Ooni Luwoo facts for kids

Ooni Lúwo Gbàgìdá (sometimes spelled as Luwo) was the 21st Ooni of Ife, a paramount traditional ruler of Ile Ife, the ancestral home of the Yorubas in the 10th century. She was the daughter or a descendant of Ooni Otaataa, and a descendant of Ooni Lafogido. She succeeded Ooni Giesi and was succeeded by Ooni Lumobi. Ooni Luwoo's reign remains the only one by a female in Ife till date. Her son Adekola Telu was the founder of the Iwo Kingdom.