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By Alabi Martin  The Africans believe in communalism, which means people living together in order to reach or achieve the common goal of the community.  This can be easily found in the ancient Yoruba community where people live a community life and act under the influence of the community and also work together in favor of the community. Also, in the Yoruba community, whatever is declared universally wrong is considered wrong by the individuals within the community, and whatever the community accepts to be right is considered rights by the individuals. This means that morality is the code of conduct that is being set up by the community in order to guide the conducts or actions of the people within the community.  In line with this, Adègbindin states that: Morality is held in high esteem by the Africa people and the regard they have  for how man should conduct himself in society has produced or led to the enactment of law, rules, customs, traditions and taboos th...

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Wife of the richest man in the world, Melinda Gates, was pictured on Saturday carrying on her head a bucket of water fetched from a village in Malawi. Net worth of the United States’ billionaire Bill Gates, according to Forbes magazine’s annual list of the world’s billionaires, stands at $76 billion. The billionaire’s spouse, who described herself as “philanthropist, businesswoman, mother, passionate advocate for women and girls,” posted a photo of herself with a 20-litre bucket of water on her head alongside two other Malawian women, walking on a dirt road. In another picture posted on her Instagram page, she was seen doing the dishes in a Malawian village. Describing her experience, Gates said on her Facebook page, “During my stay in Malawi, I joined the women collecting drinking water. I carried 20litres and it was tough. Meanwhile, Chrissy (middle) is carrying about 40 litres. Many women do this every day.” She has been described as one of the world’s famous social activist “...

PART 1 THE NOTION OF ADULTERY IN YORUBA CULTURE Adultery is not only being focused on by religion and the society alone, it also exists in African culture, and this is why our focus in this chapter will be on the notion of adultery in Yoruba culture. Also, we were able to show the difference between polygamy and adultery, this is done because we do not want people to consider polygamy an adultery act, whereas it is being considered a type of marriage in most African countries, even though it is not common in some western countries, but it is common in Yoruba culture. So, how does Yoruba culture view adultery? Before we go into their notion on adultery, we shall firstly discuss morality in Yoruba culture which will then lead us to marriage in Yoruba traditional thought system, and this will enable us see reasons why adultery is considered immoral, and we shall also discuss the place of women when it comes to adultery, and this will also...

The remains of the Ooni of Ife, Okunade Sijuwade, has arrived his palace in Ile Ife, knowledgeable and reliable palace sources have told PREMIUM TIMES. This website became aware of the development even as palace authorities and notable Ile-Ife personalities insist the Oba is alive, and is hale and hearty. Reliable palace insiders said on Saturday that the body of the paramount ruler left London in a chartered air ambulance on Friday and was taken to the palace under the cover of darkness. The body, our sources said, is now lying in a secluded part of the palace called Ilegbo, a sacred place where all Oonis commune with their ancestors. Ilegbo, we understand, is the place where highly-prized rituals take place within the confinement of the palace. It is also the place where the Are beaded crown, worn annually by the Ooni, is kept. The Are crown is usually worn through the back because it is forbidden for the Ooni to see the inside of the beaded crown. And when it is worn, the rain ...

Many women in the ancient town of Ile-Ife remained indoors on Saturday as the annual Oro festival entered its second day. Although a palace source denied that the festival had something to do with the reported death of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, the women believed otherwise. On Wednesday, Nigerian newspapers reported the death of the king. The news was vehemently denied by the traditional council of the ancient town. The commencement of Oro festival on Friday night, which is to last for seven days, further fueled speculations and anxiety about the monarch’s demise. Oro is a deity worshipped across Yoruba land, which forbids women from going out at night during the period of the festival. Although women were only forbidden to go out at night during the traditional festival, some women told NAN that it was better to be on the safe side by staying indoors during the period than to be caught and probably used as sacrifice. Mrs Rebecca Olaide, a market woman, said she w...

It is being noticed that in most cases, people in Africa and all over the world had limited the importance of ankara to just skirt and blouse and also to just dresses, but ankara can also go along way to be used for shoes and bag. That is the beauty of it as shown in the pictures below: To order, call 07031159835 or 08107470075 Email us @ afrikalogy@gmail.com