An oyinbo girl schooling in Nigeria went viral after a video of her performing Yoruba cultural dance made the rounds on social media. She wore Yoruba attire.

The Chief Imam of Yorubaland, Sheik Abdulraheem Aduanigba, has vehemently rejected the idea of imposing Sharia law in the ...

For this author, grief is physical, and healing had to be as well. She found comfort in Cuban Vodú, a variant of Santeria ...

The slang ‘Ga’nusi’, a recent popular expression has become very controversial as used in the social media space. On January 17, 2025, it became a news that the popular Fuji maestro, Olori Omo Oba ...

A retired police officer, Sergeant Ogunjobi was one of the many hamlet Baales elevated to the position of kingship purely for political expediency during the tenure of Ibikunle Amosun as governor of ...

Born and raised in Lagos, Lisa Folawiyo has spent her career celebrating the craftsmanship of her Nigerian heritage by ...

Entering the Crucible auditorium on a dark evening, a huge space under a muted sun reveals a busy market at the end of a ...

In Yoruba, they are called “mekunus”. In Igbo, they are known as “ndi-ogbenye”, and in Hausa, they are referred to as the ...

Many experts believe they are descended from the original Middle Stone Age expansion of anatomically modern humans.

A conversation with Angélique Kidjo on the power of music, Africa's future, and breaking boundaries.Grammy winner and UNICEF ambassador, Angélique Kidjo, shares insights on blending cultures, ...

The United Nations has organized four world conferences on women. These took place in Mexico City in 1975, Copenhagen in 1980, Nairobi in 1985 and Beijing in 1995. The last was followed by a series of ...