Festivals

Ogbomoso Cradles Carnival committee to unveil logo Sept 12

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2 years ago

August 30, 2024

The committee for the maiden edition of the Ogbomoso Cradles Carnival has fixed September 12, 2024 for the unveiling of Logo and fundraising for the event.

According to the committee, Ogbomoso Cradles Carnival, socio cultural event scheduled to hold between December 19- 23 is part of the 25 years development plan of the Soun of Ogbomosoland, Oba Ghandi Afolabi Olaoye, Orumogege III

In a statement issued in Abuja on thursday, the committee chairman Prince Williams Adeleye said the event will hold on Thursday, September 12, at Ajuji Greenwhich Hotel, Plot 1083 Joseph Gomwalk Street Abdulsalami Abubakar Road, Gudu District Abuja at 6pm.

Adeleye, a Special Assistant (media) to former President Mohammed Buhari, said “His imperial Majesty Oba Ghandi Afolabi Olaoye, Orumogege III will also be at the venue to speak on his vision and 25 years development agenda for Ogbomosoland.

He added that the five day program will feature culture and tourism program, football, tennis and golf tournaments, traditional cuisines, and masquerade parades, among others.

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Culture

OLOJO….Ile Ife’s September Gift To Culture

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2 days ago

October 5, 2026

Mariam Balogun

By Halima Adaba,

It was a featubal if the people. It was for the anciebt town of Ile Ife, which the Yoruba race refards as the Source.

Also read: Olojo Festival 2026: Ooni Urges Leaders to Prioritise Citizens

And ut was a festivsl for the King, Arole Oduduwa, Oonirisa, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II.

And so between September 24 and 28th 2026, the annual featuval dazzjed in all its white glory.

Tge Monarch paid the traditional ancestral homage and offered propitiation as part of the sacred rites of the Olojo Festival.
It was a powerful expression of Yoruba heritage, spirituality, and enduring tradition.

Call it a collection of beautiful moments, faces, colours and cultural expressions.

Every frame tells a story.

Every face carries the energy.

Every moment keeps the heritage alive.

Undoubtedly one of the most sacred cultural celebrations in Ilé-Ifẹ̀. It marked a day associated with creation, thanksgiving, ancestral heritage, and the sacred appearance of the Ooni of Ife wearing the revered Aàrẹ crown.

There were also the devotees of the famed god of thunder – Sàngó who were hardly conspicuous at the festival.

Many other traditional groups came out with candor, showing a powerful expression of Yoruba cultural identity, spiritual devotion, and respect for the ancient traditions of Ilé-Ifẹ̀.

Devotees of Sàngó bekieved the ‘appearance’ of the god of thunder on Seotember 26th could be understood as a symbolic meeting of ancestral heritage, spiritual devotion, and the celebration of creation.

It was a moment when the sounds of drums, chants, and traditional praise poetry brought the history of the Yoruba people to life.

Although Olojo is closely associated with Ogun, the god of iron, and the sacred traditions of Ile-Ife, the presence of Sàngó devotees reflected the rich diversity of Yoruba spiritual heritage.

Also read: Olojo Festival 2026: Ooni Urges Leaders to Prioritise Citizens

As a participant enthused at the festival, “To witness Sàngó Olúkòso emerge on Olojo Festival day is to witness a living expression of history, identity, and ancestral pride.”