Tag Archives: Yoruba culture

The Yoruba believe that we are all born with a specific destiny that has a purpose in life. And before our soul came to Ile Ife (the earth) we have made the decision as to what our destiny would be ...

EBO /ETUTU literarily termed as “sacrifice”. Sacrifice is act of offering something to a God(Irunmole/Orisha) to give or do something good for you in return. It is the giving) up or foregoing of some valued thing for the sake of ...

Do you know that back in those days in Yorùbá land, if we give birth to a new born baby: Baby boy will be named on the 9th day of birth Baby girl will be named on the 7th day ...

In the history of the Yorùbá people, marriage has been very significant and its a thing of joy. Marriage is not just something that happens between just a man and woman alone. Marriage includes a relationship between the husband, wife, ...

By Babalawo Ifaseun, Oluwo prince Ifaleke and Omo awo Ifawumi. uk1 The Iyami are supernatural women who have been blessed by Eledumare with a great power which can be seen in the Odu Ifa Osetua, where it is written: anyone ...

Femi Makinde, Osogbo Magistrate Olusola Aluko, who is hearing the case instituted by the Oluwo of Iwo Oke, Osun State, Oba Kadiri Adeoye, against the Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdurasheed Akanbi, has issued a fresh bench warrant for the arrest ...

Listen to this from Owonrin Sika(Owonrin Ojo Ose);- Owonrin Wokawoka Adifa fun Orunmila ti nlore gbe Ojose niyawo Ifa wa fun wa lowo Ose ta wa, oni lojo Ose. Ifa wa fun wa laya/loko Ose ta wa, oni lojo Ose. ...

Some animals within the Yoruba traditional corpus are revered as sacred figures of religious worship. Some of these animals include the yellow palm bird (popularly called eye oga), vulture (igun) and royal python. Any attempt to fell a tree where ...

WE are not Kafir(Non believers of God) which is the erroneous impression of some people. Hear this from Ogbe yeku as follows:- Ogbe yeku baba amulu Ori ogbo ori ato ni baba Edan. Adifa fun Olodumare. Oba atenilegelege fori sapeji ...