The Yoruba voice in English politics
Heirs of an ancient civilisation. Citizens of Britain.
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Latest statements
- Press releaseUK immigration affects only the ‘Black’ Commonwealth. YPUK Press Release. 2026 Black History Month
- Press releaseThe rudderless British Royal Family
- Press releaseThe British Royal Family is inherently racist
- Press releaseExclusive: Black and Asian doctors are up to 30 times less likely to be offered medical training posts in some specialties, data show
Our legal caseẸjọ́ 1888
A treaty Britain signed, and the promises it made.
Britain–Yorubaland Treaty agreed
Treaty ratified and made into British domestic law
Amalgamation of Northern and Southern Nigeria
Letters before claim sent and judicial review sought
Public appeal launched to fund the judicial review
Appeal opened for a second case, seeking compensation for descendants of slave-raid victims
On the ballotÌdìbò 2024
Camberwell and Peckham, 2024. Our first campaign.
- 30,000 leaflets hand-delivered by volunteers
- 40,000 manifesto copies posted to homes
- Two Saturday rallies and half a dozen interviews
- Visits to worshippers at churches and mosques
“Àgbájọ ọwọ́ la fi ń sọ̀yà.” Together we are strong.
Yoruba proverb: it is with joined hands that we beat the chest.Essays and historyÌtàn
From the archive.
- HistoryIgbere: the uniquely Yoruba technique of derma-therapeutics
The Yoruba in ancient times were unsurpassed in several areas of medicine. Igbere was a good example. Igbere is the giving of medicine through the skin, derma-therapeutics, also…
- HistoryThe life after death deception
It is important to acknowledge here that the ancient Yoruba did not believe in life after death. The Christian clergy convinced the New Yoruba that there was life…
- HistoryThe Olodumare deception
The clue to the true meaning of the acclaimed Yoruba word Olodumare (usually cleaved into O-ni-Odumare) lies in the similarity of the word Odumare and the word Osumare.…
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