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Lieutenant Colonel Muhammadu Buhari served as the military governor of the then North Eastern State of Nigeria (present Adamawa State, Bauchi State, Borno State, Gombe State, Taraba State and Yobe State) in 1975 at the age of 33 years old.The ...

Culled from The News Nigeria Newspaper  Retired Bishop Ayo Oladigbolu recently spoke with Gbenro Adesina about the Yoruba tradition and culture; calling on Nigerian leaders to be servants to their people Q: As a Christian religious leader also involved in ...

Wishing all The Yoruba blog followers, friends, lovers and fans an excellent season with an amazing video by Tunde Kelani TV of the late Shango Festival 2015, and a logbook of 2016 Yoruba Festivals!Ire o! Watch the video and the Calendar ...

English/Portugues Religious discrimination still compromise the maintenance of our rich Culture Heritage. There is need for greater commitment of Oyo State Government with our Yoruba traditional religion, which are part of our cultural identity left by our ancestors and Intangible ...

An employed graduate, a Christian, asked his friend, also a graduate but a Babalawo, “why did you quit your good job to serve ‘Esu’ “? The Babalawo answered, ” I get comfort and goodness from ‘Esu’. The banker, the employed, ...

Travelers at the Abuja Airpot hindered a Turkish Airline plane from departing the runway a day back. Travelers who have been at the air terminal for more than 5 days without their baggage, at long last responded by blocking one ...

Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to President Buhari on Media and Publicity. The special consultant to President Muhammadu Buhari has languished a Twitter reaction over a Christmas message allegedly posted on Twitter. Adesina who had a few people calling for his sack, infuriated some ...

  There is night extortion by Nigerian soldiers at Kara area, after Christopher University, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ogun state. Apart from this been illegal and forceful, it causes unnecessary gridlock on the highway, that build as far as Redemption Camp, Mowe. The authority ...

Yusimi Moya Rodriguez, former dancer of the Conjunto Folklorico Nacional de Cuba, is presenting various Yoruba dances for Orishas at the Susanne Wenger Foundation in the city of Krems, Austria. The dances include the Orisha Elegba, Ogun, Oshosi, Yemaya, Oshun, ...

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