Ooni of Ife Installs Ghanaian President Mahama as Aare Atayeto Oodua

Ooni of Ife installs Ghanaian President Mahama as Aare Atayeto Oodua

Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, on Monday delivered a resounding message of African unity as he conferred the prestigious chieftaincy title of Aare Atayeto Oodua of the Source on Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama, emphasizing that Africans remain “one people, one family” despite colonial-era borders. The ceremony, held at Afewonro Park within the Ooni’s Palace in Ile-Ife, attracted traditional rulers, political figures, and cul…

Lawyer Drags Ooni To Court Over Title Bestowed On Ghana’s President

An Ibadan-based chieftaincy and constitutional lawyer, Barrister Wale Ojo-Lanre, has formally approached a competent High Court sitting in Ile-Ife, Osun State, seeking judicial interpretation of the powers of the Ooni of Ife regarding the conferment of chieftaincy titles on non-Nigerian heads of state. In the originating summons before the court, the lawyer challenges the recent installation of the President of the Republic of Ghana as Ifá Ọmọ O…

Mahama Honoured In Ile-Ife

President John Mahama    President John Mahama was the recipient of an honorary Yoruba title in the spiritual cradle of the Yoruba Kingdom, Ile Ife, in Oyo State of Nigeria yesterday. The ceremony attracted many Ghanaian Yorubas from Ghana, among them the head of the Yoruba community Oba Abdul Rashid Brimah IX and others. The honour “Aare Atayeto Oodua” was conferred on the President by His Imperial Majesty Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II,…

Nigerian traditional ruler honours Mahama with the most prestigious Yoruba title

The Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has honoured President John Dramani Mahama with the highest Yoruba chieftaincy tiltle “Aare Atayeto Oodua of the Source” The installment took place on December, 15, 2025 in Ife, Nigeria. The title, which translates loosely as “The President who reorganises the global space for humanity”, recognises President Mahama’s longstanding advocacy for multilateralism, equity, …

Historic moment Ooni installs Ghana’s President Mahama as Oodua Chief

How Ooni Prayers Helped Me Become Ghanaian President

How Ooni Prayers Helped Me Become Ghanaian President – Mahama