Egungun, a deity with a colourful dress, is one of the greatest divinities in Yoruba land. Among traditions, there are lots of stories about Egungun cult and how it sprouted among the Yoruba. It ...

Egungun masquerader may be defined as the collective spirits of the ancestors who occupy a space in heaven hence they are called Ara Orun (dwellers of heaven). These ancestral spirits are believed to ...

Nigeria’s annual Egungun festival is a centuries old Yoruba tradition, and one of the most colourful cultural celebrations in West and Central Africa. The streets of the town of Iwo in south-west ...

Egungun tradition is a unique way through which African society chooses to bring the spirits to become tangible, a medium that gives access to the spirit world. It is a tradition that best ...

Fuji singer, Alhaji Abass Akande Obesere, also known as Omo Rapala, was pretty impressed after he saw a video of some white students grooving to his hit track. A Caucasian Student Jamming To ‘Egungun ...