Where are the Descendants of Malians in Yorubaland?, By Farooq A. Kperogi

Although traces of Islam first came to Yorubaland through the Trans-Saharan Trade (from about the 8th century through the 16th century), which saw Arab traders travel from Arabia through North Africa to parts of West Africa in search of gold, salt, and human labor, it was the mass migration of Malians to the area from […]

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Gani Adams writes UN, AU, US, EU, others over murderous Fulani herdsmen in Yorubaland

Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams on Wednesday wrote a strong letter to the international community over the insecurity in the protracted killings across the Southwest region of Nigeria, seeking intervention to put an end to the killings and carnage in the region. The letter titled, URGENT NEED TO STOP KILLINGS BY FULANI […]

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Terrorists now in Yorubaland, set to attack big churches, mosques, edifices ―Prof. Akintoye warns Govs

Emeritus Professor and President General of Ilana Omo Oodua, Pa Banji Akintoye, has alerted governors in the Southwest of Nigeria that the entire region has already been surrounded by terrorists. Pa Akintoye, who is the leader of Ilana Omo Oodua, the umbrella body for Yoruba self-determination groups, informed the governors in a letter written to […]

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Herdsmen’s siege laid to Yorubaland may lead to national catastrophes -Alaafin warns Buhari

Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, has written to Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari to warn him about looming anarchy in the country if the siege laid to Yorubaland by herdsmen and kidnappers is not contained. Oba Adeyemi, who catalogued the spate of insecurity in Yorubaland by herdsmen and their collaborators, accused Buhari of not bringing […]

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