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Compete: casting for Season One

Ẹ̀rùòbodò is casting 42 contestants from the Southwest and other Yoruba-speaking states. People who will not fold.

Applications close on 13 November 2026.

  • You are aged 18 or over.
  • You are from the Southwest or another Yoruba-speaking state.
  • You can take part in the 11-day Virtual Phase online (23 Nov – 3 Dec 2026, indicative). If you become one of the 12 finalists, you can travel to Lagos (Badagry) for the Physical Phase (4 – 13 Dec 2026, indicative).
  • You are willing to be filmed, and to take part in pre-phase medical and welfare checks.

Applying does not guarantee selection. We will only contact shortlisted applicants from casting@eruobodo.tv or 0813 915 0610. Applying is free. If anyone asks you to pay to be selected, it is not us. Report it to hello@eruobodo.tv.

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Casting quiz

Twenty questions. Your score is saved with your application. The answers are not shown.

1. Which òrìṣà is the messenger between humans and the òrìṣà, and the guardian of crossroads?
2. When were àlọ́ (folk stories) traditionally told to children?
3. Láti ara ìpínlẹ̀ wo ni a ti dá Ìpínlẹ̀ Èkìtì sílẹ̀ ní ọdún 1996?

Ekiti State was created in 1996 out of which state?

4. Which title belongs to the paramount ruler of Ìjẹ̀bú land, whose palace is in Ìjẹ̀bú-Òde?
5. Ògèdèngbé, the famous Ekitiparapo commander, was a warrior from which town?
6. Ìjẹ̀bú tradition names which figure, whose personal name was Ògbòrògán, as the founder of the Awùjálẹ̀ dynasty?
7. Akínwùmí Ìṣọ̀lá's celebrated play, later filmed, tells the story of which Ìbàdàn Ìyálóde?
8. In àdìrẹ ẹlẹ́kọ, the indigo cloth famous in Abẹ́òkúta, which paste is painted or stencilled on to resist the dye?
9. Among Yoruba twins (ìbejì), which twin is traditionally considered the elder?
10. Freedom Park on Lagos Island was once…
11. Which Ẹ̀rùòbodò emblem are you? Two paths, a ticking clock, and you're the one who calmly makes the call.
12. Ṣàngó, the òrìṣà of thunder and lightning, is remembered in tradition as which historical ruler?
13. Queen Mọ́rèmí Àjàṣorò is celebrated for freeing Ilé-Ifẹ̀ from raids by which people?
14. Osun State, named after the Ọ̀ṣun River, was created in 1991 from which state?
15. The Olówo is the traditional ruler of which ancient Ondo State town?
16. After Owu Ipole was destroyed in the 1820s, many Owu people later settled in which city, where 'Ago-Owu' still stands?
17. Tradition holds that the Ọ̀yọ́ kingdom was founded by which prince from Ilé-Ifẹ̀?
18. D. O. Fágúnwà of Òkè-Igbó wrote the 1938 novel widely considered the first novel in the Yoruba language. What is it called?
19. In which month is the Ọ̀ṣun-Òṣogbo festival celebrated each year?
20. Ọmọ tí a bí lẹ́yìn ìbejì ni a ń pè ní…

The child born right after twins is called…

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