Inside the Ojude Oba Festival

Inside the Ojude Oba Festival | Travel Guide

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11 ай бұрын

The Ojude Oba Festival is a renowned cultural celebration that takes place in Ijebu-Ode, a historic city in Nigeria. This is an annual event held to honor the Oba, the traditional ruler of the Ijebu kingdom, and to celebrate the rich cultural heritage of the Yoruba people.
I'm glad I am able to share this detailed explainer and mini travel guide with you. Hope this sheds more light on this amazing event that happens only once a year and looking forward to next years event which would be more amazing.
Please check out the short cinematic film I did on this festival too.
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@AntonsClass 11 ай бұрын

As an African American, I find much joy and fulfilment in seeing the Yoruba culture. The richness and beauty is remarkable. I have ancestry from Nigeria, and I'm almost certain it is Yoruba and Igbo. Love from the US!

@antnam4406 10 ай бұрын

Yoruba and Igbo are not the same, not even close as neighbors.

@AntonsClass 10 ай бұрын

@@antnam4406 did I say they were the same? African Americans tend to have both Yoruba AND Igbo ancestry, as well as many other West African groups.

@heyniran 9 ай бұрын

@@antnam4406you need not put out this. You showing disunity to a brother who's interested in tracing his ancestry. Not nice.

@annabelkeisha1157 8 ай бұрын

@@antnam4406see them always disgracing themselves everywhere

@sayitasis8326 7 ай бұрын

@@antnam4406 Yes but because of the transatlantic slave trade Africans in the Western part of the world tend to be mixed with many ethnicities

@chimakalu41 11 ай бұрын

Yoruba swag. You gotta love that. An igbo brother salutes you.

@ot4625 11 ай бұрын

Once again, THANK YOU for preserving and showcasing our wonderful Yoruba culture. I am proudly Yoruba 1st.

@Theniyifagbemi 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed this! More amazing videos to come 💯💯

@femifalana6208 11 ай бұрын

Yorubas are born to party, we are beautiful and colourful. Ijebu to the world. Thank you Niyi

@Theniyifagbemi 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Yes we like enjoyment!

@diemysene6033 11 ай бұрын

Like Yoruba people they’re one the most humble people in Nigeria ❤❤❤❤love from USA 🇺🇸 senegal 🇸🇳

@kwameopoku3576 11 ай бұрын

Lool in London they’re fkin annoying

@intpdefender8385 11 ай бұрын

@@kwameopoku3576cry

@heyniran 9 ай бұрын

@@kwameopoku3576while you're fucking lying

@user-rs1rz7hh7w 4 ай бұрын

@kwameopoku3576 why will you say that?

@activeobserver1150 13 күн бұрын

Okpoku na Ghanaian now. You no see as he Dey cry?

@davidonyebuchi9467 11 ай бұрын

Yoruba is a rich, diverse and amazing tribe. There is the culture and then the language consisting of various dialects. The Yoruba tribe and its influence extend through Nigeria, reaching as far as Togo, Benin and beyond. The yoruba people are very accommodating and they are most keen to teach a foreigner their culture. I was privileged to have lived (my formative years) in Ijebu land and my time there was memorable. I remember having only one aṣọ òkè material as a child which I guarded jealously (the material is so beautiful, yet fragile, requiring tender care). Yoruba has an intriguing culture. I am happy to see a grand display of that in this video. It brings back fond memories! ❤

@ruqqayahosizemete2708 11 ай бұрын

I have said it before in the previous video. Am not Yoruba! But the people are way too organized and civilized. Being their compatriot makes me proud.

@gbemie_aribido 11 ай бұрын

If I wasn't Yoruba, I'd be jealous for real 🥺🥺❤️ beautiful and lovely outfits 😍

@adeshinaibrahim8171 11 ай бұрын

I'm yoruba but I still feel pained that I'm not from Ijebu I did love to attend this festival.

@The_Cruise_Fam 11 ай бұрын

@@adeshinaibrahim8171is it forbidden for other Yorubas to go? My mom is ondo.

@danibalogun 11 ай бұрын

@@The_Cruise_Fam ....non-ijebus also attend the festival

@abiolakalejaiye 11 ай бұрын

One of the most beautiful part of this regeregbes is that they contribute massively to ijebuland each year...this year they donated to ijebu-ode general hospital, built boreholes in different ijebu communities, renovated school calssrooms, built public toilets..etc The history of ojude oba is more than fashion and merriments...it started about 131yrs ago to foster religion unity amongst the ijebus bringing ijebu descendants together irrespective of beliefs during the era when the white men came with Islam and Christianity.... Kudos to Niyi... didn't even know Niyi sef na Omo ijebu on his mom side...eweso Omo iyemi😂❤

@aeiou0123 11 ай бұрын

They need to do more though with a more streamlined strategy to build up n develop ijebuland. As Egba girl I really want us all to move ahead

@Theniyifagbemi 11 ай бұрын

Wow. Amazing to know this! Really amazing initiative by the Regberegbes! would love to highlight this part as well in another video. Thank you for sharing! and glad you enjoyed this

@arafatsorunke9681 11 ай бұрын

This is a note to myself and the younger Yoruba generation to keep this beautiful culture going ❤

@Theniyifagbemi 11 ай бұрын

💯💯💯

@bessiewilson798 11 ай бұрын

This was amazing to see all of the beautiful outfits. Beautiful. I am african american but I can proudly say I found out my great, great grandmother was Nigerian. I must watch more of your videos.

@bessiewilson798 11 ай бұрын

Also I forgot to add, I am watching from America, Philadelphia, Pa.

@Theniyifagbemi 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much and e-welcome to Naija! Glad to have you here. more videos soon!

@valindaomoruyi1079 11 ай бұрын

Best dressed... Good luck finding one! They all look so good 😢😢😢

@intissarsagbohan3509 12 күн бұрын

🥰❤❤❤ I am from Benin Repulic and my mum is yoruba (her origins are from Ijebu) this is beutiful! we have a very rich culture 💞

@estherososanya2852 12 күн бұрын

Awwwwn, in my own case my dad is ijebu from Agoiwoye and my mum is from benin republic

@Ayesha-oy9ms 11 ай бұрын

Niyi na boss👏 one thing i like about this event is the fact that it's a job opportunity for people....fashion designer, make up artist, native clothes seller etc dey cash out during this event.... it's not just a yeye festival it's also an event that gives to the community while bringing people together.....

@Theniyifagbemi 11 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏽. yes it does 💯. We really need this on a greater scale

@OBKente 15 күн бұрын

I had to pursue this cause to know and learn about it. I was struck in awe when I bumped into the photos on Twitter. I'm so in love. Love from Ghana.

@sukieoduwole 12 күн бұрын

As a proud son of Ijebu Ode, I can gladly say we are the life of the party. However Yoruba culture is so rich and glamorous.

@modupefield9392 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this video. As a Yoruba girl, I am so proud. My mum is from Ijebu-Ode and I have never heard of this festival. Thank you for educating the world about the richness of Yorubaland

@antnam4406 10 ай бұрын

Real IJEBUS know about OJUDE OBA.

@zoemed9800 11 күн бұрын

I am Ijebu on every side but left 9ja decades ago and do not get to home often. Ojude Oba is nostalgic for me and I just watch and watch and watch clips over again and don't stop reading the comments all appreciative of my culture. I pray our politicians can just get it right.

@rennysrealm7514 11 күн бұрын

I've been attending the ojudeoba festival since I was a child and I'm so happy that the world gets to see how so much beauty and colour can radiate from a small town like Ijebu ode. Proudly Ijebu Omo alare❤❤❤

@Estelle_Sunshine1 11 ай бұрын

I'm Yoruba and proud. We're all about the Good life,Party and Enjoyment

@clemzyoshana4481 13 күн бұрын

Indeed colourful and beautiful 🤩 love from Ghana 🇬🇭

@malibongwenkunkuma1343 11 ай бұрын

So beautiful to see African culture thrive! ❤All the way from South Africa

@asanwa3126 11 ай бұрын

NIGERIAN CULTURE especially Yoruba culture

@bilkisubashir 11 ай бұрын

Proud 🥹 to be a Yoruba ❤❤❤❤❤, love my culture ❤

@samuelakin1616 11 ай бұрын

A wonderful documentary showcasing the beauty and elegance of the Yoruba culture. Yoruba to the world!

@lillies2011 11 күн бұрын

This is literally the best video on the event as it actually explains the cultural context. Thank you!

@omoruyio 11 ай бұрын

Didn't realise this festival was over a century old! Thanks for sharing the historical context

@thefashionhistorian 11 ай бұрын

Yoruba culture🔥 so rich and vibrant 🔥

@Abebi07 11 ай бұрын

The ladies nailed it definately✌✌ But awon Bobo na o bad...the event is so colourful

@Mameli20030 11 ай бұрын

I can’t take my eyes off the beautiful mothers of the land.

@bisolabadmos136 11 ай бұрын

Cant believe this beautiful event has been happening for years! My best dressed is the Uncles in white aso oke. Thanks for showing us and the rest of the world this beautiful part of Yoruba culture!

@ETBeMore 11 ай бұрын

Oh, how beautiful & colorful 😍 Ethiopian here admiring other African traditions.

@mayowaworld7781 11 ай бұрын

Am proud of my culture my pride, I am a Yoruba man anywhere. Proudly Yoruba man ❤️

@LM-op7wu 11 ай бұрын

Great storytelling! Shout out to the Yoruba's for preserving our culture in the midst of globalisation. I love to see how different cultures keep their traditions in the modern age. Without documenting, our childrens children won't know our roots.

@nomazizizembe8662 11 ай бұрын

Beautiful watching from cape town south Africa

@annesodipe1582 10 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for all your outstanding pictures of the aunties, uncles, daddies. The colors, asooke, the dance , bringing out the ojude oba to limelight. Good job 👏

@faddikins 11 ай бұрын

Thank you Niyi, love the way you told the story, your choice of words and the exhibition of our rich culture and tradition.

@beeo9964 11 ай бұрын

Proudly Ijebu! We are the elites ❤

@daiyankale7961 11 ай бұрын

Ijebus gat swag In love with this video❤

@Isntthatalex 10 ай бұрын

One of best and inspiring videos I've seen of African culture. Definitely must watch this video and get an insight of the great Nigeria and its culture and tradition. We Africans are truly vibrant in all ways. Shoutout from the New York, US but I'm Ghanaian We need a longer video for sure though, Great video and amazing quality im amazed

@seankgomotso 11 ай бұрын

CINEMATOGRAPHY: 🔝 NARRATION AND STORY TELLING:🔝

@Theniyifagbemi 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@mo4more629 11 ай бұрын

This video deserves an award #So colourful

@Theniyifagbemi 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@Johntheviewer 11 ай бұрын

Make I no lie. Yoruba sweet me die

@AyaLash 11 ай бұрын

My mother's people! Thank you, Niyi Fagbemi, for telling these stories ❤️❤️❤️

@Theniyifagbemi 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@ambo9569 11 ай бұрын

I saw a reel of this on TikTok and fell in love 😍❤️ Pure class & beauty!!!!!

@lovablemunchkins 11 ай бұрын

I’ve been so ready for this video!!!! You killed it bro. Yoruba to Nigeria and the world. Proud omo ile ijebu ode. @niyi please keep doing great documentaries like this 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

@samuelolotu371 11 ай бұрын

I would really love to attend this festival. I will learn a great deal about the Yoruba culture and the values they uphold. Very good job Niyi

@bnatawa723 11 ай бұрын

Proud to be an ijebu. Ijebu alare.kekere Ijebu owo ni,agba ijebu owo ni.

@lrrussellrussell8227 11 ай бұрын

I would love to experience this ❤this is beautiful 💯💃🏽🙏🏾 so many beautiful people at this festival

@orunmuyiblessing 16 күн бұрын

This speaks the volume of luxury 😊

@abayomiodekoya 11 ай бұрын

Proudly IJEBU! Thanks so much

@dadonsimeon 11 ай бұрын

Adding this to my list of things to do in Nigeria!

@Theniyifagbemi 11 ай бұрын

Amazing!!

@shegelee 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for showcasing my hometown to the world. I was a kid almost 4 decades ago when I was a spectator with my grandma at my first Ojude-Oba event.

@abimbolajohnson9315 11 ай бұрын

Superb depiction of Yoruba culture, thank you

@InioluwaOluwadarasimi 11 ай бұрын

I’m very proud to be Yoruba!

@wamalicious4941 13 күн бұрын

You told the story and the whole world heard, thank you for sharing my childhood with the world ❤

@salaudeenibraheem6509 11 ай бұрын

Aso Oke is originally from ISEYIN in Oyo State, South Western Nigeria.

@SakariyaRidwan-oc2fj 12 күн бұрын

Sure❤

@mafoadeniji4808 11 ай бұрын

This is so beautiful😍. Thank you for telling this story. I really like the Daddys in navy blue and red aso oke. My best dressed 🙌🏾

@brandyandcream2 11 ай бұрын

Ondo Gyal here….but showing love to my beautiful Ijebu brothers and sisters.

@Oluwatimilehinfgt 13 күн бұрын

Funny how 2024 ojude oba brought me to 2023 ojude oba... this is fire 🔥🔥

@_docjuli_ 13 күн бұрын

😂 same here

@mayoor 11 ай бұрын

This is quite informative. Kudos. Kindly do a documentary on Osun Osogbo Festival and groove

@olufunmiblessing 11 ай бұрын

This is so beautiful to watch. I am very proud to be Yoruba.

@ebieyerinbadiru797 11 ай бұрын

This is beautiful, I wish you could cover Osun Osogbo’s festival

@priestawolowoifatokibabalawo 14 күн бұрын

Beeniooo . Its is funny Everybody is "proudly Yorubá" “Our Culture, Our pride “ but to them, ISESE OR ORISA is "EVIL OR ESU ". what is Yoruba Culture ? What is Isese ? LOL.

@harrydunkwu7655 11 ай бұрын

Fantastic content and filmmaking. Please showcase more Nigerian cultural festivals!!!

@jenniferchioma2190 11 ай бұрын

I'm not Yoruba but I'm in awe of the way Niyi captured the rich culture and tradition of this festival 🤍 I wish you could do something like this for every tribe in Nigeria and show case our beautiful cultures and traditions... Especially the main culture Igbo,Hausa & Yoruba

@Theniyifagbemi 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, I agree! Half way there! More amazing videos coming soon

@jenniferchioma2190 11 ай бұрын

@@Theniyifagbemi OMG!! 💃I'm so thrilled by this information... Can't wait 🤍

@aghonelego2379 10 ай бұрын

Attention-seeking obingos-Ipob fools. What culture do you have? Constantly wailing and begging for attention on all Yoruba videos on KZfaq.

@Ode-iwehIweh-qg2nr 10 ай бұрын

A real good story teller with the Camera.Kudos!!!

@Chief_Commander_MBE 14 күн бұрын

Igbo don't have any culture they celebrate every year and also Hausa you have to start doing something before people will take it to the world for you.

@ZestyFlawa 2 ай бұрын

Just found you on ig with your post with senegalese woman and their style. Thank you for your work, so glad I found you ! Beautiful visuals❤ I'm french of 🇸🇳🇨🇩🇨🇵 descent and i'm so happy people are embracing and celebrating Africa and it's cultures more and more everyday everywhere❤🌍

@mojisoladeji 11 ай бұрын

I saw your first video on this some weeks ago and I am so happy to see a follow up with some commentary. Beautiful culture. Ilẹ kaarọ o jiire

@pa1361 12 күн бұрын

You did an awesome job. I hope they appoint you as official curator of this event. Well done.

@Copyvid01 11 ай бұрын

This guy na legend abeg🔥🔥💯💯

@Afolalu Ай бұрын

God bless Yoruba tribe

@senaponayo4838 11 ай бұрын

Sir Okeowo really came in his RR.

@LM-op7wu 11 ай бұрын

You need to start doing documentaries. KZfaq no hold am!

@oluremiayobamisuccess7484 11 ай бұрын

Thank You for telling our story… ❤❤❤ You miss my part of Ijebu tho, Ijebu Iworo.

@Olubusolami 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for showing how beautiful the festival in my state looks like. I am here for all the other videos of different cultures.

@sazgates1195 11 ай бұрын

This is excellent! More Yoruba Cultural events, please. Can you cover the upcoming Ogun Festival in Ondo Town City?

@priestawolowoifatokibabalawo 14 күн бұрын

Please when is the festival? I would love to attend as well.thanks

@afrikaprodigy 11 ай бұрын

This is extremely beautiful, but kindly permit me to state that the soundtrack used at the end of the video sounds foreign which doesn't correspond unlike the soundtrack used at the beginning and probably at the center of the video. The consistency of that African(Yoruba) Soundtrack must prevail. But above all, this is an exceptionally powerful masterpiece.

@seyesbeats 11 ай бұрын

made sure to watch the ad fully 😂

@onepot769 11 ай бұрын

Emi Omo Imushin ijebu Omo Alaare

@cherrybrook7717 11 ай бұрын

Priceless!!!!! I can feel and understand the joy on your face, yes! Thanks for sharing.

@abimbolaorebiyi3582 11 ай бұрын

Thanks you for showcasing the vibrant culture of the yoruba nation. Proudly Omoluabi.

@bettyantonio-andrews8496 14 күн бұрын

I would love see more the artisans making material fabric, shoes, bags ect

@femikehinde9745 10 ай бұрын

Kudos 👏🏾 to this documentary. The festival is two (meji) days after Ileya (Id el Kabir) but in Yoruba we express it as “ojo ‘keta (third) Ileya” because the first day is Ileya day… I’m an Egba by subgroup (of Yoruba) but I love Ojude Oba. I have attended a number and I can confidently say it’s always glamorous.

@aur1del259 10 күн бұрын

That's my hometown, Ijebu ode! Did you think they were joking when they said "Kekere Ijebu, owo ni; agba Ijebu; owo ni"? Ijebu for show! Well done, Niyi 🙌🏾💯

@louisvickthur5579 11 ай бұрын

Ijebu- Ife in the house ❤

@oluwatosinosunkiyesi6218 9 күн бұрын

Thanks to people who showcase the beauty of this country amidst all the Chaos. Keep up the great work.

@KanteQuest 11 ай бұрын

It’s crazy how I watch this video everyday 🇳🇬

@vanessag5763 11 ай бұрын

The way this was filmed so well you really got to appreciate all the colour & vibrancy of the festival Everyone looked great in their outfits all the different the styles designs & fabrics were such a feast for the eyes as well as all the lovely smiling faces enjoying themselves, just beautiful 😍

@lagosskyline4572 11 ай бұрын

Best dressed and most coordinated is the Egbe Bobagunwa Okunrin. They wore deep red aso oke. The first group you showed in the clip. Good job Niyi

@elizabethjulianah 11 ай бұрын

Hey Niyi, thank you for this, it is so useful for our children in the diaspora. Will you be doing Ekimogun of Ondo Kingdom and Osun festivals?

@chinonsookechukwu221 11 ай бұрын

The Yoruba Ashioke is one of the most fashionable dress from Africa

@tosin1018 11 ай бұрын

Aso-oke not Ashioke

@chinonsookechukwu221 11 ай бұрын

@@tosin1018 😊😊😊 thanks my teacher

@tosin1018 11 ай бұрын

@@chinonsookechukwu221 you’re welcome my student 🙂

@PlanetThrillz 11 ай бұрын

Love my culture! O por! ❤

@user-up8xq4uf1h 12 күн бұрын

Am proud yoruba, am party ijebu remo,1 my gr.mother ijebu ode and ibadan/oyoile.

@Munnyrah 11 ай бұрын

Am from Abeokuta and I sell asoke and adire.. I will make it from the scratch for you based on your design..

@aeiou0123 11 ай бұрын

Whats your email contact?! Or whatsapp

@chi-chionuorah4854 11 күн бұрын

Contact pls

@fashogbonabiola 11 ай бұрын

Yoruba Pride!

@delolutv9777 11 ай бұрын

I'm a proud Ijebu Boy

@evalastingthrift2526 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for showcasing our rich history 👍🏿❤🙏🏿

@XenaTravelXena 15 күн бұрын

Absolutely fascinating!

@anobserver9658 10 ай бұрын

It's going to be hard to pick the best dressed. They all look so beautiful.

@fortunateadeboye1389 11 ай бұрын

Twin festival is happening in August at igbo ora Go and document too

@Damian-rt3rt 11 ай бұрын

Will seat home allow it ?

@Osaze_ab 11 ай бұрын

@@Damian-rt3rt seat at home occurs only on Monday. Beside no law can stop any tribe festival

@Damian-rt3rt 11 ай бұрын

@@Osaze_ab Ok sir

@Ayesha-oy9ms 11 ай бұрын

@@Damian-rt3rt igbo-ora is in Yoruba land not east.... it's located in oyo state where they have the highest population of twins

@Ayesha-oy9ms 11 ай бұрын

@@Osaze_ab it's a yoruba featival...igbo-ora is a town in oyo we have a towns that as igbo has prefix in yorubaland (igbo=forest/jungle/bush. and some towns are called that bcoz during the era some hunters settled in the bush part(igbo) of yorubaland in order to hunt animals)