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“It is complete ignorance and a tragic loss when indigenous Yoruba people ridicule those who proudly wear their own native ...

Ohaneze Ndigbo World-Wide, Nze Fidelis Ozichukwu Chukwu OBJ’s recent visit to Ohanaeze

Yoruba, Igbo youths should collaborate on nation building —Nze Chukwu, ex-Ohanaeze president

by Johnkennedy Uzoma

February 4, 2025

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THE immediate past president general of the Ohaneze Ndigbo World-Wide, Nze Fidelis Ozichukwu Chukwu, has advised the Yoruba Youth Assembly ...

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Are Yoruba Muslims truly marginalised?

by Lasisi Olagunju

February 3, 2025

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Each time we hear or read outsiders say they are fighting for Yoruba Muslims, some of us (Yoruba Muslims) laugh. ...

Jimmy Carter saved me, Fight against corruption should begin with Obasanjo tells Aiyedatiwa, Yoruba group asks Obasanjo Out-of-school children

Yoruba culture authentic — Obasanjo

by Olayinka Olukoya

January 26, 2025

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Nigeria's former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Sunday, urged the Yoruba race to guard their culture which he described as ...

Gani Adam calls for unity among Yoruba people

by Bola Badmus

January 19, 2025

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Aareonakakanfo of Yoruba land, Iba Gani Adams, has called for unity and collaboration among the Yoruba, saying doing so would ...

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On the etymology of ‘Yoruba’ by northerners

by Yushau A. Shuaib

January 13, 2025

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LET me start by acknowledging that storytellers increasingly seek to replace historians in shaping narratives. While anyone can become a ...

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Borgu, Northern Nigeria and Yoruba History

by Farooq Kperogi

January 11, 2025

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My December 21, 2024, column titled “Kemi Badenoch’s Yoruba Identity Meets Inconvenient Truths,” where I set out to show that ...

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Address root causes of stampedes, group tells govts

by Sikiru Obarayese

January 9, 2025

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Yorùbá World Congress Worldwide (YWC) has advised the Nigerian government to address the root causes of stampedes across the country ...

$Tracing an unusual Muslim A celebration of death El-Rufai Obasa and other godfather Are Yoruba Muslims truly marginalised Let us name Nigeria after our Beyond terrorism and Boko Haram Some words for king Fulani Hausa and Pastor Adeboye owners of Desperate crowds and foods of Tinubu Atiku and the Lion’s A trial of the Supreme Court For the three musketeers Issues in Adenuga’s ‘death’ We collected money A bouquet of stories In defence The shuffle in Abuja The waist beads Petrol price Wike and Fubara, Poverty professors We beg bread they belch beer ‘I am Here to Plunder’ ‘Those who are about to die salute you’ Marriage Yes Education No Destiny and enemies \ In defence of our president The Yoruba spirit Protesters of the North Protest Dangote and Protestant Greeks in Abuja$