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Must everything be copied?
What troubles me isn't only the borrowing. It's what's being lost on both sides. Every culture has their own rich traditions and their own ways of leading a wedding ceremony.
Each time you swap something out, you are erasing your culture with your own hands. From Gèlè to ìpèlé, abẹ̀bẹ̀, irùkẹ̀rẹ̀, now Alága and Ìdọ̀bálẹ̀. Where does it really end?
And instead of crediting the source, the next step is always co-ownership. “We call it this in our own language, you didn’t invent MC”.
In another generation, these wedding videos will be held up as proof by your children claiming you’ve never been to Lagos.
Putting this out now that Alága is a Yorùbá institution and practice. The Alága Ìdúró and Alága Ìjókòó guide the ceremony in our language, proverbs and protocol. It isn't a generic wedding MC role. We don’t want to hear stories later. Thanks.
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From c.1300 Yoruba & From c.2026 Yoruba
Lol..I will show you yoruba sculpture with gele, will you show me ibo sculpture with ichafu? @theOlaBola can you help me with the yoruba sculpture with gele..thanks
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An Ika woman stood up and made her position clear: “WE ARE IKAS! WE ARE NOT IBOS!”
Nigeria needs peace, mutual respect, and recognition of the identities of its many ethnic groups. Nobody should have to fight to preserve their own name, history, language, and cultural identity.
When some people are busy claiming Yorubaland, others are arguing over the identity and heritage of the Ika people. This constant struggle over who belongs to whom only creates unnecessary tension and division.
The Ika people have their own history, cultural identity, and traditions. Their identity deserves to be heard and respected, not dictated to them by outsiders.
Nigeria is a multiethnic country, not the property of any single ethnic group.
Whether Yoruba, Ika, Ibo, Edo, Urhobo, Itsekiri, or any other people, every community deserves the freedom to preserve its heritage and determine how it identifies itself.
We cannot preach unity while disrespecting the identities of others. Unity must be built on mutual respect, not ethnic domination.
Let the Ika people speak for the Ika people. Let the Yoruba speak for the Yoruba. Let every community's history be examined honestly, without forcing political or ethnic narratives onto others.
Nigeria needs peace. Respect other people's lands, histories, and identities. 🇳🇬
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Did I not tell you that by the time this restructuring is over the real igbos will find themselves isolated and alone in their region while the "fake Igbos" will maintain their land, territory, culture, identity and language.
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Everybody just rejecting this flat head region people, nobody wants to associate themselves with the ibo criminal DNA people 😭
Everybody just rejecting this flat head region people, nobody wants to associate themselves with the ibo criminal DNA people 😭
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The Journal of Multicultural and Cross-Cultural Research in Art Education (1983–1990) depicts a traditional Ibo woman wearing a bandana (ichafo). When did the Ibo ichafo/ichafu become associated with a voluminous, elaborate headdress like the Gele? When did this change occur? 🤔
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Gele 🤩🌷 Yoruba women, take your flowers! The beauty, artistry and legacy of our heritage deserve their flowers. 💐❤
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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼-𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 “𝗢̀𝗸𝘂̀𝗸𝘂́” & 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗳
About 𝟭,𝟬𝟬𝟬 years ago, Yorùbá women gracefully rocked their beaded 𝘀̣𝘂̀𝗸𝘂́, or 𝗮̄𝗷𝗲̣̄𝗴𝗵𝗲̣̄, also casually called 𝗮̄𝗱𝗲́ (and ?now? called 𝗼̀𝗸𝘂̀𝗸𝘂́ by the Binis).
𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝟭 shows a beaded 𝘀̣𝘂̀𝗸𝘂́ hairstyle or 𝗮̄𝗷𝗲̣̄𝗴𝗵𝗲̣̄, (aka. 𝗼̀𝗸𝘂̀𝗸𝘂́ by the Binis) excavated from Ìwìnrìn-Grove, Ifẹ̀. This terracotta dates to circa 𝟭𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗔𝗗.
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𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝟮 shows two (2) broken fragments of same hairstyle. The fragment above broke off from the 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲-𝟭 terracotta, while the one below is from a different terracotta altogether—but also from Ifẹ̀.
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𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝟯 shows Yoruba lady from Ọ̀wọ̀, ca. 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬𝘀.
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𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝟰 shows Ẹdo lady from Benin, circa 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬𝘀.
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The base-model of this hairstyle (𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀), consists of the hair packed-up into a high cone-frustum shaped tuft at the top of the head; and with this (‘cone-frustum’-shaped) tuft encircled/banded by strings of beads — just as is seen in 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲-𝟭, 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲-𝟮, 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲-𝟯, and 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲-𝟰.
The earliest archaeological proof (of any type) for this hairstyle comes from Ifẹ̀, Yorubaland, c.𝟭𝟭𝟬𝟬.
Ẹ bo ko lọ far 😁 Cheers‼️🥂
Talking about classic Yorùbá women’s hairstyles:
Have you ever wondered where the hairstyle here (𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲-𝟭, 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲-𝟮, & 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲-𝟯’𝘀 ?𝗖𝗮𝗽) originated from? The answer to this crucial question follows this post (𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗳𝘀) in due course. 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗼 𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸‼️𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲!!🤞🏾
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𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲-𝟭:= Ọ̀wọ̀ Woman (Yorùbá)
𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲-𝟮:= Bini/Ẹdo Woman (Bini/Ẹdo)
𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲-𝟯:= Bini/Ẹdo Bride (Non-Nigerian)
𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲-𝟰:= European-style crown (𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵 shown)
Notice how the 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲-𝟯 style is relatively modern and modified to follow the general appearance of colonial European-style crowns, e.g. the British’s.
𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲‼️🤞🏾 Cheers!🥂
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Yoruba High Priestess and Artist, Susanne Wenger (July 4, 1915 – January 12, 2009), also known as Adunni Oloriṣa, in a studio with her adopted children, Oṣogbo, 1964.
Wenger lived in a three-storey residence in Osogbo originally leased by her first husband, Ulli Beier. Then, they got divorced.
She then got married to a local drummer, Lasisi Ayansola Onilu, who, in 1965, moved in with her in the same house, on the first floor, while her former husband, Beier, lived on the second floor.
In 2005, President Olusegun Obasanjo honoured her with the national award of the Member of the Order of the Federal Republic (MFR).
Susanne Wenger died in Oṣogbo on January 12, 2009. She was 93. #HistoryVille
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IGBO VS IGBO: Ebonyi must go, Abakaliki must go, Abakaliki go: "Abakaliki Must Go" -
Anambra Women Stage Heavy Protest Against Ebonyi people, asking them to leave Anambra and go back to Ebonyi
👇👇👇
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👑 The Lagos Gele Festival is here! 🇳🇬
Bring Your GELE out and lets
Celebrating our Yoruba heritage, culture, and crown!
📅 November 8, 2026 | ⏰ 5 PM
📍 Eko Amore Garden, Lagos
Come crowned. Come proud! ✨
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IT'S OFFICIAL! LAGOS, GET READY! 👑
Months ago, a passionate son of Lagos wrote to us about the gele. He asked that it be honoured, protected, and given its rightful place on the Lagos calendar.
We listened. We affirmed. And today, we deliver.
The Lagos Gele Festival is here! 🇳🇬
The gele is not just a headtie. It is a crown. It is Yoruba. It is ours. Born of our mothers, perfected by our artisans, worn across the world, and recognized everywhere as a symbol of who we are.
This festival will celebrate the stylists, the fabric makers, the tiers, the photographers, and the generations of women who carried this tradition on their heads and in their hearts.
📅 Sunday, November 8, 2026
⏰ 5:00pm
📍 Eko Amore Garden, Lagos
Come crowned. Come proud. Come ready.
This festival belongs to all of us.
Lagosians and lovers of Lagos, your ideas and input are welcome. Tell us how you want the Gele celebrated. Brands and partners who share this vision, walk with us.
For partnerships and enquiries:
📞+234 816 927 2885, +234 906 000 3431
One City! One Culture! Tie It High. The World Is Watching Lagos! 👑
Lagos, let's show the world why EKO FOR SHOW!
#IdrisConnect #LagosGeleFestival
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I hope those producing fake drugs are seeing the effect of their products. NAFDAC please go very hard on these people we can't continue like this.
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Obidients and embezzlement are 5&6! 🙆🏽♀️😂
Okafor Kingsley aka Emir Sirdam (@emirsirdam), who runs Parallel Facts, is facing embezzlement allegations from Jimmy (@diisa2002) and Empress (@cessadelove1).
The same people who are always preaching accountability and pointing fingers at others. Now, serious allegations are flying around their own camp.
Make una explain this one first! 👀










































