T he Queen Moremi Ajasoro Festival was celebrated on Wednesday November 1 at the Ooni of Ife’s Palace with streams of activities making it excitingly memorable. Moremi festival is an annual event in commemoration of the great Amazon in the history of Yoruba race, Queen Moremi Ajasoro, a princess from Offa married to Oduduwa, the cradle of Ile Ife dynasty and custodian of Yoruba heritage. This year’s ceremony was precisely Ooni Alayeluwa Adeyeye Enitan Babatunde Ogunwusi, Ojaja II’s second Moremi festival celebration since he became the new Kabieyesi. However, the culturally stylish Kabieyesi prior to this has introduced several innovative cultural projects to rebrand the festival in line with modernity. These include the Queen Moremi Ajasoro Empowerment and Mentorship programme for women in partnership with Ego Boyo’s IWS initiative, the QMA cultural beauty pageant handled by the cultural Ambassador of Queen Moremi Ajasoro, Princess Ronke Ademiluyi, founder, African Fashion Week L...