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Ifa Reading of the Year, Oke Itase, Ile-Ife Nigeria on June 5, 2010

Ifa of the Year for all Ifa/Orisa practitioners all over the world was revealed at Oke Itase, Ile-Ife on the 5th of June, 2010.

Fort Coenraadsburg (Elmina)

Situated at the end of a steep and narrow road , at the top of S‹o Jago Hill overlooking the historic Sao Jorge Castle, lies the smaller, but equally significant Fort Coenraadsburg. The original structure that lay atop the hill was a chapel built by the Portuguese in honor of St. James. In 1637, however, [...]

Sao Jorge da Mina (Elmina)

St. George’s Castle, also known as Mina, is the oldest major stone structure erected by the Europeans in the Tropics. Built by the Portuguese in 1482, it was to be the first of many trading forts constructed along the Gold Coast and would play a vital role in the development of a trade whose social, [...]

Isese Celebration 2008, Osogbo, Nigeria

Ibusa Town: a Funeral Ceremony in Nigeria

Ibusa offers an example of a town in Nigeria where traditional funeral rites are still very much held in honour of the dead.

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Disaster Preparedness Kits

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