EFIWE GOSSIP: Meet Omisore Lateef Oyewale, Ooni Of Ife's Human Clock (First And Last Person) To See Him Daily

The Ooni of Ife is living large no doubt about it. Despite modern day civilization he still gets a human alarm clock to wake him up.

Always dressed in ‘gberi ode’ (Yoruba traditional hunter’s dress) with a tiger skin as apron which traditional serves as bullet proof, Omisore Lateef Oyewale Oderinde has the privilege of always being the first and the last person that sees the Ooni of Ife after his wife.

Ooni’s praise singer Omisore Lateef Oyewale Oderinde

Traditionally, this is how a typical Yoruba king should be woken up and praised at intervals but with civilization many kings have done away with this aspect of the culture.

Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi going by the fact that he is a first class Yoruba king, a custodian of the Yoruba culture and tradition has continue to show through his lifestyle despite being young, well educated and well travelled that he is out to bring back the lost glory of the Yoruba culture and keep the culture alive.