Royal Joy: Ooni of Ife, Olori Mariam Welcome Twin Princes to House of Oduduwa
Akahi News reports that the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and his wife, Olori Mariam, have welcomed a set of twin boys. Akahi News gathered that the joyous arrival…
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Ile-Ife’s Hidden Tourism Sites – 7 Places the Ooni Wants You to Visit That Are Not on Google Maps
You have heard of Ile-Ife. You know it as the cradle of Yoruba civilisation, the sacred home of Oduduwa, the spiritual heartbeat of millions. But when most people visit, they…
Ooni of Ife vs Other Yoruba Kings – Who Holds the Highest Traditional Authority? The Untold Hierarchy
There is a quiet war that never makes the headlines. Not a war of guns or cutlasses. A war of precedence, of protocol, of who sits at the head of…
Ganduje Finally Embraces Sanusi as Emir of Kano, Four Years After Historic Deposition
In a stunning turn of events that has caught the political class off guard, former Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has publicly recognised Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II as the…
Owa Stool Tussle: Court Findings, Adeleke’s Approval and the Lingering Legal Window for Arimoro
The controversy surrounding the Owa Obokun stool in Ijesaland has taken a fresh legal and political turn, following the Osun State Government’s approval of Prince Clement Adesuyi Haastrup as the…
35 Monarchs Abandon Thrones, Flee Kwara Communities As Bandits Turn Palaces To Killing Fields
Akahi News learnt that no fewer than 30 traditional rulers across the southern belt of Kwara State have deserted their palaces. The mass exodus follows a relentless wave of kidnappings,…
ATSO Delegates Storm Ooni’s Palace, Present Letter Ahead of April 30 Inauguration in Ile-Ife
Akahi News learnt that representatives of the Association of Tutorial School Operators stormed the palace of the Ooni of Ife on Tuesday, 21st April 2026, ahead of the association’s much-anticipated…
Bandits Storm Kwara Palace at 1:40am, Abduct Monarch, Wife, and One Other
Akahi News learnt that suspected bandits have attacked the palace of a traditional ruler in Olayinka community, Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, abducting the monarch, his wife, and…
Last Surviving Child of 48th Ooni of Ife, Princess Rafatu Awofisayo, Dies at 102
Akahi News learnt that the last surviving child of the 48th Ooni of Ife, Alhaja (Princess) Rafatu Ademinure Awofisayo (née Ademiluyi), has passed away at the remarkable age of 102.…
Ooni of Ife Honoured by Middlesex University in Landmark UK Ceremony as Cultural Leadership Meets Global Enterprise
Akahi News learnt that the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has been honoured at Middlesex University in London, in a ceremony that highlighted the growing intersection of cultural…