In an earlier article titled, "State Creation, Political Frivolities and the Anioma Question", I debunked Senator Ned Nwoko's ...

The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, has reiterated his commitment to protecting the Yoruba race from practices he described as infiltrations, such as deity worship by kings, land ...

The Paramount Ruler of Ugbo Kingdom and the Olugbo of Ugbo land, Oba Dr. Frederick Obateru Akinruntan, has described a recent attempt to retrace Yoruba ancestral roots to Igbo civilization as “heresy.

The Ojude Oba Festival is a colourful celebration organised every year by the Ijebu people in Ogun State, Nigeria. It is a testament to the rich cultural heritage of the Ijebu people and their ...

The leader of the Yoruba Self-Determination Movement, Prof. Banji Akintoye, has urged President Bola Tinubu to facilitate a conversation with the movement towards negotiating peaceful separation of ...

The art of fashion goes beyond clothing; it includes the accessories that complete the look, and in African culture, headwear plays a vital role in expressing style and identity. The Igbo, Yoruba, and ...

The groups made the call during the Western Nigeria Security Summit, held at Oranmiyan Hall in Ikeja, Lagos State, where stakeholders, security experts, and traditional leaders gathered to address the ...

In just three short years, Nigerian street-pop savant Asake has become a giant in African music, meeting Wizkid, Davido, and Burna Boy in a place it took them three times that span to reach. What’s ...

Translated as “do not speak the English language and other Western languages”, the online Yoruba game show Masọyinbo has a clear objective: to encourage the purity of Yoruba, a West African language ...

‘Labe Odan’ (Under the Byran Tree) is a 102-page compilation of short Yoruba stories written in the Yoruba language. These tales are undoubtedly inspired by the experiences of an octogenarian, Chief ...

As Sharia panel spreads in the South-West, Yoruba nation agitators and some Muslims under the aegis of Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) traded words on the propriety of the system in the region. Ekiti ...

Akinwumi Ogundiran received funding from Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, National Endowment for the Humanities, and Dumbarton Oaks (Garden and Landscape Studies). They sponsored ...