The Oriki Yoruba Festival spotlighting how young people are embracing and preserving Yoruba cultural heritage is set to hold on December 13 in Iba, Osun state.

All roads lead to the ancient town of Ibaland in Ifelodun local government area of Osun State, as the Eburu of Ibaland, Oba Adekunle Adeogun Oyedeji II, rolls out the drums on Friday, December 13. It ...

Even if we feel we don’t need to know our oriki, it is not fair to deprive younger generations of this beautiful cultural asset. We should allow them to decide what they want to do with it. What we ...

The Eburu of Iba, Osun State, Oba Adekunle Adeogun Okunoye, has reaffirmed his commitment to preserving Oríkì Yoruba, known as ballard or praise poetry, warning that the cultural heritage is under ...

It was a deeply emotional moment on the popular Yoruba TV programme Masoyinbo when a young guest’s traditional eulogy brought the show’s host, Olalekan Fabilola, to tears. The guest broke into a ...