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It also covers spirits as well as deities found within the African religions—which is mostly derived from traditional African religions. Additionally, prominent mythic figures including heroes and legendary creatures may also be included in this list.
Agemo - the chameleon servant of the supreme god Olorun. Ọbalúayé - orisha of the Earth and strongly associated with infectious disease and healing; Erinlẹ̀ - an elephant hunter and physician to the gods; Èṣù - Èṣù is the orisha of crossroads, duality, beginnings and balance; Ibeji - twin orisha of vitality and youth
A symbol of the Yoruba religion (Isese) with labels Yoruba divination board Opon Ifá. According to Kola Abimbola, the Yorubas have evolved a robust cosmology. [1] Nigerian Professor for Traditional African religions, Jacob K. Olupona, summarizes that central for the Yoruba religion, and which all beings possess, is known as "Ase", which is "the empowered word that must come to pass," the ...
Nigeria has one official language which is English, as a result of the British colonial rule over the nation. Nevertheless, it is not spoken as a first language in the entire country because other languages have been around for over a thousand years making them the major languages in terms of numbers of native speakers.
Osanobua, the main Edo-Esan god. This name for God was brought over to Christianity and its missionaries, and thus the translation for God in Esanland is Osanobua. Olokun; Èṣù, wrongly categorized as the Esan trickster god. This god is shared with Yoruba and Edo myth. The name Èṣù was used as a translation for Satan by Christian ...
The name of divination in Igbo derives from ígbá áfà or áhà meaning 'to name' coming from the diviner's skill in rooting out problems hence naming them. [70] The dibia or ogba afa , 'interpreter of afa', is considered a master of esoteric knowledge and wisdom and igba afa is a way in which people can find out the cause of such things as ...
Essien, Dominic (1993), Uruan people in Nigerian history, Uyo: Modern business press Ltd., ISBN 9782676217; Etifit, Edet Solomon (1979), Aspects of the Pre-Colonial History of Enwang in Oron Local Government Area (BA), University of Nigeria, Nsukka; Goldie, Hugh (1862), Dictionary of the Efik Language, in two parts. I-Efik and English.
Literally, Amadioha means man of the people. Most people from the eastern part of Nigeria ascribe the name to their local deity/god. Shrines to Amadioha still exist in different parts of Igboland, but the main shrine is located at Ogboro Ama Ukwu or Ihiokpu as it is called in Ozuzu in Etche Local Government Area of present-day Rivers state, Nigeria.