However, the protesters gathered at the Adebayo area of Ado-Ekiti where they chanted songs and carried placards with various inscriptions such as “No to Sharia in Yorubaland,” “Sharia will ...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said he respects Ifa, the Yoruba divination system because Orunmila (the god of divination) had been in Yorubaland before the advent of Christianity and Islam.

We assert clearly, categorically and unequivocally that at no point in time did Yoruba Muslims make any attempt to 'forcefully' introduce Shari'ah anywhere in Yorubaland. We challenge this Yoruba ...

saying religious tolerance was key to the progress of Yorubaland and Nigeria as a whole. Iba Adams made the call while speaking at the 2025 edition of the Thanksgiving Programme organized by the ...

Prince (Dr) Adedipe Dauda Ewenla is now Akinjagunla Aare Onakakanfo of Yoruba. Iba Gani Adams, the 15th Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, conferred the title on Ewenla on 13 January 2025, during his 7th ...

They urged Mr Olukitibi to hold his fire, explaining that to serve as a deterrent, it was better to give our flogging the trappings befitting an egúngún festival. “A má gbé eégún léni ...

"We know how dear the folk festival is to so many, and the impact it has on all those working in the music industry," said Cambridge City Council One of the oldest and most prestigious folk ...

Yoruba indigenous groups have rejected the proposal to establish a Sharia court in Oyo, Oyo State, or in any part of Yorubaland, saying it was “an insidious move to disrupt the progress and pace ...

The elders stressed that the rich cultural heritage of Yorubaland has been maintained for generations, and they viewed the introduction of a Shari’ah court as a grave threat to the balance.

Hindu devotees and mystics have gathered in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh festival, which is the largest religious congregation on Earth PRAYAGRAJ, India -- Hindu ...