Culture

Olódùmarè is not God.Olódùmarè is Olódùmarè.There are no temples to Olódùmarè.Òrìṣà is Òrìṣà.Òrìṣà does not translate to a god or goddess.The emissaries of Olódùmarè here on earth to do the will and work of Olódùmarè are called the ÒRÌṢÀ.Olódùmarè is ...

Olodunmare asked the crocodile how did you want to live on earth who did you want to be on earth. Did you want to live amid easiness but have a meaningless life or did you want to live amid enemies ...

 “Èṣù is not SATAN” day is set aside to create awareness all around the globe against the denigration of who Esu. Esu is not the same as the Biblical or Quranic Satan/Shaitan. During this day, lectures from different people all ...

Photo of the century They call the spirituality of my Ancestors madness but I would rather follow that Madness than the lies of some foreign oppressor!

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 ...