Culture

HISTORICAL FACTS TO NOTE: I thank the Almighty God for preserving my life till this moment as one of the pioneer organisers of 1st Ekimogun Day Festival from inception in 1988. I hereby extend my open support to the majority voice who spoke against the costly mistake of the cancellation …

Ondo Kingdom, My homeland – a place where our story begins… Other lands are made of bricks and beams, but Ekimogun is built with love and dreams. …with four corners that enclose the right people. Glorious, Glamorous, Gorgeous and Generous We are the Chief School of Shinning Shimmering Virtues Illustrious …

As at this moment, we can confirm that the legend, Chief Alexander Opeyemi Akinyele ‘Lobosin of Ondo Kingdom’ is very much alive. We appeal to all Fake News Social Media Practitioners to desist from spreading fake derogatory and ambiguous news. Please let us be quick to spread good news about …

Chief Opeyemi Olusola Bademosi was born on 1st May 1951 to late Pa. B.A. Bademosi, an educationist of high repute and Chief (Madam) Abigael Omosajuola Bademos (nee Adeloye). After completing his primary education at Bishop Philips Memorial School in 1962, Ope gained admission to St. Joseph College, Ondo in 1964 …

Further to the recent correspondence received from the Secretariat of Ondo Development Committee with the tragic death of late Chief Ope Bademosi (Lotin Of Ondo Kingdom) as its sitting Chairman, I am with great shock and heavy heart to inform everyone that the formal invitation extended to me as the …

Consequent upon the political emancipation of the country from colonial tutelage to independence, a process of transforming the multi-social and cultural communities in the federation was set in motion by the various government aimed at providing social and economic devolvement security and good government for the people. The Ondo community …

Standing tall in the heart of Ondo town is a compelling and very imposing edifice called the “Oba Adesanoye Civic Centre”. The Centre, with its beauty and magnificence, is a unique structure that is well suited for social activities of the Ondo. It is also an inviting place for visitors …

Ikú solves the mystery of Death. Ikú is death in the sense of loss of emí or life sustaining breath, the end of terrestrial life but unlike Egúngún, it was one of the beings in Òrun that came to Aiyé. Ikú was assigned the task of ending peoples life. The …

Ase or àṣẹ is a Yoruba concept that signifies the power to make things happen and change. It given by Olodumare to everything – gods, ancestors, spirits, humans, animals, plants, rocks, rivers, and voiced words such as songs, prayers, praises, curses, or even everyday conversation. Existence, according to Yoruba thought, …

To’ju iwa re, ore mi, Ola a ma si lo n’ile eni, Ewa a si ma si l’ara enia. Olowo oni ‘nd’olosi b’o d’ola, Okun l’ola, okun n’igbi oro,   Gbogbo won l’o nsi lo n’ile eni; Sugbon iwa ni m’ba ni de sare’e, Owo ko je nkan fun ni. …