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Ojude Oba 2024: Here is how indigenes of Ogun state embodied class, charisma and elegance at annual festival (PHOTOS)


Ojude Oba

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The Ojude Oba festival took place in Ogun state on Tuesday, June 18.

The aim and objective of the Ojude Oba festival is to celebrate the quintessence of royalty, novelty and class among the people of Ogun and to showcase the elegance of Yoruba culture.

Ojude Oba, meaning kingā€™s forecourt in Yoruba, is a famous celebration held annually by the Ijebu people of Ijebu-Ode, a major town in Ogun State, southwestern Nigeria. This one-day festival explodes with cultural pride, showcasing fashion, glamour, and the rich heritage of the Ijebu people.

Ojude Oba
Ojude Oba (Photo Credit: Niyi Fagbemi/Twitter)

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According to the online news platform, Bella Naija, the Ojude Oba festival is unravels the dexterity of various cultural age groups known as regberegbe composed of indigenes, their friends, and associates parade at the front courtyard of the kingā€™s palace on the third day of Eid al Kabir.

Each group with both male and female counterparts, go all out for the seasonā€™s most expensive clothing, wearing bright-coloured attires in traditional styles made from sanyan, and alaari, etu, adire to the more contemporary brocades and laces.

Photo Credit: Niyi Fagbemi/Twitter)
Photo Credit: Niyi Fagbemi/Twitter)

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This yearā€™s festival was no different, the groups came out looking regal and flamboyant in their colourful attires.

News Round The Clock (NRTC) has garnered photo from the Ojude Oba festival below (all photos were taken by the social media influencer and photographer, Niyi Fagbemi), check them out:

Photo Credit: Niyi Fagbemi/Twitter)
Photo Credit: Niyi Fagbemi/Twitter
Dapo Abiodun, Ogun state governor
Dapo Abiodun, Ogun state governor

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