Amotekun’, the security outfit that was designed to tackle insecurity in the region has been politicised. He also suggests ...

Nigeria has a lot of cultural practices, a lot of which have gone into extinction. Explore some of the ancient beliefs of the Yoruba people. They are rich in culture and tradition, which most still ...

One of the epigrams often cited in Yorubaland whenever the household or the whole community is thrown into orgy and disarray is namely this; “Agbà kó sí ní ìlú, ìlú bàjé, baãlé ilé kú tán ilé di ahoro ...

The city of Ife has been significant to the Yoruba people of West Africa for as long as they can remember. It was briefly abandoned in the 19th century, and Gerard Chouin says the Yoruba repopulated ...

The Yoruba people hold their culture and beliefs, treasure their heritage and the taboos of their land are part of what they hold sacredly. Taboos are actions or customs that are prohibited or ...

The pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has raised alarms over escalating terror incidents in states bordering the Southeast, warning that such attacks are ...

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade, is set to install Seyi Tinubu, the son of President Bola Tinubu, as the Okanlomo of Yorubaland. According to a viral invitation seen by our correspondent ...

The group insisted that the ongoing opposition to the practice of civil Shari'ah in the geo-political zone as well as deliberate lies about the Islamic legal system provide strong evidence that there ...

IBADAN—THE Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade I, has raised the dust over chieftaincy titles bearing the name ‘Yorubaland’, saying it can only be conferred by the throne of Oyo. He also stressed that ...

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade I, has stated that he is the only traditional ruler with the authority to confer chieftaincy titles bearing the name “Yorubaland.” The monarch made the ...