1. According to Yoruba mythology it is believed that life and creation started first in Ile-Ife

2. It is widely believed and accepted that Ile-Ife is the cradle of the Yoruba race

3. In Yoruba mythology it is believed that all dead bodies have a ‘stop over’ in Ile-Ife before going to the world beyond, in some Yoruba burial rites, it's often recited that the dead person should not stay too long in Ile-Ife but proceed straight to the other world. It is also believed that till date there is a path in Ile-Ife that leads straight to the other world which is only accessible by the dead.

4. According to historians, the town's habitation can be traced as far back as 350 BCE The meaning of the word "ife" in the Yoruba language is "expansion;" "Ile-Ife" means in reference to the myth of origin "The House of Expansion"

5. Oduduwa (the widely accepted Father of the Yoruba race) lived in Ile-Ife and was the first Ooni of Ile-Ife

6. The Ooni is the paramount ruler of Ile-Ife and the Custodian of the Household of Oduduwa and by extension the custodian of Yoruba culture.

7. It is believed in Yoruba mythology that there are 401 gods/shrines scattered worldwide, 201 are in ILE-IFE

8. The only speaking deity/god of theses 401 deities is the Ooni of Ife

9. 46TH ADELEKAN (OLUBUSE I)- He was the first Ooni to travel outside Ile-Ife to Lagos in 1903 when he was invited by the then Governor General to settle the dispute involving Elepe of Epe. All Yoruba Kings including the Alaafin left their respective thrones as a mark of respect for the Ooni. They returned to their respective stools after Ooni returned to Ile-Ife from Lagos.

10. It was during ADESOJI ADEREMI reign UNIVERSITY OF IFE now OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY was established in ILE-IFE

11. The next Ooni will the 51ST Ooni ever ruled ILE-IFE

12. Every King in Yoruba land traces his crown to ILE-IFE

13. ILE IFE is the site of OPA ORANMIYAN stands over five meters tall in Moopa area of the town within a fenced wall. Few symbolic trees are scattered around the staff with some dotted marks, which the custodian says are marks of bullet during the several wars fought by Oranmiyan. High chief Johnson Owoyemi, the Akogun of Ife is the current custodian of the Opa Oranmiyan – a staff that Oranmiyan, the grandson of Oduduwa used to take to war. The staff made of granite obelisk with iron stud stands within the Oranmiyan shrine manned by Chief Eredumi as chief priest who is the link between the dead and the living.

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proudly Yoruba

What a rich tradition

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Op thanks for that info kinda forgot some of it

Hmmmmm... FOLYKAZE surface please.

Yoruba is a race?

Ile-Ife.....House Of Love.
Ife O n daye!

that whatsupp , Ile Ife... the land where the sun rises upon the earth... abi?




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I am a native of Ijebu land, am not a descendant of Ife

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If you are not from Ife, then you are an allien !

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14. It is believed Dat d abaobaku must die wiv d oba

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i'lld have really loved to see pictures related to these myths esp dah no 3

Ile ife

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IFE is a cool town, I have been their once and fall in love with it.

;DGod bless the YORUBA RACE,GOD BLESS NIGERIA,GOD BLESS AFRICA

The Orun Oba Ado Shrine is still in Ile-Ife in Oduduwa Street. The presence of the shrine shows that the practice of buring the head of any dead oba of Benin in Ile-Ife may still be in practice.

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