In the precolonial and colonial periods, Shango priesthood with its possession cult symbolized by mounting -- husbands mounting wives, gods mounting possession priests, riders mounting horses -- was ...

I decided to write how the Greeks wrote, as if Yorubaland were the whole world,” the artist told Hyperallergic in an interview about her new book.

Austin's Mexic-Arte Museum is continuing with a long tradition this Día de los Muertos. The 42nd annual Viva La Vida Parade ...

Some religious practices can be very surprising because they link aspects from different beliefs which may appear incompatible at first glance. In the case of Santeria, the connection between native ...

The Yoruba community in Sokoto State has vowed to amicably resolve the lingering disagreement over the Sarikin Yorubawa title. The group also pledged to maintain unity and peaceful coexistence among ...

A Yoruba socio-political organization, Yoruba Commitment Forum (YCF), has condemned rumours of an alleged coup plot against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, describing it as a grave affront to Nigeria’s ...

The group claimed that the President’s economic policies are so harsh and anti-people that Nigerians may soon have to pay taxes simply for breathing. The Yoruba Union, known as Ìgbìnmó Májékóbájé ...

Leading Yoruba traditional rulers, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi and the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, met in Lagos on Friday in what has been described as a landmark reconciliation ...

Socio-cultural organisation, the Yoruba Assembly, has condemned the killings of Yoruba speaking people by non-state actors in Kwara and Kogi states, saying the South-West could be under threat if ...

Leaders of the Yoruba Self-Determination Movement (YSDM) have urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to take urgent and decisive action to address the growing insecurity in Yorubaland, citing increasing ...

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, and the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, on Friday met in Lagos, reaffirming their commitment to strengthening unity, preserving Yoruba ...