Timed to a new major exhibition at the Tate Modern, SmithDavidson Gallery stages exhibition featuring Australian indigenous ...

Yoruba art, with its bold colors and patterns, has played a huge role in shaping global fashion. Its vibrant textiles and intricate beadwork are now a staple in modern clothing lines. Designers use ...

By Adediran E. AderantiObatala is one of the most revered and prominent African deities, particularly within the Yoruba religion. (which originated in Nigeria). As an Orisha, Obatala is considered to ...

Why should I bother myself with what is done to my body when I die? Oyomesi (the council of seven high-ranking chiefs in the Oyo Empire) knows what to do with my body!” That was what immediate past ...

First presented at the Ogun State legislature in early 2020, it was named “State Traditional Rulers (Installation and Burial ...

By: Odewole Funmilayo DorcasTHE ancient city of Ile-Ife, Nigeria is known for its culture, traditions and art. The city was founded around 500 BC by the Yoruba people, a kwa speaking group from ...

The five kings who ruled Nigeria for decades were royal fathers who stood out for their extraordinary longevity on the ...

Akintoye emphasised that freedom is never cheap and urged his people to be prepared to make sacrifices to achieve their aspirations. Renowned Yoruba historian and self-determination activist, Prof ...

Oluwo hails Alaafin as the most superior Yoruba oba, sparking discussions on traditional leadership and Yoruba heritage.

Yoruba batik, the traditional Nigerian textile art, is famous for its colorful patterns and detail. The craft is all about using wax to draw patterns on fabric and dyeing it in bright colors.

The art exhibition “Whirling Return of the Ancestors: Egúngún Arts of the Yorùbá in Africa and Beyond” explores the sights and sounds of ancestral Yorùbá practices meant to honor the dead. Sixteen ...

Who says Yoruba don’t wear skirts? The fabric of a culture is often stitched together through its clothing, expressing history, identity, and creativity. In Yoruba culture, the evolution of ...