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The Golden Age of Yoruba?
History of Ojude Oba Festival
Ifa Divination: Ọ̀pẹ̀lẹ̀
Battle of Òsogbo: Osogbo War 1840 – How Oyo Saved Yorubaland From Fulani Invasion
The text version of the Osogbo War Of 1840
Read More »Is Oyo an Oppressor or a Protector? | How the Portuguese Arrival in Lagos in 1472. £P1.
Happy New Calendar Year!!! It is 10067 of the Oodua Yoruba Calendar-–-KỌ́JỌ́DÁ
How the Yoruba Calendar Works & Ifá New Year Traditions The Yoruba traditional calendar, called Kọ́jọ́dá, starts the new year on June 3rd and ends on June 2nd the following year. It’s a lunar calendar with a 4-day week (each ...
Read More »Olódùmarè is not “God” – Akinkanju Valor
Let’s get something straight: Olódùmarè is not “God” — and trying to make that equation is not only inaccurate, it’s lazy. The attempt to force Yoruba cosmology into the mold of Western or Abrahamic religious concepts is exactly how culture ...
Read More »The Deification of Twins in Yoruba Culture: Ewu Ibeji Art Explained
List of Obas In Osun State & Their Home Titles
Ile Ife – Ọọni Ileṣa – Ọwa Obokun Ila – Ọrangun Osogbo – Ataọja Ẹdẹ – Timi Iwo – Oluwo Ejigbo – Ogiyan Iragbiji – Aragbiji Oba – Ọlọba Ikire – Akire Imesi ile – Ọwa ooye Ife odan – ...
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