The Assembly of All
Yoruba Groups Worldwide on Thursday picked, Prof Banji Akintoye, as the new leader of the
Yoruba race.
Among some of the duties of the new executives include re-educating all
Yorubas living in Accra and beyond on their culture, traditions, moral values and what
Yoruba, as an ethnic group in Nigeria with an enviable history, stands for.
The
Yoruba people under this study constitute one of the three major ethnic groups in Nigeria and occupy a large part of the south western part of the country with greater percentage located in Ekiti, Lagos, Ondo, Ogun, Osun, and Oyo States, while some occupy parts of Kogi and Kwara States (Olufayo and Jegede, 2014:52)
The
Yoruba constitute, perhaps, the most studied African ethnolinguistic group.
With this CD, Sola Akingbola, the long-standing percussionist with the international, chart-topping band Jamiroquai, presents a superb album of
Yoruba percussion from Nigeria.
By the 11th century AD, the
Yoruba, ruling from the city of Ile Ife, were the leading cultural force in southern Nigeria.
Bat[sz] -- type of traditional social dress of the
Yorubas and Brazilians.
Black smoke rose over Idiaraba and Mushin, crowded districts of Lagos where members of the
Yoruba and Hausa ethnic groups - among Nigeria's largest - make up major parts of the community.
The latest interview granted by a former governor of Lagos, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to me, is an act of cowardice and unbecoming of a man of his calibre as it depicts a man desperate for power at any cost, including trading the
Yoruba nation and lands for anything.
The constant engagement between the elements of play and spirituality in
Yoruba performance provides the setting for understanding the role of the
Yoruba performer as a mediator between temporal and spiritual domains of existence.
Yoruba masquerade performances are particularly illustrative of such mediatory roles.
We are
Yorubas and we are without history and qualities that distinguish us from others.
The proclamations by His Majesty, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife, at the 2019 AJE Festival: first, praising Igbos as most industrious people and second, claiming they originated from Ife, have generated significant uproar among
Yorubas around the world.
He called on political leaders, Royal Fathers and eminent
Yoruba elders and stakeholders to create a synergy of unity and peace, geared towards the progressive emancipation, development and protection of our people's rights and privileges in Nigeria and in Diaspora and solicited for support of well-meaning Nigerians especially
Yorubas to consider
Yoruba youths for employment opportunities in their corporate firms.
