Tag Archives: Culture

: Ile Ife: Ooni of Ife’s Palace: Entrance Fee- Free Undeniably, the Ooni of Ife‘s palace is centuries over age of time. The palace, positioned in the centre of an area called Enuwa in Ile-Ife, the instituition has been in ...

: Zaria, Kaduna State: The palace of the Emir of Zazzau: Entrance Fee- Free⁣Accessibility- Approach the guardians nicely.⁣ The Emir of Zazzau, known as Sarkin Zazzau in Hausa is the traditional ruler based in Zaria. The emir’s residence is in ...

: Ebiraland (Kogi State): The Oyinoyi of Ebiraland’s Palace: Entrance Fee- Free⁣ The Palace of the Ohinoyi of Ebira Land in Okene, Kogi, #Nigeria. This sprawling edifice represents the seat of power for the Ebira kingdom and the palace of ...

Fear gradually gripped me, as I sat there in the hot shop with my father, my mother, and other relatives, waiting for a crowd of assorted characters gathered in front of the shop to set us ablaze. I was not ...

In the Yoruba language, there is no goodbye. “Ó dàbọ̀,” which is what stands for the idea of goodbye, actually is the very opposite of goodbye. Why? Because “Ó dàbọ̀” does not say that you are leaving. Rather, as you ...

Joy has a slender and fragile body. It snaps and breaks too readily. The yam on your plate is white and succulent? Be careful not to eat in public. Secure your door firm, conceal the dish with your hands, and ...

Did you know that the original word for wife in the Oodua (Yoruba) language is AYA and not IYAWO? The latter is quite commonly used nowadays than the former. I would take you through how Iyawo came about; Wura who ...

This could be hilarious but it’s a serious matter.I was educating some youngsters on the need to embrace our cherished heritage and always give respect to our Ancestors.Why change the precious names given to them by their parents to imaginary ...

Happy gregorian new year. It’s 2023. I am using this moment to remind you of “Kojodá” – {‘Ki ṓjṓ dá: may the day be clear(ly foreseen)} which is only half of the calendar year today. By June 3, 2023(GC) it ...

It is the 24th day of December 2022 Gregorian year, (Kojoda calendar, it’s 10,064th year) a day Ifa Practitioners, traditionalists, and all respectful Omoluabi, Omo Karo O’jire remind the entire universe of the personality that surrounds Esu. In a message ...