Sogidi Lake is a mysterious, sacred and mythical Lake in Awe; a town very close to Oyo town in Oyo state, Nigeria. The lake is reputed to have healing powers and people are forbidden from killing the fish in the lake or serving them as delicacies. When the natives of Awe migrated from Ile-Ife they … Read more
Ooni Derin Ologbenla was a scion of the Giesi ruling house, Ile-Ife. Ooni Aderinsoye “Ologbenla” is one of his praise names, meaning-”a person who inflicts heavy wounds.”
Luwoo Gbagida is the only female Queen Ooni in the history of Ile-Ife. Ooni Luwo Gbagida became Ooni around 1100CE. As reported, she was a woman of immense physical beauty – a proper “slay queen” who took pride in her attractiveness.
Oba Sir Adesoji Aderemi was a Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael & St. George (KCMG), Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON), first African Governor of Western Nigeria and the late Ooni of Ile-Ife.
NUBIAN PYRAMIDS OF SUDAN “Nubian pyramids are pyramids that were built by the rulers of the ancient Kushite kingdoms. The area of the Nile valley known as Nubia, which lies [in] present day Sudan, was home to three Kushite kingdoms during antiquity. The first had its capital at Kerma (2500–1500 BC). The second was centered on … Read more
Ogbomoso is one of the major cities in Oyo state. According to history, one of the five earliest settlers is Soun Ogunlola Ogundiran (Aisa Agbe) an Ibariba hunter who is said to arrive in 1650 and eventually became first Soun (king) Of Ogbomoso.
Ile-Igbon is a town between Ibadan and Iwo in Lagelu Local Government Area. Olunloye, the founder came from a 14 Kilometre on Ogbomoso- Ilorin road. Orile-Igbon was one of the seats of the three provincial kings of Oranmiyan Empire. Orile- Igbon was one of the seats of the three provincial kings of the Oyo Empire. … Read more
The Yanomami are an indigenous tribe (also called Yanamamo, Yanomam, and Sanuma) made up of four subdivisions of Indians who live in the tropical rainforest of Southern Venezuela and Northern Brazil. Each subdivision has its own language. They include the Sanema who live in the Northern Sector, the Ninam who live in the southeastern sector, … Read more
THE FEARLESS AND GALLANT AMAZONS OF DAHOMEY From daughters to soldiers, from wives to weapons, they remain the only documented frontline female troops in modern warfare history. The Dahomey Machete remains a great weapon of reference. A sub-Saharan band of female terminators who left their European colonizers shaking in their boots, foreign observers named them the Dahomey Amazons while they called … Read more
Located in Ovia South LGA, the park which lies about 50km west of Benin City, Okomu National Park, formerly the Okomu Wildlife Sanctuary, is a forest block within the 1,082 km² Okomu Forest Reserve. The park holds a small fragment of the rich forest that once covered the region, and is the last habitat for … Read more
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