#Yoruba Heritage
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Bunmi Adetona Visits Adebisi Idikan’s Historic 99-Room House, Calls for Preservation of Yoruba History
Bunmi Adetona says his visit to the historic 99-room house of Sanusi Adebisi Idikan reinforces the need to preserve Yoruba history through documents, landmarks and research.
Oba Gabriel Adekunle Aromolaran II: The First Nigerian Monarch to Earn a PhD
Oba (Dr.) Gabriel Adekunle Aromolaran II made history as Nigeria’s first traditional ruler to earn a PhD. A renowned economist, author and the 40th Owa Obokun of Ijesaland, his 42-year reign was defined by scholarship, leadership and a lifelong commitment to education.
Ojúde Ọba 2026: How a Festival of Memory Became a Global Cultural Moment
Ojúde Ọba had always been a celebration held in honour of the Awujale, but in 2026, the man whose reign had defined the festival’s modern identity was no longer physically present, that absence should become the emotional centre of the story. There was colour everywhere, but beneath the colour was memory. The horse-riders still entered […]