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The Birth of YORUBAIZM

“ . . . we visited Nigeria frequently . . . . . there was so much colour, beauty and a rich complexity to our heritage, language and customs.” www.yorabaizm.com The YORUBAIZM Concept Two sisters in their twenties, both born and raised in the UK by Nigerian parents of Yorùbá extraction, decided to do something

Who is afraid of ÀMỌ̀TẸ́KÙN?

Kàkà kí kìnìún ṣ’akápò ẹkùn, kí kálukú ṣ’ọdẹ ẹ̀ lọ́tọ̀ (Instead of the lion to subservient to the tiger, let each hunt separately) At last, the southwestern part of the contraption called Nigeria, the domain of ọmọ ilẹ̀ káàárọ̀-o-jíire, àwọn ọmọ olúfẹ̀, has woken up to the fact that the continued complacence in the face

The Concept of Oogun

Juju magic ‘more controlling than chains’ says Harvard expert. Lizzy Idahosa used the fear of a juju curse against the two women In October 2014, it was reported in the news on BBC how the Crown (Criminal) Court in Cardiff, Wales, in the United Kingdom tried a Nigerian lady, Lizzy Idahosa, for human trafficking offences.

Profound Meaning of Yoruba Surnames

There are many Yorùbá names whose meanings are now lost due to the fact that the words forming their roots are no longer in use. For instance, ask the young Master Ọlọ́pàádé the meaning of his name and he will probably tell you that his name means “the policeman has come“. Ask Mr. Ọlọ́paádé, his father, and he would

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The Birth of YORUBAIZM

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The Concept of Oogun

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Binary Counting: Is its origin in West African traditional systems?

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BENIN KINGDOM

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Feminism: The African (Yoruba) Perspective

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