Culture

If you can reconcile the Yoruba metaphysical concepts of Ori and Akunleyan, on one side, with the concepts of dafa (divination) and ebo ruru (sacrifice), on the other, then you can easily reconcile the rationalist arguments with the empiricist arguments ...

“The weapon of all true traditionalist. Ebo is powerful Ebo is prayer Ebo solves the unseen problems Ebo helps prevent tribulations Ebo cleanse my soul It makes me feel complete Ebo doesn’t require human part Ebo is pure Ebo is ...

Yorùbá: Ìtumọ̀ Ọmọlúàbí The Ọmọlúàbí is a Yorùbá philosophical and cultural concept to describe a person of absolute goodness–An epitome of humanity. The Ọmọlúàbí concept signifies courage, hard work, humility and respect, etc. An Ọmọlúàbí is a person of honor ...

This is in response to Omo Oba who posted to my timeline as follows:-Where lies the Omoluabi of Ooni that constantly defying the throne of Oduduwa for the sake of modernity–calling Jesus his father and Akiolu that treated Ooni with ...

According to OBK, (a social media critic and activist) he feels the Ooni of ife is not worth the throne he’s sitting on and has this to say about the recent fracas between the Oba of lagos and the personality ...

The 2017 African Drums Festival took place in Abeokuta, on Thursday with beautiful performances and march parade by different troupes, states and countries represented at the event. Ogun State Governor Amosun literally rolled out the drums on Thursday, with the ...

It is wisdom(Ase Ifa). Ifa says in Ogunda Ako (Ogunda Obara) that if a priest or priestess doesn’t use wisdom to interpret the divined message, they will say he or she is talking rubbish. “A ba kii logun ka kii ...

To study the Ifa/Orisa tradition then Yoruba language is a must in this path of spirituality. #Ede wa ni #Isese wa ni Iyalorisa Omitonade Ifawemimo

Ifa says foolish questions will be given foolish answers. For example, a mountain climber consults Ifa that if he jumps, head first, from a high mountain, will he survive it? Ifa responds that he will not only survive it but ...

Chairman, Osun State Board of Traditional Medicine, Chief Kayode Esuleke, tells FEMI MAKINDE in this interview that herbal drugs can cure meningitis, HIV and cancer What is the cause of meningitis? As herbal practitioners, (we believe) there are certain diseases ...