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As pharaohs reborn Our foreman: mule us into stones carriers Turn us into strawless brick makers And steel their hearts against our cries

According to chambers 20th Century Dictionary, Peace is given a simplistic definition as a state of quiet, checkeedom from contention, ease of mind or conscience.  While peaceful means enjoying peace or tending towards peace. In Ifa, peace is further explained and described as a state of physical, Mental, social and spiritual well-being which in a balanced, accepted and peaceable form with the human and non human environment (animate and inanimate). According to ifa, peace is a much broader term that require balance and equilibrium with everything. The maintenance of peace actually begins first from within an individual which later permeates through the family and the society at large. For instance, the physical, mental, social and spiritual well-being of a person are essential in the maintenance of peace in the society. If peace within oneself is not achieved, it will not only affects t the quality of life of that person but also society at large.

The following poem is about the advent and impact of foreign religion and missionaries on our tradition and culture.

Eid'Mubarak to all Islamic followers...

In Ifa, there are specific roles that had been prescribed for an apetebi to ensure the development of home, the community, and the nation as a whole in line with the dictates of Olodumare. According to Ifa, an apetebi is the wife of Ifa, and not necessarily, the wife of a Babalawo or an ifa practitioner. A woman may be advised to have the symbol of Ifa on her person in order to solve a specific problem in life or to accelerate to the realization of certain goals for her while the husband may not be an Ifa practitioner at all.

A lot had been written and said about the position of same gender lovers in Ifa religion . Some say that Ifa is sent on this practice, other say that Ifa is against it, while yet others say categorically that Ifa supports the practice.

Some do not what Ifa is especially those who practice other religions ( Christianity and Islam especially). Their perspective on Ifa is not good as they think Ifa is not from God. I have had different experiences of this from the Christianity and Islam followers which portray a bad image on  Ifa. Below are the 10 basic facts you should know about Ifa. 1: Ifa is the divine message of Olodumare (Almighty) to man-kind. 2: Ifa is the word of of Olodumare. 3: Ifa explains the basis for the existence of all things past, present and future. 4: Ifa transcends all the creatures and traditions of all things - man , animals, plants, rocks, wind and fire. 5: Ifa prescribes the spiritual/physical solution to all problems. 6: Ifa is the first, oldest and truest religion of mankind. 7: Orunmila, harbinger of the divine message of Olodumare (Ifa) is thus the first and truest Guardian of the universal secretes of existence. 8: Orunmila, in all things spiritual and ...

27 year old Isis Thomas, from Bristol,UK was blocked from logging into her facebook account because of her first name. On Monday, Isis tried to log into her profile only to find Facebook asking her to change her name.

Cristiano Ronaldo moved closer to his “dream” of finally landing Portugal a major international title after squeezing past Poland 5-3 on penalties in Marseille. Ronaldo endured a frustrating night in front of goal in his quest to match Michel Platini’s record of nine Euros finals goals. Portugal drew 1-1 with Poland at the end of 120 minutes of play. However, Ronaldo netted from the spot in the shootout to edge towards a crowning glory for what he described as an already “privileged” career having won three Champions Leagues and three World Player of the Year awards. “The dream is getting closer and anything can happen now. I’m not missing anything (in honours) and even if my career finished today I would still feel privileged,” said the Real Madrid star. “But I’ve always said, and I don’t hide it, that I would love to win a title with the national team. We’re on the right road.” Next up for Ronaldo’s Portugal is a semi-final meeting with either his Madrid teammate ...

Kendall Jenner bought the renovated Hollywood Hills mansion of John Krasinski and Emily Blunt for $6.5 million.