Tag Archives: Ooni of Ife

A Lagos High Court, sitting at Igbosere, Lagos State, has summoned a brother of the Ooni of Ife, Prince Tunji Ogunwusi, and his company, PrimeWaterview Holdings, over a housing scheme, which payments made by over 800 Nigerians remain unaccounted for. Also expected to appear before Justice K. O. Dawodu, on April 10, are the incumbent President of the Nigeria Association ...

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, on Saturday, said that another waterfall, set to be unveiled, had been discovered at the Ife Grand Resort, Ile-Ife. Ogunwusi disclosed this when executives of the Nigeria Tour Operators (NATOP) visited him at his palace. The monarch said the land on which the resort was built, was home to wild animals. He explained ...

THERE was pandemonium in the ancient city of Ile-Ife, on Saturday night when an explosion destroyed a storey building, forcing residents near the scene of the incident scampered to safety, Housing News reliably gathered. Credible sources informed our correspondent that the incident which caused apprehension occurred around Moore area of the historic town at about 11.05 pm as most residents ...

“The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has donated N2 million and acres of land for construction of elderly people’s home in Ile-Ife, Osun. Ooni gave the donation at the Ife Ooye Elegant Women Association Worldwide, Historic Fund Raising/Launching for the Construction of Elderly People’s Home in Ile-Ife, on Saturday. The Oba, who was represented at the occasion by his ...

Energetic, rich, and relatively young, the new ooni of Ife is 41-year-old Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, traditional monarch of the Yoruba people of Southwest Nigeria. Ogunwusi is chairman of Gran Imperio Group, a leading real estate and construction company. Chosen from 20 candidates, Ogunwusi is one of Nigeria’s youngest traditional rulers, and he’s been coronated king of Nigeria’s second-largest ethnic group. About 40 million people are Yoruba. Nigeria’s No. ...