An article about the yorubas
published in 1895 on the colonies and india newspaper



The paper reports that travellers and explorers speaks of Yoruba people as a superior race of africans. They weave their own clothes, smelt their own iron and invent their own tools, devise their own customs and display great taste in their manners and

Northern Moniker setting the ground for Igbos and Yorubas to banter one another. Very poor soul Indeed shame on you op.

Hausa Fulani Igbo and Yoruba are the major problem of this contry

Their Forefathers are mighty, creative and very sophisticated

This was an international report as far back as the 1890s?

What a group.

That was before the East came on the horizon ...and in one single burst of energy (apologies Achebe) made mincemeat of every known human devt indices...

This one na trap for gbagbos...

We wish Oduduwanistan all the best on their superior 🐀 ratting sorry race! It will be best if they stop supporting clueless people with drug or convicted past Biko...

SadiqBabaSani:
Northern Moniker setting the ground for Igbos and Yorubas to banter one another. Very poor soul Indeed shame on you op.

Hausa Fulani Igbo and Yoruba are the major problem of this contry

Nah

Theres nothing about Igbos here. No Yoruba would ever attack other tribe on a thread meant for just Yorubas

They arent that insecure

Just looking at the Ife bronze alone, you can tell that Yorubas were far more civilized than others

We even taught the Binis to make bronze metals as the Ife art predates the Bini art works which are similar

I get am before no be property

Let the writer take a work in present day Yoruba states of Oyo, Osun . Ekiti, Ondo, Ogin.. plus the capitals..

He will understand better..

Then maybe stroll the roads of yenagoe and Warri or maybe through the 44 local government in Kano

Walahi he will burn his article for less..

Yoruba states are so backwards.. and their people… hmmm .. make I no talk.. but.. people wey celebrate appointment of caretaker committee by a local government chairman as victory..

True e can never be property

Don’t understand how people glory in the past

Dubai can never ever gory in their last 10 years talk more of Saudi or SA..

When their past is better than their present


This is just too funny

Audio article from praise- starved race.

mightyhaze:
That was before the East came on the horizon ...and in one single burst of energy (apologies Achebe) made mincemeat of every know human devt indices...

The Ibos embraced westernisation because they had nothing of value to preserve in terms of culture.

Other tribes were conservative in embracing all of western cultures because they had more superior and proud heritage.

Even till this day, no one speaks glowingly of Ibo culture then or in the present.

Even with westernisation , you are still not refined to the levels of others in Nigeria.

Speak of money and wealth, and I will point you to one Yoruba woman who is worth more and richer than all your audio billionaires combined talk more of the likes of Dangote.

Your emphasis on materialism is also a testament of your lack of understanding what this article is all about which is that at the time of
publishing this article, Yorubas were a self civilized race while your progenitors were roaming about in the bush you called home buttnaked and looking for who to cannibalize

SadiqBabaSani:
Northern Moniker setting the ground for Igbos and Yorubas to banter one another. Very poor soul Indeed shame on you op.

Hausa Fulani Igbo and Yoruba are the major problem of this contry

Banter is different from batter.

No evidence
I can just get Ai and make a Newspaper like Picture and caption it New York 1899

The Yoruba race has been a sophisticated race ever known which extends to Bene republic, Togo, Ghana, Cuba, Brazil and so many other places , there is a documentary called "BIGGER THAN AFRICAN" ON You tube, for those minds that can't process the information. I won't be surprised by some comments up there because this is the result of British education forced on us to be able to read but not to reason.
1. Was there a country called Nigeria before 1960? A name given by an ashewo Flora shawn later changed to Flora Lugard.
2. A simple search on WIKIPEDIA ( Yoruba country) will give some idea since when the Yoruba race began. ( Yoruba country was a West African ethno-region located within the continent of Africa which was first introduced to the Western world in text in the 19th century through the writings of visitors who documented their voyages through West Africa, particularly through those who visited the region geographically bounded by the Volta river to its west and bounded by the Benin river on its eastern edge and inhabited by the Yoruba people. The date of its founding is uncertain but by the 19th century to early 20th century, visitors from England were able to give accounts of its geographical and cultural traits and classification in published works, including the Encyclopedia Britannica) The date of its founding was unknown which means has been existing from time immemorial. The first record i knew was in 1400
3. Lord Lugard's report statement at the British parliament in 1835
4. King Leopold 2 of Belgium letter to the Christian missionaries in Africa 1883 says a lot of how developed African was and especially the Yoruba race before Berlin Conference of 1884 which was the beginning of African decline
4 Yoruba kingdom /Oyo empire Benin empire /Ijebu empire/Egba kingdom a once build walls that was 3x longer than China's great wall and as wide as 4x the United state destroyed by the British in 1897 says it all. Lots of evidence to proof Yoruba race existed thousands of years before many civilizations today.
For the fact that you do not know doesn't mean there aren't facts still available around the world. . Our history as a race was almost wiped off by the colonialist but those who know history has the real information and documentations.