Culture

Ifá Olókun, A – sorò – dayò, Elérìn-ìpin, Ibìkejì Èdùmàrè. The Diviner of the Sea, the one who makes affairs prosper, Witness to Creation, Second to the Creator. Òrúnmìla ni Baba wa o e, àwa kò ni Oba méjì, Ifá ...

In 1817, Afonja of Morin was the Are-Ona Kakanfo – the Head of the Army of the Oyo Empire, under the Alaafin of Oyo – Aole (The King). That year, Afonja sent an empty calabash to the Alaafin Aole, thereby ...

If we get our acts together, educate our children to global standards, we could create a Yoruba regional miracle within the continent with the rapidly growing workforce. Our fathers say the war does not affect the wise cripple. How we ...

Stakeholders in the education sector recently lent their voices to Lagos state government’s recent move to perpetuate the Yoruba language. Ambrose Nnaji reports. Yoruba parents have been advised to speak the indigenous Yoruba language to their children more, to enable ...

The relationship between Irunmole and Omo eniyan was symbiotic in nature and rewarding especially for Omo eniyan.  There are five major ways by which Irunmole relate effectively with Omo eniyan right from the emergence of man on earth. The ways ...

Igba didi is a special ritual in Egbe, which is used to cure anti-social behavior, People with the experience of having sex in the dreams and in reality Semen appear all over their body are said to be the victims ...

The divine mother and goddess of fortune and wealth resides on our tongue. On our tongue is the abiding dwelling place that Aje, the goddess of wealth, health, harmony, fortunate opportunity and satisfaction resides upon and within. On our tongue ...

Aya = Wife Ìyá Afin = Queen Ayaba = Queen Yèyé Ọba = Queen mother Olorì = King’s wife Omidan =Beautiful woman Ọmọge = Young fashionable woman Ìyàwó = Wife Erelú = Female Chief Ìyálọjà = Market Leader Ìyá Àdínnì ...

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi 111 on Friday warned priests of Ifa traditional religion against desperation for ill-gotten wealth capable of bringing the cherished Yoruba culture and traditions into disrepute before foreigners. Oba Adeyemi gave the warning ...

Yoruba Tradition Elders Committee decided to issue another release on Oba Bolu Fatunmise. As Oba Bolu Fatunmise has decided to reject Irunmole and embraced Jesus as he rightly stated in the video released to the public, we are now advising ...