{"id":8389,"date":"2026-03-26T12:48:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T11:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ileawo.com\/la-prensa-de-ile-ife-reconoce-el-trabajo-de-ile-awo-en-la-preservacion-y-difusion-de-ifa-tradicional\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T12:58:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T11:58:41","slug":"press-of-ile-ife-recognizes-ile-awo-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ileawo.com\/en\/press-of-ile-ife-recognizes-ile-awo-work\/","title":{"rendered":"The press of Ile Ife recognizes Il\u00e9 Awo\u2019s work in the preservation and dissemination of Traditional If\u00e1"},"content":{"rendered":"

More and more people outside Nigeria are seeking access to traditional If\u00e1 knowledge<\/strong>. The problem is that much of what circulates today in books, PDFs, or on the internet is limited, repetitive, or taken out of context, which has raised concern among Yoruba authorities<\/strong> about unverified information and distorted interpretations of If\u00e1 practice outside Nigeria. In this context, how knowledge is transmitted<\/strong> \u2014and by whom\u2014 has become a matter of major importance.<\/p>\n

This is precisely the starting point of the article published by the Nigerian newspaper The Osun Defender<\/b><\/span>, based in Ile Ife<\/b><\/span> and Osogbo<\/b><\/span>, one of the most widely read newspapers in the Yoruba sphere, focused on the global expansion of Traditional If\u00e1 and on how this knowledge should be transmitted outside Nigeria.<\/p>\n

Within that context, the article highlights the work carried out by If\u00e1b\u00edy\u00ec\u00ed Ak\u00f3d\u00e0<\/b><\/span> through Il\u00e9 Awo<\/b><\/span> and through applications such as If\u00e1 Tradicional<\/b><\/span>, Idaf\u00e1<\/b><\/span>, and the Apola<\/b><\/span> series, presenting it as an example of something that is now essential: how to make true If\u00e1 knowledge accessible without stripping it of its depth or disconnecting it from its origin.<\/p>\n

Tradition, access, and responsibility<\/b><\/h2>\n

The international growth of If\u00e1 is a reality. But that growth raises an important issue: not all the knowledge that circulates reflects traditional practice as it is transmitted within Nigeria.<\/p>\n

The article by The Osun Defender<\/b><\/span> addresses precisely this tension between access and fidelity. Because the issue is not only learning If\u00e1, but learning it correctly. This is where the newspaper highlights Il\u00e9 Awo<\/b><\/span> and the If\u00e1 applications as key elements, something for which we are deeply grateful.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"Art\u00edculo<\/p>\n

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In that sense, the article does not simply point to a digital presence, but places it within a broader dynamic: that of those who seek to transmit serious knowledge without separating it from Nigeria, from the language, from ritual contexts, or from the internal logic of the tradition.<\/p>\n

For those who have followed the work of Il\u00e9 Awo<\/b><\/span> and the applications for a long time, this publication in a newspaper from Ile Ife<\/b><\/span>, the very cradle of Yoruba culture, represents for us an honor and a recognition from the Yoruba themselves for all the work we have carried out over the last 30 years.<\/p>\n

As the article states, our commitment will always be to preserve the integrity of Yoruba culture and its traditional values, as well as to strengthen the global respect that Traditional If\u00e1 deserves. If you would like to support this commitment, we invite you to download our applications and learn the true knowledge of If\u00e1 beyond what circulates in books, PDFs, or on the internet.<\/p>\n

You can read the full article by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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