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My Life as a Millennial Yoruba Priestess
Omitonade’s world of deities, divination, and mobile phones.
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.
Reporter: Laeila Adjovi
Producer: Maryam Maruf
Image: Omitonade Ifawemimo Egbelade
Credit: Laeila Adjovi
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