The Ooni of Ile-Ife (Ọọ̀ni of Ilè-Ifẹ̀) is the traditional ruler of Ilé-Ifẹ̀ and the spiritual head of the Yoruba people. The Ooni dynasty existed before...

Ifẹ̀ (Yoruba: Ifẹ̀, Ilé-Ifẹ̀) is an ancient Yoruba city in south-western Nigeria founded sometime between the years 500 BC-1000 BC. By 900AD, the city...

Nigerian traditional rulers often derive their titles from the rulers of independent states or communities that existed before the formation of modern Nigeria...

"List of rulers of Ife". ""olu-of-warri-installation-oduduwa-race-elated-about-your-emergence-ooni"". "12 Quick Facts about Tsola Emiko 21st Olu of Warri...

century-15th century AD) split in two Ife Empire (1200–1420 AD, ?–present) (NSM in Nigeria) (List of rulers of Ife) ("mother city"): 13  Ìsèdó (13th/14th...

legendary founder of the Ife Empire and a creator deity (orisha) in the Yoruba religion. His earthly origins are from the village of Oke Ora According...

owner of the palace. List of Alaafins of Oyo Oyo Empire Yoruba states List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Dassa List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Icha...

Ajagun was the 48th Ooni of Ife, a paramount traditional king of Ile-Ife, the ancestral home of the Yorubas. He was one of the most feared kings and...

traditional ruler or Ooni of Ife from 1980 to his death in 2015, taking the regnal name Olubuse II. He was a traditional ruler of Ile-Ife, Yoruba town...

Yoruba traditional ruler as the Ooni (King) of Ife (or Ilé-Ifẹ̀, as it is properly known) from 1930 until 1980. He served as the governor of Western Region...

university in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. The university was founded in 1961 and classes commenced in October 1962 as the University of Ife by the regional...

This is a list of rulers of the kingdom of Dassa, a territory located in present-day Benin. The Kingdom of Dassa was founded around 1600. Around 1800,...

current Ooni of Ife. He is a traditional ruler and monarch of a Yoruba people of Ile-Ife. He ascended to the throne after the passing of Oba Okunade Sijuwade...

Nigeria and the power of patronage. Except where otherwise noted, names of traditional rulers are based on the World Statesmen.org list. Nigerian Chieftaincy...

century, and a second placing her reign in the mid to late 16th century. Ifẹ Ooni Luwoo (reigned in the 10th century) Oyo Empire Orompoto (reigned c. 1555–1575)...

Ayegbaju Osemawe of Ondo Kingdom Orangun Olomu of omu-aran Oba of Lagos Alaafin of Oyo Ooni of Ife Olofin Adimula of Ado-Odo Owa Obokun Adimula of Ijeshaland...

[citation needed]  According to the oral traditions of Ife, the mortal Obatala was the founder and king of Ife during its classical period. His position as the...

Mansa (1300–1305) Nigeria Ife Empire (complete list) - Obalufon Alayemore, Ooni (mid 13th c) Kingdom of Kano (complete list) – Naguji, King (1194–1247)...

mother of all other deities. All of these made Ado an inviolate territory in western Yorubaland—the same "father-figure" status accorded to Ile-Ife. Unlike...

became dominant in the early 17th century. The older traditions of the formerly dominant Ile-Ife kingdom are largely oral. While the precise timeline is unknown...

(father of Sundiata Keita). Now part of present-day Nigeria, Ile-Ife, also known as Ife, is the holy city of the Yoruba people, a large proportion of which...

Lisa to Owu Ipole near Ikire. In 1821–26, the armies of both Ijebu and the Ife attacked and devastated Owu Ipole. The Owus abandoned their heavily fortified...

effect on Ife about the fourteenth century or before. Fine ivory carvings were provided by Owa artists to the Benin court, and Owa rulers modified and...

age" of Ife. The oba or ruler of Ile-Ife is referred to as the Ooni of Ife. Ife continues to be seen as the "spiritual homeland" of the Yoruba. The city...

The major traditional rulers in Osun State acclaim either the Faith of Islam or Christianity. While, for instance, Ooni of Ife Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi...

dynasty of Adamawa el-Kanemi dynasty of Bornu Ooduan dynasty of Ife, Egba, Ketu, Sabe, Oyo, Ijero and the Ilas Omoremilekun Asodeboyede dynasty of Akure...

Empire of Ghana, Bono state, Harla Kingdom, Kingdom of Benin, Ife Empire and Oyo Empire. The Ife Empire was the first empire in Yoruba history. The Ife Empire...

who was the first ruler of Ile-Ife. The early art-historical and archaeological records reinforce these strong affiliations with Ife culture. Owo was able...

was Ogborogan of Ile-Ife. Its contemporary successor is one of the country's traditional states. The Ijebu Kingdom is estimated to be one of the earliest...

Adeniji Adele (1893–1964), Oba of Lagos Adesoji Aderemi (1889–1980), Ooni of Ife Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi (b. 1974), Ooni of Ile-Ife Adeyinka Oyekan (1911–2003)...