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17 Aug 2026HistoryIfa, the brilliant ancient Yoruba mathematician hitherto reduced to inanimacy
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…
17 Aug 2026HistorySango, yet another disrespected ancient Yoruba scientist
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…
16 Jul 2026HistoryYoruba DNA: The Foundational Blueprint of Humanity
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…
16 Jul 2026Press releaseExclusive: Black and Asian doctors are up to 30 times less likely to be offered medical training posts in some specialties, data show
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…
16 Jul 2026Press releaseThe Yoruba Party in the UK (YPUK) social media posts – June 2026
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…
16 Jun 2026Legal caseFundraising for a Transatlantic Slavery court case
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…
21 May 2026Legal casePress Release. Fundraising for slavery court case
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…
21 May 2026Legal casePress Release on the Transatlantic Slavery
7 Apr 2026Legal caseKemi Badenoch and Britain’s UN vote on Reparation for Slavery
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…
1 Apr 2026Legal caseFallacy of the legal arguments against reparation for the Transatlantic Slavery
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…

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