Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Opuro Orebirin f'iku Se Ifa Je


Leyin opolopo ojo ti won ti n wa eni ti o pa arabinrin Cicely Bolden , eni odun mejidinlogbon (28), oko afesona re ma ti jade si gbangba pe oun loun ran arabinrin naa si orun are mo bo , ogbeni Larry Dunn omo ilu Dallas Texas eni odun merindinlogoji (36) lo jewo ni gbangba walia pe oun loun pa Cicely nitori pe o paro fun oun pe oun ko ni kokoro arun HIV sugbon leyin osu die ti awon ti n sere ife lo to jewo sugbon leyin ayewo ni kokoro naa fara han ninu eje oun naa.


Femi

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

OSIKA EDA. Owo ti te e o

Owo ti te e o , ani owo ma ti te e,owo ti te osika eda yen ti o pa omo bibi inu ara re nitori iresi (rice) agolo kan pere.Kingsley Ekerete, eni odun mokandinlogbon (29 years) omo bibi ipinle Akwam Ibon lo sa deede fun omobinrin omo bibi inu ara re lorun pa nitori agolo rice kan , omo odun meje pere ni omobinrin naa ti Kingsley fun lorun pa ti o si gbe oku omo naa lo sinu igbo ti o si sin omo naa sibe , sugbon leyin ojo keta eje omo naa ke fun esan lori baba re,owo awon olopa ipinle Rivers ti te e

Femi

Sunday, June 15, 2014

KINI KI A PE EYI O !!! Se efun ni ki a pe e ni tabi eedi

 Sa deede ni awon kokoro oyin igan (bees) bi egberun lona ogun (20,000) bo arabinrin ti o n koja niwaju ile itaja nla kan ni opopona Victoria ni ilu London bi o tile je pe enikeni ko mo oruko omobinrin naa ti awon oyin naa si ta a titi o fi ku sibe. Ninu iwadi ti a se won ni o seese ki o je pe obinrin naa lo awon lofinda oloorun didun lo fa a ti awon kokoro oyin naa se toro mo-on. A ro eyin ti e n lo lofinda oloorun didun ki e sora ooooo

OWO TI TE WON O !!! Owo te Meta ninu awon omo iko gbemi gbemi Boko Haram ni ojo eti


 
Meta ninu awon omo iko gbemi gbemi Boko Haram ti won pa opolopo eniyan laipe yi ni Ijoba Ibile Gwoza ni iko JTF ti te ni ijeta ojo eti , enikan ti awon iko naa du egbon re bi eni du eran lo da okan mo ninu keke Maruwa ti won jo wo , oju ese ni o figbe ta pe oun mo okunrin ti o joko ti oun gege bi okan ninu awon omo iko Boko Haram nigba ti owo iya ba a daadaa lohun naa ba naka si awon meji miran pe ara kan ni awon , loju ese ni won si fa won le olopa lowo .

Femi

Sunday, June 1, 2014

Ohun Buruku Ni Ko Taka Sori

Nibi ti omo Yoruba bawa, tI aba ri eni so oro buruku tabi oro odi, awon omo Yoruba ti oba wa ni be ma taka l'emeta ni kiakia, won a tuni 'Olorun maje'. Iye tumosi pe, oro buruku yen ti fowo n da.
Ohun lodifa fun mama Ajala to ntata ni ita katakara. Tiwon soro odi legbe e, ti ko tete taka danu, atanpako e di talantolo, lojo keji, o gbo ohun eye Ibaka to nso 'Ohun buruku ni ko taka sori' Mama Ajala yara fi ata re sile o lo fo ori e nu ni odo to nso legbe ile Alara to nta taba loja Afariga. Won bi mama Ajala lere wipe kilode to nfi fori nu, o nihun ti eye ri ti ofi ni kohun taka, nigba tohun o teteri eni tasi, lohun ya lo fori nu s'odo to nso.
Nitori idi eyi, e maje ki won taka le yin lori o
"E ya yara taka osi danu"

Friday, May 23, 2014

O MA SE OOO: kin lo fa iku arabinrin Mary Paul ?



O MA SE OOO:- Ti eniyan ba je ori ahun ti o ba de Chibock l'oni yo sunkunn , nibi ti awon ara adugbo naa ti n ba idile alagba Paul kedun iyawo re ti o file saso bora . Lana ni arabinrin Mary aya Paul ki aye pe o digbose , kin lo fa iku arabinrin Mary Paul ? Won ni eje riru lo pa arabinrin naa nitori pe omo re meji lo wa ninu awon omo ti o wa ni igbekun Boko Haram, nigba ti ireti re pin lori riri awon omo naa lo ba bere si I ru lo n gbe tori pe ojoojumo ni eje re n ru titi ti o fi ku lana. O ma se oooooo

Femi

NNKAN N BE. Ni ojo'ru ose yi ni isele nla kan sele ni agbegbe Ajegunle ni ilu Eko

  Gege bi ogbeni Okafor ti isele naa soju re se so,o ni sadeede ni eye kan sadeede ja lule lati oju ofurufu,ka to fo ka to wi eye naa ti yira pada ti o si di iya arugbo kan,loju ese ni gbogbo awon to wa nibe sa seyin,leyin iseju die won sunmo iya arugbo naa ti o si so pe aje ni oun ati pe meta ni awon,ise buruku kan ni awon wa se ni Eko ki ile to mon ba awon,nibi ti oun ti n fo kiri lai mona mo loun se ja lule.

Femi.

Thursday, May 22, 2014

OKUNRIN TO SO ARA RE DI OBINRIN TI DARA SI O


 Nigba ti a gbe iroyin yi ni bi osu mefa seyin opo eniyan ni won pe wa ni opuro nigba naa,bi o tile je pe o soro lati gbabo looto sibe otito ni a so nigba naa. Ni bayi o , o ti wa daju gbangba si gbogbo agbaye pe okunrin ni Omidan Sahara tele ki o to so ara re di obinrin apapa n dodo. Oruko ti iya ati baba re so o ni Oche Clifford , okunrin ni won bi i , University Benue lo lo laarin odun 2000-2013. Gbara ti o kuro ni University naa lo to poro bo si ilu Oba (UK) nibe ni o ti yan ise asaraloge laayo ti o si ri pe Obinrin lo po ninu awon onibara oun julo , ati pe ko si obinrin ti yoo maa se ara loge lodo okunrin ni Clifford naa ba ta a bi ogbon lati so ara re di obinrin , won bere ise abe fun un , Olorun si gbo adura re ise abe naa yori si daadaa , lati igba naa lo ti di obinrin. Inu mi wa dun pe opo to pe wa ni opuro nigba naa ni won ti tun wa n kan saara si wa bayi pe a kii mu amulu mala. E se e ooooo


Femi

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Aja to R'ele Ekun To bo


 Aja to r'ele Ekun to bo , ka ki I ku ewu ni o , bee ni oro Omobinrin yi Godiya Simon eni ti o wa lara awon omo ile iwe Chibok ti awon Boko haram ji ko.Ninu oro re Godiya ni bi ose meji ti oun fi wa nibe , inu igbo kijikiji ni won ko awon si pelu iberu ati ifoya ni awon si fi wa nibe ki Olorun to wa ko oun yo nigba ti oun paro pe oun fe lo to,ti oun si sa mon won lowo,o ni leyin irin ojo meji gbako ninu igbo naa loun to pade awon Fulani ti o mu oun jade si gbangba

Femi Ojewale

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

KIM K ATI KANYE WEST FE SE IGBEYAWO

Gege bi iroyin to n te wa lowo bayi ni pe,Omobinrin ti o maa n fi Oyan ati idi re ya foto fun awon ile ise ti won ba fe irufe aworan bee ma ti so pe o to gee bayi o,Ninu oro re Kim Kardashian ni oun ko fe fi foto ihooho oun han araye mo.O ni oko oun Kanye West ti o je omo ile America nikan ni o ku ti yoo maa ri ihooho oun bayi o,Kim soro yi nibi igbaradi ayeye igbeyawo re ni ilu France , gbogbo eyin ti e ti ni aworan tabi fidio ihooho Kim nile tele,oun ko lo wa nibe mon oooooooooooooo


Femi Ojewale

Monday, May 19, 2014

T'ORI OLORUN: Adajo kan ni Orile Ede Sudan ni ki won lo yegi fun abileko kan titi emi yo fi bo ni ara re



 N se ni igbe ekun n ta l'otun ati l'osi ni ojo'bo ose ti o koja nigba ti adajo kan ni Orile Ede Sudan ni ki won lo yegi fun abileko kan titi emi yo fi bo ni ara re. Meriam Yahaya Ibrahim , eni odun metadinlogbon ti o loyun sinu ti o ti bimo kan fun oko re yi tele ni won so pe o d'ese nla nitoripe o se igbeyawo pelu omo leyin Kristeni , idi niyi ti won fi ni ki won lo yegi fun un. Huuuummmmm o ga ooo !!!


Onirohin ọkunrin -- Femi Ojewale‎

Sunday, May 18, 2014

Eemo W'olu ooo: ni ilu Ilobu ni ijoba ibile Irepodun ni Ipinle Osun


Laaro ojo'bo ninu ose ti o koja ti awon ara ilu Ilobu ni ijoba ibile Irepodun ni Ipinle Osun ji,n se ni gbogbo olugbe ilu naa n ko ha ha ha nitori pe enu ya won si oun ti o sele naa. N se ni won ba odomokunrin eni ogun odun ti oruko re n je Abdullahi omo ile Tooto ninu ilu naa ti o ti ku si eti saare nibi ti o ti fe ji oku kan ti won sese sin wu,o ti ori bo inu isa oku naa lati faa jade ni oun naa ko ba le jade mo titi o fi ku sibe.Tabi e ko ri nnkan bi ?


Femi Ojewale‎

Omi Tan Leyin Eja Won: owo awon omo ogun JTF te Mejo ninu awon gbemi gbemi Boko Haram

OMI TAN LEYIN EJA WON. Mejo ninu awon iko gbemi gbemi Boko Haram miran ni owo awon omo ogun JTF Nigeria ma tun ti te bayi ni abule Goym ni ijoba ibile Dikwa ni ipinle Borno nibi ti won ti jade wa pelu oko akero Hilux pelu keke alupupu meji lati wa ra onje ati aso . Gege bi arigbamu iroyin ti a gbo lati Olu famous ni pe awon mejo yi ti jewo pe awon omo ile iwe ti won ji ko lojosi wa ninu igbo Sambisa , awon ti owo te naa ti jewo ibi ti awon die wa , eyi lo tun mu ki owo te opolopo won.

Femi Ojewale‎

Owo Palaba S'egi: Ogota (60) omo egbe a seku pani Boko Haram



Ko din ni Ogota (60) omo egbe a seku pani Boko Haram ti won bo sowo ibon awon apapo omo ogun JTF ti orile ede yi. Ninu ija naa ti o gbona jan jan ninu igbo ti won n pe ni igbo Lamba , ni ijoba ibile Gwaram ni ipinle Jigawa ni ibon awon soja naa ti gbemi Ogota awon Boko Haram ti gbogbo ileto ti o wa ni agbegbe naa si kan gbinrin gbinrin nigba ti won n gburo ibon lotun losi . Ki Olorun tubo maa d'abo re bo wa oooooo


Femi Ojewale

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Itan Egungun Ni Ile Yoruba

Egungun je Orisa pataki kan nile Yoruba nigba lailai, sugbon kiise Orisa ile Yoruba rara idi niyi ti enikan ko fi le so oruko eni to da sile bi ti awon Orisa toku bi Sango, Ogun, Oya ati bebe lo. Iwadi miran ni igbagbo lori pe ara orun ni Egungun ni ko je ki won le wa fi oruko eni to da sile ti si ara enia to je ara aye ki awo Egungun mo lo ya. Sugbon loni pupo ninu awon to ngbe Egungun gan ko mo awo Egungun tabi itan bi Egungun se bere gan, bi ose bere ni idile onikaluku nikan lo mo.

Monday, May 12, 2014

Excellent Yorùbá Choral Piece

Friday, May 9, 2014

IKIRE: Eledumare o ma jeki asirin ( gbomo gbomo)

IKIRE...... Hmmmm, eyin ti enmun gbomo gbomo ema kie sara nitori irin ese elomiran manparo mon ki Eledumare o ma jeki asirin, agbo wipe eni ti won mun gege bibi gbomo gbomo ni kise gbomo gbomo ti awon monlebi re si ti nfi OLOPA (POLICE) ko gbogbo awon aladugbo Sanngo mon opopona ile iwosan ijoba ibile, eyin ti eba ni olode ori etete lo toju won ki won o ma kawon kun gbomo gbomo, iwo ti o ba nrin irin ajo ti oosi mon adugbo ibi ti ounlo kiesara daadaa ki won ma kero wipe gbomo gbomo nie Eledumare koni jeki a sirin Oooooo

Adigun Olori Odo‎

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Gbomo ni GARAJI ODEYINKA

IKIRE latun wao, ago mi dun ganranran ti mosi gbo wipe won n danasun gbomo gbomo kan ni SANNGO nilu IKIRE lowo lowo, oti jona ti awon eniyan si ti tuka lori re kato debe, enikan tun sare de janajanan wipe won tun ti mun gbomo gbomo miran ni GARAJI ODEYINKA ni AKO nilu IKIRE bakanan, Ogao asiri yin kobo mon,  OLORUN AGBAWA LOWO GBOMO GBOMO ASA AYE KO NI KO WA LOMO LO O00000( ASE 0000000)

E Gbo Naa kinni O maa N'fa Tii Awon Okunrin Kan Maa N'ba Osise Tabi Omo - Odo Iyawo Won Seere Ife???


Eyin Ore Mi, E Gbo Naa kinni O maa N'fa Tii Awon Okunrin Kan Maa N'ba Osise Tabi Omo - Odo Iyawo Won Seere Ife???

Saturday, May 3, 2014

Yoruba sọ wipe: ORUKỌ RERE…...

Yoruba sọ wipe…. o san ju wura ati fadaka lọ
Igbẹ kinkin leti awo gbẹgiri, wọn ka mu kuro kama jẹun lọ
bo’ju ba kuro nbẹ, s'ọkan le kuro nbẹ ni
Orukọ-rere pẹlu owo-nini, orẹ mi, o gba lakaye o
Bi wọn bani o ma ko gbogbo ẹ nmeji -meji
iwọ sọ wipe o ti gbọ, dakun ma jẹ awọn ara ọyọ o tiọ ntikuti o
Yoruba to sọ wipe ko f’oko kan p’ẹyẹ meji
awon nọni wọn tun sọ pe booba leku meji, o pofo kan
gbogbo, isha ni !… isha lẹwon! a tilọ, a tide

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Ori To Kẹ Yoruba bọ, wọn ni ‘Oun gbogbo lọwọ ori ni’.


Edumare tun wa fi awọn nka mere-mere se ‘ẹsọ ori’
Bi oju, ahọn, eti, eyin ati ọpọlọ
Oju ni fitila ara, ahọn ni ọrọ, ọrọ nii yọ obi lápò, oun lo tun yọ ọfa lápó
Bi eti o ba gbọ yigin, inu kan o kin bajẹ,
Bẹẹ sini, bi eyin ba ti ka, ile ẹrin ti woo
Ti Yoruba ba sọ wipe ọpọlọ eyan ti jọba, ẹ ma fura si iru ẹni bẹ o.
Yoruba a gbe oriyin fun Ori…’Oritookẹ! Ori ẹni lapesin,

Monday, April 28, 2014

EJA N'BAKAN: Itan Eja Ni Abi Akan

AKAN ati EJA je pataki ninu awon opolopo omo Yeyemoja Olokun. Ni ojo kan ni Yeyemoja pe omo re EJA-(fish) pe ki o lo ba ohun sin gbese. Nigbati Eja-(fish) de odo onigbese, ni o ba (tu ito soke, lo fi oju gbaa). Ni o baraje, O soro abuku ohun ete si oni-gbese.
Iwa ibaje yii, mu ki inu bi onigbese, o pinu pe ohun ko ni gbesee kan san. Eja(fish) kori sile, ko ri gbese naa gba, o rele pelu ofo; ojo-keji oja.

Saturday, April 26, 2014

Ekú déédé ìwòyí o! - Ìbéèrè mi nì

Ekú déédé ìwòyí o!
Èyin èèyàn mi lórí ètò yí, ejòwó ebámi dásí òrò yí, bí àwon baba wa nílè yorùbá báfé júbà won a máa so báyìí pé;
ÌBÀ AKÓDÁ, ÌBÀ ASÈDÁ, ÌBÀ ÀTIWÁSÁYÉ. Ìbéèrè mi nìní; tani akódá?
Tani Asèdá?
Kíni àtiwásáyé?

Thursday, April 24, 2014

ERIN WO. Erin wo, Ajanaku sun bi oke.


 Eyin ka ile erin ti wo , Afemojo ku enu isa n s'ofo............................. Lana ojo ketalelogun , osu Kerin ni iku wole to mu Alhaji Moshood Ayinde (Olorun Esan ) lo. Ojulowo onisowo ,omo Apomu, lo nile yi ao ri o mon , Parakoyi oloselu o digba o, ilu London niku ti pa baba ni eni odun metalelaadorin (73 years). Baba Biola o digba .Iba se pe a ki ku laye , Olorun Esan a ba so pe iku jare re....



Femi Ojewale

ASIRI TU: ni adugbo Aperin ni ilu lbadan


 Laipe yi ni owo te obinrin kan ni adugbo Aperin ni ilu lbadan , nigba ti owo awon Olopa ti o n dagbo mo awon ti won n fi omo s'owo eru te Hellen ati oko re ogbeni Temitope lori esun pe won n fi awon omo k'ogbo k'ogbo ti won ko ti I to omo odun mejidinlogun se ise Asewo . Mo gbe osuba bamba fun Komisana ati awon Olopa ilu Ibadan fun aseyori ise naa. E ku ise o


Femi Ojewale

NNKAN N BE. Ireti obi ni pe ki obi jere omo l'ojo ale


Ireti obi ni pe ki obi jere omo l'ojo ale.Sugbon ni ti Elizabeth ko ma ri bee o, Looto,o lo s'ile iwe alakobere,o lo si girama leyin naa lo wole s'ile iwe Obafemi Awolowo Yunifasiti,lle lfe nibi ti o ti n ko ise imo isegun Oyinbo.o ku bi osu meta pere ki o pari eko re ni awon osika eda kan lo fi tipa tikuuku ba a sun ti won si tun pa a, gege bi a se gbo,won ni omo jeje ni Elizabeth ki o to di pe won da emi re legbodo ti won si yo awon nkan kan lo lara re



Femi Ojewale

Sunday, April 20, 2014

EBI OOOO !! awon Boko Haram

!!! Ninu ose ti a wa yi ni awon Boko Haram se saka ni ibudoko kan ti o gbajumo ni ilu Abuja ti ogunlogo emi si sonu sinu ikolu naa bakan naa ni omilegbe ero farapa ti won si ko won lo si ile iwosan Asokoro nilu Abuja. Sugbon ni bayi o , awon eniyan naa ma ti n kigbe ebi o , ninu oro re Minisita fun eto ilera so pe ojuse jije mimu won wa lowo awon alase ile iwosan naa . Se o ye ki o ri bee ? Oro re e o , eyin omo Nigeria , se ki ebi tun lu won pa ni ?

IDARIJIN NLA NIYI O !!! afi bi igba ti eniyan n wo Sinima ofe ni

 Huumm,afi bi igba ti eniyan n wo Sinima ofe ni gbogbo eniyan se de enu sile ni ojo'bo (Thursday) ti o koja yi ni Orile ede Iran nibi ti won ti fe ye igi fun Bilian ti o pa omo kan soso ti iya arugbo kan bi,o ku iseju aaya mewa pere ki won ye igi fun okunrin apaayan naa,ni iya agba yi yo lokankan,bi awon oluworan se ri iya yi ni opolopo won bu sekun sugbon dipo ki iya yi bu sekun n se lo sunmo eni ti o pa omo re ti o si so pe oun darijin in. O ga oooo


Thursday, April 17, 2014

ODU EJI OGBE – The chant Ori koo da mi ‘re – Ori bless me abundantly


Orisa ma jee nsowo asenu – Orisa do not let me labor in vain
Adifa fun okankan lenirunwo Irunmole – Divinated for 401 + 1 Orisa
Nigbati won ntode orun bo wa si ode aiye
When they were to descend from heaven into the world
Ori lo koko da Orunmila si Oke-Igeti -Ori first created Orunmila in Igeti-Hills
Ori koo da mi ‘re – Ori bless me abundantly
Orisa ma jee n sowo asenu -Orisa do not le me labor in vain

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Video: How The African People See European Culture - a must see!

ORO BURUKU ATI ERIN: Imaobong Udoh ni arabinrin yi n je


Imaobong Udoh ni arabinrin yi n je , o ti wa ni ago awon olopa ni ipinle Akwan lbom lori esun pe o ta omo bibi inu ara re ni#260,000 omo ojo meta fun Regina ati Mfon James ti won je tokotaya , Bakan naa ni owo awonolopa ti te arabinrin Comfort Herry eni ti o gbebi fun lmaobong ati ogbeniEmmanuel Okon ti o je alarina bi omo ojo meta naa se di rira.  Saaju ni baba omo yi ogbeni Udoh ti fi ejo sun ni ago olopa pe omo oun ti sonu ki owo to wa te awon asebi naa. Ninu oro tire , oko obinrin ti won fi esun ogbeni James ni oun ko gbe ile , iyawo oun kan pe oun pe oun loyun ni ati pe ise oun ko fun oun laaye ati pe awon onisegun ti so fun oun lati maa daamu re.
Oro ree oooooooo

ORO RE E OOOOO!!! Eyin odomobinrin wa . Annabella Zwyndlla niyi

Oro re e o , eyin odomobinrin wa . Annabella Zwyndlla niyi , okan pataki ninu awon irawo osere ni ile yi ati ni oke okun , omo bibi lpinle Adamawa ni orile ede Nigeria ni i se . Oun ti o ya ni lenu ni pe laarin ogooro obinrin ni Nigeria , obinrin yi ma ti fowo soya o pe ni ojo aye oun okunrin kankan ko ti gori oun ri , ni bayi o si ti pe eni odun meedogbon (25 years but still remain virgin) pelu bi o se lewa to ti awon okunrin si maa n sare te lee leyin to.
Ninu oro re o ni bi ko tile rorun , sugbon oun ti pinu pe oko ti oun ba fe ni yo ja ibale oun. o ni bi o tile je pe ko si iru fiimu ti oun ko le sibe ko so oun di asewo rara.
Tabi e ko wa ri pe awon omo gidi si tun wa ninu ise tiata bi ti Olootu ORO TO N LO alaya ma l'ale. Huuuuuummmmmmmm.

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Oro Awon Boko Haram Yi Toju Su Wa O !!!!

 Lana ojo keedogun osu Kerin odun 2014 ni deedee agogo mefa aabo idaji ni bombu bere si ro l'otun l'osi ni okan pataki ninu awon ibudoko ti o wa ni ilu Abuja , ti oro is di bi o ko lo ki o yago l'ona . Ninu ikolu awon Boko Haram yi ni eniyan mokanle laadorin (71 people) ti gbemi min nigba ti eniyan merinlelogofa (124 people) fara pa yana yana. Oro yi toju su wa o , omo Nigeria.

Femi Ojewale

WAHALA WA O: Orile ede ti egberun lona edegbeta odo 500,000


WAHALA WA O !!!!! Kin ni e ro pe yoo ma sele ni Orile ede ti egberun lona edegbeta odo 500,000 ti kowe mo n wase si ile ise asobode ti won ti fe gba egberun merin 4,000 eniyan pere , eyi ti o fa iku opolopo awon odo laipe yi. Hummn, laipe yi ni owo te awon odo yi ni adugbo Leki ni ilu Eko nibi ti won ti n sise yahoo , awon odo ti won ko ti i pari eko yunifasiti won. Nibo la n lo l'orile ede yi nibi ti oro awa odo ko ti kan awon asiwaju wa. O ma se oooooooo !!!!


IBUKUN YANTURU - Opolopo ni ona ti ibikun

 Se opolopo ni ona ti ibikun maa n gba wole wa , bi ko je nipa owo , o le je ibukun alafia tabi opolopo dukia , koda o le je ibukun omo bibi pelu. Laipe yi ni obinrin ti o duro si aarin awon ero yi loyun,erongba oun ati oko re si ni pe yoo fi oyun naa bi ibeji sugbon si iyalenu gbogbo olugbe ilu India ati awon dokita ti o gbebi fun un , omo mokanla ni obinrin naa fi oyun inu re bi losan ana.Tabi e ko ri pe onise ara ni Olorun oba , ki Olorun da won is o

Monday, April 14, 2014

Yoruba religion - South-West Nigeria springs


When we talk about Yoruba or Yoruba religion, the African race particularly the Yoruba people of South-West Nigeria springs to mind. Nope! There are Yoruba aboriginals in Togo and Benin Republic.


There are native Caribbeans and South Americans who have adopted Yoruba culture and most interestingly, they passionately follow our own ancestral faith “The Yoruba Religion” called Santeria (Lucumi) in the Americas.

Photo: Babalawo Fabunmi performing the Ifa divination on some Ifa devotees.

Sunday, April 13, 2014

Oriki Ibeji (Twins)


This Panegyric Is Dedicated To Our 'Twins' Members
Ejire oyila winiwini loju orogun, ejiworo loju iya re
Mba bejire mbayo, O be kisi be kese, ofese me jejeji be sile alakisa
O so alakisa di onigba aso, okan ni mba bi mba yo, sugbon meji lo wole tomiwa,
Gbajumo omo ti ngba ikunle iya, ti ngba idobale lowo baba to bi won lomo

Ejire ara isokun, edunjobi omo edun tin sere ori igi

Taani eni naa to so wipe kosi olorun?

 Ayafi omugo eniyan lo le so wipe olorun kosi, oba ara lolorun mi, iwo gba adura lasale yii wipe oba to fi aaye gba eye loju orun tofi aaye gba eja nisale odo tofun ikan ni oye lati parapo kole alaranbara, tofi aaye gba oju, imu ati enu ni etelese ti eniyan si nrin ti ko ni lara, faaye gbami ninu ebi mi ki nle se rere amin

Abamo Ni Gbeyin Oro Abamo

Laipe yi ni owo awon Olopa ipinle Oyo te awon omokunrin meji yi, awon mejeeji ,Clement Rankin eni odun metadinlogbon (27) ati Joshua Samuel (25) ni won jo je ore ti won ti jingiri ninu jija okada gba ni ilu lbadan , sugbon ninu ose ti o koja ni owo palaba won segi nigba ti won gun okada lati Mokola ni ilu lbadan nigba ti won de Samonda ni won ba fa ada yo si olokada naa ti oun naa is figbe ta ni awon ara adugbo ba gba bo won ti owo si te awon mejeeji. Ninu oro re ni ago olopa Rankin ni gbogbo igba ni baba oun ti maa n kilo fun oun lati fi iwa ipanle sile,sugbon ni bayi oju oun ti ja a bayi oooooooo

~Femi Ojewale

ITAN: Ni ilu ti mo de


Ni ilu ti mo de yi ni won ti je k'oyemi pe pipa ni won maa n pa awon Agunbaniro ti o ba fun awon Omobinrin won loyun. N ko se meni se meji, mo gbe apo irinajo mi, o di'lu Abuja lodo Roselini, arabinrin ti o ba mi se'to bi won se gbemi lo si ilu Kantaga yii, ibi ti awon Obinrin rin won ki i ti ba awon Agunbaniro lo.
Ero meji ni o wa si mi lokan: Akoko ni pe n ko so pe n o k'enu Ife si awon Omobinrin ibe o, sugbon ise temi gege bi Oluko nibe, n je ko ni si igba ti emi ati awon omo wonyi yoo ma sere bi kaf'orow'oro ni? Abi ki Oluware kan dake kale bi Olundu ni won fe? Ekeji ni pe awon Omobinrin ti o wa nilu yii rewa ju ki n ma bawon sere oge lo. Won pon dele bi olele awe. Oju won gun rege. Ikebe won ju Olumo rooki lo. Irun ori won n bena yan-yan-yan bi igba ti ara ba san loju orun.

Saturday, April 12, 2014

BOKO HARAM KIN LO DE.

 Egbinri ote bi a se n pa okan , ni okan n ru . Ojo monigbabe ni ojo oni je ni ilu ati lpinle Borno nibi ti awon Boko Haram ti dana ibon, ofa ati bomb mo awon omo ti ko mowo ti won ko mo ese lara. Jeje ku ni awon omo wonyii , ti opo ninu won je alejo n lo se idanwo JAMB sugbon ti ogunlogo won ko mo pe titan yo de ba awon lojo oni , bi won se n ju bomb lotun ni won n yinbo losi ti opo awon omo yi si n sa bo si owo awon eni ibi wonyii.

Friday, April 11, 2014

Aroko - Yoruba Parabolic Message

Aroko was a way by which pre-literate Yorubas used to send message over long distance in the olden days. It is done by sending some symbolic items to the person for whom the message was meant through a third party; and the message would be understood by the receiver.
For an instance in December 1854, the Awujale of Ijebu sent such a parabolic message to Rev. David Hinderer who was then resident in Ibadan. The Aroko he sent to him was this: ten cowries strung together and a seed of the orange fruit. The meaning of the Aroko is this: come, it is well. Can you spot the correlation between the items sent and its meaning?

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

The Unforgotten Yoruba

Funmilayo Ransome Kuti born 25 October 1900 in Abeokuta, she was a prominent Yoruba woman and an anti-colonial activist, a teacher and a politician. She was described by many as the doyen of women's rights in Nigeria and the Mother of Nigeria. She founded and was the leader of Abeokuta Women's Union on a campaign against arbitrary taxation of women, a pressure group that had over 20,000 membership, the struggle which led to the abdication of the Egba King Oba Ademola II in 1949.

Sunday, April 6, 2014

The Concept Of Marriage In Yorubaland

Marriage is one of the oldest institutions among Yoruba, it marks the end and the beginning of a new era between two different individuals, who agreed to live together, and through their union creates everlasting friendship between homes of their birth.

In times past, marriage matters were never left in the hands of prospective couples, rather, families’ affairs. Several steps were required before marriage could be consummated, although, things have really changed; yet, some of these steps are still valid and observed in a marriage journey by couples, because of their cultural relevance.

Saturday, April 5, 2014

Adeshina Remigio Herrera (Obara Meji) Adeshina (Crown of Fire): founding fathers of Ifa

Adeshina Remigio Herrera (Obara Meji)Adeshina (Crown of Fire) is credited as being one of the most important founding fathers of Ifa in Cuba. A Yoruba born in Yorubaland and initiated as a babalawo there, was enslaved and taken to Cuba as a young man in the 1830s.

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

We are learning on Ọmọ Oódua Today…... What is the Yorubs Word for ......


We are learning on Ọmọ Oódua
Today…...
WHAT'S THE YORUBA WORD FOR STAR?? (Pictured)
With this approach, we have learned that:
African Star Apple is Agbalumo
Ground Hornbill is Akalamagbo
Eagle is Idi
Pouched Rat is Okete

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

APALARA, EJIKA N’IYEKAN...



...Oju ni atọkun ara, Iwa ni atọkun ẹwa
ọpọlọpọ obinrin lo ti sọ’wa nu, Igba-aya wọn lo nse atọkun ẹwa fun wọn
Bi ẹlomi gba’rodan awọn tibi mejeeji tan, ti wọn ko bo se yẹ ki wọn ko
gbogbo ẹ o wa ran’ju kankankan, wọn wan ta tokunbọ ”no testing” ka kiri igboro
O ti gbagbe wipe, ẹni to ba ta ọja yeepẹ, dandan ni ko gbowo okuta.

Friday, March 28, 2014

A History of African Hair From the 1400s to Present.

 1920s: Marcus Garvey, a black nationalist, urges followers to embrace their natural hair and reclaim an African aesthetic.
Woman (Mbororo) in Foumban, Cameroon. Originally published 1919.

1444: Europeans trade on the west coast of Africa with people wearing elaborate hairstyles, including locks, plaits and twists.

Monday, March 24, 2014

The Concept Of Respect In The Yoruba Society


Respect is a phenomenon that is renowned with the Yoruba people, it is a culture that the Yoruba people take pride in.

It is an important aspect of the Yoruba custom that has been passed down to every generation as it is an epitome of peace and orderliness which we take very seriously.

It is used as an indication of social status, wealth, maturity and or old age. In Yorubaland, everyone is expected to show respect and courtesy to people older than them. Although one would expect respect to be a matter of choice, it is so in Yoruba culture too, really, but it is not completely a matter of one’s choice when the other older person demands it.

Friday, March 21, 2014

Kenya female lawmakers stage walkout as polygamy law is passed

It was a sitting filled with drama today in Kenya's parliament as female members of the assembly staged a walkout during proceedings in the parliament. Their grievance was as a result of a new law their male counterparts all favored which they see as derogatory to the rights of Kenyan women. 

Prior to today when the Kenyan Marriage Amended Bill was passed into law, it was customary in Kenya for men to seek the permission of their first wife before bringing in another woman as second wife or even marry as many as they want. The men obviously woke up from their slumber and decided to remove that clause in their constitution and this infuriated the women big time. Continue..

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