codwyha:
These things don't work. If they worked we would have defeated our colonial masters when they came here.

NwaNimo1:
Arabfrica.....what happened?

Urheadmaster:


If this was the oath all leaders took, by now our elite population for don reduce.

codwyha:
These things don't work. If they worked we would have defeated our colonial masters when they came here.

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codwyha:
These things don't work. If they worked we would have defeated our colonial masters when they came here.

gratiaeo:

So no Christian was there

FreeStuffsNG:

It's based on the faith practiced by each of those being sworn in.

It's not new among the Yoruba. Emeritus Prof Wande Abimbola, former Vice Chancellor, University of Ife, Ile-Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) was sworn into office as a Federal Minister in 2003 with Iwo (horn) filled with charm in the Ifa tradition.

Former Federal Minister, 91-year old Emeritus Prof Wande Abimbola is still a practicing Babalawo till date.

May God bless Nigeria for ever! Check my signature for free stuffs!

Olachase:
If this system can be legalized in south west
Dapo Abiodun Ogun state governor for don die Tay tay

FreeStuffsNG:

It's based on the faith practiced by each of those being sworn in.

It's not new among the Yoruba. Emeritus Prof Wande Abimbola, former Vice Chancellor, University of Ife, Ile-Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) was sworn into office as a Federal Minister in 2003 with Iwo (horn) filled with charm in the Ifa tradition.

Former Federal Minister, 91-year old Emeritus Prof Wande Abimbola is still a practicing Babalawo till date.

May God bless Nigeria for ever! Check my signature for free stuffs!

codwyha:
These things don't work. If they worked we would have defeated our colonial masters when they came here.

MorataFC:

Dapo Abiodun is like uncle to me, but I regret campaigning and voting for him.

Absuchat:
Barbaric tribe

Olachase:
If this system can be legalized in south west
Dapo Abiodun (Ogun state governor) for don die Tay tay

NwaNimo1:
Arabfrica.....what happened?

Olachase:
If this system can be legalized in south west
Dapo Abiodun (Ogun state governor) for don die Tay tay

Konquest:

Ogun is the God or deity of "War and Iron" in the Yoruba Religion (or Ifa Religion). "The Yoruba culture does NOT teach you to be weak and turn the other cheek, and this is why Ogun the "God of War and Iron" is venerated amongst the Yorubas for centuries (and also amongst other adherants in Benin Republic, Togo, Brazil, Cuba, Trinidad and Tobago, etc). The iconic 1986 Nobel laureate, Professor Oluwole Soyinka (of Ijebu paternal lineage and Egba Abeokuta Ransome-Kuti maternal lineage) is an adherant of the Ogun deity, and he gets invited annually to Cuba, Brazil, the U.S. and elsewhere in the Diaspora to give talks to enthusiastic folks on the Yoruba Religion.

Ogun is NOT an "idol" but a deity of the internationally-known Yoruba Religion. Some journalists like this Cable reporter are indeed ill-informed right from Journalism School and have to learn to upgrade their knowledge of modern language usage when writing for the general public including learning to respect the faiths of others.

Some don't even realize that it's WRONG to use the word "disabled" to refer to physically challenged folks in their publications. Physically challenged folks are NOT disabled in absolute terms.

The use of the term "half-caste" is also a dated term and WRONG to use as it is derogatory. The appropriate term for journalists and others to use is "biracial man or biracial woman." Even at that, I believe that race is a social construct.

Konquest:

A Babalawo (is ALSO known as an Ifa priest).
Both terms are used interchangeably.

indeed, Professor Wande Abimbola is an internationally-respected Ifa priest and was the two-term Vice-Chancellor of the Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife, Osun State.

I saw a picture years back where Professor Wande Abimbola was invited by the Roman Catholic Pope to an international gathering of the world's biggest religions to foster unity in Rome. This was after the year 2000.

Many educated Professors and intellectuals are Ifa priests (Babalawos) worldwide who understand the importance of cause-and-effect in human existence. They abhor negativity because of their higher state of spiritual consciousness. This is different from the fictitious "human sacrifice" representation in the scripts of some movies by dubious Nigerian movie producers. A group of Ifa priests (Babalawos) had interactions with the media houses to educate journalists and the public on the the differences between an Ifa priest or Babalawo who is the Priest of the Yoruba religion like you have an Imam or a Catholic priest, an Onisegun (a herbalist who uses herbs to treat or cure people) and an Oloogun Ika (those who use negativity to harm others).

Urheadmaster:


If this was the oath all leaders took, by now our elite population for don reduce.

FreeStuffsNG:

It's based on the faith practiced by each of those being sworn in.

It's not new among the Yoruba. Emeritus Prof Wande Abimbola, former Vice Chancellor, University of Ife, Ile-Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) was sworn into office as a Federal Minister in 2003 with Iwo (horn) filled with charm in the Ifa tradition.

Former Federal Minister, 91-year old Emeritus Prof Wande Abimbola is still a practicing Babalawo till date.

May God bless Nigeria for ever! Check my signature for free stuffs!

Urheadmaster:


If this was the oath all leaders took, by now our elite population for don reduce.