The palace of the Alaafin of Oyo is full of mysterious beings. Alaafin, himself, is a mystery and an enigma! One of the oldest men living on earth, taken in the palace, the man whose name is Morenikeji Lasisi but popularly known as Baba Keji. He walks briskly in and around the Alaafin of Oyo … Read more
Princess Bunmi Olajubu, a former regent of Ikogosi Ekiti sang this evergreen song, Ẹ̀kọ́ dára púpọ̀ in 1987. LYRICS OF EKO DARA PUPO Ẹ̀kọ́ dára púpọ̀ Ẹ̀kọ́ ló l’ayé ta wà yí sẹ́ Ẹ̀kọ́ dára púpọ̀ Ẹ̀kọ́ ló l’ayé ta wà yí sẹ́ Eko Dara Pupo (1987) – By Princess Bunmi Olajubu VIDEO OF EKO DARA PUPO
Oba Olateru Olagbegi II, despite all the travails and vicissitudes of life, remained throughout his life, a distinguished Monarch. He was elegant, dignified and throughout his chequered reign as Oba, had the carriage, poise, charisma, aura and splendor of Royalty all around him. It is now a duty call for the Owo people, to continually celebrate this unusual Monarch- a cat with nine lives!
To a proper Yoruba individual, Orisa Aje Olokun represents the energy of wealth and market profitability. customers and neigbours in traditional Yoruba market settings, whether in rural, semi-urban, or urban communities would greet traders using Aje based on their belief that it is effective. You’ll hear words like “Aje a wa o or “Ajé á wọgbá o” or Aje a bu igba je o,” which can be translated to you will enjoy better sales has become a normal greeting in commercial places.
Yorubas are considered to be rich in terms of culture and tradition. The name Yoruba was applied to all linguistically and culturally related peoples. The Yoruba People, of whom there are more than thirty-five million according to CIA World Factbook of 2012, occupy the southwestern corner of Nigeria along the Dahomey border and extends into Dahomey itself.
To the east and north, the Yoruba culture reaches its approximate limits in the region of the Niger River. However ancestral cultures directly related to the Yoruba once flourished well north of the Niger. Portuguese explorers “discovered” the Yoruba cities and kingdoms in the fifteenth century, but cities such as Ife and Benin, among others, had been standing at their present sites for at least five hundred years before the European arrival.
Despite being deceased, it is believed that our ancestors are part and parcel to the larger family. They are regarded as the collective spirits of the ancestors who occupy a space in heaven. It is pertinent for Ifa/Orisa practitioners both at home and in the diaspora to know what and what not is Egungun to … Read more
If Samuel Ladoke Akintola (SLA) was given long life as his contemporaries and his life was not prematurely terminated and survived the first Nigeria Military coup, it is most likely the story might not be as some of his detractors today portray him or even want to obliterate his achievements from the annals of Nigeria political history.
Oyotunji African Village is a village located near Sheldon, Beaufort County, South Carolina that was founded by Oba Efuntola Oseijeman Adelabu Adefunmi I in 1970. Oyotunji village is named after the Oyo empire, a pre-colonial Yoruba kingdom lasting from the 1300s until the early 1800s in what is now southwestern Nigeria. The name literally means “O̩yo̩ returns” or “O̩yo̩ rises again” or “O̩yo̩ resurrects” referring to the African Yoruba kingdom of Oyo, now rising in a new form near the South Carolina seashore.
Prophet Daniel Abodunrin is remembered by most Nigerians to date for his miracle mission that later became his doom. Determined to recreate a biblical occurrence, he wanted to prove that he is the modern-day Daniel and that what happened around 620 B.C could repeat itself in the year 1991 A.D.
Late Alhaji Safiriyu Tiamiyu’s quality item, S.T Soap, immediately turned into an easily recognized name during the 80s into the 90s, due to its potency, packaging, and rhythmic advert jingle which practically turned into a public hymn, particularly in the South West, which obviously was responsible for the fame and excessive demand in the market by all.
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