Aso ebi – “family uniform” – is the Yoruba custom of people dressing alike for social events. The custom is rooted in kinship (ebi), an important aspect of Yoruba social life since precolonial times ...

But because Nigerians are generally known to take parties and partying seriously, the practice of choosing aso-ebis is linked to them. And one place where the most elaborate aso-ebis can be found is ...

If you are a Nigerian woman who has never looked at a piece of Aso Ebi lace, sighed deeply, and muttered a quick prayer against the spirit of disappointment, are you truly living the Nigerian ...

Aso-Ebi is beautiful but people need to be more financially responsible with it. At family functions, there is nothing better than the smell of hot Jollof rice cooked with firewood, the music of King ...

Owanbe in Nigeria is something that can never be overemphasized. This is because, despite the fact that it is an expensive celebration, it comes with loads of happiness and merriment, this is why some ...

Matching outfits made from identical fabric. They’re a regular feature at parties, weddings and funerals in Nigeria, spotted across social media and fashion pages. They’re called aso ebi, a Yoruba ...

The First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, on Saturday in Abuja, distributed wrappers to women groups for the Democracy Day celebration. The wrappers are expected be sown and worn as general ceremonial ...

The Americans have adopted our invention of Ankara prints. An Oyinbo was photographed wearing a possible ‘Aso Ebi’ for Barack Obama’s re-election campaign. US president Barack Obama on the 5th of May ...

Introduction -- 1. Aso Ebi and the Fashioning of Bodies in Colonial Logos, 1860s-1960s -- 2. Cheaper Clothes in a Fluctuating Economy, 1960-2008 -- 3. Coloring Wealth, the Crowd, and Class -- 4.

There was a time in Nigerian politics when five governors moved with such frightening unity that even PDP elders started behaving themselves. Wike from Rivers, Makinde from Oyo, Ortom from Benue, ...

Olympic champion sprinter Gabby Thomas recently posed in impressive Naija outfits. Thomas attended the wedding of Bolanle Hambolu and Korede Omole with some of her teammates from the Harvard ...