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This Lagos museum is challenging the traditional ‘Eurocentric’ model
The John Randle Centre for Yoruba History and Culture is a bold and colorful challenge to traditional ideas of a what a ...
Business Day3d
Threading the needle: The woven legacy of Yoruba unisex wrappers (Yeri) and evolution of Yoruba Skirt (‘Bounded Yeri’)
In Yoruba culture, the evolution of traditional attire, particularly the transition from Yeri (the unisex wrapper) to the ...
Vanguard4d
Alaafin’s coronation: New era for Oyo – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has described the coronation of Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade as the 46th Alaafin as a transformative ...
The Punch on MSN3d
Oba Owoade crowned 46th Alaafin as Tinubu seeks support for monarch
Oyo town came alive on Saturday as dignitaries from across Nigeria converged to witness the coronation of Oba Akeem Owoade as ...
Arise News3d
Tinubu Charges Alaafin Owoade to Strengthen Oyo’s Unity, Promote Peace and Cultural Identity
President Tinubu has charged the new Alaafin of Oyo to use his leadership to promote peace, culture, and unity.
The Nation Newspaper4d
Tinubu to Alaafin: foster peace, promote cultural identity, support governance
“For the Alaafin, you are on the threshold of history as successor to Oba Adeyemi III who was one of the most influential and longest-reigning monarchs in Yoruba history. His reign was a period ...
The Punch on MSN4d
Makinde vows impartiality in traditional rulership as new Alaafin is crowned
The Oyo State governor, 'Seyi Makinde, has said that his administration will continue to ensure that due process and laid ...
The Nation Newspaper3d
My plans to rebuild Oyo, by new Alaafin Owoade
“For the Alaafin, you are on the threshold of history as successor to Oba Adeyemi III who was one of the most influential and longest-reigning monarchs in Yoruba history. “His reign was a ...