The Yoruba word for tradition is ‘afowodowo’. By tradition the Yoruba meant a long-established custom or way of living passed down from generation to generation. To the Yoruba, tradition was a specific practice, symbolic of important values or social norm.…
It has been estimated that Britain in the 1800s concluded nearly 100 treaties with individual Yoruba towns and cities. These treaties have since been shoehorned into the ‘Protectorate treaty’ category. The 1888 Britain-Yorubaland Treaty was different and unique in that…
On 23 July 1888, Britain and Yorubaland signed a non-cession treaty of friendship and exclusive, preferential trade, that is, the 1888 Britain-Yorubaland Treaty. At the time of the signing of the treaty, Nigeria did not exist. Nigeria became a colony…
On 23 May 1888, Queen Victoria of Britain requested that Alaafin Adeyemi of Yorubaland enter into a treaty with her as an equal. On 23 July 1888, the two monarchs signed a non-cession treaty of friendship and exclusive, preferential trade…
Our ref: 1888treaty/kabiyesi/070525 7 May 2025 Dear Kabiyesi Re: The Yoruba Party in the UK and the 1888 Britain-Yorubaland Treaty Members of The Yoruba Party in the UK (YPUK) have instructed me as their leader to contact you on their…
Our ref: 1888treaty/ukpm/210425 21 April 2025 Sir Keir Stammer Prime Minister 10 Downing Street London SW1A 2AA Dear Sir Re: Letter before claim re: the 1888 Britain-Yorubaland Treaty On 18 March 2025, I wrote to you requesting that you invoked…
Every Yoruba Ọba knows that the Fulani are the enemies of the Yoruba people, and have been the enemies of the Yoruba people since the 1800s. Every Yoruba Ọba knows that the Fulani have no respect for the office of…
Our ref: maga/myga/210425 21 April 2025 President Donald Trump The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington DC 20500 c/o Ambassador Jane Hartley United States Embassy 33 Nine Elms Lane Nine Elms London SW11 7US Dear President Trump Re: …
Our ref: 1888treaty/ukpm/210425 21 April 2025 Sir Keir Stammer Prime Minister 10 Downing Street London SW1A 2AA Dear Sir Re: Letter before claim re: the 1888 Britain-Yorubaland Treaty On 18 March 2025, I wrote to you requesting that you invoked…
