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Ojude Oba (The King’s Forecourt) is an ancient festival, celebrated by the Yoruba people of Ijebu-Ode, a major town in Ogun State, Southwestern Nigeria. This annual festival usually takes place the third day after Eid al-Kabir (Ileya), to pay homage and show respect to the Royal Majesty, the Awujale of Ijebuland. It is one of … Read more
Egba sons and daughters unite to celebrate their legendary hero, Lisabi Agbongbo Akala, in style and grandeur Lisabi festival celebrated the Egba people’s rich cultural heritage and their legendary hero, Lisabi Agbongbo Akala, who united the people against the Oyo Empire Dignitaries, including former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun, and Oladipupo Olatunde … Read more
Egungun, Yoruba language: Egúngún, also known as Ará Ọ̀run (The collective dead) in the broadest sense, is any Yoruba masquerade or masked, costumed figure. More specifically, it is a Yoruba masquerade for ancestor reverence, or the ancestors themselves as a collective force. Eégún is the reduced form (abbreviation through syllable elision) of the word egúngún … Read more
Agemo is an unforeseen phenomenon, a supreme deity and high god (orisa) among the Ijebu people of Yoruba land. The Pre-obanta era connote the existence of some priest who brought Agemo cult into existence in Ijebu land. It was believed that the deity migrated from Arab Nation of Waddai. Agemo deity comprises of sixteen priests … Read more
The African Drums Festival is an annual festival that takes place at the June 12 Cultural Center in Kuto, Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State every year in the month of April. The maiden edition took place on April 16, 2016. The festival lasts for 3 – 4 days and showcases various African Drums (including … Read more
