The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja 11, today likened the Yoruba deity Oluorogbo with Jesus Christ, drawing similarities between them. The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, walks the ...

Before the emergence of western civilization, each tribe worshipped their own traditional god and had deities associated with various things. Deities in Yoruba Mythology The Yoruba culture, however, ...

THE original religions of Africa have been declining over time owing to the influence of western acculturation and proselytising by Christianity and Islam. Ifa, the original religion of the Yorubas is ...

The Ifa Unity Conference on Thursday warned the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi to stop ridiculing the Yoruba deities and traditional worshippers with his utterances. The warning was issued ...

“The Half-God of Rainfall” is populated by gods: the rulers of Mount Olympus from Greek mythology, Yoruba deities from West Africa, the basketball gods of the NBA. But actor Jason Bowen explains that ...

Appreciating cultural heritage and using it to imagine a better future: that’s one of the goals of self-taught photographer and visual artist Ade Okelarin. Professionally, he goes by the name of ...

HAVANA (Reuters) - Yoruba gods protect ailing Fidel Castro from witchcraft and want to see him continue leading Cuba, the first priest of the Santeria religion to be elected to parliament said on ...

Showmax is expanding its storytelling reach with two standout series, ‘Between Worlds’ and ‘Kabiyesi’, both of which bring Yoruba mythology and palace politics to life with compelling storytelling and ...

Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, has criticised Yoruba monarchs for allegedly abandoning the traditional religious values they are meant to represent. In a post shared via his Instagram story on Tuesday, ...