Senator-elect for Osun East Senatorial District, Prince Francis Adenigba Fadahunsi, has described the latest security challenge in the South-west region as precarious and unacceptable, calling on Yoruba leaders and traditional rulers to rise up to the challenge. Fadahunsi in a…
Mike Adenuga recommends ‘Omoluabi’ values to Nigerians
Dr. Mike Adenuga Jr, Chairman of Globacom, has called for the entrenchment of “Omoluabi” values in all Nigerians if the nation must make worthwhile progress. “Omoluabi” is a symbolic character description in Yoruba which entails the display of the virtues…
Nigerian Army adopts Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa languages in tackling insecurity
The 32 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army has collaborated with the National Institute for Cultural Orientation in a bid to train its men in the mastery of the three major indigenous languages in the country The move, which was…
SIR SHINA PETERS: I’m the first Yoruba rapper in Nigeria
The veteran musician, while thrilling the crowd at the recent edition of gidifest held at the Landmark beach-front, Victoria Island, Lagos, switched to classic tunes. ‘Omoge loke loke, loke loke,’ he started chorusing at a stage in his performance. Not…
Yoruba group raises alarm as herdsmen allegedly take over South West
A pan Yoruba socio-cultural group, Yoruba Koya Leadership and Training Foundation, has raised the alarm over alleged taking over of states in the South West region by some people suspected to be herdsmen. The group made this known via a…
Yoruba Diaspora monarchs fault Gani Adams
The Council of Yoruba Obas in Diaspora on Saturday queried the rationale behind the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Aare Gani Adams’ criticism of the Olugbo of Ugboland, Oba Obateru Akinruntan, over the installation of some Yoruba monarchs in the Diaspora.…
Ekiti Lawmaker Produces Movie on Yoruba’s Unity, Ooni’s Honour
A theatre practitioner and member of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Hon. Olayode Omotoso, has harped on the need for Yoruba to remain united for it to be a strong political force in the country. As part of his…
Yoruba Group Cautions el-Rufai over Attacks against Tinubu
A pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Omoluwabi Movement, has berated the Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, over his recent verbal attacks on the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. In a statement issued to journalists in…
What Is The Future Of Rap Music For Female Yoruba Rappers?
Rappers Weird MC, Sasha P, Blaise, Kemistry and B.O.U.Q.U.I changed the industry during their reigns and made it a strong competition for the male rappers. The Nigerian rap music has gotten to its maturity stage, no doubt, but there’s still…
Courage, Scholarship and the Revitalization of Traditions: The Life and Legacy of Professor Sophie Bósèdé Olúwolé
My deep appreciation goes to the family of Professor Sophie Bósèdé Olúwolé for inviting me to give this commemorative lecture on the life and times of Auntie Sophie. Permit me to begin with a personal tribute to the deceased. As…