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Fear gradually gripped me, as I sat there in the hot shop with my father, my mother, and other relatives, waiting for a crowd of assorted characters gathered in front of the shop to set us ablaze. I was not ...

In the Yoruba language, there is no goodbye. “Ó dàbọ̀,” which is what stands for the idea of goodbye, actually is the very opposite of goodbye. Why? Because “Ó dàbọ̀” does not say that you are leaving. Rather, as you ...

Joy has a slender and fragile body. It snaps and breaks too readily. The yam on your plate is white and succulent? Be careful not to eat in public. Secure your door firm, conceal the dish with your hands, and ...

Did you know that the original word for wife in the Oodua (Yoruba) language is AYA and not IYAWO? The latter is quite commonly used nowadays than the former. I would take you through how Iyawo came about; Wura who ...

This could be hilarious but it’s a serious matter.I was educating some youngsters on the need to embrace our cherished heritage and always give respect to our Ancestors.Why change the precious names given to them by their parents to imaginary ...

Happy gregorian new year. It’s 2023. I am using this moment to remind you of “Kojodá” – {‘Ki ṓjṓ dá: may the day be clear(ly foreseen)} which is only half of the calendar year today. By June 3, 2023(GC) it ...

It is the 24th day of December 2022 Gregorian year, (Kojoda calendar, it’s 10,064th year) a day Ifa Practitioners, traditionalists, and all respectful Omoluabi, Omo Karo O’jire remind the entire universe of the personality that surrounds Esu. In a message ...

Deji Elumoye in Abuja The federal government has approved a new National Language Policy which makes the mother tongue a compulsory medium of instruction for public primary school pupils. Making this disclosure Wednesday was the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, ...

Aje is an Orisa of wealth and economic prosperity, this orisha aid the accumulation of wealth and prevents the dwindling of one’s economic growth, aje olokun seni ade, omon bibi inu olokun ni (Aje is the daughter of olokun) aje ...

Home / Search Results for: William Shakespeare Williams Shakespeare, “King Charles III,” Act 1 Scene 1, (#2). EGUNGUN:With what magic do you summon sleep to thine eyes, monarch? Your head is heavy with looted goods from all the corners of ...