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Moremi Ajasoro (Yoruba: Mọremí Àjàṣorò) was a legendary Yoruba queen and folk heroine in the Yorubaland region of present-day southwestern Nigeria who assisted in the liberation of the Yoruba kingdom of Ife from the neighbouring Ugbo Kingdom. [1] Moremi was married to Oranmiyan, the son of Oduduwa, the first king of Ile-Ife. [2] [3] [4]
Rise of the Saints is a 2020 Nigerian action fantasy film directed by Samuel O. Olateru and produced by Bolanle Olasunde. [1] [2] The film, which tells the story of the Yoruba legend Queen Moremi Ajasoro, stars Deyemi Okanlawon and Rachel Oniga in the lead roles, while Tina Mba, Peter Fatomilola, and Teleola Kuponiyi play supporting roles.
The musical follows the story of Moremi, the Yoruba queen who saved the people of Ile-Ife from the Ugbos, who sought to enslave them. [1] [10] She makes a pact with the goddess of River Esinmirin in order to find a way to defeat their enemies. She is later captured by the Ugbos, discovers their weakness, and then escapes and returns to Ile-Ife.
Moremi Ajasoro (12th century), legendary queen and folk heroine of the Yoruba people; Oba, Orisha of the river Oba; Oduduwa, divine king, according to tradition, first Ooni of Ife (r. c. 1100 AD), ancestor of many dynasties; Olagbegi Atanneye I (r. 1913–1938), paramaunt ruler of Owo Kingdom; Olagbegi Atanneye II; Olateru Olagbegi I (r. 1913 ...
Elizabeth Pulane Moremi OBE (1912–1994) was regent and mohumagadi (queen) of baTawana from 1946 to 1964 while her son, Letsholathêbê II a Morêmi, was too young to rule. She married Moremi III, the ruler of baTawana, in 1937. When he was killed in a 1946 car crash, she was made regent.
A photo of a drag queen wearing a set of red-tipped horns while reading to children at the Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library in Long Beach, California, is going viral online.
Ladipọ tried hard and succeeded in exposing himself to traditional and Yoruba cultural elements, especially when living under the veil of a Christian home. At a young age, he would sneak out of the vicarage to watch Yoruba festivals. This fascination with his culture goaded him into researching and experimenting with theatrical drama and writing.
Moremi may refer to: Moremi, Botswana, a village in Botswana; Moremi Game Reserve, a National Park in Botswana on the eastern side of the Okavango Delta; Moremi Ajasoro, a historical princess of the Yoruba people of Nigeria; Moremi High School, a government-run secondary school within the campus of Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria