A group, the Oduduwa Development Initiative, has called for the cessation of the Yoruba Nation agitation, expressing the need for collective efforts to move Nigeria forward. The National President ...

A Yoruba group, Oduduwa Development Initiative, has charged President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the political crisis in Osun State. President of the group, Amb. Akinyele Olasumbo, in a statement on ...

The secessionist group stated this in a statement, signed by its leader Professor Banji Akintoye, arguing that no Islamic provisions mandate Yoruba Muslims to accept Sultan as their leader. The ...

In Yoruba mythology, Ife was founded by a senior deity Oduduwa, acting on the order of the supreme deity Olorun (also known as Oludmare). Oduduwa became the first ruler, or Ooni, of Ife.

Ume, who also serves as the Rapporteur on Victims of Persecution, noted that President Bola Tinubu's early release of Kanu ...

Oduduwa used the title of Alaafin. “Oduduwa conquered Ife and used the Alaafin title after the conquest. The title of Ooni was first used by the 2nd ruler of Ife, Obamakin Osangangan because ...

The statement partly read, “The Arole Oduduwa Olofin Adimula, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, CFR, Ojaja II, the Ooni of Ife hereby joins the Yoruba race and all proponents of justice, democracy ...

On Monday, January 27, 2025, headlines across newspapers and social media platforms were flooded with the news of the timely intervention of Arole Oduduwa Olofin Adimula, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan ...

The Oduduwa Development Initiative, ODI, has voiced concerns about current happenings in Osun State, saying if President Bola Tinubu does not intervene, the political crisis may get worse and more ...

Oduduwa used the title of Alaafin. "Oduduwa conquered Ife and used the Alaafin title after the conquest. The title of Ooni was first used by the 2nd ruler of Ife, Obamakin Osangangan because they ...