Ojude Oba Festival; FG Seeks UNESCO Approval

 Glamorous photos of the people of Ijebu land celebrating their annual Ojude Oba Festival have made it to the internet. The 18 June 2024 edition of the festival which held at the Awujale's Pavilion garnered so much public attention that The Minister of Culture, Art and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa-Musawa, said the Federal Government would activate plans to list the annual Ojude Oba Festival as one of those approved and supported by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation(UNESCO).

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Ojude Oba (The King's Forecourt) is an ancient festival celebrated by the Yoruba people of Ijebu-Ode, a major town in Ogun State, Southwestern Nigeria. This annual festival usually takes place on the third day after Eid al-Kabir (Ileya), to pay homage and show respect to the Royal Majesty, the Awujale of Ijebuland. It is one of the most spiritual and glamorous festivals celebrated in Ijebuland and Ogun State as a whole. In the course of the festivities, different cultural age groups known as "Regberegbe", comprising indigenes, their friends, and associates far and near take part in a colourful parade at the front courtyard of the king's palace on the third day of Eid-al Kabir popularly referred to as "Ileya" in Yoruba language.

See glamorous photos from the 2024 edition of the Ojude Oba Festival: