The Nation Newspaper: Group holds award ceremony for ‘Yoruba Prize for Literature’
A Yoruba cultural advocacy group – ÀTẸ́LẸWỌ́ Cultural Initiative – recently held an award ceremony to celebrate winners of the second edition of the ‘ÀTẸ́LẸWỌ́ Prize for Yoruba Literature’. The award ...
Atelewo Cultural Initiative is set to award the fifth Atelewo prize for Yoruba Literature, with a grand prize of N1 million. The prize honours and promotes Yoruba literature and culture and drives ...
The Yoruba people (/ ˈjɒrʊbə / YORR-uub-ə; [24][25] Yoruba: Ìran Yorùbá, Ọmọ Odùduwà, Ọmọ Káàárọ̀-oòjíire) [26] are a West African ethnic group who inhabit parts of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo, a region collectively called Yorubaland. The Yoruba constitute more than 50 million people in Africa, [1] and over a million outside the continent, and bear further representation ...
Yoruba, one of the three largest ethnic groups of Nigeria, concentrated in the southwestern part of that country. Much smaller, scattered groups live in Benin and northern Togo. The Yoruba numbered more than 20 million at the turn of the 21st century. They speak a language of the Benue-Congo branch
Discover fascinating facts about the Yoruba tribe, one of Africa’s largest and most influential ethnic groups.
As you delve into the origins, history, beliefs, and culture of the Yoruba people, you'll uncover a world of intricate traditions, profound spirituality, and artistic expression.
The Yoruba constitute about 44 million people in total. The vast majority of this population is from Nigeria, where the Yoruba make up 16% of the country's population, making them one of the largest ethnic groups in Africa. Most Yoruba people speak the Yoruba language, which is a Niger-Congo language with the largest number of native speakers.