Oriki (oral poetic eulogy) is a unique tradition common among the Yoruba people of South West Nigeria to praise, greet or honour a person, place or people for their accomplishments in a way that ...

According to Abimbola, ‘writing is an enemy of remembrance’. “What do you mean, sir?” I asked. “The 256 Ifa corpus can be sectionalised into 800 large volumes.

Among the deities of the Yoruba religion, Oshún holds a special place of reverence and affection. Known as the queen of ...

The group argued that making Yoruba compulsory in schools would be the only way to ensure the preservation of Yoruba, the indigenous language of the people in the region.

Brazilian artist Gustavo Nazareno left Minas Gerais for São Paulo because his aunt, a practitioner of the Afro-Brazilian ...

The Yorùbá people’s history and values are deeply embedded in Ifá corpus, encoded in bi­nary form for processing. They are also preserved in folk songs like hunters’ songs (Ìjálá- Odo), praise poetry ...

Reverend Peter Crumpler says it makes "the council meetings no-go areas for religion". Growing numbers of people are breaking fast at the community Iftar, Muslim leaders say. In 11th-Century ...

FIRST ON FOX - JPMorgan Chase has agreed to update their code of conduct to protect against religious and political discrimination, in what activists are calling a "major win" in the fight against ...

Leaders in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, home to 72 million people, are considering punishing with the death penalty those who allegedly force people into religious conversion — a ...

Igboho also criticised the divisive rhetoric used by YMF, which reportedly labelled Yoruba monarchs as "idol worshippers." He warned that such narratives threaten the religious harmony that has ...

The biggest story in American religion is the dramatic rise of the “nones”—people who say they are atheist, agnostic or have no particular religious faith. The nones are currently at an all ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Communication Minister Fahmi Fadzil says that Era FM will be investigated immediately after its employees were seen seemingly mocking the Hindu religion in a now-viral video.