Ojude Oba festival

Ojude Oba is a Yoruba festival held in Ijebu Ode, a town in Ogun State, Southwestern Nigeria. It is held annually the third day after Eid al-Kabir.[1] The festival began over 100 years ago. Today, the festival is usually attended by over 250000 people across the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria.[2] The festival is often sponsored by the incumbent Awujale, the people of Ijebu-Ode, individuals and corporate organizations.[3]

Adetoun Sote wrote a book on the Ojude Oba Festival of Ijebu ode in the western part of Nigeria. The first book to be written on this festival.

References

  1. ↑ the nation online. "ojude oba day ijebu celebrated salah and paid homage to awujale". Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  2. ↑ vanguard newspaper. "the many colours of ojude oba". Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  3. ↑ vanguard newspaper. "ojude oba tambuwa pledges support ijebu state". Retrieved 1 September 2015.
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