2026 Ojude Oba: Glo’s spectacle of honours and rewards

This year’s Ojude Oba Festival, which held yesterday in Ijebu Ode, was a spectacle of honour, fun, entertainment and rewards.

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Apart from the event being held to honour the outstanding memories of the late Oba Sikiru Adetona, it was also another opportunity for Globacom as the festival’s main sponsor, to shower cash prizes on outstanding age grades and horse riders who shone brilliantly at the event.

Egbe Bobakeye Okunrin Akile Ijebu came tops as the best Male Regberegbe to win the cash prize of N750,000, followed closely by Egbe Bobagunte Okunrin Akile and Egbe Bobamayegun Okunrin Akile Ijebu, which won N600,000 and N500,000 respectively.

In the Female category, Egbe Arobayo Obinrin Precious came tops to win the cash prize of N750,000, while Egbe Jagunmolu Obinrin Stainless and Egbe Bobamayegun Obinrin Aremo Alara came second and third to win N600,000 and N500,000 respectively.

In the horse riders’ competition, Balogun Kuku family won the star prize of N750,000, with the Balogun Oreagba family clinching the second prize of N600,000 while the Balogun Shoye family came third and went home with N500,000.

The Regberegbe and Eleshin competitions were highlights of the annual festival during which the groups competed for the winning spots through their appearance, comportment and dexterity in horse-riding.

In his goodwill message to the festival, the Chairman of Globacom, Dr. Mike Adenuga Jr. had described the event as a force capable of promoting unity, tourism, economic growth and social cohesion.

He described the Ojude Oba culture as not a fading relic, but a living force aimed at binding the people and fostering peace, progress and prosperity.

Themed Ojude Oba 2026: Celebrating the Legacy of Oba Sikiru Adetona,”, the business mogul paid glowing tribute to the late monarch “whose wisdom and steadfast devotion to cultural preservation elevated Ijebuland to global prominence”, adding, “Under his remarkable reign, Ojude Oba blossomed into an internationally admired cultural institution”

While saying that the community would continue to miss the departed Oba for his fatherly guidance and unwavering commitment to the heritage of Ijebuland, Dr. Adenuga prayed that the Almighty continues to grant him eternal rest.

He further posited that “In an era where globalization threatens indigenous identity, the festival reminds us that a people who preserve their culture ultimately preserve their future”.

In his views, “What distinguishes Ojude Oba is its rare ability to unite people across religion, class and generation. Muslims, Christians and traditional worshippers celebrate harmoniously”.

As principal sponsors, he added that Globacom was honoured to support a festival that promotes unity, enterprise, excellence, respect and cultural continuity.