IN PICS | Fashion, dance and horse rides at Nigeria's Ojude Oba festival
The annual Ojude Oba Festival in Nigeria’s southwest Ogun state on Sunday was a vibrant celebration featuring dances, drummers, horse rides and attendees dressed in colourful attire.
A woman reacts during the Ojude Oba festival which celebrates horse display and elegantly dressed attendees in traditional outfits in Ijebu, Ogun state, Nigeria, on June 8 2025. (Sodiq REUTERS/Sodiq Adelakun)
The annual Ojude Oba Festival in Nigeria’s southwest Ogun state on Sunday was a vibrant celebration featuring dances, drummers, horse rides and attendees dressed in colourful attire.
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Women from Ijebu culture of the Yoruba tribe dance in an arena during the Ojude Oba festival which celebrates horse display and elegantly dressed attendees in traditional outfits in Ijebu, Ogun state, Nigeria, on June 8 2025. (Sodiq Adelakun)
A man parades his horse at an arena during the Ojude Oba festival which celebrates horse display and elegantly dressed attendees in traditional outfits in Ijebu, Ogun state, Nigeria, on June 8 2025. (REUTERS/Sodiq Adelakun)
Women from Ijebu culture of the Yoruba tribe don their attire during the Ojude Oba festival which celebrates elegantly dressed attendees in traditional outfits in Ijebu, Ogun state, Nigeria, on June 8 2025. (REUTERS/Sodiq Adelakun)
Women from Ijebu culture of the Yoruba tribe, don their attire during the Ojude Oba festival which celebrates elegantly dressed attendees in traditional outfits in Ijebu, Ogun state, Nigeria, on June 8 2025. (REUTERS/Sodiq Adelakun)
Women attend the Ojude Oba festival which celebrates horse display and elegantly dressed attendees in traditional outfits in Ijebu, Ogun state, Nigeria, on June 8 2025. (REUTERS/Sodiq Adelakun)
People attend the Ojude Oba festival which celebrates horse display and elegantly dressed attendees in traditional outfits in Ijebu, Ogun state, Nigeria, on June 8 2025. (REUTERS/Sodiq Adelakun)
A man parades his horse at an arena during the Ojude Oba festival which celebrates horse display and elegantly dressed attendees in traditional outfits in Ijebu, Ogun state, Nigeria, on June 8 2025. (REUTERS/Sodiq Adelakun)
A man attends the Ojude Oba festival which celebrates horse display and elegantly dressed attendees in traditional outfits in Ijebu, Ogun state, Nigeria, on June 8 2025. (REUTERS/Sodiq Adelakun)
A drone view shows attendees at the Ojude Oba festival which celebrates horse display and elegantly dressed people in traditional outfits in Ijebu, Ogun state, Nigeria, on June 8 2025. (REUTERS/Sodiq Adelakun)
A woman dons her attire during the Ojude Oba festival which celebrates horse display and elegantly dressed attendees in traditional outfits in Ijebu, Ogun state, Nigeria, on June 8 2025. (REUTERS/Sodiq Adelakun)
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