Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife has said that whenever people use the search engine Google to source information, they’re consulting Ifa –a divin
Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife has said that whenever people use the search engine Google to source information, they’re consulting Ifa –a divination oracle. The monarch added that the universal search engine, Google, originated from Ifa oracle. The traditional ruler said that without Ifa, Google would not have been created.
Ogunwusi said that Ifa, as a form divination, was all about sourcing for information and knowledge through traditional consultation. The traditional ruler said that Google could be regarded as the modern way of sourcing for past information and what was likely to happen in the future too. He said that Ifa originated several thousands of years ago and is seen as the voice of the almighty God, referred to as Orisa Oke, which is supreme to other lesser gods.
He said that Ifa was still relevant in contemporary time, saying that was why people still consult the oracle for information and solutions to their problems. Ogunwusi noted that if people want to know the date of any important event, they would search Google.
“That is part of the functions that Ifa serves for its believers and followers. That is the truth, but it may sound strange,” he said.
The Ooni, who is the custodian of Yoruba culture and tradition, called on Nigerians to embrace traditional worships peculiar to their communities. He said that would not stop them from practising other modern religions.
