Perhaps I should do a clarification of the religionists that I refer to, but I won’t, trusting instead that as I write this freestyle, the reader gets my point. Here’s my foremost concern about ...

IBADAN – The International Council for Ifa Religion (ICIR) has responded to a statement credited to the palace of Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrashed Akanbi, saying idol worshipping is not in Yoruba ...

I first travelled to Pelourinho in Salvador, Bahia, aged 31, hoping to reconnect with an ancient religion created by west African slaves called “Candomble”.. Over 10 days, I learnt about the ...

A pivotal conversation led him on a quest to understand African history and create a one-of-a-kind village for practitioners of the Yoruba religion. By Dionne Ford This article is part of ...

The Araba (Ifarinwale Ogundiran) is the Chief Priest of Ifá, a traditional Yoruba religion, of the town of Modakeke, Nigeria. The visit incorporated dance and drum performance of various orisa rhythms ...

The religion is a mixture of traditional Yoruba, Fon and Bantu beliefs which originated from different regions in Africa, and it has also incorporated some aspects of the Catholic faith over time.

I believe that Olugbo’s attempt to reconstruct Yoruba history is not only fallacious, invalid and unacceptable, it is rather a forceful throw of sand in the face and legacies of Oduduwa, his ...

The International Council for Ifa Religion (ICIR), has responded to a statement credited to the palace of Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrashed Akanbi, saying idol worshipping is not in Yoruba culture.

In the suburbs of Seattle, an ancient West-African religion is gaining followers. Yoruba, from the Yoruba people of Nigeria, has been spreading across the U.S. for the last 50 years.

Shina Abubakar, Osogbo ILE-IFE – The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi has challenged academia in Nigerian Universities to dissipate energy on proper documentation of the history of Yoruba race ...

Yoruba history beyond Oduduwa, Ile-Ife – Oluwo of Iwo. ... I’ve extended my findings to the Yoruba religion―which is worshipping, [with] direct access to Olodumare without intermediaries, ...