Category: Tradition – Customs

Osile

Tradition – Customs

Osile Traditional ruler of Oke-Ona in Abeokuta, one of the four sectional quaters that constituted Egbaland. Others are Egba Alake, Gbagura and Owu. Oke-Ona is in Abeokuta North Local Government Area of… read more
Adetoyese Laoye

Arts, Music – Old, People, Philosophy – African, Tradition – Ceremonies, Tradition – Customs

Adetoyese Laoye; Timi of Ede. Before he ascended the throne in the 1940s, he was a church organist, a great dancer, a good singer, a lover of culture, and a historian. He… read more
Ifa

Culture – Others, Religion, Tradition – Customs

The central figure in Ifa divinity is Orunmila, the convener of wisdom who, in Yoruba myth, was witness to earth’s creation. There is no going further in human history than that. Oduduwa’s… read more
Ekimogun Day

Tradition – Ceremonies, Tradition – Customs

Ekimogun Day: Carnival in Ondo town, incorporating dances, marches and impressive cultural extravaganza. First, the drums roared at sunrise. And the crowd at the civic centre erupted in ecstasy. The tingling sound… read more
Osemawe

Tradition – Customs

Osemawe is the paramount traditional ruler of the Ondo, often referred to as ‘Egins’, a Yoruba people with a sub-ethnic identity dating back to the 16th century[i]. Osemawe genealogical tree shows an… read more
Ado Bayero

People, Tradition – Ceremonies, Tradition – Customs

Ado Bayero; 13th Fulani paramount traditional ruler of the Kano emirate for 51 years. Over the years of his reign, Bayero became an institution of sorts whose counseling and advocacy are treated… read more
Ebitimi Banigo

Economics – CBN, People, Politics – General, Tradition – Customs

Ebitimi Banigo; banker and financial consultant argued by some to be the real father of modern banking in Nigeria. Banigo became the managing director of International Merchant Bank at age 33 and… read more
Arochukwu

Culture – Others, Towns/Cities, Tradition – Customs

Arochukwu is the third largest town in Abia State (after Aba and Umuahia) in southeastern Nigeria. The city, consisting of 19 villages is about 120km from Umuahia and shares common boundary with… read more
Ekwueme Lazarus

Music – Others, People, Tradition – Customs

Ekwueme Lazarus; Nigerian musicologist, an alumnus of Royal College of Music, London and the first professor of music made in Nigeria, University of Lagos. Laz Ekwueme was born January 28, 1936 in… read more
Rilwan Akiolu

Tradition – Customs

Rilwan Akiolu; the first Oba of Lagos to be crowned since the creation of the state in 1967. Oba Riiwanu Osuolanie Aremu Babatunde Akiolu was installed as the Oba of Lagos on… read more