Yoruba – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Tue, 23 Sep 2025 21:03:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Yoruba – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Yoruba: From Ancestors To Architects by Abiodun Komolafe (1) https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-from-ancestors-to-architects-by-abiodun-komolafe-1/ https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-from-ancestors-to-architects-by-abiodun-komolafe-1/#respond Tue, 23 Sep 2025 21:03:09 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=467114 The Yoruba-speaking people of Nigeria have been floundering, a state that, as is common in human societies, has led to transferred aggression. This isn’t a problem unique to the Yorubas; we need only recall how large segments of the German population misdirected their aggression towards Jews and other minorities, resulting in a worldwide catastrophe. We [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-from-ancestors-to-architects-by-abiodun-komolafe-1/feed/ 0 I Blame Greedy Yoruba Elders For The Tribalism Accusations – Leo Dasilva https://www.theinfostride.com/i-blame-greedy-yoruba-elders-for-the-tribalism-accusations-leo-dasilva/ https://www.theinfostride.com/i-blame-greedy-yoruba-elders-for-the-tribalism-accusations-leo-dasilva/#respond Fri, 19 Sep 2025 05:20:21 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=466848 Former BBNaija housemate Leo DaSilva has blasted Yoruba elders for giving others a reason to laugh at his tribe. This is coming after Scott Iguma, a social commentator, called out corruption in the real estate sector, stating that Yorubas have become more tribalistic. According to him, Yorubas are tribalistic because they are enraged that other [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/i-blame-greedy-yoruba-elders-for-the-tribalism-accusations-leo-dasilva/feed/ 0 Yoruba Parents Should Encourage Their Kids To Speak The Language – Bimbo Thomas https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-parents-should-encourage-their-kids-to-speak-the-language-bimbo-thomas/ https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-parents-should-encourage-their-kids-to-speak-the-language-bimbo-thomas/#respond Mon, 16 Jun 2025 08:20:20 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=459746 Nollywood actress and filmmaker Bimbo Thomas has come out to urge Nigerian parents to be more intentional about teaching their kids indigenous languages. She recently had her say during an interview with Saturday Beats after the viral appearance of her son, Jayden Olanrewaju, who introduced himself as Ogbeni Ajadi on the popular Yoruba game show, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-parents-should-encourage-their-kids-to-speak-the-language-bimbo-thomas/feed/ 0 Yorubas Must Start Fighting Online Using English Language – Tonto Dikeh https://www.theinfostride.com/yorubas-must-start-fighting-online-using-english-language-tonto-dikeh/ https://www.theinfostride.com/yorubas-must-start-fighting-online-using-english-language-tonto-dikeh/#respond Sun, 26 Jan 2025 09:20:31 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=401774 Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh has come out to urge Yoruba people to learn to use English language while fighting online. She recently had her say via her social media page, and fans have been reacting. According to her, she needs them to communicate in the language everyone understands because as violence prefect, she has to [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/yorubas-must-start-fighting-online-using-english-language-tonto-dikeh/feed/ 0 The Political Traditions of Our Fathers by Abiodun Komolafe https://www.theinfostride.com/the-political-traditions-of-our-fathers-by-abiodun-komolafe/ https://www.theinfostride.com/the-political-traditions-of-our-fathers-by-abiodun-komolafe/#respond Sat, 13 Jul 2024 18:53:11 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=383303 Right now, the Yorubas must have to build a leadership that honours their legacy. Again, remember the treaty that ended the Kiriji War, which sparked a rebirth in learning and progressive thinking! This led to a thirst for education, resulting in an explosion of investments in community scholarships, sponsoring individuals to pursue higher education and [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/the-political-traditions-of-our-fathers-by-abiodun-komolafe/feed/ 0 Yoruba Group Petitions President Tinubu Over Delayed Burial of Nigerian Flag Designer https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-group-petitions-president-tinubu-over-delayed-burial-of-nigerian-flag-designer/ https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-group-petitions-president-tinubu-over-delayed-burial-of-nigerian-flag-designer/#respond Sat, 11 May 2024 19:30:12 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=377739 The Yoruba World Congress Worldwide (YWC) has petitioned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the delayed burial of the late Pa Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi, the designer of the Nigerian flag. In an open letter addressed to Tinubu, the group urged the president to intervene to ensure the deceased is buried without further delay. The open letter, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-group-petitions-president-tinubu-over-delayed-burial-of-nigerian-flag-designer/feed/ 0 Sunday Igboho Sues Gani Adams for Defamation, Seeks N500 Million in Damages https://www.theinfostride.com/sunday-igboho-sues-gani-adams-for-defamation-seeks-n500-million-in-damages/ https://www.theinfostride.com/sunday-igboho-sues-gani-adams-for-defamation-seeks-n500-million-in-damages/#respond Wed, 03 Apr 2024 12:00:43 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=374775 Nation activist Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has taken legal action against the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, over alleged defamation of character. Igboho filed a lawsuit before an Oyo High Court in Ibadan through his legal team led by J. A. Sanusi. In the lawsuit, Igboho is seeking N500 million [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/sunday-igboho-sues-gani-adams-for-defamation-seeks-n500-million-in-damages/feed/ 0 Southwest: Beyond the Toga of Statism https://www.theinfostride.com/southwest-beyond-the-toga-of-statism/ https://www.theinfostride.com/southwest-beyond-the-toga-of-statism/#respond Sun, 24 Mar 2024 21:28:14 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=374048 The Lagos State Government recently endorsed a food production agreement with the Niger State Government. The partnership, known as the ‘Produce for Lagos Initiative’, is aimed at ensuring a steady flow of agricultural products to the end consumers. Interestingly, this agreement is coming at a time when Sheik Ahmad Abubakar Gumi is warning the Federal [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/southwest-beyond-the-toga-of-statism/feed/ 0 Africans no longer dependent on foreigners for their history – Ooni of Ife https://www.theinfostride.com/africans-no-longer-dependent-on-foreigners-for-their-history-ooni-of-ife/ https://www.theinfostride.com/africans-no-longer-dependent-on-foreigners-for-their-history-ooni-of-ife/#respond Sun, 15 Oct 2023 05:30:27 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=357101 On Saturday, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, said that Africans no longer needed the help of outsiders. The concluding session of the international conference on Ile-Ife and Yoruba Civilization was where Oba Ogunwusi made his comments. He insisted that no Yoruba, at home or abroad, could deny the continued importance of [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/africans-no-longer-dependent-on-foreigners-for-their-history-ooni-of-ife/feed/ 0 Yorubas never play politics of bitterness, says Bwala https://www.theinfostride.com/yorubas-never-play-politics-of-bitterness-says-bwala/ https://www.theinfostride.com/yorubas-never-play-politics-of-bitterness-says-bwala/#respond Mon, 17 Jul 2023 19:30:01 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=351030 One of Atiku Abubakar’s media advisers, Daniel Bwala, has claimed that President Bola Tinubu and the Yoruba don’t engage in “politics of bitterness.” Abubakar is the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the upcoming 2023 election. In response to Abdullahi Adamu’s departure as national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bwala [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/yorubas-never-play-politics-of-bitterness-says-bwala/feed/ 0 A Region In Nigeria Must Learn To Not Defend Crime Like The Yorubas And Hausas – Reno Omokri https://www.theinfostride.com/a-region-in-nigeria-must-learn-to-not-defend-crime-like-the-yorubas-and-hausas-reno-omokri/ https://www.theinfostride.com/a-region-in-nigeria-must-learn-to-not-defend-crime-like-the-yorubas-and-hausas-reno-omokri/#respond Wed, 05 Jul 2023 21:41:17 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=350215 Reno Omokri has come out to compare how Northerners and natives of South-West react to crime. This is coming amid Ejikeme Mmesoma’s JAMB saga, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, the fact is that Northerners and Nigerians from South West never defend people from their region who commit crime, unlike a certain region [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/a-region-in-nigeria-must-learn-to-not-defend-crime-like-the-yorubas-and-hausas-reno-omokri/feed/ 0 Yoruba vs Igbo: Sanwo-Olu, Gov Uzodinma, others meet over Alaba market demolition https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-vs-igbo-sanwo-olu-gov-uzodinma-others-meet-over-alaba-market-demolition/ https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-vs-igbo-sanwo-olu-gov-uzodinma-others-meet-over-alaba-market-demolition/#respond Sat, 01 Jul 2023 13:13:45 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=349900 Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State and his counterpart from Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, have met over the demolition of the Alaba International market. The meeting which also had the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu in attendance, was held in Lagos yesterday. Speaking after the meeting, Sanwo-Olu said the meeting was [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-vs-igbo-sanwo-olu-gov-uzodinma-others-meet-over-alaba-market-demolition/feed/ 0 I Wonder What Yoruba Men Are Supposed To Do With Their Igbo Wives After The Election – AY Makun https://www.theinfostride.com/i-wonder-what-yoruba-men-are-supposed-to-do-with-their-igbo-wives-after-the-election-ay-makun/ https://www.theinfostride.com/i-wonder-what-yoruba-men-are-supposed-to-do-with-their-igbo-wives-after-the-election-ay-makun/#respond Tue, 21 Mar 2023 18:08:35 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=343801 Popular comedian, AY Makun has come out to react to the elections held in Lagos last Saturday, March 18. He recently had his say via his social media page, and fans have been reacting. According to him, now that the elections are done, he wonders what Yoruba men are supposed to do with their Igbo [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/i-wonder-what-yoruba-men-are-supposed-to-do-with-their-igbo-wives-after-the-election-ay-makun/feed/ 0 I’m Referred To As A Bastard Because I Didn’t Support A Yoruba Candidate – Iyabo Ojo https://www.theinfostride.com/im-referred-to-as-a-bastard-because-i-didnt-support-a-yoruba-candidate-iyabo-ojo/ https://www.theinfostride.com/im-referred-to-as-a-bastard-because-i-didnt-support-a-yoruba-candidate-iyabo-ojo/#respond Mon, 20 Mar 2023 23:08:51 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=343759 Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo has come out to blast one of the close aides of Lagos parks chairman, MC Oluomo, Kokozaria, for putting up her photo and that of other Yoruba indigenes on Instagram and referring to them as bastards for not supporting APC during the general elections. She recently had her say via her [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/im-referred-to-as-a-bastard-because-i-didnt-support-a-yoruba-candidate-iyabo-ojo/feed/ 0 OPC Commits To Peaceful Elections, Says Non-Indigenes Should Vote Without Fear In Lagos And Throughout Yoruba Land https://www.theinfostride.com/opc-commits-to-peaceful-elections-says-non-indigenes-should-vote-without-fear-in-lagos-and-throughout-yoruba-land/ https://www.theinfostride.com/opc-commits-to-peaceful-elections-says-non-indigenes-should-vote-without-fear-in-lagos-and-throughout-yoruba-land/#respond Mon, 06 Feb 2023 22:13:07 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=341098 The Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) has called for Nigerians to see the coming general elections as a routine contest among brothers without fear of violence. Speaking in Lagos amidst reports in the social media that some Yoruba self-determination groups had put machinery in motion to unleash violence on non-indigenes in Lagos and the South-West, OPC [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/opc-commits-to-peaceful-elections-says-non-indigenes-should-vote-without-fear-in-lagos-and-throughout-yoruba-land/feed/ 0 Yoruba Nation: Professor Banji Akintoye writes APC Flag Bearer Ahmed Tinubu https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-nation-professor-banji-akintoye-writes-apc-flag-bearer-ahmed-tinubu/ https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-nation-professor-banji-akintoye-writes-apc-flag-bearer-ahmed-tinubu/#respond Fri, 27 Jan 2023 09:08:22 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=340447 On December 27, 2022, Professor Banji Akintoye wrote the All Progressive Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate for the 2023 general election, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, over the challenges facing the Yoruba nation. Read the open letter below: PROFESSOR (SENATOR) ADEBANJI AKINTOYE’S LETTER My dear brother Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, I write this letter to you in love, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-nation-professor-banji-akintoye-writes-apc-flag-bearer-ahmed-tinubu/feed/ 0 Diplomat Reveals Positive Changes Restructuring Will Avail Nigeria and Nigerians https://www.theinfostride.com/diplomat-reveals-positive-changes-restructuring-will-avail-nigeria-and-nigerians/ https://www.theinfostride.com/diplomat-reveals-positive-changes-restructuring-will-avail-nigeria-and-nigerians/#respond Fri, 02 Dec 2022 18:50:54 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=337087 An unidentified diplomat has revealed 10 positive things that Nigeria stands to benefit from if the country is restructured. The individual recommends Nigeria should be restructured into the following provinces with the central government remaining at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja: 1) Northern Province 2) Middle Belt Province 3) Western Province (Oduduwa) 4) Eastern Province [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/diplomat-reveals-positive-changes-restructuring-will-avail-nigeria-and-nigerians/feed/ 0 Presidency not Yoruba property – Afenifere on endorsing Peter Obi https://www.theinfostride.com/presidency-not-yoruba-property-afenifere-on-endorsing-peter-obi/ https://www.theinfostride.com/presidency-not-yoruba-property-afenifere-on-endorsing-peter-obi/#respond Thu, 20 Oct 2022 20:30:04 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=334552 The apex Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, has said the Presidency is not the personal property of the Yorubas. Afenifere was responding to allegations of picking the Labour Party, LP, Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, ahead of Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Sola Ebiseni, the Afenifere’s Secretary-General, said the body’s support for Obi was [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/presidency-not-yoruba-property-afenifere-on-endorsing-peter-obi/feed/ 0 Quit presidential race now – Keyamo tells Atiku over Yoruba, Igbo comment https://www.theinfostride.com/quit-presidential-race-now-keyamo-tells-atiku-over-yoruba-igbo-comment/ https://www.theinfostride.com/quit-presidential-race-now-keyamo-tells-atiku-over-yoruba-igbo-comment/#respond Sun, 16 Oct 2022 12:00:11 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=334277 The spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo, has called on the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to quit the race. Keyamo accused Atiku of playing the ethnic card ahead of the 2023 presidential election; hence, should quit the race. He was reacting to Atiku’s comment that [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/quit-presidential-race-now-keyamo-tells-atiku-over-yoruba-igbo-comment/feed/ 0 You won’t treat Nigeria like Wike – Fani-Kayode knocks Atiku over Northern comment https://www.theinfostride.com/you-wont-treat-nigeria-like-wike-fani-kayode-knocks-atiku-over-northern-comment/ https://www.theinfostride.com/you-wont-treat-nigeria-like-wike-fani-kayode-knocks-atiku-over-northern-comment/#respond Sun, 16 Oct 2022 11:00:19 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=334274 The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has been criticized for saying the North does not need a Yoruba or Igbo president. Atiku said Northerners needed to vote for him rather than a Yoruba or Igbo candidate because he’s a Pan-Nigerian with a northern extraction. Condemning his comment, a former Aviation Minister, Femi [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/you-wont-treat-nigeria-like-wike-fani-kayode-knocks-atiku-over-northern-comment/feed/ 0 2023: You’re not Yorubas mouthpiece – Akeredolu tackles Afenifere https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-youre-not-yorubas-mouthpiece-akeredolu-tackles-afenifere/ https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-youre-not-yorubas-mouthpiece-akeredolu-tackles-afenifere/#respond Mon, 10 Oct 2022 19:30:50 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=333975 Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, the Governor of Ondo State and Chairman of the South West Governors’ Forum, has faulted the position taken by the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, in support of Peter Obi of the Labour Party, LP, saying that they are not speaking on behalf of the Yoruba people. In relation to the alleged endorsement, Akeredolu [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-youre-not-yorubas-mouthpiece-akeredolu-tackles-afenifere/feed/ 0 Yoruba Group Accuses PDP Of Plot To Undermine Amotekun Operations https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-group-accuses-pdp-of-plot-to-undermine-amotekun-operations/ https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-group-accuses-pdp-of-plot-to-undermine-amotekun-operations/#respond Tue, 23 Nov 2021 16:00:48 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=313379 A Yoruba group has warned the Ondo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, against propagating an agenda to undermine the operations of the Southwest Security Network, also known as Amotekun. The group, Yoruba Youth Indigenous Movement, YYIM, which alleged of a move to scuttle the operations of Amotekun in the South-west said the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-group-accuses-pdp-of-plot-to-undermine-amotekun-operations/feed/ 0 2023: Yoruba Muslims Will Not Vote For Christian Presidential Candidates – MURIC https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-yoruba-muslims-will-not-vote-for-christian-presidential-candidates-muric/ https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-yoruba-muslims-will-not-vote-for-christian-presidential-candidates-muric/#respond Sun, 24 Oct 2021 19:30:00 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=311172 The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has reaffirmed its preference for a presidential candidate from the Yoruba Muslim stock. The group warned that any party that picks a Yoruba Christian as its 2023 candidate should forget Muslim votes. “No political party should tell us that they cannot find competent Yoruba Muslims”, Professor Ishaq Akintola said on [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-yoruba-muslims-will-not-vote-for-christian-presidential-candidates-muric/feed/ 0 Yoruba Strategy Alliance drags Nigeria to ICC for alleged Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity in South-West Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-strategy-alliance-drags-nigeria-to-icc-for-alleged-genocide-and-crimes-against-humanity-in-south-west-nigeria/ https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-strategy-alliance-drags-nigeria-to-icc-for-alleged-genocide-and-crimes-against-humanity-in-south-west-nigeria/#respond Wed, 14 Jul 2021 10:43:16 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=300664 Yoruba Strategy Alliance (Omoluabi Worldwide), on Thursday, 8th of July, 2021, wrote a petition to the International Criminal Court (ICC) against alleged Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity in South-West Nigeria Yoruba Strategy Alliance, alongside other interest groups, specifically identifies and drags the following government officials of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to ICC for alleged [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-strategy-alliance-drags-nigeria-to-icc-for-alleged-genocide-and-crimes-against-humanity-in-south-west-nigeria/feed/ 0 When Biafra Finally Comes [OPINION] https://www.theinfostride.com/when-biafra-finally-comes-opinion/ https://www.theinfostride.com/when-biafra-finally-comes-opinion/#respond Tue, 22 Jun 2021 19:26:11 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=298138 The agitation for a separate country out of what is known as Nigeria, by two major ethnic groups – the Igbos and the Yorubas, both of Southern Nigeria routing for Biafra nation and Oduduwa Republic is traceable to the failure of successive governments to address Injustice and Inequality. There is no gainsaying the fact that [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/when-biafra-finally-comes-opinion/feed/ 0 I Understand Yoruba, But I Can’t Speak It – Davido Oyelowo https://www.theinfostride.com/i-understand-yoruba-but-i-cant-speak-it-davido-oyelowo/ https://www.theinfostride.com/i-understand-yoruba-but-i-cant-speak-it-davido-oyelowo/#respond Fri, 18 Jun 2021 17:42:07 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=297650 Popular Nigerian-born British actor, Davido Oyelowo has come out to say that he cannot speak the Yoruba language. He recently revealed this during an interview with Abidemi Dario on Channels Television, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, even if he really cannot speak the language right now because it has been a long [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/i-understand-yoruba-but-i-cant-speak-it-davido-oyelowo/feed/ 0 The Celebrities Slamming Tope Alabi Are Yeyebrities – Bobrisky https://www.theinfostride.com/the-celebrities-slamming-tope-alabi-are-yeyebrities-bobrisky/ https://www.theinfostride.com/the-celebrities-slamming-tope-alabi-are-yeyebrities-bobrisky/#respond Mon, 14 Jun 2021 09:58:04 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=297185 Bobrisky, Popular crossdresser has come out to blast Yoruba celebrities for their alleged eye service. He recently had his say via his Instagram page, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, those criticising Tope Alabi and ranting on blogs are nothing but fools who didn’t care about the other lady’s existence until Tope spoke [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/the-celebrities-slamming-tope-alabi-are-yeyebrities-bobrisky/feed/ 0 Shocking: Invasion of Igangan Community in Ibarapa Area by Unknown Herdsmen [Pictures & Video] https://www.theinfostride.com/shocking-invasion-of-igangan-in-ibarapa-area-by-unknown-herdsmen-pictures-video/ https://www.theinfostride.com/shocking-invasion-of-igangan-in-ibarapa-area-by-unknown-herdsmen-pictures-video/#respond Sun, 06 Jun 2021 15:06:00 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=296222 In the early hours of today, Sunday, June 6th, 2021, we received some shocking images and videos resulted from the invasion of the Igangan community of Ibarapa area, located in the Southwestern corner of Oyo State, Nigeria. According to the eyewitness report, the community was allegedly attacked in the early hour today by some bloodthirsty [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/shocking-invasion-of-igangan-in-ibarapa-area-by-unknown-herdsmen-pictures-video/feed/ 0 Yoruba Kings Not United, Oduduwa Republic Not Achievable — Oluwo https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-kings-not-united-oduduwa-republic-not-achievable-oluwo/ https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-kings-not-united-oduduwa-republic-not-achievable-oluwo/#respond Sun, 25 Apr 2021 11:30:30 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=291453 The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi is an outspoken monarch who has been criticised for his position on many issues. In this interview he discusses issues ranging from politics, traditional institutions, secession and the 2023 general elections. Excerpts: There have been agitations for secession and self-determination. IPOB in the South-East is calling for [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-kings-not-united-oduduwa-republic-not-achievable-oluwo/feed/ 0 No Going Back On Self-determination, Banji Akintoye Restates https://www.theinfostride.com/no-going-back-on-self-determination-banji-akintoye-restates/ https://www.theinfostride.com/no-going-back-on-self-determination-banji-akintoye-restates/#respond Sun, 04 Apr 2021 19:00:35 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=289340 A foremost Yoruba leader, Prof. Banji Akintoye, has said that anyone who says Nigeria is better together wants the Yoruba people to perish. Akintoye said people who did not understand fully the enormity of the danger that faced the Yoruba nation and those who want to benefit from Nigeria at all costs and detriment of [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/no-going-back-on-self-determination-banji-akintoye-restates/feed/ 0 Odumakin’s Demise, A Rude Shock https://www.theinfostride.com/odumakins-demise-a-rude-shock/ https://www.theinfostride.com/odumakins-demise-a-rude-shock/#respond Sat, 03 Apr 2021 21:16:02 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=289273 The sudden demise of Yoruba leader and national activist, Mr Yinka Odumakin, has been described as not only unfortunate and a rude shock but very sad development. In a statement released by the Ogun State Coordinator of Peoples Mandate, a political organisation, Adedeji Babington-Ashaye, states that Odumakin will be remembered for his undying love for [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/odumakins-demise-a-rude-shock/feed/ 0 Restructuring: Chief Olu Falae spoke the Minds of honest and progressive Nigerians https://www.theinfostride.com/restructuring-chief-olu-falae-spoke-the-minds-of-honest-and-progressive-nigerians/ https://www.theinfostride.com/restructuring-chief-olu-falae-spoke-the-minds-of-honest-and-progressive-nigerians/#respond Sat, 05 Sep 2020 13:12:30 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=268685 This piece written by Chief Olu Falae is exactly what restructuring Nigeria is all about and should be. A good recipe for those who pretend that they do not understand what restructuring is all about. FOR THOSE STILL GREEKED BY THE TERM, THIS IS THE MEANING OF RESTRUCTURING AS CANVASSED BY SOUTHERN NIGERIA by Chief [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/restructuring-chief-olu-falae-spoke-the-minds-of-honest-and-progressive-nigerians/feed/ 0 Yoruba Does Not Exist In Ifa ― Ifayemi Elebuibon https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-does-not-exist-in-ifa-%e2%80%95-ifayemi-elebuibon/ Mon, 28 Oct 2019 20:10:32 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=239493 Popular traditionalist and the Araba of Osogbo, Chief Ifayemi Elebuibon has said before any contact with the Hausa/Fulani, the Yoruba race was called “the people of Ife.” According to him, it is very sad that the people failed to give the race a name before they met the Hausas. He said Yorubas were known as [...]

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]]> Nollywood’s Kunle Afod Clocks 46 https://www.theinfostride.com/nollywoods-kunle-afod-clocks-46/ Thu, 24 Oct 2019 22:27:09 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=239181 Nollywood actor, Adekunle Afod is marking his 46th birthday today and it has been celebration galore. The father of four has now jumped on social media to mark his special day, sharing amazing photos that will dazzle you. See some of them, Happy birthday to him. LLNP.

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]]> Referring To Yourself As Yoruba Is A Strange – Femi Fani-Kayode https://www.theinfostride.com/referring-to-yourself-as-yoruba-is-a-strange-femi-fani-kayode/ Wed, 23 Oct 2019 11:26:12 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=239052 Nigeria’s ex Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has come out to say that he is not a Yoruba man. Sharing recently on Twitter, Fani disclosed that the word Yoruba is alien to his culture and was always unknown in the Anago language. He said the name Yoruba was actually gotten from “Yariba” and it stands for [...]

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]]> I Do Not Want To Be Known As An Igbo Rapper – Phyno https://www.theinfostride.com/i-do-not-want-to-be-known-as-an-igbo-rapper-phyno/ Fri, 06 Sep 2019 01:58:00 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=237290 Nigerian rapper, Phyno as said he does not think any artist should be boxed. In a recent chat with Do2tun on Cool FM, Phyno stated categorically that he is not fully an Igbo rapper. His words, “Music is universal.. But they try to box rappers like, ‘He’s a rapper from the East (of Nigeria). Do [...]

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]]> Yorubas Will Be The First To Flee If War Happened In Nigeria – Junaid Mohammed https://www.theinfostride.com/yorubas-will-be-the-first-to-flee-if-war-happened-in-nigeria-junaid-mohammed/ Mon, 22 Jul 2019 19:18:22 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=235920 After the persistent insecurity in Nigeria and the murder of Funke Olakunrin, the daughter of Reuben Fasoranti, leader of Afenifere, Second Republic lawmaker, Dr. Junaid Mohammed has warned leaders in the South West to desist from instigating the war with their words. Several Yoruba leaders like Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi and the Aare [...]

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]]> A Yoruba Man Cannot Be President In Nigeria For Another 20 Years – Femi Aribisala https://www.theinfostride.com/a-yoruba-man-cannot-be-president-in-nigeria-for-another-20-years-femi-aribisala/ Tue, 21 May 2019 20:44:50 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=233176 Mr Femi Aribisala has revealed that if Nigeria wants to avoid the trouble and problems it faced during the 2019 presidential election, a Yoruba man should not be president for the next twenty years. He then advocated for the Ndigbo after years of no candidate from that part of the country. His words, “before it [...]

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]]> Nigeria’s Next President After Buhari Will Be A Yoruba Man – Afenifere Renewal Group https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerias-next-president-after-buhari-will-be-a-yoruba-man-afenifere-renewal-group/ Tue, 23 Apr 2019 17:37:00 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=231416 The Afenifere Renewal Group, ARG, in Ekiti State, has revealed that they are confident that Nigeria’s next president will be from the Yoruba nation. Speaking recently with newsmen in Ado-Ekiti, State Coordinator of ARG, Mr. Bunmi Awotiku disclosed that the body will play a major role in ensuring that is the case. His words, “The [...]

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]]> Bukky Wright Now A Christian Again? https://www.theinfostride.com/bukky-wright-now-a-christian-again/ Thu, 24 Jan 2019 19:00:09 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=225871 Yoruba actress, Bukky Wright, who recently converted to Islam, seems to have had a change of heart again, to go back to her old religion—Christianity. The Nollywood damsel professed Islam around 4 years ago. A source told KemiAshefon these words, “I have been seeing her in Winners Chapel, Houston, where she attends services and would [...]

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]]> I Am Not Yoruba, I’m Nigerian – Falz https://www.theinfostride.com/i-am-not-yoruba-im-nigerian-falz/ Sun, 30 Dec 2018 20:48:26 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=224388 Falz is currently getting it on twitter after he shared a video sponsored by Ford Foundation, aimed at promoting ‘One Nigeria’. He captioned it: “I am not Yoruba, I am Nigerian. We are One” The message was not rejected by fans, but Falz’s caption didn’t sit well with a lot of people. A Twitter user [...]

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]]> The Only Difference Between An English And Yoruba Movie Is The Language – Femi Adebayo https://www.theinfostride.com/the-only-difference-between-an-english-and-yoruba-movie-is-the-language-femi-adebayo/ Sat, 25 Aug 2018 03:05:09 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=214238 Femi Adebayo has expressed his unflinching love for being a popular actor featuring mostly in Nollywood movies rendered in Yoruba language. In a chat with Punch, the actor says he has no regret being addressed as a Yoruba actor because it has exposed him more to the culture and race. “Given another chance, I would [...]

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]]> People Think I Am The Richest Yoruba Actor – Aremu Afolayan https://www.theinfostride.com/people-think-i-am-the-richest-yoruba-actor-aremu-afolayan/ Tue, 03 Jul 2018 04:27:09 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=209986 Aremu Afolayan is convinced that actors that own houses in choice areas in Lagos State, did not do so merely by acting. According to him, acting in the Nigerian movie industry, Nollywood does not earn you enough to buy a house in places like Lekki. He said this during a recent chat, noting that Nigerians [...]

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]]> IPOB Is Not Boko Haram – Afenifere https://www.theinfostride.com/ipob-is-not-boko-haram-afenifere/ Fri, 25 Aug 2017 21:37:03 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=179733 The Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere has warned President Buhari not to treat the Indigenous People of Biafra like Boko Haram. The group’s National Secretary, Yinka Odumakin said that all IPOB has done is call for a sit at home, while Boko Haram has been murdering people and destroying properties in the North-East. “While Boko Haram [...]

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]]> Western Nigeria Development: South-West Governors Meet, Plan Common Agenda https://www.theinfostride.com/western-nigeria-development-south-west-governors-meet-plan-common-agenda/ Thu, 27 Jul 2017 22:55:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=173700 The governors of the South-West zone of Nigeria met on Monday, July 24, 2017 in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, to deliberate on how to chart a common agenda to fast-track the development of the region. The meeting, hosted by Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun, was attended by all the six governors in the region, [...]

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]]> Alagba Faleti, A Yoruba Culture Repository, A Rich Library Of The Yoruba Language – Oyo Government https://www.theinfostride.com/alagba-faleti-a-yoruba-culture-repository-a-rich-library-of-the-yoruba-language-oyo-government/ Thu, 27 Jul 2017 16:32:57 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=173597 On Monday, the Government of Oyo State, through the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism paid a condolence visit to the family of late broadcaster and elder statesman, Alagba Adebayo Faleti, describing him as a rich library of Yoruba language and a repository of Yoruba culture. The Government representative stated that the late Yoruba rare [...]

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]]> 55 Amazing Things You Need To Know About Nigeria and Nigerians https://www.theinfostride.com/55-amazing-things-you-need-to-know-about-nigeria-and-nigerians/ Sat, 22 Jul 2017 21:11:26 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=173216 Do you know that? You will be shocked to find out that you do not know about Nigeria and Nigerians. Read these 55 historical facts about the people called Nigerians” and the nation called “Nigeria”, a country in Western part of Africa with the largest population of black race in the world. Happy reading! 1. The [...]

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]]> Onwuka Ukwa Warns IPOB Against Chaos https://www.theinfostride.com/onwuka-ukwa-warns-ipob-against-chaos/ Sat, 22 Jul 2017 08:04:41 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=173155 An All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Chieftain, Chief Onwuka Ukwa, has advised the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to stop the no-election-in-Anambra threat and avoid plunging the state into chaos. Ukwa, who claimed to be one of the foundation members of APGA, made the call at a stakeholders’ forum organised by Ogilisi Foundation, a socio-cultural [...]

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]]> Dele Momodu’s Pendulum: What exactly are we restructuring? https://www.theinfostride.com/dele-momodus-pendulum-what-exactly-are-we-restructuring/ https://www.theinfostride.com/dele-momodus-pendulum-what-exactly-are-we-restructuring/#comments Sun, 02 Jul 2017 09:14:00 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=170465 Dele Momodu has again delivered another mind-blowing bombshell on July 1, 2017 about restructuring the entity called Nigeria. Please read and enjoy while sharing your thought! Fellow Nigerians, let me say categorically that I’ve never seen a country where the citizens like to argue over every miniscule issue like Nigeria. We are a country of [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/dele-momodus-pendulum-what-exactly-are-we-restructuring/feed/ 6 Nigeria Should Not Be Torn Apart – Lai Mohammed https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-should-not-be-torn-apart-lai-mohammed/ Sun, 18 Jun 2017 20:55:58 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=168800 Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has urged those behind hate speeches that are capable of dividing the country to desist from the act. He said if war breaks out in the country today, nobody would escape the horror that comes with it. Mohammed gave the admonition on Saturday, June 17, at the [...]

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