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Yorùbá-centred radio programming on culture, current affairs and the community.
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Our culture. Our identity. Our land. Yorùbá first.
A non-profit dedicated to preserving Yorùbá culture, identity, and heritage for generations to come.
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Continents
50+
Countries
1,000+
Projects & outreaches
500+
Schools
Raising a generation
We believe our people are stronger when we work together. Join a global community of Yorùbá sons and daughters promoting our language, history and culture across Nigeria, the United Kingdom, the United States and beyond.
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Education & youth
Think Yorùbá First’s education programs exist to teach young people Yorùbá language, history, cultural studies and political education.
Students are encouraged to be leaders in their communities and to carry the values of the Ọmọlúàbí into everything they do.
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IDERA
Learn Yorùbá language, history and culture online, at your own pace.
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Campus Connect
Yorùbá students organising on campus: language circles, political education, culture days and leadership.
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Think Yoruba First
Who we are
Think Yorùbá First is organized exclusively for charitable, educational, scientific and cultural purposes, and is registered as a non-profit organization. We promote the culture and traditions of the Yorùbá people and preach the conservation of the Yorùbá identity and ideologies. The Yorùbá are a pride of the black race. We are a transcontinental and transnational people and race with Ile-Ife as the cradle of the Yorùbá civilisation.
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Oladimeji Bolarinwa
President, Think Yorùbá First
Our President
Oladimeji Bolarinwa
President, Think Yorùbá First
Our language, our history and our values are not relics of the past. They are the foundation of our future. To think Yorùbá first is to stand as Ọmọlúàbí: with courage, with dignity, and together.
Our Mission
The Ọmọlúàbí CodeAt the heart of Think Yorùbá First, we are tasked as Ọmọlúàbí to seek out the courage in the face of adversity against our nation and people, the Yorùbá, and to imbibe the principles of our culture and values by promoting language, history, cultural studies, and political education.
What we do
Our Work
Media, education and community platforms carrying Yorùbá language, history, cultural studies and political education to the world.
Careers
Yorùbá Career Network
Connecting Yorùbá professionals, mentors and job seekers across the globe.
The Thought Builders Institute
An institute of African thinkers building the ideas that will decide West Africa’s next century.
- Geopolitics
- Security & insurgency
- Geoeconomics
- Religion & power
- History & civilisation
- Federalism
- Health
- Yorùbá world
Upcoming Events
Yorùbá Language & History Masterclass
An interactive session on Yorùbá language, oral history and cultural studies for beginners and returning learners.
Event details Yorùbá Language & History MasterclassNationalism Hour: Live on X
Our monthly live conversation on self-determination, geopolitics and the future of the Yorùbá people.
Event details Nationalism Hour: Live on XTYF United Kingdom Members’ Meet-up
Meet fellow members of the TYF UK branch, hear about upcoming campaigns and find ways to get involved.
Event details TYF United Kingdom Members’ Meet-upCommunities
One people, across the world
From Nigeria to West Africa, Europe, the Americas and Australia, Think Yorùbá First connects Yorùbá communities wherever our people live.
20 communities 7 regions
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Nigeria
South-western Nigeria, from Lagos to Ọ̀yọ́, Ògùn, Ọ̀ṣun, Ondo and Èkìtì, is where our language, faith and kingdoms were born, and where TYF has its headquarters.
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7 communities
West Africa
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2 communities
UK & European Union
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2 communities
North America
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6 communities
Latin America and the Caribbean
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1 community
South America
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1 community
Australia
Benin 
Burkina Faso 
Côte d’Ivoire 
Ghana 
Sierra Leone 
The Gambia 
Togo 
United Kingdom 
European Union 
Canada 
United States 
Barbados 
Cuba 
Guyana 
Jamaica 
Mexico 
Puerto Rico 
Brazil 
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Ethnic Nationalism and Religious Nationalism in Nigerian Politics
When ethnicity and religion become political forces, who defines the nation—and who gets to belong?
Watch episode Ethnic Nationalism and Religious Nationalism in Nigerian Politics
Religious and Ethnic Politics in Nigeria: A Burden We Must Carry (part 2)
Can Nigeria overcome the politics of identity without asking its people to abandon who they are?
Watch episode Religious and Ethnic Politics in Nigeria: A Burden We Must Carry (part 2)
Religious and Ethnic Politics in Nigeria: A Burden We Must Carry
Can Nigeria build a common national future without confronting the religious and ethnic identities that continue to shape its politics?
Watch episode Religious and Ethnic Politics in Nigeria: A Burden We Must Carry
Why Nigeria Might Never Defeat Terrorism
Is Nigeria fighting terrorism—or merely managing its consequences?
Watch episode Why Nigeria Might Never Defeat Terrorism
TYF HQ 
TYF Shop
Wear it. Read it. Think Yorùbá First.
Official merchandise and books, delivered at home and abroad. Every order funds our work.
TYF T-shirt, Black
Soft cotton tee in black with the Think Yorùbá First logo on the chest.
₦15,000 · £18
TYF T-shirt, White
Soft cotton tee in white with the Think Yorùbá First logo on the chest.
₦15,000 · £18
TYF Hoodie, Black
Heavyweight black hoodie with the Think Yorùbá First logo on the chest.
₦35,000 · £40
Ògó Àdúláwọ̀ n bọ̀ TYF PAC
Defending Yorùbá interests
TYF PAC is the political action committee of Think Yorùbá First. Sign petitions, follow the legislation that affects our people and add your voice where it counts.
Visit tyfpac.org
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Support our work
We are always working across the globe in various capacities, forming alliances with like-minded organisations and running projects for our people. You can support our work by donating.
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