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....
Yoruba historical epics are drawing cinema audiences in 2026. See what to know about King Kosoko: The Battle for Lagos, Efunroye and Apaara, with background on the history behind them....
Yoruba and Nagot traditional rulers met in Savè, Benin, on 8 October 2026 to strengthen ties with Ile-Ife. Read what was reported and the background on Yoruba heritage in Benin Republic....
Brazil's Consul General in Lagos has proposed bringing Afro-Brazilian Yoruba music to Lagos, after songs in Yoruba and Portuguese were found in a church basement in Brazil....
Explore 12 classic Yoruba dishes with short descriptions and cooking tips, from efo riro, moin moin and ofada stew to ikokore, akara and iyan....
Ọ̀rúnmìlà is the Yoruba divinity of wisdom and the patron of Ifá divination. Learn who he is, his role as witness of destiny, his symbols and how he is honoured today....