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* Obàtálá ( Yoruba mythos ): Obàtálá, created by the supreme entity Olódùmarè, was given ownership of every being's head ( the seat of the soul ), created the land by causing a rooster to kick and scatter the earth, and founded the first Yoruba city, Ife ; he is also called the King of White Cloth, Orisha-Nla, or Olufon.
Urbanization was accompanied by high levels of artistic achievement, particularly in terracotta and ivory sculpture and in the sophisticated metal casting produced at Ife.
Respect for the priestly functions of the oni of Ife was a crucial factor in the evolution of Yoruban culture.
Upon the ending of Oduduwa's time on Earth, there was a dispersal of his children from Ife to the outposts that they had previously founded inorder for them to establish effective control over these places.
Regarded as being founder of the Oyo Kingdom, some accounts state he was also the third ruler of Ife.
Whatever the case may be, all of the accounts agree that a popular revolt ousted the Ogiso and that shortly afterwards, the Eweka dynasty was founded with its founder being sent by the King of Ife in response to a request that he send the citizens of Benin a ruler.
Awolowo was reputedly admired by Ghana's Kwame Nkrumah, and some of his disciples in the South-West have continued to invoke his name and the policies of his party, the Action Group, during campaigns, while his welfarist policies have influenced politicians in most of the other geopolitical zones of the nation. He was a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Chancellor of the University of Ife ( his brainchild ) and Ahmadu Bello University.
He held many chieftaincy titles, including the Losi of Ikenne, Lisa of Ijeun, Asiwaju of Remo, Odofin of Owo, Ajagunla of Ado-Ekiti, Apesin of Osogbo, Odole of Ife and Obong Ikpa Isong of Ibibioland and was also conferred with the highest national honour of Grand Commander of the Federal Republic.
A major exhibition entitled Kingdom of Ife: Sculptures of West Africa, displaying works of art found in Ife and the surrounding area, was held in the British Museum from 4 March to 4 July 2010.
It was at this point that Olódùmarè released the " breath of life " to blow across the land, and the figurines slowly came into " being " as the first people of Ife.
When he said that it was, Olódùmarè called the land Ife for " wide ".
Adekola Telu was the son of the 16th Ooni of Ife a female called Luwo Gbagida.
From handfuls of earth the Arch divinity began to mould figurines, gathering the gasses from outer space Olódùmarè sparked an explosion that shaped into a fireball, the destination of which was set for Ife, where it dried much of the lands and simultaneously began to bake the motionless figurines.
It was at this point that Olódùmarè released the " breath of life " to blow across the land, and the figurines slowly came into " being " as the first people of Ife.
He was at the Institute of African Studies of University College, Nairobi from 1971 as a senior research fellow and lecturer, with visiting positions at University of Texas at Austin and University of Ife in Nigeria in 1978 / 9.
Titus Martins Adesoji Tadeniawo Aderemi I, alias Adesoji Aderemi, KCMG ( 15 November 1889 – 7 July 1980 ), was a Nigerian political figure and Yoruba traditional ruler as the Ooni ( King ) of Ife ( or Ilé-Ifẹ ̀, as it is properly known ) from 1930 until 1980.
Heróis do Mar disbanded in 1990, but their momentum was taken by other projects, from Rádio Macau to Mler Ife Dada.
Unlike the great savannah empires, of which Oyo may not be called a successor since it was a successor of Ife, there was little if any Muslim influence in the empire.
All Alaafin's due to the Yoruba belief that Ife was the spiritual home of the Yoruba's were made to swear an oath never to attack Ife.
Dele Giwa was born on 16 March 1947 to a poor family working in the palace of Oba Adesoji Aderemi, the Ooni of Ife.

Ife and at
This son is believed to've spent some years in Benin City before returning to Ife to subsequently establish a Yoruba kingdom at Oyo.
On his way home to Ife, Oranyan stopped briefly at Ego, where he impregnated Princess Erimwinde, the daughter of the duke of Ego, in short order.
" And finally they killed him ": speeches and poems at a memorial rally for Walter Rodney, 1942-80, Oduduwa Hall, University of Ife, Nigeria, Friday, June 27, 1980
During the festivals and at other occasions the traditional priests offer prayers for the blessing of their own cult-group, the city of Ile Ife, the Nigerian nation and the whole world.
*--- " The Olojo festival at Ife, 1937 ", in: A. Falassi ( ed.
* Walsh, M. J., " The Edi festival at Ile Ife ", African affairs, 47 ( 1948 ), 231-8.
These include the Yoruba city of Ife ( noted for its naturalistic art ) and the Oyo Empire, the Benin Empire of the Edo people centered in Benin city, the Igbo Kingdom of Nri which produced advanced bronze art at Igbo Ukwu, and the Akan who are noted for their intricate architecture.
In his graduate studies and research, Walker also studied at the University of Ife in Nigeria and the University of Ghana.
After completing her doctoral work in early childhood development, she accepted her first academic position at the University of Ife ( now Obafemi Awolowo University ) in Nigeria, teaching in both the departments of education and psychology.
* 1971 – 72 Visiting Lecturer at the University of Ife, Nigeria ( now Obafemi Awolowo University )

Ife and Oyo
During the 15th century Oyo and Benin surpassed Ife as political and economic powers, although Ife preserved its status as a religious center.
* Ooduan dynasty of Ife, Egba, Ketu, Sabe, Oyo, Ijero and the Ilas
** Ooduan Royal Family of Ife, Egba, Ketu, Sabe, Oyo, Ijero and the Ilas
" William Bascom, the foremost academic authority on Ifa up until the time of his death, also stated that " only men can become babalawo " and that he never encountered a single female Ifa priest acting as a diviner during any of his extensive field studies in the cities of Ife, Igana, Meko, Oyo, Ilesa, Abeokuta, Osogbo, Sagamu, Ilara, Ondo, Ijebu Ode or Ekiti in Yorubaland in 1937-38, 1950 – 51, in 1960 and 1965, nor did any of his informants mention such a thing.
The mythical origins of the Oyo Empire lie with Oranyan ( also known as Oranmiyan ), the second prince of the Yoruba Kingdom of Ile-Ife ( Ife ).
The major sub-ethnic groups in Ọs &# x323 ; un State are Ife, Ijesha, Oyo, Ibolo and Igbomina of the Yoruba people, although there are also people from other parts of Nigeria.

Ife and where
He subsequently sent it to Ife, where it dried much of the land and simultaneously began to bake the motionless figurines.
Ife, where she served as a department chair and Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, would be her academic home for 14 years.

Ife and member
The name of the group derives from the fact that nearly all of the ethnic groups who speak member languages refer to the city of Ilé Ifè as their place of origin — Defoid = èdè (' language ') + ifè ( Ife ) + oid.

Ife and its
When Oduduwa arrived ancient Ife, he and his group are believed to have conquered the component communities and to have evolved the palace structure with its effective centralized power and dynasty.
Oduduwa is considered as the first of the contemporary dynasty of kings of Ife, a figure who sent his sons and daughters out with crowns to rule over all of the other Yoruba kingdoms, which is why all royal Yoruba lineages claim ambilineal descent from its line of kings and, through it, from Oduduwa.
The regions most recognized for producing terracotta art in this part of the world include the Nok culture of central and north-central Nigeria, the Ife / Benin cultural axis in western and southern Nigeria ( also noted for its exceptionally naturalistic sculpture ), and the Igbo culture area of eastern Nigeria, which excelled in terracotta pottery.
In fact, the royal dynasty of Ife traces its origin back to the founding of the city more than two thousand years ago.

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