Nigeria, June 7 -- Like the proverbial bitter kola that does not miss every season, a vibrant multitude of Ijebu sons and daughters again converged on Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, on Saturday in resplendent attire and enviable steeze.

With passionate fervour, they consolidated their position as a larder of cultural reverence and a display of a stupendously rich artistic heritage.

It was at the 2026 Ojude Oba Festival, which First City Monument Bank sponsored. The event attracted many visitors and gracefully unfolded as a feast of spectacles, colours, grandeur, and an unbreakable bond.

For one, the great 'omo alares', as Ijebus are traditionally praised, proved that although their much-adored legendary monarch, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, has ...