The Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has charged researchers to study the age-long relationship between the Yoruba natives and the Igbo people of South-east Nigeria so as to deepen their knowledge of African history. He made this call on Thursday…
Ade-Ojo, others urge Yorubas to embrace culture, entrepreneurship
The need to promote the Yoruba culture took the centre stage at the second edition of the Yoruba Heritage Annual Lecture and Awards held recently in Akure, Ondo State. Tagged “Economic Integration: Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities and Raising Business Leaders for…
Promoting Yoruba Culture in the Diaspora
For the sole reason of promoting the Yoruba culture in the Diaspora, the O’odua Progressive Union was formed. Recently, the union held its fifth world congress in Ondo State, where it pushed for restructuring and socio-economic roadmap for the future,…
Return to the basics; experts make case for history, culture rebirth
African culture and history enthusiasts, including the ace filmmaker, Tunde Kelani, and a former Attorney General of Lagos State, Dapo Sasore (SAN), have commended the government for bringing back history into school curriculum. They also appealed to parents and other…
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,…
Historians, Others Gather in Lagos to Discuss Afonja
Historians, Others Gather in Lagos to Discuss Afonja Discussion on Yoruba history especially as it concerns Afonja, a onetime Aare Ona Kakanfo of the Oyo Empire, will be at the front burner at MUSON Center, Lagos this Sunday, as historians…