The Araba is the Chief Priest of Ifa, a traditional Yoruba religion, of the town of Modakeke, Nigeria. He has worked with scholars from American and European universities conducting research on his ...

A ‘student’ of Ifa (a divination system and Yoruba religion), and Yoruba culture advocate, Funmilayo Fakankun, tells BLESSING ENENAITE about her study of the religion and other issues What influenced ...

The President of the International Council for Ifa Religion (ICIR), Dr. Fayemi Fatunde Fakayode, has hinged the survival of the Yoruba language and culture on the preservation and promotion of ...

Any discourse of Yoruba culture in today’s global world of cultural flux generates both awe and worries. On the one hand, the Yoruba culture constitutes one of the significant international cultures.

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi has donated three acres of land to the International Council for Ifa Religion (ICIR) for construction of World Ifa Temple and to promote the activities of ...

We have a story to tell,” Prof Wande Abimbola, a retired academic and culture exponent, declared during an interactive session with participants at the 10th Orisa World Congress held at the Obafemi ...

Add us on Google Why the Yorubas Are Considered the Most Tolerant Ethnic Group Globally  A number of years ago I met an ...

Ẹgbẹ awọn oniṣẹṣe nipinlẹ ogun ti ke si Aarẹ Muhammadu Buhari lati fun awọn laye lati yanju iṣoro to n koju ẹka eto abo Naijiria. Oluwo Ifa ti ilu Egba, Oloye Ifagbeminiyi Baoku lo sọ ọrọ naa lasiko ...

Mr. By-force and the spoilage of the world -- Wanted: a new covenant -- The Awise's mission -- Abimbola's life history -- Yoruba mythology -- Ifa and the Yoruba people -- Lukumi: Yoruba in Cuba -- ...

Scriptures are not just found in the Hebrew, Greek and Arabic languages. Yet most are only familiar with the Holy Bible or the Quran as depositories of ancient spiritual writings. Temple University ...

The International Council for Ifa Religion, on Sunday, called for caution against false statements made on social media regarding slavery in old Yoruba history. ICIR, in a statement by its President, ...