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1) Yoruba women are RESPECTFUL. From the moment that we were born, Yoruba women were taught how to treat different types of people with respect. For example, it is in the Yoruba culture that when a Yoruba woman meets an ...

Residents, motorists, and commuters are advised to comply with traffic directives and plan their movements ahead of time to avoid delays. Road closures and heavy traffic are expected around key routes leading to Lagos Island. The public is encouraged to ...

Long ago, in the ancient city of Ibadan, famed for its warriors and sprawling hills, there lived a gatekeeper-warrior stationed in the outskirts of the city, in a settlement known as Lálúpọn on the way to Ìwó. His duty was ...

ÈṢÙ, often mistakenly equated with Satan, is a complex Orisa in the Yoruba tradition, not inherently evil. He serves as a mediator between humans and the divine, carrying messages and sacrifices. World Esu isn’t Satan 2025 Aseyisamodun to all Onisese. ...

Omooba obinrin kan gbe ni ilu alayo, orewa pupo ju oruko re si nje Amoke ni ile Yoruba atijo. Orewa pupo debi pe gbogbo okunrin ilualayo niwon ko enu ife si, koda awon okunrin ilu agbegbe won gan o gbeyin. ...

I believe every Yoruba person carries a power we ourselves do not fully understand.There is Ase in our tongue.There is divine authority in our language. When Yoruba people pray, we don’t end with “Amen” or “Amin.”We say Ase. This single ...

Meet your host for the ESU IS NOT SATAN FESTIVAL, Ibikunle Samuel aka ArugboBoisi. This award winning OAP, historian and media personality is well-versed in everything that has to do with Yoruba history and culture. ArugboBoisi will be lending his ...

Esu is a revered Yoruba Orisa of communication, balance, justice, and guidance — not a figure of evil.Misinterpretation from colonial translations created the false idea that Esu equals the devil. This ishistorically inaccurate and culturally harmful.December 24 AwarenessUse this day ...

So ….When I had my last baby, the pop man urged that she shouldn’t start school pretty early like her siblings.We enrolled her last yr sept @2 yrs 8 months.Normally, as a Yoruba woman, what language was I supposed to speak ...

One of the most irritating “compliments” Yoruba people hear is “You don’t look Yoruba.”“You’re too fine to be Yoruba.”“Wow, you speak well… for a Yoruba person.” These are NOT compliments.These are backhanded insults. It is an attempt to downgrade Yoruba ...