Ife

August 24, 2020

Nigeria’s first lesbian movie, Ìfé, is set to change stereotypes

by Joanne Ike Two women lay curled up in a bed. One gently strokes the hair of the other as she listens to the story of the ‘coming out’ of her lover. Then she whispers, ‘Is it too late to say I love you?’ Suffice it to say, the trailer of the upcoming love story,... Read More

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#YNaijaNonBinary: Watch the atmospheric and intimate trailer for Ìfé the Movie

Queer cinema in Nigeria has been largely non-existent, and in most cases when LGBT stories are told, it’s done in a watered down or overblown caricature composition that does no justice to the joys and sorrows of the LGBT community. Thankfully, Ìfé the movie is set to change that. The story revolves around two women,... Read More

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#YNaijaNonBinary, Ife, ÌFÈ The Movie, LGBT movies, Pamela Adie, Uyai Ikpe-Etim

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The NFVCB is obsessed with conformity and it is stifling the creativity of Nollywood

It is hard to understand what the motives of the Nigerian Film and Video Censors Board are in its interactions with Nollywood, the country’s film and television industry. At some points, the NFVCB seems very supportive of the industry, creating initiatives like this one to help filmmakers finance their projects. Then they turn around and... Read More

February 23, 2017

Ọọ̀ni of Ifẹ̀ Oba Adéyeyè Ògúnwùsì (Òjàjà II) pays historic visit to UK

The Ooni of Ife His Imperial Majesty Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, President of Ghana, His Excellency, Nana Akufo-Addo and Former Prime Minister of Barbados Arthur Owen are expected to join Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, other members of the Royal Family, Commonwealth Secretary General and other leaders of the Commonwealth as Special Guest... Read More

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December 16, 2016

Opinion: African art should be documented in African languages

by Mathew B. Oyedele In the 19th century, the English language spread its arms across the world and most of the world’s documentation has been recorded with it. Large parts of the world today found themselves in their English-written histories and thereafter took steps to document in their mother tongues. For local consumption and perusal, African... Read More

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August 23, 2016

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

Here are the top five news stories to monitor today 1. Man who named dog ‘Buhari’ remanded in prison A magistrate court in Ogun state has remanded Joachim Iroko, the man who named his dog Buhari, in prison. 2. EFCC questions INEC officials The Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, has revealed that the the Economic... Read More

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Ile-Ife to get $1.4 billion Technology hub from American company

The Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi‎(Ojaja II), on Tuesday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) with a US based company SpringPort Technological Group to build a Technology, Media City and Agriculture Incubation Hub in Ile-Ife. This was contained in a statement released by Moses Olafare, Director of Media and Public Affairs to Ooni’s Palace. The investment, which was signed at... Read More

American, diaspora, employment, hub, Ife, Ooni, Osun, technology

Opinion: Remembering the fallen, 17 years after

by Samuel Olufeso Exactly 17 years ago, gyration turned bloody as innocent students scampered for safety. As hatchet-wielding guys and gun-flaunting elements invaded the scene of the gyration, the aftermath resulted to six deaths and many left injured. It was a tragic event! However, the marauding beasts who orchestrated this facinorous operation against humanity are... Read More

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Is Ooni of Ife bringing disrepute to the throne of Oduduwa? | Nigerians have their say

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Eniitan Ogunwusi has been in the news for making series of courtesy visits since his ascension to the throne – which many infer to be a curious way to begin his reign over the cradle of the Yoruba race. Just recently, he traveled to the United States with his entourage... Read More

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February 10, 2016

Alake of Egbaland insists Ooni of Ife is higher than Oba of Benin

Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo, the Alake of Egbaland has reiterated that his ranking of the Yoruba Obas is valid and also promised to show evidence to support his claim. Through his Special Adviser on media Affairs, Chief Lai Labode, the Alake stated that he is not interested in whipping up any controversy with anyone on... Read More

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December 6, 2014

@ErasmusIkhide: Great IFE students are heroes for booing the bully President

by Erasmus Ikhide The students of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU demonstrated at the weekend that there is a reason to hope for a better Nigeria. They demonstrated in certain terms that the sweeping and repressing dictator is gradually loosing his popularity by the day. It’s a clear signal of denunciation and outright rejection in less... Read More

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November 12, 2014

Come, let’s solve X! Chude Jideonwo, Marek Zmyslowski, Audu Maikori, others to speak at TEDxIfe this month [DETAILS]

by Isi Esene TEDxIfe, a locally organized TEDx event in Ife has scheduled its 2014 event for 15th November, with its theme tagged “Solving X”. As this will be the fifth event since the series began in 2012, our attention is shifted to the questions and complexities that confront many young Nigerians. According to the... Read More

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September 1, 2014

GOtv launches in Makurdi with open-air concert

by Jewel Stephen To mark the launch of its service in the city of Makurdi, GOtv on Wednesday, 20 August 2014 held an open air concert at the Cool-off Park. Hosts for the event were Radio Benue’s On-air-personality, Henry Ipole aka H316, Archbishop of the Microphone Diocese supported by comedian Eneche. In GOtv’s characteristic nature... Read More

#OsunDecides: PDP is ahead of the APC, says Fani-Kayode

by Isi Esene If you think the incumbent governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola is coasting to victory in today’s gubernatorial election (based on results out of polling nits across the state), well count out the former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode. The politician is telling whoever cares to listen that the Peoples Democratic... Read More

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LIVE UPDATES: We’re liveblogging the #OsunDecides election here

The Osun State governorship election holds today 9 August, 2014. Twenty candidates representing 20 political parties are vying for the right to reside at the Osun Government House in Osogbo, but our analysts say that the contest is between Rauf Aregbesola, the incumbent governor and candidate of the All Progressives Candidate (APC) and Iyiola Omisore,... Read More

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We never hespererit! Pasuma and Tiwa Savage on a LOVE thing (WATCH)

by Kolapo Olapoju We didn’t see this one coming. Apparently Nigerian singer, Tiwa Savage and fuji veteran, Pasuma Wonder, have recorded “Ife”, a love duet. While speaking to Goldmyne TV, both artistes had nothing but positives to blurt about their collaboration. Pasuma said, “Everyone is talking about it and the response has been very good.... Read More

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Get your degree! Obafemi Awolowo University is accepting applications into its e-learning program #OAUeLearning [DETAILS]

by Akintomiwa Agbaje Have you been seeking admission to the university year-in year-out without luck? Do you desire to further your education but cannot because of your demanding job? Are you fresh out of secondary school and you’re worried about the ease of gaining admission into the university? We have the ANSWER for you… OAU... Read More

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October 3, 2013

Demola Rewaju: The truth about the Yorubas

by Demola Rewaju There is a Sango grove in Ile-Ife where the fiery god entered the earth. There is a Sango grove in Ekiti where the fiery god entered the earth. Elders in both places swear by the truth of their history. I grew up in a compound with six Igbo neighbour families but I... Read More

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September 11, 2013

Ife Adebayo: Security in Nigeria – Of powerless guns and gated communities (Y! Politico)

by Ife Adebayo In spite of the increase in guns, gated communities… insecurity continues to increase. This is because the solution to insecurity is not guns, nor is it gated communities… it is basically fulfilling all the items listed in my Nigeria’s hierarchy of needs. I was driving on the Ibadan-Ife Highway a few weeks... Read More

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August 11, 2013

Demola Rewaju: Men need to fight but not often… says the thug in me

by Demola Rewaju That’s the test of manhood: the test to determine if you can rein in your strength in the face of provocation. I think some women like to know that the man they are with is one who can take a stand physically and fight for his rights sometimes. We as menfolk are... Read More

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Opinion: A tale of two babies born in the toilet

by Uche Osuji …he should go a step further: to tell his baby mama that having a baby in the toilet has never been a celebrity event! One was in China. The other in Nigeria, Ife precisely. Two babies born in similar circumstances — in the toilet. Both are boys and their mothers, first... Read More

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Dele Momodu: This is another epistle to President Jonathan

by Dele Momodu “Now all these things happened unto them for examples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages are come. Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.” – Corinthians 10: 11-12 Your Excellency, please permit me to intrude into your busy schedule again today.... Read More

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What Northern big boys are doing now – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze The growing (growing?) wave of kidnappings and the general state of insecurity in the north has led not a few of them to relocate to Abuja where it is safe (for now). One strong argument in favour of retaining this flawed geographical expression is that the various components, within their own limited... Read More

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January 28, 2013

Sorry, dad: Daughter exposes father whose gang allegedly killed policemen in Lagos

by Isi Esene A 17-year-old daughter of an armed robbery suspect reportedly exposed her father’s whereabouts to the police after hours of interrogation. The young lady simply identified as Ife exposed her father who was said to be the leader of a 10-man armed robbery gang that killed four policemen in Ajah, Lagos, about two... Read More

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December 13, 2012

Akintunde Oyebode: Be prepared (YNaija FrontPage)

For Bankole Taiwo, who is being buried today, we can only pray that the road rises to meet him and that until we meet again, may God hold him in the palm of his hand. For the work he did while he was among us, he deserves no less. I joined the Boys Scout in... Read More

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