Without doubt, Ojude Oba, which simply means the King’s Fore-Court or Frontage, an annual social gathering in Ijebuland, is fast becoming the rallying point for indigenes of this SouthWestern community. For sons and daughters of Ijebuland, this celebration of traditional,, cultural, and spiritual accomplishments of the Ijebu nation, which started over 100 years ago, has become one of the most significant festivals in the social diary of the community. Celebrated exactly three days after the Eid al-Kabir (Ileya) festival, the hugely carnival-like event has become one of the avenues indigenes…
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