Ifa is a divination based on 16 basic and 240 derivative figures (odu) obtained either by the manipulation of 16 palm nuts or by the toss of a chain (opele) of eight half seed shells.

In conjunction with other divine instruments such as Iroke Ifa (diviner tapper), Ikin Ifa (sacred palm or kola nuts) and opele Ifa (divination chain), the tray is used to determine the verses ...

Although Ifa divination is a system of religious practice, the iconography of its sculpture is varied. This cup, for example, is supported on three curved mudfish. The mudfish is highly symbolic, ...

The cultural scholar explained the significance of Ifá beyond cultural heritage, with implications for fields like public health, diagnostics, and telecommunications.

By Paul DadaFormer President Olusegun Obasanjo says he respects Ifa the Yoruba divination system because Orunmila (the god of divination) had been in Yorubaland before the advent of Christianity ...

In present-day Benin and Nigeria, Dahomey, a Fon kingdom founded in the seventeenth century, and Oyo, a Yoruba kingdom founded in the fourteenth century, were rival states. This rivalry resulted in a ...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said although he is Christian, he does not joke with Ifa. The Ifa divination system, which makes use of an extensive corpus of texts and mathematical ...