#Yoruba

OsazuwaAkonedoosazuwaakonedo
2025-10-09

Video ~ Secessionists: Why Yorubas Are Most Influential, Wealthiest In Nigeria – Reno Omokri ~ OsazuwaAkonedo

Secessionists: Why Yorubas Are Most Influential, Wealthiest In Nigeria - Reno Omokri ~ OsazuwaAkonedo It Is No Longer News That Some Armed Group Of People Attempted To Overthrow And Takeover Government In Oyo State On Saturday. But The Action Of The Relatives Of The Suspected Armed Secessionists…

osazuwaakonedo.news/video-sece

pandaferret at KillBaitpandaferret@killbait.com
2025-10-06

Reviving the Yorùbá Ìbejì Tradition: Preserving Twin Carvings as Living Cultural Heritage

The article explores the revival of the Yorùbá tradition of ère ìbejì—wooden twin statuettes—through the work of Nigerian art collector and curator Kayode Adegbola. Adegbola, himself a twin, developed a deep passion for the cultural and spiritual significance of these carvings after receiving a pair... [More info]

2025-10-04

My Inheritance: Aṣọ Oke (Yoruba, Nigeria): Ọlọmọ Langi, Ẹtu, Ikẹta, Alaari, (third from the left is over 100 years old: from my maternal grandmother, Mama Tubarin Adenọla (from the Aroworayi Ruling House in Ondo town) ❤️

#Yoruba #Ondo #Aṣọoke #Culture #Aṣaibilẹ

ValidUpdatesvalidupdates
2025-09-28

Ooni of Ife steps out after seven sacred days. Olojo rites light up Ile-Ife today. See why the town calls this day first light.

validupdates.com/2025/09/ooni-

Audubon Ballroon (he/him)audubonballroon
2025-09-06

aspires to be a .

In her chat with BBC , Sekinat Quadri said she started boxing when she was 5. Now she’s 7, her aspirations are growing bigger.

She said,

When I first told my mum that I wanted to be a boxer, my mum said, no, that I am a girl but my dad

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Headlines Africaafrica@journa.host
2025-08-22

DNA shows West African roots in 7th-century England newsfeed.facilit8.network/TMdQ #DNA #WestAfrica #Genetics #Yoruba #History

2025-07-30

#LGBTQ related #Wikipedia article created 10 hours ago

Toyin Ajao

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyin_Aj
Toyin Ajao (born 13 July 1978) is a Nigerian social scientist, feminist activist, award-winning blogger, storyteller, and restorative healing researcher, and practitioner. Her work bridges academia, civil society, and public scholarship, reflecting a deep commitment to transformative, restorative, and healing justice

#Nigerian #African #Yoruba

Resolviendo la incógnita 🌐RLIBlog
2025-07-28

En Benín, Nigeria y el sur de Níger, el silencio era roto tradicionalmente por las campanas para propósitos prácticos y religiosos. Las campanas de cabeza dedicadas a Oshun, orisha de la belleza, el amor, la diplomacia y el río homónimo, se caracterizan por la aleación con hasta un 90% de cobre. Se asocian con un culto del Reino de Benín, pudiendo haber sido forjadas siglo XV.🏛️Galería de Arte de la Universidad de Yale

Campana con cara barbuda con cuernos.
The Wild Hunt NewsTheWildHuntNews
2025-07-23

In the Shadow of the Fall is a vivid, emotionally resonant fantasy rooted in Yoruba cosmology—an engaging coming-of-age tale that honors Orisha traditions while inviting readers of all backgrounds into a world of magic, mystery, and self-discovery.

wildhunt.org/2025/07/book-revi

DJM (freelance for hire)cybeardjm@masto.ai
2025-07-19

"Oranyan, founder of the city of Oyo, died in Ile-Ife, the cradle of Yoruba civilization. His son, the deified king Shango, unable to bring back his remains, decided to bring back at least his spirit by organizing a special ceremony in Oyo which would become that of the Egun."

- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%BB%8
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shango

#Photography Bob-Rodly (Festiflash)

#Nigeria #Benin #Yoruba #Africa

Photo of the head of an Egungun, a spirit in Yoruba tradition.

Fully masked, this particular costume is covered with small shiny flat beads, mostly yellow, red, green and blue.
GloPhiglophi
2025-06-23

Philosophizing in Yorùbá: Exploring a People’s Weltanschauung
Lecture by Abosede Ipadeola

June 26, 2025, 2 pm (CEST)
Cultural Campus, Aula & Live Stream

uni-hildesheim.de/glophi/2025/

Part of the Lecture Series Philosophizing in African Languages

Mark Lotzmarklotz
2025-06-06

Honoring Ochosi today — the Yoruba orisha of the hunt.

To mark his feast day, I’m sharing “Funky Ochosi”. A collaboration with Ariel Romero and producer Eric Cycle (Erik van der Putten) in a crossover of Afro Cuban Music with House Music.

Tune in: markalbanlotz.bandcamp.com/alb

New Yoruba Best
Jesus Castagnetto 🇵🇪jmcastagnetto
2025-05-19

From "Introducing HealthBench"
openai.com/index/healthbench/

A to models. Seems to have a wide range of topics (from to global health) and languages (from to ).

GloPhiglophi
2025-05-06

Language and Queerness in Yorùbá
Poetry Reading by Logan February

May 21, 2025, 4 p.m. (CEST)
Cultural Campus, Outdoor Seminary Room
In case of bad weather: House 50, Room 402

uni-hildesheim.de/glophi/2025/

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