In case you missed it, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), an advocacy group, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to appoint Muslim ministers from five south-west states when he constitutes his cabinet for his second term. Why? The group says because…
Yorubas, Igbos and the Lagos question
When a former Editor-in-Chief of The Guardian newspaper penned reasons as to why there must be a limit to Igbo’s participation in the politics of Lagos, his friend and former classmate of Igbo background thought the submission betrayed his exposure,…
Yoruba, tribalism and the tragedy of a new Nigeria
The Yoruba race is one for which I have the greatest respect, because of their liberalism. I was born in Yoruba land, had my primary and secondary education in Yoruba land, married a priceless Yoruba woman and live in Yoruba…
The Egungun as Yoruba cultural renaissance
Egungun, a deity with a colourful dress, is one of the greatest divinities in Yoruba land. Among traditions, there are lots of stories about Egungun cult and how it sprouted among the Yoruba. It refers to all types of Yoruba…
Yorlang is Proof Yoruba and Other Local Languages Can Evolve with Technology
A programming language isn’t something ordinarily considered capable of making a cultural statement. But Anuoluwapo Karounwi has done just that with Yorlang, a programming language designed to write small programs using Yoruba, a language native to South Western Nigeria. Programming languages,…
Inside palace of Ghana’s Yoruba monarch
The Yoruba in Ghana are setting good examples with their traditional ruler leading the pace in sustaining their culture and living in harmony. From outside, the one-storey building looks like several other buildings sprawling over the commercial hub of the…
A peep into the secret Oro festival in Yorubaland
The Oro Festival is a festival celebrated in South-West Nigeria by the Yorubas. It is an event celebrated by towns and settlements of Yoruba origin. It is an annual traditional festival that is of patriarchal nature, as it is only…
Yoruba
PRONUNCIATION:YAWR-uh-buh LOCATION:West Africa (primarily Nigeria; also Beninand Togo) POPULATION:5.3 million LANGUAGE:Yoruba RELIGION:Ancestral religion; Islam; Christianity 1 • INTRODUCTION The Yoruba are one of the largest African ethnic groups south of the Sahara Desert. They are, in fact, not a single group,…