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OSENGESE

Osengese: The Untold Story Of Osun, Osogbo And Yoruba Spirituality

OSENGESE is a feature-length documentary exploring Yoruba culture, Yoruba spirituality, Osun Osogbo, the Osun-Osogbo Festival, Ifa, Orisa traditions, Yoruba philosophy, history, food, sexuality, environmental conservation and the living traditions of the Yoruba people. Filmed in Osogbo, Nigeria, this documentary goes beyond the annual Osun Osogbo Festival to explore the history, spirituality and philosophy behind one of the most important sacred landscapes in Yoruba culture. Through conversations with Yoruba scholars, intellectuals, traditional practitioners, priests, custodians and members of the Yoruba community, ...

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Apetebi

Apetebi Revealed: The Sacred Woman Beside The Babaláwo — Her Hidden Duties, Honour, Secrets And Place In Ifá

Apẹ̀tẹ̀bíAn Apetebi is the name given to wife of Orunmila. It is also the name given to the wife of BABALAWO. In the Odu Ifa ogbe sa, Ifa gives the story of how the Apetebi became the wife of Orunmila.Ifa relates that Orunmila went to war in the town of Ilu obinrin after all the efforts of the other orisas were unsuccessful.Orunmila consulted ifa, made the proper sacrifice, and subsequently was able to defeat the uprising in Ilu Obinrin. The ...

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“They Changed Her Name, Stole Her Freedom, But Could Never Take Africa From Her: The Unforgettable Story of Àbáké”

“They Changed Her Name, Stole Her Freedom, But Could Never Take Africa From Her: The Unforgettable Story of Àbáké”

Matilda McCrear lived long enough to become a human bridge between Africa, American slavery, and the modern era. Born in West Africa around 1857, she was captured as a toddler and transported across the Atlantic aboard the Clotilda in 1860—the last known ship to bring enslaved Africans illegally into the United States. Her Yoruba name was Àbáké, meaning “born to be loved by all.” The facial scars on her left cheek, preserved in photographs, marked her as Yoruba. The voyage ...

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Niger accuses Chadian officers of backing failed coup attempt in Niamey

Following the mutiny and failed coup attempt in Niamey on 28 and 29 August, a Nigerien army officer said on state television that Chadian officers and associates of former president Mohamed Bazoum had supported the mutineers. He also alleged that reinforcements were expected to transit through Chad, deepening tensions between Niamey and N’Djamena. The accusations come as relations between Niger’s junta leader General Abdourahamane Tiani and Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Déby have been strained by armed group activity and shifting ...

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