Nike Davies-Okundaye is one of Nigeria's best-known textile artists. Learn about her life, her work in adire and batik, the Nike Art Centres and why her art matters to Yoruba culture....
Listen to Beginning Of Wisdom (BOW), the 2026 album by Yoruba music star 9ice. See release details, track highlights, background on the artist and links to stream the album online....
Listen to AKANNI, the 2026 EP by Yoruba artist Okin Vibezz. See the tracklist, release details, artist background and links to stream the EP online....
Listen to OGORUN, the 2026 album by Yoruba Afro-roots artist Hondread. Get the release details, tracklist highlights, production credits and links to stream the album online....
A lecture in Ibadan on the role of traditional chanters and poets in promoting Yoruba culture and language. Read what was reported and why the oral arts matter....
Design Week Lagos 2026 runs from 18 to 25 October, with the theme Making A New Africa: From Material to Market. See the dates, venues, what to expect and how it fits Lagos's creative calendar....
Discover six well-known Yoruba proverbs about character, wisdom and family, with the Yoruba text, English meaning and how elders use them in everyday life....
Learn about the Egba people of Abeokuta: how the city was founded around 1830, Sodeke, Olumo Rock, the Alake, the Egba United Government and famous Egba figures....
Learn about the Ijebu people of Ogun State: their history, the Awujale of Ijebuland, the ancient earthwork Sungbo's Eredo, the 1892 British expedition and the Ojude Oba Festival....
How did the Atlantic slave trade shape the Yoruba? Explore the role of Oyo, the nineteenth-century wars, abolition and how Yoruba culture reached Brazil, Cuba and Sierra Leone....









