BIOGRAPHY AND UNTOLD STORY OF AYINLA OMOWURA
AYINLA OMOWURA LATE CHIEF ALHAJI AYINLA WAIDI OMOWURA popularly called EGUNMOGAJI was born in Abeokuta Ogun state Nigeria in 1933. His musical career took root when he started with a brand of music called “Olalomi” in the early 50’s. This brand of...
The Mysterious And Mythical Sogidi Lake In Awe, Oyo State
Sogidi Lake is a mysterious, sacred and mythical Lake in Awe; a town very close to Oyo town in Oyo state, Nigeria. The lake is reputed to have healing powers and people are forbidden from killing the fish in the lake or serving them as delicacies. When the...
OONI DERIN OLOGBENLA: A POWERFUL AND EXCEPTIONAL WARRIOR OF HIS DAYS
Ile-Ife, as a religious and cultural matrix of the Yorubas and its cradle, has unique importance in its history. Many, if not all Obas in Yorubaland, left Ile-Ife for their various settlements. Derin Ologbenla was the 45th Ooni of Ife (1880 – 1894), a...