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Ancestral Connection of Okun People in Kogi With Ijebu and Ilaje
The Okun people are a cluster of Yoruba-speaking subgroups occupying the western and central zones of present-day Kogi State in north-central Nigeria, comprisi…
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Igbomina: A Yoruba Sub-group That Resisted Fulani and Nupe's Invasion
Igbomina a distinct Yoruba subgroup occupying the northeastern corridor of Yorubaland, concentrated primarily in present day Kwara State across the Isin, Ifelo…
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Yoruba Language Spoken Today, Unknown to Oduduwa and Yoruba Ancestors
The assumption widely held that standard Yoruba, the form codified by nineteenth century missionary linguists, taught in Nigerian schools, and broadcast on nat…
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How Insult to Oduduwa Changed Yoruba History Forever
Wikipedia account of Oranmiyan is precise on the military transformation and its origin. There is no clear evidence that pre-Oranmiyan Ife maintained a permane…
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Igala/Bini History
The Many Fathers of Idah: Why Igala Origin Stories Contradict Each Other
Few Nigerian kingdoms carry as many competing origin stories as the Igala. Ask ten peo…
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