self-determination

The quest for self-determination: Are we getting it right?, By Tope Fasua

June 10, 2021Bode DoluLeave a Comment

I listened to the paramount ruler of Somolu and Bariga, Oba Gbolahan Timson, the other day, as he eloquently expressed support for Sunday Igboho, and as he foreclosed the idea of Yorubas continuing with the Nigerian entity. The Oba called it a war of independence (ija’gbara in Yoruba language). But he then launched into deep […]

Self-determination: the issue of our time and a universal right, By Bamidele Ademola-Olateju

May 27, 2021Bode DoluLeave a Comment

Nigeria may bury its head in the sand, but self-determination is the issue of our time. Events are moving fast. The crowd pulling stunt by Sunday Igboho in Akure, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s response, and the self-promoting “Southwest” APC summit in Lagos show that self-determination has become the key issue for the Yoruba. No matter the […]

Yoruba women in diaspora visit Ooni of Ife, demand self-determination

April 15, 2021Bode DoluLeave a Comment

Diaspora Yoruba women numbering about 1,000 from United States, Canada, Argentina, Mexico, United Kingdom, Papua Guinea, Venezuela, Spain, France, Uruguay and other countries on Wednesday visited the Ooni of Ile-Ife, His Imperial Majesty Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, in his Palace to express themselves on the need for Yoruba Nation. The Women, under the […]