Religion

I cannot overemphasize that to fully understand what or who Esu/Eshu is, it’s paramount for one to understand the metaphysical concept of Ori and freewill.  According to the Yoruba pantheon, Ori or the immaterial head is the initial condition that determines ...

This Is presently escaping hand as the Names of places of worship found in Nigeria has now ended up something we all need to investigate as the question we should all be asking ourselves is “Are people opening churches for ...

Esu/Eshu Eshu (other names include Exú, Elegua and Elegba) is an Orisha, and one of the most respected deities of the tradition. He has a wide range of responsibilities: Continue reading after the page break.

Olokun is quite the Orisa. Known as both in male and female personifications, depending on what region of west Africa He/She is worshipped, Olokun is personified in patience, endurance, observation, wisdom, history of the past, future visions, and royalty personified. ...

There are awos and there are ogberis, but the young man chose to be the former! The beautiful omo Awo doing his thing. The future of Ifa. Ifa a gbe yio se. Àṣẹ o See the full picture when you continue ...

The Pastor in the video was caught on cam having sex with his Son’s wife. Chai!! When he tried to pick race, the people that set the cam for him captured him and tied him with a rope. Watch 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 ...

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, ...