When a European made a discovery, they usually named it after him. But when a Yoruba made a discovery, they usually claim it was a divine gift, an Orisa from the Supreme Being, apparently nothing to do with human ingenuity…
Sango is not a myth. He was a living, breathing human being. He was a married man. He may even have been one of the earliest Alaafin of Oyo. His name – ‘San’ meaning ‘vividly’ and ‘go’ meaning ’to strike’…
The oldest human DNA was found in the Yoruba. It is irrational to call it ‘ghost’ DNA when the Denisovan DNA was named after Denisova Cave (Siberia) and Neanderthal DNA was named after Neander Valley (Germany). The so-called ‘ghost’ DNA…
Doctors from certain backgrounds are far less likely to be offered specialist training places in the UK than white candidates, new data suggest. But exactly how much of a gap black and Asian doctors face varies hugely across different specialties,…
Insecurity has plagued Nigeria unrelentingly since the 1980s. Indeed, it was the excuse Buhari gave for his 1983 coup. YPUK says successive governments since have had no success combatting it due to lack of a coherent policy. Nigerians face 2…
Aim To obtain compensation for harm passed down to descendants from victims of slave raids in Yorubaland for the Transatlantic Slavery.. In this court action, a claim for monetary compensation against the British government, under the 1861 Accessories and Abettors…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (17 May 2026) The transatlantic slaves and their descendants are the only ones not to have been compensated by the British government. The time has come to right that wrong. The Transatlantic Slavery made victims too of…
Dear Mrs Badenoch, I write to you in my capacity as leader of the Yoruba Party in the UK. I understand that you were critical of Britain abstaining and not voting against the UNGA resolution on Reparation for Slavery, which…
In his speech to the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on 17 March 2026, Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Charge d’Affaires to the UN, confirmed that the UK had an official policy of confining the Transatlantic Slavery that lasted for over 400…
