With five Nigerian languages among the top 100 languages spoken worldwide, Nigeria is conspicuous on the world language map. However, a lot needs to be done to preserve the languages. KOFOWOROLA ...

Leaders of Prominent Yoruba Leaders and Leaders of Thought in Lagos have raised the alarm over the frightening rate at which the Yoruba culture, language, norms and traditions are declining and being ...

These works have also inspired generations of people who also choose to honor the Yorùbá culture and language in their own way, such as Adéṣínà Oríyọmí Ọlásúnkánmi Ayẹni Àkàndá or Ọmọ Yoòbá (The ...

A video of a language learner speaking basic Yoruba, one of the many languages spoken in Nigeria, in a clothing store has gone viral, and the shocked reaction of the store owners and workers has ...

Igbo and Yoruba are two of Nigeria's major languages, with an estimated total of 44 million speakers in Africa combined. Here are some words that have similar interpretations in both languages.

Agbalumo in Yoruba language, Udara/Udala in Ibo language and Ciwoh in Hausa language all refer to this tropical orange ...

Netflix historical drama “Elesin Oba, The King’s Horseman,” will become only the the second Yoruba-language film to premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, after Tunde Kelani’s “Abeni” ...

Let's take a look at the variety of drums used in Yoruba cultural festivals, carnivals and special occasions. Yoruba language and culture is very widespread across Africa, and even beyond. Outside ...

The acclaimed writer explained that he began his interaction with most of the Yoruba intellectuals in the early 1990s, during the pro-democracy movement, as a key figure in Radio Kudirat. Literary ...