Culture

For example, Jimoh instead of Eti. Some will even say “Jimoh Oloyin”.ki ni itumo Jimoh Oloyin?Some Arabic words that found their way into names Yoruba Atalata — Tuesday, Alaruba— Wednesday Alamisi- Thursday, Jimoh for Friday.Yoruba doesn’t need to be loaned ...

The original name of Lagos Island. The name Ereko over time became Eko just like many other farming villages in Yorubaland with the same Eko name, i.e Eko Ende in Osun state. Lagos Island was called Ereko (farming town) by ...

How many Oòduà (Yorùbá) youth under the age of 25, know about Oòduà (Yorùbá) heritage of the Oworos in Lokoja, Ogori in Kogi, or the Olukumis of Delta? How many Southwest youths know about the Oòduà (Yorùbá)s of Togo the ...

The quote for today is a page from Toyin Falola’s book, ‘Yoruba Warlords of the 19th Century’. To a lot of Yoruba Muslims. Islam means servitude to Usman Dan Fodio’s estate at Sokoto. They indulge in the same idiocy that ...

The prince was chosen by Oyomesi. Governor Makinde rejected him. He said the process was flawed and manipulated to favor him. He insisted on a new process free and fair. Before we talk about him, let’s talk about his grandfather ...

Resilience, Creativity, hard work, and the common destiny, unity of purpose of the Oodua (Yoruba) people. Oodua (Yoruba) ancestors were using this in the 1900s to Lagos, Our mothers used using to transport their food crops from every hinter Oodua ...

There is a large group of young adults in Nigeria that have been ethnicized, suffering from an Identity crisis rooted in Colonisation that has left them with Stockholm syndrome and psychoneurosis. Psychonegrosis is a mental disorder affecting the spirit, personality, ...

LAGOS STATE:Ajegunle, Ajeromi/Ifelodun LGAjegunle, Alimosho LG OSUN STATE:Ajegunle, Ife South LGAjegunle, Obokun LGAjegunle, Ola Oluwa LGAjegunle, Olorunda LGAjegunle, Orolu LGAjegunle, Ayedaade LGAjegunle, Boluwaduro LG KOGI STATE:Ajegunle, Ekinrin Ade, Ijumu LG OGUN STATE:Ajegunle, Ifo LGAjegunle, Ipokia LGAjegunle, Yewa.S LGAjegunle, Ado Odo/Otta ...