Tag: Oro
Oyo traditional priest Ashiru Oroleye dies at 77
Oyo-based Oro priest Ashiru Oroleye has died after a brief illness.
Aged 77, the Aaba Odofin of Iseyin died on Thursday at an undisclosed hospital...
Oro: Ikorodu residents call for modification of traditional festivals
Some traders and residents in Ikorodu area of Lagos State have appealed to the custodians of traditional festivals to modify how they are celebrated.
They...
Oro festival paralyses activities in Ikorodu town
The Oro Festival in Ikorodu on Tuesday paralysed social and economic activities and restricted movement of women in spite of the assurance given by...
Oro: Women free to move about in Ikorodu during festival, oba...
The Lagos State Police Command on Monday evening allayed fears of residents following apprehension making rounds on social media that females around Ikorodu area...
Ife: Stay indoors, palace warns residents as Oro performs Ooni’s final...
Residents of the ancient town of Ile-Ife in Osun State have been warned to remain indoors for the Oro deity to observe the final...
Ooni: Ife chiefs finally confirm what the world already knows
The Royal Traditional Council (RTC) of Ife in Osun State has officially confirmed the death of the Ooni of Ife, Okunade Sijuwade Olubuse II,...