What happened to all their previous claims? Before now, Igbos claimed that their ancestral origin was Nri where their mythical ancestral father, Eri, descended from with a chain many a millennia ago.

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 documentary, titled “The Odyssey”, will trace the history and evolution of different subcultures within the music, including Were, Sakara, Apala, Juju, AfroJuju, and Fuji, among many others. The ...

Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, has described the Oyo Palace as a living museum that preserves Yoruba heritage and promotes unity among the people.In his remarks during the commissioning of the ...

For decades, Yoruba cinema has drawn from the mystical world of witches, warlords, and traditionalists. These characters, vividly portrayed, have defined a genre and blurred the line between ...

Explore the enduring cultural authority of the Alaafin of Oyo. This analysis delves into Yoruba history, political shifts, ...