Tíbí Tìrẹ – The Manifestation of Duality
This article is one I made a commitment to write but one I struggled with despite the clarity of my thought. I have decided to keep my commitment and put down my ideas to the extent of my current capacity…
Category The Yorùbá’s
The History of Yoruba People
Ancient Era| The Development of Early Yoruba Community c. 500 BCE – 800 CE The Age of things we met| Pre-Oduduwa Era c. 9th– 11th century: Urbanization, Ife Primacy begins| Oduduwa Era c. 12th and 13th century: Ife empire, Civil…
Sylvanus Olympio
He was the first president of Togo after independence. He was a Yoruba man who spoke Yoruba, German, French, English& Portuguese fluently. After graduating from the London School of Economics, he worked for Unilever, eventually becoming the general manager of…
Herzekiah Andrew Shanu (1858 – July 1905)
He was a Yoruba Born African photographer noted for his involvement in the campaign against inhumane abuses in the Congo Free State.
Hubert Ogunde
Chief Hubert Adedeji Ogunde, D.Lit. (10 July 1916 – 4 April 1990) was a Yoruba actor, dramatist, theater manager, and musician who created the African Music Research Party, Nigeria’s first current professional theatrical group, in 1945. In 1947, Hubert Ogunde…