Tag: Ile-Ife
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BREAKING: Ex-OAU VC, Prof Cyril Onwumechili is dead
The Authorities of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, say they received, with a heavy heart and deep sadness, the news of the passing of the fourth substantive Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof Cyril Onwumechili, at 91. This is contained in a release by the Public Relations Officer of the University,
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Ile-Ife: There’s need to end Oro procession in daylight – Ex-NLC Chairman
Mr. Sakariyau Adesiyan, the Former Chairman, Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) and Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Osun state, has said that there’s the need to end procession by adherents of Oro in daylight in Ile-Ife. Adesiyan made the call in an interview with NAN on Friday in Ile-Ife.
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Oro festival: How “big crisis” was averted in Ile-Ife
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has called for peace and orderliness in the ancient city of Ile-Ife and its environs.
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Ooni announces discovery of another waterfall in Ile-Ife
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, on Saturday, said that another waterfall, set to be unveiled, had been discovered at the Ife Grand Resort, Ile-Ife. Ogunwusi disclosed this when executives of the Nigeria Tour Operators (NATOP) visited him at his palace. The monarch said the land on which the resort was built, was home…
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Six weeks after deadly clash, Sanusi visits Ile-Ife, hails Ooni’s intervention
The Emir of Kano, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, on Wednesday, visited the Ooni of Ife’s palace and the scene of the clash between some Yoruba and Hausa residents which happened about six weeks ago. The emir spoke in Ile-Ife during his visit to the Ooni at his palace and his visit to Sabo area where…