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Culture and styles from the Ojude Oba festival 2024
The Ojude Oba holds great importance among the Yoruba people, especially within the Ijebu community of Ogun State in Southwest Nigeria. Annually held two days after Eid-El-Kabir, the Ojude Oba festival in Ijebuland, Southwest Nigeria, celebrates unity, heritage, and tradition. Revitalized and globalized under the guidance of Oba Sikiru Adetona, the Awujale of Ijebuland, the festival includes vibrant parades, traditional dances, and homage from over 100 age-grade groups (Regberegbes) to the Awujale.
The 2024 edition, themed “OJUDE OBA: Unity and Harmony, Our Gifts,” highlights its focus on communal harmony and cultural pride. Distinguished guests at the upcoming festival include Vice President Kashim Shettima, Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, and the Minister of Culture, Art, and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa-Musawa.
It has been reported that Bola Ahmed Tinubu was absent at the commissioning of the Opebi-Mende Link Bridge, which took place on April 8, 2026.
However, Senate President Godswill Akpabio represented the President and carried out the ceremony.
As he commissioned the project, he stated “On behalf of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, I commission these projects.”
Residents of Lagos should prepare for traffic disruptions as several roads will be closed due to the visit of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who is set to commission infrastructural projects.
The commissioning will take place on April 8 and 9, 2026.
Affected areas on Wednesday (April 8):
Opebi, Allen Avenue, Ikeja, Ojota, and Victoria Island.
Affected areas on Thursday (April 9):
Lekki-Epe Expressway, Ikoyi, Victoria Island, and Ajegunle.
Motorists are advised to plan alternative routes and expect heavy traffic during these periods.
President Donald Trump makes headline as he threatens Iran on social media.
The president shared “Open the F***ing Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell — JUST WATCH!”
It can be noted that he even did a countdown on Saturday “48 hours before all Hell will rain down on them,” he warned Saturday. “Time is running out.”
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