Agongo sígo sígo The Ifa diviner called Agongo sígo sígo Agongo sìgo sìgo Another Ifa diviner called Agongo sìgo sìgo A dífá fún Ògúndá They were the diviners for Ògúndá Èyí tí ó tẹ̀hìn wá The one who came from ...
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As the Sun rise On this Monday May the Source of all things grand me the energy and the force of my Ancestors and Oko… To gain nourishment and growth from the lands, focus my efforts and grant me prosperity ...
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Those familiar with the Oyo-speaking parts of Yoruba country would notice that these folks refer to sugar as Iyọ̀ọ-Ṣúgà. If they were strangers, it might confound them, because they would translate Iyọ̀ as salt, and wouldn’t understand why it is ...
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“Ladies and gentlemen, mister honourable President,” the monkey whispers in his baritone voice into the mike. The large crowd of people fell totally quiet. The press reported there were at least one million party fanatics stuffed into the stadium built ...
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“Prof, I read your posting on the woman who is unsure about whether to disclose the biological father of her daughter to the daughter,” the caller said on the phone.“You did?” I asked rhetorically.“Yes,” she continued. “I have a story ...
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Table: It can be a flat platform carved on top of a person’s head
I once visited a rich single lady living in a gorgeous house with the most amazing furniture. After we ate, I felt relaxed and we started a great conversation, with expensive wine served in elegantly shaped goblets. That was when ...
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I laff so-stay las’ night my head fall common my neck. And I’m not making up this story. My Chinese friend called me and said her friend, Tunde, who lives in Canada, wanted me to tell her the meaning of ...
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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 ...
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When I was a child of about four years old, my father attended a one-month residential workshop in Ibadan. He always returned on Friday, spent the weekend with us, and left early Monday from Ife to be on time for ...
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