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Today’s Oodua words

His Imperial Majesty, Alaiyeluwa Oba Ajibade Gbadegesin Ogunoye III, The Olowo of Owo and Paramount Ruler of Owo KingdomPicture: Igogo festival 2019 See more photos bellow

One of the ruling houses in Iruland, Victoria Island, Lagos, the Omowumi Abisogun Oniru Ruling House, has rejected the installation of Oba Abdulwasiu Gbolahan Lawal, as the new Oniru of Iruland, on the ground that he is not a member ...

Àwo̩n S̩ó̩ò̩sì bè̩rè̩ ìjó̩sì l’Abuja lónìíYínká Àlàbí O le ni osu meji bayii ti ijoba apapo ti fofin de Soosi ati Mosalasi. Ijoba ni ki onikaluku maa josin ni ile won, ijoba ni ko si ibi ti Olorun ko si ...

Our World Ifa festival has come, all divinities, we request that goodness is brought to us all. Just listen to Òsé Orógbe as follows:- Eésan ò sé gbá lójúÀkeèkèé ò se é dìníbòAdífá fún Odún tíí se Yèyé ObaÒsé tééré ...

Ebo is powerfulEbo is prayerEbo solves the unseen problemsEbo helps prevent tribulationsEbo cleanse my soulIt makes me feel completeEbo doesn’t require human partEbo is pureEbo is the key I have used Àkùko to offer Ebo for victoryI have used Etù ...

All Oodua (Yoruba) people must make an annual pilgrimage to The Òke Mògún, the most central shrine in Ile Ife. It is located near the Ọònirìṣà’s Palace. An outdoor temple, it is a sacred spot that was without any walls, ...

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, has said there is traditional cure for COVID-19 pandemic. He spoke in his palace while presenting to the public, a book written on the late Yoruba music genre of Apala, Ayinla Wahidi, popularly ...

While others are using their movies to showcase their military might, intelligence, rich culture, wild sense of imaginations, futuristic ideas, rich history, government propaganda and cultural supremacy. Nollywood is busy showing Nigerians that killing people and sacrificing their body parts ...

What is Candomble?Between the 16th to 19th centuries, West and Central African descents, the majority of them from Yoruba, Bantu, and Fon ethnic groups were transported to Brazil during the Atlantic slave trade. Each of these ethnic groups carried along ...