The current Ooni, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, Ooni of Ife, (born October 17, 1974) is a Nigerian accountant and the 51st Ooni of Ife. He succeeded the late Oba Okunade Sijuwade (Olubuse II) who was the 50th ooni of Ife, and who had died on July 28, 2015.

Mar 26, 2019 · Ife (aka Ile-Ife) was an ancient African city which flourished between the 11th and 15th century CE in what is today Nigeria in West Africa. Ife was the capital and principal religious centre of the Yoruba kingdom of Ife, which prospered thanks to trade connections with other West African kingdoms.

The Bronze Head from Ife, or Ife Head, [2] is one of eighteen copper alloy sculptures that were unearthed in 1938 at Ife in Nigeria, the religious and royal centre of the Yoruba people. It is believed to represent a king. It was probably made in the 12th-13th century CE. [1]

Feb 3, 2025 · Ife, or Ile-Ife as it is commonly known in modern Nigeria, is renowned for being the residence of many well-known Nigerians. The famed Obafemi Awolowo University, formerly known as the University of Ife, is also located there.

Jul 18, 2022 · Ife, an ancient African city, is famous today for the beautiful metal and bronze sculptures its artists made back in the day. Ife was the capital and main religious centre of the Yoruba kingdom of Ife. It was established in 500 CE by …

From the 12th to the 15th centuries, Ife flourished as a powerful, cosmopolitan, and wealthy city-state in West Africa, in what is now modern Nigeria. It was an influential center of trade connected to extensive local and long-distance trade networks which enabled the region to prosper.

Mar 16, 2011 · Ile Ife, or Ife, is an ancient Yoruba city in southwestern Nigeria famous for its art. Between 700 and 900 A.D., the Ife began to develop as an important artistic center. By the 12th Century, its artists were creating bronze, stone, and terracotta sculptures, some of which are found today in museums in Nigeria, Europe, and North America.

May 17, 2020 · Ile Ife, also called Ife, is a former Yoruba capital in southwestern Nigeria. It is said Ile Ife was recorded around 500 B.C. When it was established, and is the oldest city in Yoruba. IFE was part of the state of Osun and has an estimated 501,000 number of people.

In Nigeria, between the 11th and 15th century CE, the ancient African city “Ife” (Ile-Ife) flourished. Ife is located along the Guinea Coast of Southern West Africa and had trade...

While much remains to be learned, thanks to a better understanding of the larger corpus of ancient Ife arts and the history of this important southwestern Nigerian center, key aspects of this code can now be discerned.