Our legal case

A treaty Britain signed, and the promises it made.

The 1888 Britain–Yorubaland treaty of trade and friendship was ratified in 1890 and made into British domestic law. We are going to court over its promises, and over the incorporation of Yorubaland into Nigeria in the Amalgamation of 1914.

Letters, arguments and updates

18 Sep 2025Legal caseThe so-called Ibadan treaty of 1893
Apparently there was a ‘treaty’ in 1893 concluded between Mr Denton, Acting Governor of the Lagos Colony, and the Baale of Ibadan. This treaty has been disseminated recently…
15 Aug 2025Legal caseFund Raising for Judicial Review of the 1888 Britain-Yoruba Treaty
The Yoruba Party in the UK (YPUK), political voice of the UK Yoruba community, has gone to court by way of judicial review to seek a mandatory order…
30 Jul 2025Legal caseIllegality of the 1914 Amalgamation. Another legal pathway to independent Yoruba Nation.
The incorporation of Yorubaland into Nigeria on 1 January 1914, in the act of amalgamation, is null and void, and of no legal effect, because the British government…
22 May 2025Legal caseThe 1888 Britain-Yorubaland Treaty: proof of authenticity
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…
22 May 2025Legal caseThe relationship between the1888 Britain-Yorubaland Treaty and the country of Nigeria
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…
15 May 2025Legal caseINTERVIEW, Britain’s Yoruba Treaty Dilemma
14 May 2025Legal caseThe 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…
14 May 2025Legal caseLetter 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…
25 Apr 2025Legal caseLetter 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…
21 Feb 2025Legal caseThe 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…

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