festival Though the annual Olojo Festival in the ancient city of Ile-Ife has remained a melting point for tribes, races and celebration of the rich Yoruba cultural...
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