African Royalties

A happy belated birthday to Her Royal Highness Olori Aishat Omowunmi Lawal of Ede Traditional Council in Nigeria.

Her Royal Highness celebrated her birthday on November 24th and is second wife to His Royal Majesty Oba (Dr.) Adesola Laminisa 1, Timi of Ede Kingdom. Together they have a child; one year old daughter HRH Princess Maryam Adedoyin Lawal.

HRM Timi of Ede and HRH Olori Aishat

The Osogbo Kingdom is in joy, happiness and celebrations as the welcome a new royal into the ruling royal family.

Her Royal Highness Olori Oyetunji wife to His Royal Majesty Oba Jimoh Olanipekun Oyetunji, Ataoja of Osogbo welcome a new daughter last week.

The new princess will take the name of Princess Oyemomi Adetoun Oyetunji.

Her Majesty Olori Silekunola Moronke Ogunwusi, Yeyeluwa Oodua and queen consort of Ife-Ife Kingdom looked very radiant and gorgeous in newly released picture she posted on her instagram yesterday.

The beautiful Yeyeluwa Oodua looked radiant in a white gown

Her Excellency Mrs. Catriona Laing CB, Britain's High Commissioner to the Federal Republic of Nigeria paid a courtesy visit to His Majesty Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, The Arole Oodua & Ooni of Ife, on July 25th at Ile Oodua Palace, Ile Ife, Osun State Nigeria.

Accompanied by his consort Her Royal Highness Olori Naomi Ogunwusi(Yeyeluwa), The Arole Oodua who is Co-Chairman of the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria,  while receiving Mrs. Laing who is the first female British High Commissioner in Nigeria, described the Nigeria-UK relationship as cordial, expressing his belief in the High Commissioner’s ability to uphold and and improve on it.

He also send his message on congratulations to the new British Prime Minister, Mr Boris Johnson on his emergence, urging him to not to renege on his promise to the world especially as regards to the Africa's interest.

His Majesty Oba Francis Adefarakanmi, Olowa of Igbara Oke who was visiting the Ooni of Ife was also in attendance

The annual celebration of Ita-Osun Festival which took part in Ife-Ife Kingdom on Saturday July 27th brought together indigenes, yorubas from around the world and also in Nigeria, and thousands of Osun faithfuls to the Ife-Ife palace.

His Royal Majesty Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, Ooni of Ife welcomed and led all attendees who stormed Ile Oodua Palace for the 2019 edition Ita-Osun Festival.

The Arole Oodua & Ooni of Ife who is not only one of the important leader of the Yoruba nation but is the spiritual leader of the Yoruba nation worldwide during a procession from his palace to the ancient Osun temple located at Ita-Osun area of Ilode community in the town was cheered by all present and across the community.

During the festival The Arole Oodua offered supplications to the deity, Osun Sengese. While addressing the media present, he briefly explain the importance and historical facts of the festival and its deity by describing Sengese as the progenitor of all water deities across the world, adding that the festival was meant to acknowledge the deity which is known for fortunes.

“As you all known that water is indispensable to our survival as human, Osun Sengese is a major deity in Yoruba land known for the performance of wonders through the water.

“Water has numerous healing and prosperity potentials as brought to us by Sengese, the mother of all water deities across the world.

“I pray that we shall always be fortunate, may our glory never be buried under water and may we never encounter flooding. Happy celebration.”

The festival which was witnessed by traditional rulers, high chiefs, Yoruba descendants from Brazil, Ireland Cuba who joined the Osun worshipers who had come from all the states of the Yorubaland, provides another ample opportunity for the teeming worshippers of the Osun River goddess within and outside the shores of Nigeria to converge on the historical city, it also created another leeway for the Ooni of Ife to promote and export the rich and fascinating heritage of  the Yoruba nation.

Happy birthday to His Royal Majesty Oba Hammeed Adekunle Oyelude Makama, Tegbosun III, Olowu of Owu-Kuta Kingdom.


His Royal Majesty is the 13th Olowu of Owu-Kuta Kingdom, a yoruba kingdom in Osun State, Nigeria. He is married to Her Royal Highness OLORI AGBEKE OYELUDE MAKAMA with whom they have three children. 

Cocoa has always been one of Africa's greatest exported commodity for a few centuries now and one community in Nigeria is using it to help develop their region with the help and blessing of their paramount King.

In Eti-Oni community of Osun State, Nigeria, cocoa is their main product and the community came together to make chocolate out of their product export it to the world with their King His Royal Majesty Oba Dokun Thompson, Oloni of Eti-Oni as their spokesperson and biggest motivator.

Eti-Oni community began planting cocoa when the product was introduce into Nigerian soils in 1896. The funds received from exporting this to the world has helped developed the country both educationally and financially.

In partnership with chocolate producer Duffy, HRM Oba Thompson together with cocoa farmers in the community have been able to turn cocoa into their own label chocolate which can be found in shops in small quantities in the United Kingdom.

In an interview with BBC(British Broadcasting Network) Pidgin (the British public broadcaster pidgin section), His Royal Majesty said he wanted to help farmers majority to whom are women and improve their living standards by a lot as well as develop his community.

This opportunity has open doors to foreign investors from around Africa, America, Colombia to join in and broker dialogue with the community.

Annually the community organises the Eko Chocolate show which showcases various products made with the cocoa in the community.