Culture

By Wale Adedayo Friends call me Babalawo. But I am not one. Of course, my maternal family, and to a large extent, relations from Dad’s side of the divide were and remain practicing Babalawos. Living with my maternal grandfather, as ...

  Bi o ba maa lowo, If you want to have money, Beere lowo orii re, Inquire of your head, Bi o ba maa sowo, If you want to start trading, Beere Lowo ori re wo, Inquire of your head, ...

Created by >>>> Komotion Studios CREATOR’S COMMENTARY: This is a short film created as a proof of concept for a web series. Sango is the popular god of thunder from Oyo State in Nigeria, with his signature thunderbolt axe that causes ...

The Yorubas are among the major ethnic groups in Nigeria. They’re mainly present in the South-Western area of the country. They’re popular for 2 things-education and culture. In cases like this, we should concentrate on the latter which will be ...

National Social Secretary of the Ifa Council, Baba-Awo Awogbemiga Bogunmbe, has called for the introduction of Ifa religious studies as an academic discipline by universities in Southwest Nigeria. Bogunmbe, who is also the Public Relation Officer (PRO) of the Oyo ...

Elders says “He who wash his hand clean,will eat with elders ” Today,our fathers in heaven come down and hear our need. The question is so how do you praise your father, today is a day one must threat special. Isese ...

A friend, Alade Shofu, asked me, can you clarify the origin of August 20 Isese Day? Here is my humble submission. This story would not be complete if I didn’t mention a good friend, late Wale Egberongbe with Dr. Kolawole ...

“….Man Is So Lazy That They Want A Divine Being That Would Give Them Everything Without Having To Work” Professor Sophie Abosede Oluwole. The Business Dispatch: Prof, can you shed light on what informed the ease with which imported religions, especially ...

Òrìsà t’èmí ló sòro B’émi ò bá bó Kòsí oún yóó nù Òrìsà t’èmí ló sòro Òrìsà, Èmí (life) is the most valuable If our life is not taken away Verily nothing is lost Òrìsà, Èmi(life) is the most essential. ...