Study Finds that Yorubas Are Genetically 99.9% Igbo
Four of the major coastal ethnic groups of Western Africa: the Yoruba, Igbo, Akan and the Gaa-Adangbe are dissimilar at a glance and evidently geographic neighbours, but very closely related, when examined at the genetic level.
ORI
by James C. Lewis
ORI – Ruler of the head. He is a metaphysical concept important to Yoruba spirituality and way of life. Ori, literally meaning “head,” refers to one’s spiritual intuition and destiny. It is the reflective spark of human consciousness embedded into the human essence, and therefore is often personified as an orisha in its own right . In Yoruba tradition, it is believed that human beings are able to heal themselves both spiritually and physically by working with the orishas to achieve a balanced character, or iwa-pele. When one has a balanced character, one obtains an alignment with one’s Ori or divine self. Alignment with one’s Ori brings, to the person who obtains it, inner peace and satisfaction with life. To come to know the Ori is, essentially, to come to know oneself. The primacy of individual identity is best captured in a Yoruba proverb: “Ori la ba bo, a ba f’orisa sile”. When translated, this becomes It is the inner self we ought to venerate, and let divinity be.
Candido da Fonseca Galvao (Sheets , 1845 – 1890) was a military officer in Brazil.
Candido da Fonseca Galvao was probably a son or grandson of African King Abiodun of Oyo Empire in the area now known as Nigeria. He was recognized as a foreign sovereign by the Brazilian monarchy, and was known as Dom Oba II d’Africa, or simply Dom Oba.
The Yorubas and other Canaanite/Israelites of Nigeria
By Jide Uwechia
Ancient Canaanite King
Yorubas and the neighbouring nationalities located in Nigeria have this oral tradition of an origin extraneous to West Africa.
The Alaafin’s Royal Triplets – Traditional Yoruba Custom of Oyo Kingdom
Culled from
Nigerian Tribune Newspaper Company
Wednesday June 3, 2009
EVERYTHING about the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III, is unique, and this explained the style of the traditional naming of his youngest children, a set of triplets, held recently in the expansive palace.
Plantain Extract Boosts kidney Health, Sexual Functions In Men
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By Chukwuma Muanya
Plantains provide diabetes treatment
Plantain has always been valued in folkloric medicine, as well as for its food values. One of the traditional medical uses ascribed to it is the ability to lower blood sugar. In the South of Nigeria, for example, it is used as a readily available medicine for diabetes.
BENEFITS OF WATERLEAF
Pax Herbal Clinic and ResearchLaboratories (Paxherbals) Founder and monk, St. Benedict Monastery, Ewu in Edo State, Rev Father Anselm Adodo, answers the question.
Grown throughout the tropical regions of the world, the plantain is a close relative of the banana, making important contributor to the economy of many countries. The nutritional value of unripe plantain makes it stand out as a very important addition to any healthy living diet plan due to its nutrient content.
The following is a partial list of the various tribes throughout north, south, east and west Africa who are descendants of the Hebrew Israelite
nation: