The annual OJUDE OBA festival which is usually holds 2 days after the salah celebration is here again. All is now set for the 2017 historical event to be witnessed in Ijebu ode, Ogun state, Nigeria
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Sunday, 3 September 2017
All you need to know about the OJUDE OBA festival
During Sallah or Eid al-Adha, there is one festival that everyone looks forward to in South West, Nigeria. It’s the Ojude-Oba festival. The festival is a gathering of indigenes of Ijebuland who gather at the Awujale palace to pay homage to the Royal Majesty, the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona. It is a very colourful parade and it is celebrated with extreme pomp and pageantry.
Origin of the festival
Long before the Ojude-Oba festival became an all-encompassing gig, it was a small gathering of adherents and followers of the Islamic religion. The festival came into existence over 100 years ago when the earliest Muslim converts in Ijebu-ode paid homage to the Awujale of Ijebuland to thank him for granting them the freedom to practice their religion. Today, however, the festival has transcended religious lines and now attracts people of all faiths as well as tourists from within and outside Nigeria.
Where
The festival is held in the town of Ijebu-Ode in Ogun State, South West, Nigeria.
When The festival is celebrated
on the 3rd day of Eid al-Adha. That means the 2017 festival will be held on Sunday, 3rd, 2017.
Monday, 8 May 2017
LAGOS CARNIVAL 2017
PARADE OF COLOURS
Join in as Lagosians celebrate with each other and enjoy the colours, dancing and flamboyant artistry of Carnival day.
VENUES:
Agege, Ajeromi, Amuwo Odofin, Alimosho, Apapa, Badagry, Epe, Eti-Osa, Ibeju, Ifako-Ijaye, Ikeja, Ikorodu, Kosofe, Lagos Island, Mainland, Mushin, Ojo, Oshodi Isolo, Somolu, Surulere
Date: 09/05/2017
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