Abstract

O ri s a bi i ya ko si tani je s e bi e ni bi ni lo jo to ba nira or I ya niwu ra is often used to describe the sacred roles being played by a woman in the life of her child or children particularly in Yoru ba Society This includes her role from conception to birth from birth to maturity and ensuring that the child becomes successful in life To achieve this many mothers will rather go hungry than see their children move about or sleep with empty stomach Many will even prefer to go naked or die just for their children to be successful because they believe that their children are their pride and their tomorrow whether alive or dead As a result of these unreserved love and roles many sayings poems songs drama and sweet quotes have been used to describe women such as the above Besides these profound and unique roles have been discussed and evaluated in many scholarly works The roles played by mothers put them in good stead among their children This is the reason the Society believes that mothers have great influence and dominion over the lives of their children to the extent that if they pronounce any curse on them it will come into fulfillment in the child s life