Enitan Ogunwusi, Ooni of Ife, says he’s forgiven Sunday Adeyemo, a youth leader better known as Sunday Igboho for attacking him over his alleged refusal to back his Yoruba liberation cause. Igboho had described Ogunwusi as a “Fulani slave”, when he spoke during a virtual town hall with Yorubas in the diapora on Wednesday. Igboho … Read more
2023, Yorubas A Yoruba socio-political group, Yoruba Patriots Movement (YPM), has charged political players in the South-West to champion a common cause towards placing the region at its rightful position. You May Also Like Seven Ancient Taboos In Yorubaland BREAKING: Renowned Yoruba Actress, Orisabunmi, Is Dead The group gave the charge on Thursday during the … Read more
Yoruba is arguably the largest ethnic group in Nigeria. They are rich in culture and tradition, which most still practise till this day Yoruba people are a proud cultural group These taboos are things that must never be done in Yorubaland, though some are not unique to the Yoruba people. EKO HOT BLOG 1. Adultery … Read more
Victims are receiving medical attention at different hospitals in the community. Seriki Fulani, Alhaji Abdul-Kadir denied knowledge of the attack There was palpable tension in Gaa Seriki village, Alagolo, Iganga, Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State when some Fulanis clashed with some Yoruba residents. According to The Nation, three persons sustained injury while … Read more
Tunde Bakare, the serving overseer of Citadel Global Community Church, says God will lift Bola Tinubu to the position befitting of his pedigree and standing without anyone human input. Ekohotblog reports that Bakare said this at the recent unveiling of the church’s Citadel in Lagos. He said Tinubu has been in the forefront of championing … Read more
Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, has described as ‘work of coward mind’ a viral video asking Igbo indigenes to leave Yorubaland. In a video circulating on social media, Grandson Adeyinka, a UK-based Nigerian, called on Nigerians of eastern extraction to leave south-west states or suffer consequences that are synonymous to that of the devastating In August … Read more
Those Agitating for Oduduwa republic should rethink Former interim chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bisi Akande, says those agitating for Yoruba secession from Nigeria should think twice. He said the breakaway of the Yoruba nation from the federation will not bode well for the ethnic group as it might become embroiled in a … Read more
By Fredrick Nwabufo Nigeria is the collective heritage of about 200 million people of diverse ethnic backgrounds and tongues. There are over 250 ethnic nationalities spread across the country. Nigeria does not belong only to the Igbo, the Hausa and the Yoruba. Unfortunately, these three so-called ‘’major ethnic groups’’ have defined the political and economic … Read more
BBC World Service partners with MTN Nigeria to deliver BBC News Minute bulletins which will be free of charge to subscribers of the myMTN App in English, Hausa, Igbo, Pidgin, and Yoruba. BBC News Minute is the BBC’s 60-second news round-up that keeps audiences up to date with what is happening locally and globally. Audiences … Read more
The National Association of Yoruba Descendants in North America, Egbe omo yoruba has condemned the re-arrest of the Convener of #Revolutionnow, Omoyele Sowore and Olawale Bakare by the Department of State Services (DSS) operatives. The group said that It was particularly disgraceful that the actions of the DSS agents took place in the court room … Read more
The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi says he is greater than the duo of Sango and Ogun, two deities worshipped by the Yoruba. He said, though he respected the deities for the role they played during their eras and proud to call himself their son, he stressed that education and exposure to other … Read more
– Yoruba Council of Youth commended President Buhari and Osinbajo led administration – President, Aremo Oladotun Hassan, a lawyer, however, pledged its continued support to the Buhari/Osinbajo-led administration, especially with its commitment towards improving the nation’s economy – The Council expresses confidence in the administration to tackle security and other challenges, The Yoruba Council … Read more
The former Minister of Aviation Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has rejected to be called ‘Yoruba’ stressing that, it was insulting and derogatory. The ex-minister noted that the name ‘Yoruba’ was given by historical adversaries. He called on all the descendants of Oduduwa to renounce the name given to them by their historical adversaries. Chief Fani-Kayode also … Read more
Coalition of Yoruba local security said that protecting the south west against invasion is their major priority. Aare ona kankanfo urge leaders to sensitize and educate their followers so that they do not betray the Yoruba interest. The Coalition of Yoruba local security organisation which comprises Oodua People’s Congress, OPC; Vigilante Group of Nigeria; … Read more
The Aare ona kakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams has disclosed that the Yoruba tribe will not forgive governors that adopt Ruga settlement, a scheme initially proposed by the federal government to tackle crisis between farmers and herdsmen. In an interview with he likened the federal government’s plan for Ruga settlement to an “afonja scenario,” saying … Read more