By Azeez Arisekola Balogun
The Omu-Aran Festival, particularly the Ògbó Festival (also called Ìté-Oba), is a major cultural event in Omu-Aran, Irepodun local government of Kwara State, Nigeria.
Celebrating the town’s founding, honoring ancestral legends, and reaffirming its status as the “Head-City of Igbomina” through traditional rites, masquerades (like Alátà), drumming, and praise songs, marking prosperity and heritage for the Igbomina people.
It involves deep spiritual rituals and community gatherings at the Olómù Palace, concluding with the significant Ìté-Oba.
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