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The original name of Lagos Island. The name Ereko over time became Eko just like many other farming villages in Yorubaland with the same Eko name, i.e Eko Ende in Osun state. Lagos Island was called Ereko (farming town) by ...

How many Oòduà (Yorùbá) youth under the age of 25, know about Oòduà (Yorùbá) heritage of the Oworos in Lokoja, Ogori in Kogi, or the Olukumis of Delta? How many Southwest youths know about the Oòduà (Yorùbá)s of Togo the ...

The quote for today is a page from Toyin Falola’s book, ‘Yoruba Warlords of the 19th Century’. To a lot of Yoruba Muslims. Islam means servitude to Usman Dan Fodio’s estate at Sokoto. They indulge in the same idiocy that ...

The prince was chosen by Oyomesi. Governor Makinde rejected him. He said the process was flawed and manipulated to favor him. He insisted on a new process free and fair. Before we talk about him, let’s talk about his grandfather ...

Resilience, Creativity, hard work, and the common destiny, unity of purpose of the Oodua (Yoruba) people. Oodua (Yoruba) ancestors were using this in the 1900s to Lagos, Our mothers used using to transport their food crops from every hinter Oodua ...

There is a large group of young adults in Nigeria that have been ethnicized, suffering from an Identity crisis rooted in Colonisation that has left them with Stockholm syndrome and psychoneurosis. Psychonegrosis is a mental disorder affecting the spirit, personality, ...

Ògbóni; ÒgbórànErelú; ÀbíyèEríwo yà!; À yà gbó, À yà tó! The old ones; Increase with age. Titled female elders; May children be born to liveThe Lord of secrets, descend!; For longevity and prosperity! Ẹdan Ògbóni is a pair of male ...

Aṣẹ̀yìn deni wọn kò wọpọ̀ Àbàtà ńlá abojú dẹ̀gun dẹ̀gun Ká ṣojú ẹni Ká ṣẹ̀yìn ẹni Àwọn mẹ́rẹ̀ẹ̀rin ní ọmọ ìkọ́fá ilé Àgbọnnìrègún Baba kọ́won ní dídá ọwọ́ Wọ́n mọ̀ ọ́n dá Ifá kọ́won ní títẹ̀ ilẹ̀ Wọ́n mò ọ́n ...