Regional and Diasporic Network by Olayinka Oyegbile. Indiana Press; 2024THE Yoruba Nation or ethnic group (whichever you prefer) is one of Nigeria’s three big ethnic nationalities. It is unarguably ...

Afta im spend 17 years as Catholic priest, Echezona Obiagbaosogu leave di priesthood for African Traditional Religion (ATR) at a time wen pipo dey tok more on di indigenous religion. Obiagbaosogu ...

Why some Nigerians are leaving Christianity for African spiritual beliefs. Religious observers see a growing number of young people abandoning Christian churches in favour of Indigenous spirituality.

Oyeweso said the efficacy of Ifa showed why other religions were sneaking into it in secret and benefiting from it while pretending publicly not to have anything to do with it.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Sunday emphasised the importance of preserving African cultural heritage, affirming his respect for the traditional Ifa religion and its role in African ...

By James Ogunnaike. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Sunday emphasised the importance of preserving African cultural heritage, affirming his respect for the traditional Ifa religion and its ...

In 1981, a conclave of Ifa priests in Yorubaland anointed Abimbola as the Àwísẹ Awo Àgbàyé (World Ifa Priest). He was then investitured by the late Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade.

Like other African languages, the purest form of Yoruba language had parts of its roots in traditional religious practices. How Ifa diviners expressed themselves and the stories they told in their ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) will host a wide range of programming in November on topics including the Reconstruction era following the end of the ...

Like many religions, there are variations and subsects, such as Vodún, which originated in Dahomey, the same West African kingdom depicted in the 2022 film “The Woman King,” staring Viola Davis.

African-based religions like Voodoo, Hoodoo and Ifa face misconceptions, but Kansas City practitioners say they are about spiritual healing.