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The Ooni of Ife, Oba Eni"},"modified":"2019-04-11T06:57:12","modified_gmt":"2019-04-11T06:57:12","slug":"ooni-of-ife-without-ifas-existence-there-would-not-have-been-google","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/11\/ooni-of-ife-without-ifas-existence-there-would-not-have-been-google\/","title":{"rendered":"Ooni of Ife: Without Ifa\u2019s existence, there would not have been Google"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, on Wednesday said that the Google originated from the \u2018Ifa\u2019 also known as the oracle.<\/p>\n

The traditional leader said that without \u2018Ifa\u2019 , google would not have been created.<\/p>\n

Ogunwusi said this during the press tour of the tourists sites within the ancient city ahead of the Tourism Innovation and Development Innovation Conference (TIDA) slated for April 24.<\/p>\n

The theme of the forthcoming conference is: \u201cImpact of Sustainable Tourism Development and Marketing of Tourism Destinations on Host Communities\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u2018Odu Ifa\u2019 refers to the verses of the literary corpus that are usually consulted by people who believe in its efficacy before embarking on any project or activity.<\/p>\n

It is also a West African religion and system of divination.<\/p>\n

Ogunwusi said that \u2018Ifa\u2019 as a form divination was all about sourcing for information and knowledge through traditional consultation.<\/p>\n

The traditional ruler said that the Google could be regarded as the modern way of sourcing for past information and what was likely to happen in the future too.<\/p>\n

He said that \u2018Ifa\u2019 originated several thousands of years ago and is seen as the voice of the almighty God referred to as \u201dOrisa Oke\u201d which is supreme to other lesser gods.<\/p>\n

\u201dWithout \u2018Ifa\u2019, there could never have been the google, so the google is the modern day version of \u2018Ifa\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u2018Ifa\u2019 is all about information, getting knowledge from the almighty God.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhenever you search the google for information or knowledge, you are consulting \u2018Ifa\u2019; and without \u2018Ifa\u2019, there would not have been the google.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said that \u2018Ifa\u2019 was still relevant in contemporary time t saying that was why people were still consulting the oracle for information and solutions to their problems.<\/p>\n

Ogunwusi explained that if the modern day youths and the educated wanted to know the date of any important event, they would search for it from the Google.<\/p>\n

\u2018That is part of the functions that Ifa\u2019 does for its believers and followers;that is the truth but it may sound strange, \u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Ooni who is the custodian of the Yoruba culture and tradition called on Nigerians to embrace traditional worships peculiar to their communities.<\/p>\n

He said that would not stop them from practising other modern religions.<\/p>\n

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