Ifẹ̀ (Yoruba: Ifẹ̀, Ilé-Ifẹ̀) is an ancient Yoruba city in south-western Nigeria, founded in the 6th century. The city is located in present-day Osun State...
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IFE or Ife may refer to: Ifẹ, an ancient Yoruba city in south-western Nigeria Ìfé, a Nigerian LGBT romantic film "Ife", a composition from Miles Davis'...
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Look up Ife in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ifè (or Ifɛ) is a Niger–Congo language spoken by some 180,000 people in Togo, Benin and Ghana. It is also...
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Ìfé also spelt as Ife (English: Love) is a 2020 Nigerian LGBT romantic film executive produced by prominent Nigerian LGBTQ rights activist Pamela Adie...
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Obafemi Awolowo University (redirect from University of Ife)
university in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. The university was founded in 1961 and classes commenced in October 1962 as the University of Ife by the regional...
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The Ooni of Ile-Ife (Ọọ̀ni of Ilè-Ifẹ̀) is the traditional ruler of Ilé-Ifẹ̀ and the spiritual head of the Yoruba people. The Ooni dynasty existed before...
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Oduduwa (category Oonis of Ife)
Oduduwa was a Yoruba divine king, legendary founder of the Ife Empire and a creator deity (orisha) in the Yoruba religion. His earthly origins are from...
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The Ife Empire was the first empire in Yoruba history. It was founded in what is now southwestern Nigeria and eastern Benin. The Ife Empire lasted from...
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Yoruba people (section Oyo, Ile-Ife and Lagos)
commonly described as a "golden age" of Ile-Ife. The oba or ruler of Ile-Ife is referred to as the Ooni of Ife. Ife continues to be seen as the "spiritual...
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5556 The Bronze Head from Ife, or Ife Head, is one of eighteen copper alloy sculptures that were unearthed in 1938 at Ife in Nigeria, the religious and...
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