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Long ago, in the ancient city of Ibadan, famed for its warriors and sprawling hills, there lived a gatekeeper-warrior stationed in the outskirts of the city, in a settlement known as Lálúpọn on the way to Ìwó. His duty was ...

ÈṢÙ, often mistakenly equated with Satan, is a complex Orisa in the Yoruba tradition, not inherently evil. He serves as a mediator between humans and the divine, carrying messages and sacrifices. World Esu isn’t Satan 2025 Aseyisamodun to all Onisese. ...

Omooba obinrin kan gbe ni ilu alayo, orewa pupo ju oruko re si nje Amoke ni ile Yoruba atijo. Orewa pupo debi pe gbogbo okunrin ilualayo niwon ko enu ife si, koda awon okunrin ilu agbegbe won gan o gbeyin. ...

I stand with Yorùbá indigenous people across the world to say it clearly and without apology: ÈṢÙ IS NOT SATAN. This marks over a decade since Oníṣẹ̀ṣe began the deliberate work of correcting one of the most damaging religious lies ...

Meet your host for the ESU IS NOT SATAN FESTIVAL, Ibikunle Samuel aka ArugboBoisi. This award winning OAP, historian and media personality is well-versed in everything that has to do with Yoruba history and culture. ArugboBoisi will be lending his ...

Esu is a revered Yoruba Orisa of communication, balance, justice, and guidance — not a figure of evil.Misinterpretation from colonial translations created the false idea that Esu equals the devil. This ishistorically inaccurate and culturally harmful.December 24 AwarenessUse this day ...

I honor Aganjú, Orisha of Volcanoes, Mountains, and the Raw Force of Creation. He is the fire beneath the Earth, the strength that moves continents, the power that transforms pressure into purpose. Aganjú reminds me that not all growth is ...

One of the most irritating “compliments” Yoruba people hear is “You don’t look Yoruba.”“You’re too fine to be Yoruba.”“Wow, you speak well… for a Yoruba person.” These are NOT compliments.These are backhanded insults. It is an attempt to downgrade Yoruba ...

Saying our roofs are brown isn’t an insult; it is a fact, but what you fail to understand is that those brown roofs are proof of early civilization, they are history, they are heritage, they are memory. From Ibadan to ...

Baba Esu, we give homage to you. Esu is everywhere. We call him the Orisa with many faces. Why?? Because Esu represents divine duality. He is dark & light at the same time. He is masculine and feminine at the ...