Welcome to Fayemioye's Blog

Oyo clash: Traditional religion elders rise in defence of Ifa priests   Elders of Traditional Religion worshipers under the aegis of the Concerned Committee of Yoruba Traditional Culture and Faith Ambassadors have stood in defence of  three Ifa priests accused of impersonating the Alaafin of  Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, and extorting some foreigners, who are Ifa practitioners.

The relationship between Irunmole and Omo eniyan was symbiotic in nature and rewarding especially for Omo eniyan.   There are five major ways by which Irunmole relate effectively with Omo eniyan right from the emergence of man on earth. The ways include the following

The Irunmole of 401 that existed on earth have their favorite feeding material offered to them by their devotees respectively.  They also have their taboos which are not to be given to them by their devotes so also they have their mode of feeding which is the topic of discuss.

Traditional knowledge and customs are those beliefs, stories, aesthetics, and ways of a people that are part of cultural norm, that is passed from person to person or generation to generation. Nigeria as a country is blessed with a serene environment inhabited with a lot of good people from different ethnicities and cultural background. Yet, despite Nigeria’s good environment, encounters challenges in preserving the environment.

I sometimes sit down by myself, wondering why sometimes life could be unfair. You would see a person good at praying and at the same time, a person who is averagely good in prayers and a person who is poorly good in it. It then amazes me sometimes to see the person whose prayer is poorly made come to past immediately while those good and average ones are yet to be answered then the good and average ones wondered what went wrong for them. 

The popular Yoruba saying that goes thus: Bi a ba se bo Eegun si ni eegun ngbe ni si, bi a ba se bo Orisa si ni Orisa ngbe ni ( The ancestors give support according to how good they are worshiped; an Orisa rewards according to how well the Orisa is appeased to). This clearly stated that as an Ifa or Orisa devotee, you should find it as a must in taking care of your Ifa or Orisa, you should not just be a devotee only by words but importantly by actions.

The Ọmọlúàbí is a Yorùbá philosophical and cultural concept to describe a person of absolute goodness--An e pitome of humanity. The Ọmọlúàbí concept signifies courage, hard work, humility and respect, etc. An Ọmọlúàbí is a person of honor who understands the benefits of hard work, respects the rights of others, and gives to the community in deeds and in action. Above all, an Ọmọlúàbí is a person of high integrity.

Sanpona, referred to as the divinity of Small pox was divined aspect of communal diseases- Epidemics. In other to prevent epidemics like small pox, chicken pox, measles and other deadly diseases, this divinity is worshiped among the Yoruba. The concept Sanpoona was developed among the Yoruba when they began to live in close communities within large cities. That period is identified as the Oduduwa Age and cities affected were initially, probably, in the northern areas of the Oyo kingdom.

Elagbara is the Oriki name of Esu in the diaspora. Countries like Brazil, Cuba, Trinidad and Tobago called him this name, the question is, is Esu referred to as Elegbaa in the Yorubaland? Yes, Esu has different kinds of oriki (praises names) but when he is being praised by his devotees he is not addressed as Elegbaa, he is called ALAGBARA which means the POWERFUL PERSON. So, how did the word "ELEGBAA" formed? Chief FAMA clarified her investigation. See below.

“Miracle can take place in any form, while we are praying on any matter if Olodumare is ready to give immediate answers to the prayer” Prayers is defined as a solemn request for help or expression of thanks addressed to God or another deity. Wikipedia opines that “Prayer can be a form of  religious practice , may be either individual or communal and take place in public or in private. It may involve the use of words, song or complete silence”.