Tag: Yoruba
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Enticing Yoruba finger-licking cuisines you should try
The best way to most people’s heart is food: the food served from the kitchen and the one served from ‘the other room’. This is one thing the Yoruba tribe are very good at doing. Yorubas have a number of mouthwatering and finger licking meals that will leave you demanding for more. So, when you…
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Obasanjo calls for unity among Yorubas
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has calledfor unity among Yorubas, especially among the Owu people. Obasanjo, the Balogun of Owu Kingdom, made the call on Saturday in Ibadan during the 26th National Convention of Royal Union of Owu People (RUOP). The former president said that the purpose of establishing RUOP was to foster unity and assist…
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Gani Adams, pride of Yoruba race—Ajimobi
Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State says the appointment of Chief Gani Adams as the 15th Aare-Ona Kakanfo is a source of pride to the Yoruba race. The governor spoke on Wednesday evening in Ibadan while receiving Adams who was in his office on a courtesy call. TheNewsGuru reports that Adams was appointed as the…
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Niger Delta militants suspend quit notice to Yoruba, northerners
A coalition of Niger Delta militants on Friday withdrew the quit notice issued to Northerners and Yorubas in the region. A group, the Pan Niger Delta People’s Congress (PNDPC), said the issuers of the quit notice gave them the mandate to withdraw it. The militant groups appointed His Royal Majesty Pere Ayemi-Botu, paramount ruler of…
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N’Delta militants insist on quit notice for Yoruba, northerners
The Coalition of Niger Delta Agitators has said that despite the volte-face by the Arewa youths on the quit notice to the Igbo in the North, it will stand on its position that the northerners and the Yoruba in the oil-rich region must leave before October 1, 2017. The militants, who made the statements in…
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Yorubas were better off during regional govt – South West Governors
Southwest governors on Monday lamented that the splitting of the Old Western Region into six states robbed the people of their spirit of oneness and hampered the pace of socio – economic development. The six governors – Ibikunle Amosun (Ogun), Akinwunmi Ambode (Lagos), Abiola Ajimobi (Oyo), Rauf Aregbesola (Osun), Ayo Fayose (Ekiti) and Rotimi Akeredolu(Ondo),…
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Stop making movies in Yoruba, Igbo, and Hausa languages alone-Jide Kosoko
Veteran actor, Jide Kosoko has urged filmmakers not to focus only on Yoruba, Igbo and Hausa languages alone when it comes to movie production. Kosoko stated that films produced in other ethnic Nigerian languages; alongside Yoruba, Igbo and Hausa would exhibit the country’s different cultures globally. Hear him: “We cannot continue to do movies…
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Why Yoruba filmmakers are dumping marketers
In the past, Yoruba filmmakers are known to explore traditional models of marketing. What this means is that, when a film is released, they give it to a marketer who helps them to handle the movie’s distribution and sales. With the advent of social media and Youtube , the game has changed. TNS reports that…
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We’ll resist plans by Yoruba leaders to make Osinbajo President – Northern groups
A Coalition of Arewa Youths has alleged that some Yoruba leaders are plotting to make acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo President of the country in the absence of President Muhammadu Buhari who is currently receiving treatment at a London hospital. The group, however, insisted that the North will complete its eight years tenure and resist…
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Yoruba community leader calls for vigilance over northern youths threat
Mr Abdulkarim Babatunde, a Yoruba Community leader in Bosso Local Government Area of Niger, said on Friday that security agencies must tackle those who issued eviction notice to Igbos in the North. Babatunde said it was a very serious threat which must be handled with all seriousness to forestall breakdown of law and order in…