Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde “Wole” Soyinka CFR  Akínwándé Olúwọlé Babátúndé “Wọlé” Ṣóyínká,  born 13 July 1934) is a Nigerian playwright, novelist, poet, and essayist in the English language. He was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature for his “wide cultural perspective and… poetic overtones fashioning the ...

Aare Kurunmi Kakanfo Please let’s understand and appreciate the uniqueness of Ilorin and stop all these jibes. The Ilorin issue is complicated and complex because of the Geopolitical intricacies at play. Attacking Ilorin people is counterproductive and totally unnecessary. Let ...

The following festivals can bring billions of naira annually to Yorùbáland in Nigeria: 1. Ojude Oba festival 2. Osun Osogbo festival 3. The upcoming Yoruba week in Lagos state 4. Sango festival in Oyo (Just approved by UNESCO) 5. Ijakadi ...

By Kehinde Adepegba, Ph.DThe Yorùbá consider some numbers as very significant as revealed by their belief system. I (oókan), 2 (eéjì ), 3 (ẹẹ́ta), 5 (aárùn-ún), 7 (eéje), and 8 (ẹẹ́jọ ) are some of their significant numbers. This review ...

‘Ki Ọ́JỌ́ DÁ: Meaning; May The Day Be Clear or Foreseen; is the name of Yórúbà Calendar. Akù Odùn Tìtún o! Eyìn Omo Yórubà nìlè lókó, léyín ódì! It is 10,066th of the Yoruba Calendar (Kojoda, which means “May The Day Be ...

Prepare to be amazed as we explore the fascinating history of Ejigbo, a city that holds deep connections to Francophone countries in West Africa. Join us as we reveal the enthralling cultural exchanges that have shaped this extraordinary community, linking ...

The original name of Lagos Island. The name Ereko over time became Eko just like many other farming villages in Yorubaland with the same Eko name, i.e Eko Ende in Osun state. Lagos Island was called Ereko (farming town) by ...

Resilience, Creativity, hard work, and the common destiny, unity of purpose of the Oodua (Yoruba) people. Oodua (Yoruba) ancestors were using this in the 1900s to Lagos, Our mothers used using to transport their food crops from every hinter Oodua ...

What is Aso-Òkè? Aso Oke (pronounced ah-SHOW-kay) is short for Aso Ilu Oke which can be interpreted means clothes from the countryside. It can be sometimes known as Aso-Ofi. Ofi identifies the seat of the weavers take a seat on ...

Aṣẹ̀yìn deni wọn kò wọpọ̀ Àbàtà ńlá abojú dẹ̀gun dẹ̀gun Ká ṣojú ẹni Ká ṣẹ̀yìn ẹni Àwọn mẹ́rẹ̀ẹ̀rin ní ọmọ ìkọ́fá ilé Àgbọnnìrègún Baba kọ́won ní dídá ọwọ́ Wọ́n mọ̀ ọ́n dá Ifá kọ́won ní títẹ̀ ilẹ̀ Wọ́n mò ọ́n ...