Apparently miffed by what it described as calculated efforts to rewrite the history of the famed Yoruba heritage, a group under the aegis of Think Yoruba First Ogo Adulawo Socio-Cultural Association ...
Atunto, a global Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, has strongly condemned recent claims suggesting that the Igbo people once occupied Ile-Ife, the ancestral homeland of the Yoruba. In a statement ...
The Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has challenged the widely held belief that Ile-Ife is the cradle of the Yoruba race. Speaking in a video shared on his Facebook page on Tuesday, the ...
“The Half-God of Rainfall” is populated by gods: the rulers of Mount Olympus from Greek mythology, Yoruba deities from West Africa, the basketball gods of the NBA. But actor Jason Bowen explains that ...
The documentary, titled “The Odyssey”, will trace the history and evolution of different subcultures within the music, including Were, Sakara, Apala, Juju, AfroJuju, and Fuji, among many others.
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi has traced the history of the Igbo race to Ile-Ife. While addressing journalists ahead of an International Conference on ‘Ile-Ife and Yoruba Civilization: Nexus ...
This examination of the Oyo Yoruba claim to the heritage of Oduduwa throws light on the process by which traditional history is modified to serve changing political ...
Nike Davies is one of the few African women known internationally in contemporary art circles. The Woman with the Artistic Brush traces her life history and illustrates the strategies developed by ...
Contemporary Yoruba beadwork artists are fusing traditional methods with modern design elements. By doing so, they create ...