The Ooni of Ife has gifted 3 acres of land to the International Council for Ifa Religion, ICIR, to construct the largest World Ifa Temple in Ile-Ife.Located at the Stadium area, Route 7, Ile-Ife, Osun state, this monumental project will ...
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List of Obas In Osun State & Their Home Titles
Ile Ife – Ọọni Ileṣa – Ọwa Obokun Ila – Ọrangun Osogbo – Ataọja Ẹdẹ – Timi Iwo – Oluwo Ejigbo – Ogiyan Iragbiji – Aragbiji Oba – Ọlọba Ikire – Akire Imesi ile – Ọwa ooye Ife odan – ...
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It is with deep concern and a heavy heart that I address a disturbing and unfortunate development currently unfolding in the Abeokuta area of Ogun State. Over the past week, there have been reports of rising tensions and attacks allegedly ...
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Ooni of Ife: The first among equals – Prof. Wole Soyinka
“The reality is that Kabiesi, the Ooni of Ife is above all, Ile Ife is the cradle of humanity. We know what we know; we know what we accept and believe and that remains the fact…I don’t want you (Ooni) ...
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Imagine a gathering where we have two Isese elders who are legends and had contributed alot to the propagation of Isese. Now imagine that at this same gathering, we have two Youths in Isese sitting side by side with these ...
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ÌwàA fundamental idea in the Yoruba worldview, Ìwà (character) is frequently seen as the basis of an individual’s life and a source of beauty. A person’s relationships and general success are influenced by their inner traits, which include morality, integrity, ...
Read More »Àkàrà is not Beans Cake
What you see inside the plate of this beautiful woman is called Àkàrà. Àkàrà. A Yoruba dish from Nigeria, Benin, and Togo, made from black-eyed peas. Please always called it by its name Àkàrà not Beans cake… Na Yoruba get ...
Read More »Toyin Aimakhume Case study: How the imported superiority complex cultures cancel traditional identities.
In an article published titled ‘Why I Changed My Name from ‘Aimakhu’ to ‘Abraham’, Toyin Abraham Ajeyemi revealed how imported superiority complex cultures are influencing and bathing cancel culture in the Nollywood movie industry. This revealed the reason many of ...
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