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IFE NORTH POWER OUTAGE: IBEDC TO REAPPEAR BEFORE OSUN ASSEMBLY ON OCTOBER 27TH

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There appears to be a glimmer of hope for the residents of Ife North Local Government Area of Osun State to see light again soon in the area after over a five months old total blackout in the area due to power outage. This new hope is coming following an engagement with the management of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC and the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission on Wednesday at the floor of the State House of Assembly.  The Lawmaker representing Ife North State Constituency in the State House of Assembly, Honorable Tunde Lekan Olatunji had during the plenary of 6 October, 2021 moved a motion that the House of Assembly should summon the Managing Director of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to appear before it on Wednesday, 13th October, 2021 with the aim of resolving the power outage in the area, a motion that was
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OONI'S BIRTHDAY: URINARY TRACT INFECTION PATIENTS, OTHERS BENEFIT FROM HAI-SPONSORED FREE HEALTHCARE SERVICE (PHOTOS)

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Several natives and residents of Ile-Ife especially people suffering from Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) related diseases, were on Friday given free healthcare services, sponsored by Hopes Alive Initiative (HAI), in celebration of the birthday anniversary of the Arole Oduduwa & Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II. The initiative which held at the prominent Oba Okunade Sijuwade Memorial Hall, Enuwa, Ile-Ife, was sponsored by HAI, under the leadership of Princess Temitope Adesegun, to assist the poor and other vulnerable persons. The exercise which includes quality medical advice on the prevention, maintenance and complete cure of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), played host to many beneficiaries with special preference for the elderly and women. Aside from the free medical checkup and advice, free drugs and other medications as recommended by doctors on ground were equally administered to the participants who trooped in from all walks of life. Beneficiaries who took tur
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Location: Ife, Nigeria
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OYETOLA, AKEREDOLU, OTHERS ADVOCATE CONSTITUTIONAL ROLES FOR TRADITIONAL RULERS AS OONI HOLDS ANNUAL BIRTHDAY SYMPOSIUM

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Governor of the state of Osun, Alhaji Adegboyega Oyetola, his Ondo State counterpart, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu SAN and other stakeholders on Thursday, advocated that constitutional roles should be assigned to traditional rulers to give legal backings to their responsibilities especially in the security of their domains. The governors were among notable stakeholders who partook in the fourth edition of the Ooni Ogunwusi annual international leadership symposium 2021, in commemoration of the birthday anniversary of the Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II. The event which has the theme: "Addressing Security Challenges As They Affect Grassroots Development In Nigeria: Need for Constitutional Empowerment of Traditional Institution", held at the prominent Oba Okunade Sijuwade Memorial Hall, Enuwa, Ile-Ife. Represented by the Commissioner for Education, Hon. Folorunso Oladoyin, Governor Oyetola, who expressed huge concern about the current challenges confrontin
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Location: Ife, Nigeria
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Ooni's Birthday: Hundreds Benefit From Iyalaje Oodu-Sponsored Free Healthcare Services

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Hundreds of natives and residents of Ile-Ife especially the aged members in the ancient city on Wednesday benefited from the free healthcare services, sponsored by the Iyalaje Oodua, Princess (Dr.) Toyin Kolade, in celebration of the birthday anniversary of the Arole Oduduwa & Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II. The initiative which held at the prominent Oba Okunade Sijuwade Memorial Hall, Enuwa, Ile-Ife, was put together by the Iyalaje Oodua to assist the poor and other vulnerable persons particularly those suffering from High Blood Pressure and Diabetes. Iyalaje Oodua, Represented by a public health expert, Dr Juliana Harriman praised beneficiaries of the free healthcare for coming out in their numbers to be educated and given treatment on various health challenges they facing them. She assured them that Iyalaje Oodua would continue with the exercise even beyond the Ooni's birthday.  "Yes, you have turned out in numbers and this has indeed impressed my Pr
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Location: Ife, Nigeria
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2021 Queen Moremi Ajasoro Leadership And Cultural Pageant: Registrion And Things To Know - Ife City Blog

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Registrion for the 2021 edition of the annual Queen Moremi Ajasoro Leadership and Cultural Pageant has commenced with participants standing a chance to win mouth-watering prizes. The Pageant in a post on its official Instagram page @qmainternational announced that the overall Winner will go home with a Branded Car and a cash prize of N1million Entrepreneurship fund while participants are also to be funded with start-up capital. The Queen Moremi Ajasoro Pageant is one of the programmes under the Queen Moremi Ajasoro International Initiative of His Imperial Majesty, the Arole Oduduwa, Olofin Adimula, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, the Ooni of Ife to celebrate the memory and heroism of the foremost and legendary Queen Moremi Ajasoro during the annual Edi Festival. The Edi Festival celebrates women, activism and cultural heritage of the Yoruba people and by extension the entire black race. It is an annual event dedicated to celebrating the heroic deeds of the foremost Queen of Ile-
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Eminent Nigerians Expected To Grace The 2021 Ooni Of Ife's Annual Birthday Symposium

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Arole Oduduwa The  2021 edition of the annual Ooni of Ife's Birthday Symposium and lecture is set to be gr aced with the presence of a number of high profile personalities from various walks of life including the  Vice President Yemi Osinbajo(SAN); Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN); Osun State Governor, Alhaji Adegboyega Oyetola and the immediate past Governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha and other top dignitaries. Scheduled to hold at the prominent Oba Okunade Sijuwade Memorial Hall, Enuwa, Ile-Ife by 10am on Thursday, October 14, 2021, the event has the theme "Addressing Security Challenges As They Affect Grassroots Development In Nigeria: Need for Constitutional Empowerment of Traditional Institution". Chairman, Senate Committee on Culture and Tourism, Senator Okorocha would be the keynote speaker, in the presence of other stakeholders especially in the security sector including the Osun State Commissioner of Police, CP Olawale Olokode
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Location: Ife, Nigeria
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PRIVATE JET PROMISE: WE NEVER ISSUED PRESS STATEMENT - OONI'S PALACE

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Senator Ademola Adeleke with the Ooni of Ife His Imperial Majesty Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II during a Courtesy visit to the monarch (Photo Source: Press/Ooni's Palace) The palace of the Arole Oduduwa, the Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II has debunked the report making the rounds of its confirmation in a press  statement of the promise of a private Jet by a State governorship aspirant, Senator Ademola Adeleke. The palace in a statement on Friday signed by its Director of Media and Public Affairs, Comrade Moses Olafare frowned at the purported report, describing it as mischievous and only intended to bring the revered stool of the Monarch to a disrepute. The palace, while urging the public to disregard the media report further noted that Ooni's standpoint during Adeleke's visit which according to the statement is characteristic of political office aspirants without exception during electioneering campaigns season, was a fair a
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Location: Ife, Nigeria
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2021 AFRICA FASHION WEEK LONDON TO GO LIVE IN ILE-IFE WITH ADIREOODUA TEXTILEHUB, USFS-OAU

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Photo: Instagram|@afwlondon The 2021 edition of the the Africa Fashion Week, London slated to hold at the Freemasons' Hall London tomorrow Saturday 9th October, 2021 is set to be marked in the City of Ife with a fashion show powered by the AdireOodua TextileHub, Ile-Ife in conjunction with the Undergrad Student Fashion School, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. Founded by a Nigerian and Yoruba princess Ronke Ademiluyi about a decade ago, the AFWL is Europe largest fashion event focused on promoting and nurturing African and African-Inspired design talents. The annual International Fashion event features prominently in Digital Fashion Showcase, Exhibition and Shopping, Fashion Business Talks, Demonstrations and Workshops, Hair and Beauty Presentations as well as Ethical and Sustainable Fashion. The brand since inception in 2011 has hosted 9 Catwalk events and contributed significantly in terms of expertise to at least 10 other events produced by 3rd parties including the likes of
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ORANFE: 2021 FESTIVAL IN ILE-IFE AND MORE EXCITING THINGS ABOUT THE FIERY DEITY - Ife City Blog

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His Ancestral Majesty, Oba Abiodun Oraroritimi Mulatto, the Oranfe Onile Ile Osangangan I, the Obaluru of Ife, Leading Traditional Processions at the 2021 Oranfe Festival Oranfe in the Yoruba panthology is the deity responsible for Fire, Lightning and Thunderstrikes. It is a renowned Yoruba god known for justice, rebellion and humanitarian dispositions. Oranfe is said to be the oldest deified god in the Yoruba religious system. Also known as Sango, the deity is, according to the Yoruba oral historical account, one of the first mortals to grace the earth surface.  Oranfe which literally means 'Owner of the Abode of Fire' was said to have been sent into the earth by Olodumare, the supreme being to serve as a pathfinder for Oduduwa, the progenitor of the Yoruba race. The 2021 edition of the Oranfe Festival in Ile-Ife was epic. Held between 28th of September and 5th of October, 2021, the Festival, as tradition demands, began with a community cleansing of the Ile-Ife cosmopoly, stag
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OAU CLOSURE: UNIVERSITY SENATE BACKS MANAGEMENT DECISION, ORDERS A PROBE OF THE STUDENTS' PROTEST - Ife City Blog

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Obafemi Awolowo University Main Gate The Senate of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife has affirmed its support for the decision of the management to close down the institution, following series of protests staged by the students. The students had in the course of their protests blamed the death of one Miss Omowumi Aishat Adesina, a final year student on the negligence of the University Health Centre workers. In a special release signed by the University Registrar, M. I. Omosule(Mrs) and obtained by Ife City Blog on Wednesday, the Senate while describing the decision of the management as prompt and pro-active, condemned the activities of the students particularly the blocking of the major highways around the University campus.   "The University Senate at the emergency meeting held on Tuesday, 5th October, 2021 reviewed the situation on campus, following the decision by the management that students should vacate the halls of residence and the Campus latest by 12:00 noon on Satu
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Nigeria: A Country Of Cheap Tertiary Education

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Authored By Adeola Daramola I was surprised when my claim that Nigeria offers one of the cheapest tertiary education in the world was met with disdain.  What worried me most was the fact that the disdain came from people who enjoyed and still enjoying the highly subsidized tertiary education. Some people who agreed were quick to label the Education substandard just to ridicule the country.  No matter what we feel about the country, the fact that we all enjoyed cheap tertiary education can not be controverted. The fact speaks for itself. I gained admission to the then Ondo State University,  Ado Ekiti in 1996/97 session. My tuition fee was N5,150. It was one of the most expensive in the country then. I paid N4,850, N4,350 and N3,850 in second, third and final year respectively.  I paid a total of N18,200 in 4 years for a University degree.  At that time, my counterparts in Obafemi Awolowo University were paying N500 as tuition. You heard me right, five hundred naira. This token gave the
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Breaking: OAU Closed Down Indefinitely Following Students' Protests Of Finalist Death

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The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife has ordered an indefinite closure of the institution following series of students protests that rocked the University campus over the death of their colleague. The University Campus had on Thursday evening thrown into mourning following the news of the death of a final year student of the institution's department of Foreign Languages identified as Adesina Omowumi Aishat. The deceased, a 24-year old female student was said to have died after experiencing complications from an undisclosed ailment. STUDENTS ALLEGE NEGLIGENCE OF THE UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE WORKERS AS CAUSE OF DEATH Meanwhile, the students of the institution on Friday took out to protest the death of their colleague which they blamed on the unprofessional conduct of the University's Health Centre Workers. In a statement by the spokesperson of the students, the Great Ife Students' Union Public Relations Officer-elect, Ogunperi Taofeek Olalekan(Tao), the stude
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