The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, has said he will serve as a bridge between traditional institutions and modern ...

Sacred forests have long been shielded from destruction by their communities. Recognition of that reality is growing in ...

Oyo State governor, Engr Seyi Makinde has felicitated the leader of the pan-Yoruba sociopolitical organisation, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, on his 99th ...

Today, icon of Akure Kingdom in Ondo State, foremost Yoruba leader and one of the major twines holding together the Yoruba nation, Baba Reuben Famuyide Fasoranti, clocks 99 years on earth. Born on May ...

Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State, former governors Olusegun Mimiko and Gbenga Daniel, on Saturday, extolled the ...

By Temidayo Akinsuyi This article was necessitated by the events that took place on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, when the newly installed Alaafin of Oyo refused to stand up to greet the Ooni of Ife, Oba ...

Yoruba batik, the traditional Nigerian textile art, is famous for its colorful patterns and detail. The craft is all about ...

Oriki (oral poetic eulogy) is a unique tradition common among the Yoruba people of South West Nigeria to praise, greet or honour a person, place or people for their accomplishments in a way that ...

ODUNDE was created in 1975 by Lois Fernandez. The festival attracts UP TO 500,000 people annually and is the largest African ...

and a firm commitment to building a better future for the Yoruba people. In an impassioned address delivered on Sunday, Prof. Akintoye warned against the spread of Nigeria’s socio-political and ...

The Ifa divination system, which makes use of an extensive corpus of texts and mathematical formulas, is practised among Yoruba communities and by the African diaspora in the Americas and the ...

Gasali now resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and continues to share the rich artistic traditions of the Yoruba people through global workshops and exhibitions. We invite you to join us to meet ...