Ogiame Atuwatse III; The nucleus of the new order in Warri Kingdom
The cog on our wheel of progress lifted! When the sun rose on the 5th of April 2021 to shade over the ancient town of Ode-Itsekiri, the ritual of “smashing
Ogiame Atuwatse III initiates Ghighó Aghọfen
His Majesty, Ogiame Atuwatse III, the Olu of Warri Kingdom has initiated a new festival tagged Ghighó Aghọfen which has now been added to the Itsekiri culture and tradition. The
Warri Kingdom Online Gathering and Games to hold 5th edition
The Warri Kingdom Online Gathering and Games would hold its 5th edition on the 26th of December 2021. The event which is an annual event started in 2016 with Engr.…
Adieu, Chief Deacon (Dr) Charles Dexter Ikomi, (J.P.)
It is always an emotionally excruciating feeling to say goodbye; I don’t mean that kind of good bye that is terrestrial but one that is celestial. Having to say it
Warrant Chief Pessu Ebiowa alias Ologhojo – Founder of Pessu Town
Warrant Chief Pessu’s Lineage Warrant Chief Pessu Ebiowa alias Ologhojo was an Itsekiri aristocrat of Okotomu-Irigbo, in Ode-Itsekiri. He was a wealthy merchant and the founder of Aji-Pessu (Pessu Town,
Similarities between coronation of the Olu of Warri and that of a Pope
Why does the coronation of the Olu of Warri & the semiotics of it, vaguely remind me of the coronation of a Pope? The last ‘proper’ coronation of a Pope