Nigeria:   Ooni of Ife - We Have Lost a Rare Gem - Ambode

Leadership, 14 August 2015

The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday commiserated with the family, friends, associates, subjects and the government and people of Osun over the transition of… Read more »

Nigeria:   Deputy Speaker Mourns Ooni of Ife

This Day, 13 August 2015

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yussuff Sulaimon Lasun has expressed condolences to the Government and people of Osun state over the demise of the Ooni of… Read more »

Nigeria:   Late Ooni of Ife for Burial On Friday

Daily Trust, 12 August 2015

The late Ooni of Ile-Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, is to be buried at 10am on Friday, his eldest son, Adetokunbo Sijuwade said on Wednesday in Osogbo, the News Agency of Nigeria… Read more »

Nigeria:   Nigerian Leaders, Others Mourn Ooni of Ife

This Day, 14 August 2015

As the preparation for his interment peaks, prominent Nigerians, including the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yussuf Sulaimon Lasun, Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed… Read more »

Nigeria:   Ife Deserted As Ooni's Burial Nears

Daily Trust, 14 August 2015

Traditional rulers in Ife, Osun State, yesterday ordered the closure of all markets in the town in honour of the late Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade. Read more »

Nigeria:   Ife Chiefs Confirm Death of Ooni

Premium Times, 10 August 2015

The Ife traditional council in Osun State has officially confirmed the death of the Ooni of Ife, Okunade Sijuwade Olubuse II, after denying that the monarch had passed away. Read more »

Nigeria:   Fear, Anxiety in Ife as Burial Rites for Ooni Gather Momentum

Daily Trust, 8 August 2015

Thirty-six years ago, when the previous Ooni of Ife, Sir Adesoji Tadeniawo Aderemi died, the burial ceremony was shrouded in secrecy. Read more »

Nigeria:   Fraternity Performs Rites for Ooni

This Day, 7 August 2015

Members of a fraternity on Thursday entered into Oduduwa's shrine and other sacred forests to perform further rites on the transition of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade. Read more »

Nigeria:   Ooni's Body in Ile'gbo, Says Source

This Day, 6 August 2015

The remains of Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, were on Wednesday said to be in Ile'gbo, the coronation place for the Ooni despite the claim that he is still alive. Read more »

Nigeria:   Succession Process for Ooni Begins

Independent (Lagos), 6 August 2015

Royal compounds in Ile-Ife may have begun submission of names of possible successor to Oba Okunade Sijuwade Olubuse II to traditional rulers and kingmakers for consideration. Read more »

Nigeria:   The Ooni of Ife and Tradition

This Day, 6 August 2015

As a first year undergraduate at Ife in 1985, I was confronted with this myth that in the town on which our campus was domiciled, rituals were performed with human beings… Read more »

Nigeria:   Ooni of Ife - Family Moves Out of Palace

Leadership, 6 August 2015

The family of the late Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuade, may have started moving their belongings out of the ile Oodua, following the widely reported death of the monarch in a… Read more »

Nigeria:   Why Osun Govt Has Kept Mum On Ooni

This Day, 5 August 2015

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has remained silent on the death of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, in order not to offend the Ife Traditional Council, a source on… Read more »