Nigerian weddings are generally ceremonies of cultural and delightful beauty. And arguably, Yoruba weddings sit at the top of Nigerian weddings to always look forward to. The Yorubas are widely ...

A Yoruba cultural advocacy group – ÀTẸ́LẸWỌ́ Cultural Initiative – recently held an award ceremony to celebrate winners of the second edition of the ‘ÀTẸ́LẸWỌ́ Prize for Yoruba Literature’. The award ...

Documents several aspects of annual Gelede ceremonies in Nigeria and Benin, including preparations, sacrificial ceremony, Efe night performance, and afternoon Gelede masked dances. The performances ...

FOR all the stakeholders in the Yoruba movie industry, Sunday, March 30, will go down as most eventful. It was, undoubtedly, a day of glory for a number of actors, directors, producers, marketers and ...

This past weekend's New Year’s celebration brought not only joy but a time to worship ancestors and seek blessings for the new year. Along Pensacola Beach across from Portofino Island Resort, Black ...

The installation ceremony followed several days of traditional preparations at the Ooni’s palace, marked by customary rites and cultural observances. The palace precincts were transformed with rich ...