ANALYSIS: Is Ojude Oba Losing Its Shine? (Entertainment)
Akile Ijebu annual Ojude Oba cultural fiesta held amidst pomp and glamour as usual but on a markedly subdued note, May 29. Farouq Oreagba, "Mr. Steeze", widely regarded recently as the face of Ojude Oba cultural festival, making his grand entrance into the arena on horseback (Video courtesy, Tik Tok) Ijebu ethnic group is noted for the uber glamorous cultural fiesta every year on every third day after the Islamic Eid el Kabir festivities . Ojude Oba which translates to "The King's Forecourt ' is an annual cultural observance where the sons and daughters of the ancestral city put on their best finery to pay jomahe to the Awujale of Ijebuland , Oba Dr. Kayode Sikiru Adetona . A regbe regbe age grade group at 2026 Ojude Oba (Image court, Google) It was days after last year's edition that news filtered in that the king had joined his ancestors, throwing Ijebuland, Yoruba kingdom and Nigeria into shock and deep.mourning. though his health was hearing poor ...