Tag: Yoruba

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Janeth JApril 15, 2015

True or false? Gov. Al-Makura believes Yorubas are behind APC’s success

by Ranti Joseph Nasarawa State governor and governor-elect, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, said the Yoruba race was the stronghold behind the ...

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Op-Ed EditorApril 12, 2015

Gimba Kakanda: We must resist the binary temptations to destroy us

by Gimba Kakanda It is an insult to repeat the bromide that “Lord Luguard brought us together”. Nope, we didn’t ...

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Kolapo OlapojuMarch 20, 2015

Christ says ‘forgive and forget’ but this Afenifere leader just can’t forgive Buhari

by Kolapo Olapoju A leader of the Yoruba socio-cultural group- Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has vowed that he would never ...

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Kolapo OlapojuMarch 16, 2015

No, we didn’t endorse Jonathan || Yoruba elders’ council deny GEJ

by Kolapo Olapoju The Yoruba Council of Elders says it did not endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan for re-election. The council ...

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Kolapo OlapojuMarch 9, 2015

Were Yoruba traditional rulers rendering prayers or curses for Jonathan?

by Kolapo Olapoju There is a little misunderstanding and apparent confusion on social media and beyond – about the picture ...

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Kolapo OlapojuFebruary 19, 2015

Bode George is an ingrate we rejected || PDP founding elders run down party chieftain

by Kolapo Olapoju A national leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George, has been taken to the cleaners ...

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Kolapo OlapojuFebruary 12, 2015

Senator claims GEJ ‘has been begging’ National Assembly for tenure elongation

by Kolapo Olapoju A Senator of the federal republic, has alleged that President Goodluck Jonathan, has been urging the National ...

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Kolapo OlapojuJanuary 28, 2015

‘Jonathan’s performance is not worth endorsing’ – Afenifere denies backing GEJ

by Kolapo Olapoju Yoruba Socio-political group, Afenifere Renewal Group (ARG), has refuted insinuations that it endorsed the re-election of President ...

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Kolapo OlapojuDecember 31, 2014

Bayo Oluwasanmi: Who is my ‘Person of the Year 2014’? 170 million dumb Nigerians!

by Bayo Oluwasanmi   Nigerians look around! Can you see common men and women amid the care and struggle of daily ...

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Op-Ed EditorDecember 17, 2014

Pius Adesanmi: Why @DoyinOkupe is a bastard

by Pius Adesanmi What’s in a name? Nothing, says Western culture, for a rose by any other name would smell ...

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Kolapo OlapojuDecember 2, 2014

‘OBJ is too old for these lies…’: Afenifere Group can’t take it anymore

by Kolapo Olapoju   A group under the umbrella of Afenifere Renaissance Youth Congress has chastised former President Olusegun Obasanjo ...

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YEditorDecember 1, 2014

Afenifere blasts GEJ’s ‘belated efforts to woo Yoruba’

by Godwin Akanfe The Afenifere Renewal Group (ARG) has criticised President Jonathan’s attempt to “woo the Yoruba nation” for the ...

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Op-Ed EditorDecember 1, 2014

Opinion: The PDP tragedy vs APC threat: A Dilemma for the Yoruba nation

by Remi Oyeyemi From the look of things, it is evident that there is fire on the Nigerian Mountain. This ...

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Op-Ed EditorNovember 25, 2014

Opinion: Tambuwal’s Defection- Why the Yoruba must redeem themselves

by Paschal Onyiorah “Tinubu used his political muscle to convince gullible Yoruba legislators to vote against a Yoruba woman, Mulikat ...

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Kolapo OlapojuOctober 29, 2014

We bet this White lady can speak better Yoruba than most people (WATCH)

by Damilola Jagun There’s no excuse for any Yoruba person who can’t speak the language fluently, when a White person ...

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Kolapo OlapojuOctober 21, 2014

Actress, Ronke Oshodi-Oke turns musician, to launch debut album in November

by Damilola Jagun While several entertainers are venturing into politics, Yoruba actress, Ronke Oshodi Oke, has decided to chose an ...

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Op-Ed EditorOctober 16, 2014

@Adunnibaby: A note to Yoruba Christians and Muslims

by Abimbola Adelakun The South-West in Nigeria is one zone where Christians and Muslims dwell side by side with a ...

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Kolapo OlapojuOctober 4, 2014

Baba Suwe is no longer interested in the NDLEA money, but a public apology will do just fine

by Kolapo Olapoju Nollywood comic-actor of the Yoruba-speaking genre, Babatunde Omidina, better known as Baba Suwe, says he has moved ...

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Kolapo OlapojuSeptember 25, 2014

“We don’t survive on movies alone” || What do Nollywood actresses have to do to get paid?

by Damilola Jagun Apparently, Yoruba speaking actresses are terribly underpaid for starring in movies. Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo has revealed ...

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Kolapo OlapojuSeptember 20, 2014

Really, are Yoruba people loud and absurd?

by Kolapo Olapoju I saw the BBM (Blackberry messenger) ‘personal message’ of a friend this morning and it read, ‘Yoruba ...

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Kolapo OlapojuAugust 28, 2014

“He sacked me” | Man arrested in Kano for killing former boss

by Kolapo Olapoju A man has been arrested by the Kano state police for murdering his former boss, who sacked him ...

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Kolapo OlapojuAugust 19, 2014

Oba of Lagos threatens to open can of worms, but only after 2015 elections

by Azubuike Azikiwe The Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, says he knows those responsible for the woes of Nigeria, and ...

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Kolapo OlapojuAugust 13, 2014

“Break his nose – in the name of God!” | If you understand Yoruba, this video will CRACK YOU UP

by Kolapo Olapoju   Incredible the things we will ourselves to do – to get victory! At the recently concluded ...

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August 4, 2014

Nigerian languages are dying | This is why

by Adedayo Ademuwagun Language is an important part of any society and a principal component of a people’s culture. It ...

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May 23, 2014

Gimba Kakanda: Femi Fani-Kayode – The hate preacher and his imaginary audience

by Gimba Kakanda Possessed by his characteristic bigotry, Mr Fani-Kayode, in disparaging the north and its intolerable terrorists does not ...

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May 6, 2014

Femi Aribisala: It’s decision time for the South west

by Femi Aribisala From experience, the South-West has learnt to survive without political power at the centre. How then can ...

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April 24, 2014

Azuka Onwuka: The Igbos and Yorubas need to cooperate for rapid development

by Azuka Onwuka  The Igbo and Yoruba are unarguably the most competitive in Nigeria. They are the ethnic groups that ...

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March 15, 2014

Chidi Onumah: The National Conference may be the beginning of the end of Nigeria

by Chidi Onumah Undoubtedly, ethnic oppression exists in Nigeria. After 100 years of amalgamation, almost 54 years after independence, 44 ...

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March 11, 2014

Perry Brimah: The long history of fighting between Hausas and Igbos

by Perry Brimah You read Hausa handles call Igbo’s ‘baby factory products,’ ‘wife-killers,’ ‘armed robbers,’ ‘traitors,’ and the like and ...

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February 19, 2014

Kelly Rowland speaks Yoruba on live radio interview with Tosyn Bucknor (WATCH)

by Oge Okonkwo Singer and reality TV judge, Kelly Rowland, who was in Nigeria for Darey Art-Alade’s Love Like A Movie ...

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