Ori: The Divine Values of Self in Yoruba Cosmology

Ori: The Divine Values of Self in Yoruba Cosmology

WRITTEN BY BABALAWO AWOLOLA AWOTUNDE What is ORI? Ori lo da mi Eniyan ko o Olodumare ni Ori lo da mi Ori is my Creator It is not man It is Olodumare Ori is my Creator In Yorùbá, Orí literally translates to mean “head”, however, the spiritual significance of the...
Oyotunji: A Yoruba Kingdom in the United States of America (USA)

Oyotunji: A Yoruba Kingdom in the United States of America (USA)

 Oyotunji African Village is a village located near Sheldon, Beaufort County, South Carolina that was founded by Oba Efuntola Oseijeman Adelabu Adefunmi I in 1970. Oyotunji village is named after the Oyo empire, a pre-colonial Yoruba kingdom lasting from the 1300s...
Who Deserves the Honour to be Called a King? – From Irete Ifatoba

Who Deserves the Honour to be Called a King? – From Irete Ifatoba

WHO DESERVES THE HONOUR TO BE CALLED A KING? – ÌRẸTẸ̀ IFÁTỌ́BA   Ọ̀rúnmìlà said he is a king I admitted, he is worthy to be king Bara-mi-Àgbọnìrègún He asked, who deserves the honour To be called a king I said Alárá-mọkọ Who is as clever as the falcon One...
Ile-Ife, Land of The Most Ancient Days: Olojo Festival 2020

Ile-Ife, Land of The Most Ancient Days: Olojo Festival 2020

ILE-IFE, LAND OF THE MOST ANCIENT DAYS: OLOJO FESTIVAL 2020. The archeological existence of Ile Ife was dated as far back as the creation of the Earth. In the beginning, Olodumare created the Earth with the emergence of light and the light struck from the epicentre of...

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