Ife in a sentence

Ooni, who spoke through his Second-in-Command, Obalufe of Ife Land, Oba Idowu Adediwura, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Ile-Ife.

The royal father revealed that Ghanians had traced their lineage to Aga-Ako in Ile-Ife and that Ethiopians are sons and daughters of Oramiya in Okerewe, Eredumi ruling house in Ife to date.

Earlier, Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, begged governor Adeleke not to deceive his people in Ile-Ife with the flag off of the flyover but he should try and complete the project.

In his goodwill message on behalf of the Federal Government, the Vice President said the land of Ife was blessed with the choice of a young and virtuous son of Ife.

By Sodiq Yusuff Police Division at Moore Ile-Ife has arrested two suspected members of a dreaded cult group known as Aiye operating in Ile Ife environ.

Mr Omisore who won in the two other local governments in Ife (East and West) is considered a grassroots Ife politician.

Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, the traditional ruler of the Yoruba kingdom of Ife-Ife, made his first stop on his trip to the United States on July 25, visiting the National Great Blacks in Wax museum.

The returning officer mentioned the affected polling units to include Ife north, one polling unit, Ife south, two polling units, Orolu, three polling units and osogbo, one polling unit.

By the 18th century, the Yoruba city-states formed a loose confederation, with the Oni of Ife as the head and Ife as the capital.

Also, some Islamic clerics, including the Imams of Edeland, Ile-Ife, Iwo and Ila-Orangun, all prayed that God should open doors of opportunities for the development and actualisation of all the campaign promises of the governor.

Among them is the President of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi; African Development Bank President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina; Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele; Anambra State Governor, Prof Charles Soludo.

Ayo Ife humorously remarked, “The artists are not complete yet.

Following the death of a final-year student, Chisom Nwankwo, the management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in Osun State has warned students against excessive use of motorcycles as a means of transport.

He grew up in Ife palace and went to school from there.

Ife Alaba is a journalist with CBC Newfoundland and Labrador.

Ife is the cradle of Yoruba Civilization.

It was established in 1961 as the University of Ife and renamed in 1987 after Obafemi Awolowo, a prominent Nigerian nationalist and statesman.

Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State are mourning the death of a final year student of Agric Economics, Chisom Nwankwo, who was crushed to death by a commercial motorcyclist.

Reactions trailed the viral moment where the Ooni of Ife's wives, Olori Mariam Anako and Princess Aderonke Ademiluyi, were seen joining the fanfare with which their husband's newest wife, Olori Opeoluwa, was welcomed to the palace of the Arole Oodua.

The event was attended by prominent traditional rulers including the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Achebe and the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Eze Ilomuanya and Imo State Chairman of Traditional rulers, Eze Emmanuel Okeke.