Though the origin of the Yorubas remain enmeshed in controversies between the myth and the realities, legends and myths of origin are not peculiar to the Yorubas. In the study of history, ...

Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, is a state that's still grappling with its national identity in the wake of ethnic tensions and religious conflict. Own the Mask, Own the Town: Contesting ...

Atunto, a global Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, has strongly condemned recent claims suggesting that the Igbo people once occupied Ile-Ife, the ancestral homeland of the Yoruba. In a statement ...

The Ekiti warrior crown stands out with its bold geometric shapes, representing courage and valor. It typically incorporates ...

While Olagunju’s article sheds light on Nigerian history and identity complexities, I disagree with him on teaching compromised narratives to appease ethnic loyalties. This trend is becoming ...

A Professor of History and Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Letters, Olukoya Ogen, has advised the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, to set machinery in motion for the floating of a ...

The federal government has disowned a history textbook alleged to contain distorted information about the origin of the Yoruba people, saying it was never approved for use in public schools. This ...

The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has chided the British Broadcasting Cooperation, BBC, Yoruba language over the alleged distortion of Yoruba history. Oluwo reacting to a documentary aired by ...

Prominent Yoruba elders and leaders on Tuesday called for restraint and intervention of cultural and political figures following the reopening of hostilities between the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem ...