Let’s get something straight: Olódùmarè is not “God” — and trying to make that equation is not only inaccurate, it’s lazy. The attempt to force Yoruba cosmology into the mold of Western or Abrahamic religious concepts is exactly how culture ...
Read More »Ooni of Ife Makes Historic Gift
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 – ...
Read More »A Call for Peace and Urgent Intervention in Religious Tensions in Abeokuta, Ogun State
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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Video: Gwoza Before 1976
Long before it became a local government area, the land we now call Gwoza in Borno State, Nigeria, was already full of life, culture, and deep history. It was home to many ethnic groups, including the Glavda, Mafa, Mandara, Margi, ...
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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) ...
Read More »Iṣẹṣe Kọ́jọ́dá/calendar – Fún Oṣù Ẹ̀bìbí/May 2025.
TÍ OSU TITUN BÁ DÉ, ARÁYÉ MÁA Ń YỌ̀ MỌ́ NI, WỌN MÁA BÁ GBOGBO WA YỌ AYỌ̀ IRE NÍNÚ OSU TITUN YÍÌ, PẸ̀LÚ ÀṢẸ ELÉDÙMARÈ . 1. Ọbàtálá/Òrìṣà-ńlá, Ọbalúayé/Ṣàpọ̀nná, Ògìrìyàn, Egúngún, Ìyàmi Àjẹ́. 2. Ifá, Ọ̀rúnmìlà, Èṣù-Ọ̀dàrà, Orí, Odù, ...
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