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Throw Back: Oba Sijuwade When He Arrived For His Coronation

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Check out the photos of immediate past Ooni of Ife, late Oba Okunade Sijuwade Olubuse ll as he arrived for his installation and Coronation as the 50th Ooni of Ile Ife back in December 1980, at the age of 50.

IFE Gets New Ooni as Aregbesola Release Statement

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This is coming barely three months after the death of Oba Okunade Sijuwade. Prince Ogunwusi is from the Giesi ruling house and he is the 51st Ooni of Ile-Ife. 

Read 10 Nigerian Unbelievable Facts

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Nigeria is a country located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north. Its coast in the south lies on the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean.

British Tottenham Choir Group Sings Ise Oluwa in Yoruba Language

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Dear Readers, I came about this Inspiring Video Online and I decide to share it with you. Isn't it wonderful how the whites are now beginning to promote and embrace our culture. Watch the YouTube video below: 

Mende cane village: Many crafts, few buyers

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From one end of Lagos to the other, villages are spread out with their peculiar historical underpinnings. Computer Village is the hub of mobile electronics and allied applications; Mechanic Village is the home for motor spare parts.

Alaafin Of Oyo’s Senior Wife, Olori Kafayat Oyinlola Adeyemi Marks 60th Birthday

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One of the Alaafin of Oyo's most senior wives, Ayaba Kafayat Oyinlola Adeyemi, today turned 60. And to celebrate her, the Alaafin of Oyo himself Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, his wives, traditional chiefs and well wishers gathered at the Aganju Forecourt of the Alaafin's palace for the party. More Photos: 

Breathtaking Pictorial Representation Of Yoruba Deities By James C. Lewis

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Photo credit go to James C. Lewis, a US-based photographic artist. Personally, I've always been fascinated by the rich cultural history of the Yorubas and Binis. 1. AGANJU

Meet The Mami Water People ( worshippers of the Osun river goddess) in Osun

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See what I just found on IG again, guys. Someone said real devotees of the water deities wouldn't call themselves "mami water people" but according to these 3 ladies pictured above, they really are mami water people.

Check Out Photos From Prof. Wole Soyinka Country Home Located in a Forest in Ogun

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Check out the mysterious house of Nigerian Nobel laureate Prof Wole Soyinka which is located in the middle of a thick forest, the main building is a red-brick house, which nestles atop a hill with a tiny river flowing below and giant trees towering above it, the main building has amphitheater for drama rehearsals and performances.

Down the memory lane; photos of Mrs. Funmilayo Ransome Kuti, first Nigerian woman to drive a car and her Fela Anikulapo Kuti

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Well educated with a colonial education and a Christian background, she was radicalized through the actions of the British occupation of Nigeria: its racism, sexism and economic violence.

Photos: The Trobrianders, The Tribe Where Kids Start Having Se’x At 6 – Papua, New Guinea (18+only)

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  These islanders from a remote tribe in Papua guinea seem like a case study in the ultimate consequences of the sexual revolution.   Girls want sex just as much as guys, and kids start having sex at a very young age — 6-8 for the girls and 10-12 for the guys — with no social stigma.  more pics after the cut.

Nok culture stuns Germany - Culture and Tourism

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     FINDINGS of a collaborative archaeological research on ancient Nok clay and metal sculptures between Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) and Goethe University, Frankfurt were objects of an exhibition at the Liebieghaus Museum, Frankfurt, recently. Nok culture, through its unique sculptures, came to global knowledge when accidental discoveries of exquisite terracotta sculptures were made during tin mining operations around 1928. The findings were then named after the first site where they were discovered.

Orangun of Ila celebrates Isinro, marks 10th anniversary

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                                                                       YORUBA land has very rich culture, tradition, values and norms considered as unassailable and  one of the best in the world. It is a tradition rooted in the genealogy of the race which distinguishes it from others, making it a point of reference in the mode of dressing, celebration of festivals, moral values and many other historically deep and meaningful etiquette.

Osun Osogbo: Toast of corporate Nigeria

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Unlike other festivals suffering from lack of corporate sponsorship, the Osun Osogbo Festival continues to enjoy the patronage of some of Nigeria’s big companies.