As a matter of fact, Islam reached Yorubaland in places like Iwo from the ancient empire of Mali as early as the 16th century, making the region one of the earliest sites of Islam in sub-Saharan ...

One of my fondest memories as a four/five year-old growing up in Ilesha, was sharing time with someone I considered a kind, ...

Abimbola, the president and founder of Ifa Heritage Institute, asserted that “Brazil is Yorubaland”. He said: “I used to go to Brazil every year. When I began to go to Brazil in 1975 ...

In a communiqué issued by the Office of the Grand Mufti of the League of Imams and Alfas in Yorubaland, the body stated that its decision was based on precise astronomical calculations and ...

But, in the South-West region or the Yorubaland, the drinking of alcohol is permitted in public spaces. The Sharia laws mean that the Hisbah Corps would be introduced to ensure strict compliance ...

Across Yorubaland, there are Obas who reign over kingdoms and Baales who hold lordships over smaller territories, often under the authority of an Oba. It is customary for these Obas and Baales to ...

The minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has donated a modern central mosque built in memory of his late ...

The Aareonakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, on Friday described the passing of foremost Afenifere leader and staunch Awoist, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, as a monumental loss. He likened the late ...

The secessionist group stated this in a statement, signed by its leader Professor Banji Akintoye, arguing that no Islamic provisions mandate Yoruba Muslims to accept Sultan as their leader.

“Obalufon could be said to be an architect of modern Ile-Ife and Yorubaland. These assertions could be backed up by the gaps filled by the Obalufon dynasty in Ile-Ife and Yorubaland. “In ...

Consequently, political Islam and Islamist separatism will begin to define the socio-political landscape of Yorubaland as the Yoruba Muslims increasingly get isolated from their kith and kin of ...

As a matter of fact, Islam reached Yorubaland in places like Iwo from the ancient empire of Mali as early as the 16th century, making the region one of the earliest sites of Islam in sub-Saharan ...