Europeans long portrayed Africans as lacking culture. And yet they couldn’t resist stealing our cultural treasures in their thousands and putting them in museums around the world – if private collectors didn’t snap them up for a small fortune first. ...
Read More »The Queen Nanny of the Maroons.
The Akan woman from Ghana who ended up as freedom fighter and heroine in jamaica The Queen Nanny of the Maroons. She was a former slave stolen the akan people of Ghana brought to Jamaica during the late 1700s. Maroons ...
Read More »Oduduwa monuments in Four Yoruba cities.
Lagos, Nigeria 🇳🇬Shabe, Benin 🇧🇯Ile-Ife, Nigeria 🇳🇬Ketu, Benin 🇧🇯Yoruba is one. Our identity is sacrosanct, one and the same regardless of state or country.
Read More »Betty Anyanwu Akeredolu calls Yorùbá women prostitutes – The Yoruba Times
Former Ondo State First Lady, Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, has ignited another firestorm of controversy after making derogatory comments about Yoruba women, labeling them as prostitutes. She said, “Idey laf o! Do you value marriage in your society? Infidelity is your DNA, ...
Read More »ỌBALUAYE – Review by Tayoriṣa
ỌBALUAYE – The movie has been showing on YouTube for days now and I’ve only had time to watch it last midnight. And I must confess, it is a revealing and enlightening watch for me. The movie produced by Ifasooto ...
Read More »A kú ọ̀sẹ́ Òrìṣà [Ọbàtálá]
Éèpà ÒrìṣàMo ṣẹbà aṣẹ̀dá!Mo ṣèbà Ọba àlà funfunỌba ńlá o jíreWa túnbọ̀ tàlà bòmí,Àlábàláṣẹ! Happy Ọbatala worship day Obatala #Oriṣanla #Ancestor #Yoruba#Decolonization
Read More »An Open letter to all Africans
Dear Africans put an end to this mental slavery. Teach your children their mother tongue, give them African names and allow the locals to feel free to speak their native languages without any stigma. When they move from Europe to ...
Read More »Remembering Famous Balogun (Generals) of Yoruba Land.
1) Balogun Oderinlo of Ibadan – Conquered the Fulanis in Osogbo.2) Balogun Ibikunle of Ibadan – defeated the treacherous Aare Ona Kakanfo Kurumi of Ijaye.3) Balogun Akere of Ibadan – died while fighting against the Ijesha army in the Kiriji ...
Read More »Old Oyo Empire: The Alaafin and Those Who Must Die With Him
This video narrates in details the political climate of the old Oyo Empire, its checks and balances and the provisions of its constitution regarding power change and transitioning.
Read More »Ori Bibo – Head propitiation
Ori Bibo – Our head (ORI) is the greatest of all deities which should be offered the right sacrifice to or propitiation because if all deities failed to render help in time of need our head can never forsake us.We ...
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