The Palace of the Oba of Benin has rejected the recent ranking of Yoruba traditional rulers as declared by the Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, saying the stool of the ancient city of Benin is ...

COTONOU (Reuters) - Nigerian activist Sunday Adeyemo, imprisoned in Benin since last year for allegedly plotting an insurrection in Nigeria, has been released under judicial supervision, one of his ...

The President, Yoruba Council Worldwide, Aare Oladotun Hassan has condemned the threat made by a Canada-based woman, Amaka Sunnberger, against Nigerians of Yoruba and Benin descent. In a video clip ...

Yoruba monarchs in Benin Republic have resolved to write President Patrice Talon of the country over the arrest and trial of Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, in the country.

Five Benin traditional functionaries in Edo State have been suspended from their roles for engaging in sacrilegious conduct against Benin Custom. The Benin Traditional Council announced their ...

Yoruba monarchs, whose territories are in the Republic of Benin are currently meeting to discuss the arrest and prosecution of the embattled Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho.

In the days before the web shrank the world, hearing traditional music made in a distant country meant getting on a plane and going there yourself. Rewarding, but expensive. Plan B involved checking ...

Akintoye, a respected academic and elder statesman, has long championed the cause for Yoruba autonomy. Coordinators of the Yoruba Nation movement from across Nigeria and the diaspora convened in ...

A redefinition and distortion of a people’s history has perilous impact on land, resources and spirituality. No leadership or a people should allow it to stand. The distortion of history has led to ...

Afrobeat singer Davido has erroneously claimed that Nigeria has only three tribes, namely Yoruba, Igbo and Benin. Davido, who goofed while hosting popular American content creator Kai Cenat, who is in ...

Ancestral African art is a linchpin of identity and a source of inspiration to creatives across the continent. But an estimated 90% % of cultural artifacts still remain outside of Africa, according to ...