The Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has challenged the widely held belief that Ile-Ife is the cradle of the Yoruba race. Speaking in a video shared on his Facebook page on Tuesday, the ...

Atunto, a global Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, has strongly condemned recent claims suggesting that the Igbo people once occupied Ile-Ife, the ancestral homeland of the Yoruba. In a statement ...

Apparently miffed by what it described as calculated efforts to rewrite the history of the famed Yoruba heritage, a group under the aegis of Think Yoruba First Ogo Adulawo Socio-Cultural Association ...

The origins of the Yoruba remain unresolved. Historians of the Yoruba in postcolonial Nigeria categorically reject all possibility of external influences, partly in reaction to cultural diffusionists ...

In Yoruba tradition, kings are not mere mortals; they are considered divine embodiments of culture, history, and continuity. They are the custodians of normative systems and values and the bearers of ...

Wuraola's fame soon spread to Orunmila, a Yoruba historical figure who also decided he wanted to marry this popular princess. Orunmila firstly decided to consult Olodumare about his intentions before ...

Prominent Yoruba elders and leaders on Tuesday called for restraint and intervention of cultural and political figures following the reopening of hostilities between the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem ...

Nike Davies is one of the few African women known internationally in contemporary art circles. The Woman with the Artistic Brush traces her life history and illustrates the strategies developed by ...

Contemporary Yoruba beadwork artists are fusing traditional methods with modern design elements. By doing so, they create ...