Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti – The Lioness Of Lisaba
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti ( 1900-1978) Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti was born on 25th October 1900 as Frances Abigail Olufunmilayo Thomas in Abeokuta, Nigeria, and died in Abeokuta on 12th April 1978. She was the daughter of Daniel Olumoyewa Thomas (a farmer and trader) and Phyllis Moyeni Dese (a dressmaker). She was married to Reverend Israel Oludotun Ransome-Kuti […]
Nigerian Neighbourhoods in America
Nigerian Neighbourhoods in America Nigerians travel to or live in the United States for a variety of reasons, and the country offers many opportunities and experiences for Nigerians who choose to visit or live there. Also, American cities have a long history of integrating migrants into their social, economic, and political infrastructures, which is […]
Yoruba Insults
Yoruba Insults Language is a phenomenon that is used in communication. The environment we live in is largely verbal, therefore, language serves as an expressive function used in everyday conversation. Yoruba is an ethnic group which has an exciting history and rich culture. Yoruba people are known for numerous things, one of those things […]
Days of The Week Blogpost
The Yoruba calendar (Kọ́jọ́dá) is a calendar used by the Yoruba people of southwestern and north central Nigeria and southern Benin. The traditional Yoruba week has four days but to reconcile with the Gregorian calendar, Yoruba people also measure time in seven days a week. The days of the week in Yoruba are all preceded […]
How to return to learning a language blogpost
Let’s be honest. There are many things we have picked and dropped over the years, one of which includes languages. No one loves spending time re-learning a language they learned halfway in the past. Taking short or long breaks from learning a language is ok to avoid burnout because life can get overwhelming. It is […]
Oríkì
Oríkì is a type of traditional oral poetry that is attributive and often projects praise. It is said to be the most popular of Yorùbá poetic forms and is passed down from generation to generation. Unfortunately, this appears to be declining like many other traditional practices. In the absence of written documents, certain oríkì’s acted […]
Ogun jíjà
Ogun jíjà refers to warfare that can occur between communities, different people in the same ethnic group, various ethnic groups, regions, countries, religious factions etc. The common causes of war in ancient Yorubaland include: Boundary dispute To enlarge one’s region and dominate others To fight against domination and agitate for freedom when already dominated, […]
MOVIE REVIEW: AGOGO EEWO
AGOGO EEWO Agogo Eewo is the sequel to Saworoide, which we have already reviewed here. If you’ve given that a watch, you will find characters and locations in this movie familiar. To watch it all at once, I would recommend you do so on Olayemi Olatunji’s youtube channel. There it is titled ‘AGOGO EEWO – […]
Àsà ìranra-ẹni lọ́wọ́
BUILDING COMMUNITY Àsà ìranra-ẹni lọ́wọ́ refers to the ways in which Yoruba people help each other out with work, whether it is at the farm, in the home, money affairs or in other matters. It is advantageous because it enables work to commence and finish quickly, it develops community, reduces the difficulties that come from […]
IWURE/ISURE
IWURE/ISURE Iwure, breaking down the words would give us iwu and ire which mean to bring forth/unearth and goodness/blessings . Isure on the other hand is from isu and ire which means to come/break forth from underneath a surface and goodness/blessings respectively. The unearthing and breaking forth come from the ground (ile), holds important significance […]