A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Ambassador Nurain Abayomi Mumuni has advised governors Seyi Makinde (Oyo), ...

The slang “Ga’nu si”, a recent popular expression, has become very controversial as used in the social media space. On January 17, ...

Why the imposition of the Sharia law in South-West Nigeria is not symmetrical in tune with and consistent with the religious values, tradition, culture and ways of life of the Yoruba people in ...

My father, a prominent Christian leader, once visited the Oyo Museum, where artefacts and relics of the old Oyo Empire—such as the Opon Ifa, masquerade masks, and Sango outfits—were displayed. He ...

ILE-IFE – The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has condemned the attempt to introduce Sharia in the Southwest, stating that it is alien to Yoruba culture and religious beliefs.

Professor Wande Abimbola has spoken on the elevation of traditional religion. Professor Abimbola claimed that Brazil in South ...

The secessionist group stated this in a statement, signed by its leader Professor Banji Akintoye, arguing that no Islamic provisions mandate Yoruba Muslims to accept Sultan as their leader.

The indigenous Yoruba people said the application of Sharia is alien to their society, adding that it has the potential to disrupt the peaceful coexistence among people of different religious beliefs.

This perspective underscores the importance of distinguishing culture from traditional religion in Yoruba society. In my view, the Yoruba must not remain anchored to the past by conflating ...