Popular Nollywood actress, Regina Chukwu, has reacted to the backlash that followed her newly found Yoruba name despite being Igbo. The mother of two said she was faced with heavy tribal criticisms ...
Extracted from Names: journal of the American Name Society (Sarnac Lake, NY) 31 (3) September 1983, pages 139-158. https://siris-libraries.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp ...
October 2025 - Ayo is a young lion who symbolises the joy and energy of Senegalese youth. The name means “joy” in Yoruba – – ...
This is fairly obvious but he is from the South-West part of Nigeria, usually Ekiti, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, and Oyo . Recommended For You Lifestyle 2025-10-31T16:14:22+00:00 WhatsApp's New Passkey ...
Further correspondence on this article by Adeboye Babalola in African notes (Ibadan) 7 (2) 1973, pages 104-106 (qDT1.A2588 AFA).
The palace of the Ooni of Ife on Tuesday slammed the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, over his claim that Ile-Ife is not the origin of the Yoruba people. Reacting to the comments, the Ooni’s ...
Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife, and Oba Abimbola Owoade, the Alaafin of Oyo, have ended their rift, which led to bitter exchanges.The feud of the monarchs, who preside over revered stools in ...
Yoruba nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, who is popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has visited the new Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja. Igboho visited the monarch at his private ...
American sprint sensation, Gabby Thomas turned heads over the weekend as she fully embraced Yoruba culture at a friend’s ...