Culture

The womb of all learning, Oyeku, the most robust palm tree Wearing sixteen elegant fronds On her face, arranged in eight parallel rows like a stream of sweet water Flowing from the palm wine Of maternal infinities Removing death from ...

Not all messages in Ifa is meant to be generalized. Ifa is mostly personalized for individuals. If the same Odu gave birth to us, that doesn’t mean we have the same destiny and it’s not mandatory that all we do ...

Certain expressions of human body gestures are understood by every member of  our species. Others exist only in just a local culture and like a verbal language you’ve to discover ways to interpret them correctly. Understanding the basic principles of ...

Arun loun t’o tobi Arun loun t’o tobi Obatala ma f’arun de wa mo’le o Arun loun t’o to bi Please sing along with me this meaningful song:- Affliction is a serious matter Sickness is not a joking matter Obatala, ...

I removed an 800 year old deity from the royal ? palace of Iwo because I am above idols – Oluwo of Iwoland, HRM Oba (Alhaji) Abdulrasheed Akanbi. Food for thought 1. So, if this man is the the King (Ataoja) of ...

By Wale Adedayo Friends call me Babalawo. But I am not one. Of course, my maternal family, and to a large extent, relations from Dad’s side of the divide were and remain practicing Babalawos. Living with my maternal grandfather, as ...

  Bi o ba maa lowo, If you want to have money, Beere lowo orii re, Inquire of your head, Bi o ba maa sowo, If you want to start trading, Beere Lowo ori re wo, Inquire of your head, ...

Created by >>>> Komotion Studios CREATOR’S COMMENTARY: This is a short film created as a proof of concept for a web series. Sango is the popular god of thunder from Oyo State in Nigeria, with his signature thunderbolt axe that causes ...

The Yorubas are among the major ethnic groups in Nigeria. They’re mainly present in the South-Western area of the country. They’re popular for 2 things-education and culture. In cases like this, we should concentrate on the latter which will be ...

National Social Secretary of the Ifa Council, Baba-Awo Awogbemiga Bogunmbe, has called for the introduction of Ifa religious studies as an academic discipline by universities in Southwest Nigeria. Bogunmbe, who is also the Public Relation Officer (PRO) of the Oyo ...