Emma Iheukwumere
The 1888 Britain-Yorubaland Treaty is a legacy
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…
Letter to all Yoruba Oba from The Yoruba Party in the UK
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…
Letter before claim to Sir Keir Stammer, UKPM re: the 1888 Britain-Yorubaland Treaty
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…
Road Map to Yoruba Nation: the Ọba’s role – Baasegun@ Omoboriowo Media 12.02.24
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…
Making America and Yorubaland great again: Letter to President Trump
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: …
Letter before claim to Sir Keir Stammer, UKPM re: the 1888 Britain-Yorubaland Treaty
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…
The 1888 Britain-Yorubaland Treaty and the Nigeria dimension
On 23 January 2025, I wrote to the UK Prime Minister in my capacity as leader of the Yoruba Party in the UK (YPUK) respectfully requesting for ‘Arbitration regarding a Treaty concluded between Britain and Yorubaland on 23 July 1888’,…
Strategies for implementing the 1888 Britain-Yorubaland Treaty
On 13 February 2004, we formed the Yoruba Party in the UK (YPUK) to give voice to the Yoruba community domicile in the UK. We have moved at breakneck speed ever since. First, in July 2024, YPUK stood a candidate…
The power of the treaty that Britain signed with Yorubaland in 1888
A treaty of friendship and preferential trade that Britain concluded with Yorubaland in 1888 has been in concealment for more than a century. The Yoruba Party in the UK (YPUK) seeks its immediate implementation in accordance with British and international…