A new documentary, The Odyssey, will comb through a century of traditional Nigerian music to arrive at the present, say ...

Foelyjoe said, “Fuji music, a genre that evolved from the Yoruba Islamic music style of were, has long been a source of ...

Iba Gani Adams Aareonakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Abiodun Ige Adams, has described the death of foremost Afenifere leader and staunch Awoist, the late Chief Ayo Adebanjo, as a monumental loss, ...

The historical and contemporary reality of Yoruba kingship contradicts the argument that only adherents of traditional ...

A prominent leader of Afenifere, the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, has died at the age of 96. He ...

Nigeria’s emerging master in adire wearable art, Agboola Oladapo, is not hiding his passion for the Yoruba culture and the art of Adire Textile making.A protege of Nike Davies-Okundaye, who has become ...

This perspective underscores the importance of distinguishing culture from traditional religion in Yoruba society. In my view, the Yoruba must not remain anchored to the past by conflating ...

Seun Kuti and Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey feature in 'The Odyssey,' a new film documenting the rise or Yoruba music and ...

The secessionist group stated this in a statement, signed by its leader Professor Banji Akintoye, arguing that no Islamic provisions mandate Yoruba Muslims to accept Sultan as their leader.

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 ...