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The body of the Yoruba king

Okuku town in present Osun State has a well-recorded history of cultural promotion and preservation. Ulli Beier’s ‘Yoruba Beaded Crowns’ (1982) and Karin Barber’s ‘I Could Speak until Tomorrow: Oriki, ...
President Bola Tinubu has described Sikiru Adetona, the late Awujale of Ijebuland, as an embodiment of integrity, humility, ...
The sad optics of the struggle for the possession of the bodies of the late Aláàfin and Awujale does more damage to the ...
In his 2,000 page book entitled, ‘’Ile-Ife-The Source of Yoruba Civilisation’’, Prince Adelegan Adegbola wrote the following about the Yoruba people: “The Yoruba are the progeny of great ...
By Olayinka Ajayi A Yoruba socio-political organisation, Think Yoruba First Group, has declared that the Yoruba people will not allow outsiders to dictate what happens in their land. In a statement, ...
In his 2000 page book titled ‘’Ile-Ife-The Source of Yoruba Civilisation’’, Prince Adelegan Adegbola wrote the following about the Yoruba people of South-western Nigeria- ’’the Yoruba ...
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade 1, has said that the Itsekiri are Yoruba, being children of Oduduwa, pointing out that they needed to work together as one people driven by the same ...
Lagos, Nigeria - Yoruba Movies Cinema, a dynamic and engaging YouTube channel, is revolutionizing the way fans of Yoruba cinema ...
”Yoruba: Nine Centuries of African Art and Thought,” the traveling exhibition of 100 objects that has just opened at the Art Institute of Chicago, is an engrossing show that introduces viewers ...
Many Yoruba people voted for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, former President Atiku Abubakar or the Labour Party candidate, Mr Peter Obi, during the 2023 general election. This ...
Thousands gathered on Sunday in an ancient town in south-west Nigeria for a spectacular display of culture, colour and tradition. The Ojude Oba festival in Ijebu-Ode, brought together locals and ...