My life as a millennial Yoruba priestess
Omitonade is one of the youngest women in Ibadan, Nigeria to become a traditional Yoruba priestess.
Beyoncé, mermaids and Satan? Outlook Weekend is in Nigeria looking at the mysteries and misconceptions surrounding the traditional Yoruba religion – and what it takes to be a modern devotee of this ancient faith. Reporter Laeila Adjovi travels to the city of Ibadan to meet one of youngest women to become a traditional Yoruba priestess. Her name is Omitonade and her world is defined by deities, divination and mobile phones. This episode was first broadcast on 20th January 2019.
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Picture: Omitonade Ifawemimo Egbelade
Credit: Laeila Adjovi
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