News From Nigeria

See photos from the ongoing Osun-Osogbo 2016 festival, which attracted tens and thousands of Osun worshippers, spectators and tourists from all over the world to Osun State. Photo credits, Akeem Salau.

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  The Osun Government has declared Monday August, 22 a public holiday to mark the annual Isese Day. The Isese Day, or Traditional Worshipers’Day, is  the celebration of the peak of festivities among adherents of traditional religion, which is also called, ...

The Syrian government forces have deployed at the least 2 surface-to-air missile systems (photos below) to the region of Hasakah in eastern Syria, pro-government social media marketing account reported. The move followed Pentagon’s statement that the United States is ready to ...

In the Syrian city of al-Hasakah armed conflict between the Syrian Army and militants broke out with a renewed vigor. In the western and eastern regions of al-Nashwa, the Syrian Army advanced on positions of armed groups in an attempt ...

Russian warships of the Black Sea Fleet conducted three launches of the Kalibr cruise missiles on al-Nusra Front targets in Syria, the Russian Defense Ministry said.  The strikes destroyed an enemy command center and a platform Dar-Taaza, in addition to ...

With this second interview which first appeared on orishaimage.com we start the planned series of interviews with Olórìṣà and people involved in Yorùbá arts and culture. The idea is to create a polyphony of voices that contributes to the worldwide ...

It is Ancient Religion we worship in Ife, the cradle of Yoruba Religion, before we receive goodness . It started in 1987 when some enlightened people such as Oloye Sola Atanda, Asiwaju Awo Agbaye Ile Ife, Late Wale Egberongbe, Dr. ...

African Traditional Religion (ATR) worshippers have appealed to the Federal government to declare August 20 as a national holiday for them. The worshippers who noted government’s recognition of festive days for Christians and Muslims stated that their annual festival called ...