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The Ori Ori plays an important role for Ifa devotees. The word itself, in Yoruba, has many meanings. It means head, or the apex or highest pinnacle of achievement. In a spiritual sense, the head, as the highest point of ...

Aṣẹ – This paper is not written for the purpose of gaining more academic laurel, but borne out of immense desire to contribute to the understanding of Yoruba concept of Àse and its correlation with Amin and Amen, for the ...

Written by Baba’alawo Pele Obasa Obanifa, The concept OLODUMARE has been misconstrued by many,this is due to unwarranted and unjustifiable colonial exploration and exploitation by our colonial masters ,they use foreign religion to enslave African. They claim we practice polytheism. To ...

Perhaps, you are the one who is acustely nescient and benighted about the history of so many Gods and so many man – made religious beliefs, Christopher. Continue after the page break. You are blessed for seeking information.

To those who are supporting the Ooni of Ife, this is how the idea of divine right of kings works: In the Yorubaland, Olodumare is the mythological father, and the Ooni Adimula is his vicar on earth. Continue after the ...

According to Punch Publication, the new Ooni of Ife said, “I have no regrets whatsoever for kneeling down to exalt the almighty God who did not only create me, but also kept me alive, saw me through all the storms in ...

As explained in a previous post about Ooni of Ife bowing to a foreign civilization instead of that of Yoruba Civilization which is not an abomination but may introduce a conflict of interest for an Ooni of Ife to ask for ...

Igba odun, odun kan ni

Nje ohun to dara wa ninu ki awon okunrin maa na awon iyawo ile won? Kini obirin le se to le mu okunrin siwo soke na won?

I met a young lady after my service year in 2013, yet then she wasn’t working, we met and began dating. Two months to our relationship she landed a job and has being supporting me fiscally in light of the ...