I’ve been an ‘Afro-centric,’ devout Christian since my early adolescence. African cultural traditions have always fascinated me. While studying anthropology as an undergraduate, I learned about Orisha ...

Nigerian born Honorary Alderman Erelu Lola Ayonrinde is a globally renowned champion of a return to the true tradition of the Yoruba ancestors. She speaks with Lekan Otufodunrin on the need to ...

The President of the International Council for Ifa Religion (ICIR), Dr. Fayemi Fatunde Fakayode, has hinged the survival of the Yoruba language and culture on the preservation and promotion of ...

A ‘student’ of Ifa (a divination system and Yoruba religion), and Yoruba culture advocate, Funmilayo Fakankun, tells BLESSING ENENAITE about her study of the religion and other issues What influenced ...

We have a story to tell,” Prof Wande Abimbola, a retired academic and culture exponent, declared during an interactive session with participants at the 10th Orisa World Congress held at the Obafemi ...

Nylah Iqbal Muhammad is an award-winning travel, entertainment, and lifestyle writer with bylines in New York Magazine, Travel + Leisure, and Vogue. Porsche Little, a Brooklyn-based artist, diviner, ...

The Varieties of Religious Therapy (VRT) blog series features representatives from twelve belief systems discussing how they integrate faith with their approach to psychotherapy. This installment is ...