so glad on this insights, it shows how the great Benin empire was the cradle to development in this region and how their progress directly or indirectly shape the people of this region... Oduduwa has a royal bloodline came to these lands and established the Oyo kingdom and other kingdoms in those lands, uniting the people to a single identity, which is the modern Yoruba though i see all this as a scheme for the British to marginalize the Edo people and ensure the dynasty and its people to rise to greatness again, giving benefits and rise to smaller tribes in and around its kingdom to ensure they put her down

Satan couldn’t create a single thing!! 😂😂😂

Why do Nigerians hate their ancestral indigenous culture soo much?

It’s like everything in Nigeria was created by white people. From the name to the religion. And all Nigerians have agreed to it.

Before the white man came to Nigeria, Nigerians did not know of God.

Nigerian get their of a god from white people.

Keep spreading the good news the Gospel God bless you in the name above all nanes Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour 🙏🏻✝️

I also watching this after Apostle Arome talk about him

Pastors Gifted with the ministry of making babies every year 😂😂😂

Arch Bishop Benson Idahosa asked very deep and thoughtful questions ❤❤❤

One thing is clear, the name Yoruba is derived from the name Oyo which is the most significant empire among our various Oduduwa affiliated kingdoms of that era. We don't need to be worried or ashamed about this because even the name England was derived from one of the most prominent kingdoms called "Angles" in ancient Britain. The other tribes included the Jutes , Saxons and the Normans who came later. Don't let any anti-Yoruba individual tell you that it was derived from a derogatory Hausa word - meaning untrustworthy. They don't want us to be proud of our rich heritage. Yoruba and Hausa people have interacted for many years before the colonial era through trade and religion . Thus some of their people understood each others language . Some Yoruba still speak Hausa till date and vice-versa. Hence if the name Yoruba is a derogatory Hausa word, those that understood the Hausa language would have exposed and rejected it outrightly as an insulting word. We know some anti-Yoruba people who are recently spinning this misinformation and conspiracy theory about our noble name.

Been watching this whole interview repeatedly. Being blessed with the humility of PA SG Elton. Today is 10th August 2024

Being in the North tears row out my eyes seeing the price paid for our faith. Lord keep d fire burning in the mountains of North

I appreciate the scholarliness of this work! Evidence is presented for every definite claim. Great! However, I think you should do more work on why the Hausas were calling the people by so-called "Yariba". Afterall, there is an argument that it was a corruption of a word that was being used by the people. Personally, I agree with Sigmund that the people should have been generally called AKÚ, instead of YORÙBÁ. Now, it is what it is. Meanwhile, kudos to Ajayi for his efforts and, perhaps, unexpected "victory."

This is superb. I have shared it in my contact

Please what are the sources and where can I find copies of these original translations?

So many take away. Most African tribes didn't have the time to band together under a common leadership or kingdom prior to colonialism. Hence they didn't always have or agree to a common name. Yet they are descendant of a common ancestry. Igbos in various parts of the south also fall under this category. Ijaws too and Ibibio... Hence the identity issues. I am glad the Yoruba nation solved this issue long ago, doesn't really matter who originally owned the name.

Im so glad for this. Ive asked thos question of my family what does "Yoruba" mean? The fact that nobody new what it meant means its not our word.

He crafted a name to unite distinct tribe under one name. Yoruba as a "tribe" never existed under the slave boy started reading and writing his stories.

Very enjoyable ❤

Oh mu goodness This is a great awakening for me There are a lot of my land that is been revealed here o Most slaves of that time must have been 70% Yoruba Check around the world, Yorubas are dominant Have you seen Britain recently giving much attention to even our cultural heritage of dressings and cuisines?

Yarba came from Malinke word for volunteers. OYO & IFE INDIGENES WENT to fight in Songhai Army in 14_ 15th Century as volunteers. Yoruba does not appear as prefix or Suffix in any Yoruba town or village to indicate tribal identity. A careful search in Ife where everyone agrees Yorubas originated reveals an identity for the earliest Yorubas who evolved in the bushes to settle in the earliest Yoruba settlement and called it Igbomokun or Ugbomokun which means Igbos or Ugbos of the forest of tigers. These Igbos or Ugbos were divided into 16 communities or clans with one clan being the earliest of the Igbos to arrive and settle at Ugbomokun or Igbomokun ( Ife). Igbo or Ugbo as an ancient identity makes historical, antropoligical , l parliolothic and environmental sense for bushman. In Bantu bush is Igboor. Furthermore , the oldest market in Africa is located in Ife( Ugbomokun or Igbomokun). The name is revealing; it is called Oja Ejiigbomokun; which means Market of the Igbos of the forest of tigers. There is overwhelming evidence that the ancient name of SW Nigeria people was Igbo or Ugbo which gave way to other nicknames such as" Yarba" ( Yoruba), Aku, Egba, Olukumi etc.

The modernist theory of Yoruba identity being colonial is false. Every source we have since before that era refered to all Yoruba they knew of as Yoruba. The name Yoruba is also based off the name of a Yoruba group, the Yagba. That was transliterated into Central Sudanic languages as the name of all Yoruba.

Amen

My father,my father you are gone !

The name Yoruba or Yariba or yaruba were all existing before we adopted the name, they were ancient Yemenis tribe who established the first Yoruba dynasty in 14th century in East Africa the Fulani scholar that refers to us as Yariba did so because he was convinced that we are from this Yemen tribe due to our Middle East history

For those who feels original identity of Yoruba people was taken away, there is no identity that was taken away, all identities of people under the umbrella term Yoruba today remains intact. what was created was an umbrella identity which was never there, everyone goes by their individual identity and no umbrella identity and Yoruba only serves as umbrella identity

In summary, our language was named by the Hausa people...Chai

So it was the Hausas that gave Yoruba their name? Interesting! Yoruba was formed like Nigeria. A group of different often antagonistic people forced together without their consent and given a fake name!

Great work. Am educated. Thank you

The Yorubas are actually part of the lost tribe of Israel during the time of the Biblical King Jeroboam or Yeroboam after the Assyrian invasion that led the kingdom into a land that was later known as Africa and West Africa, then majorly Nigeria.

A language group/nation/"tribe" can NOT EVER be a "Race".

Amen

he sold us out may you never rest well

The first bible in africa to be translated to african language is yoruba.....

Great work. Most educative to me as a North Central Nigerian who grew up with Yoruba (Ogbomosho) neighbours in Jos. Blessings.

This man is not Yoruba. He was a tool used by the white men to disrupt our tradition

Good video. Perfect colonial tactic. Take an individual out of his environment. Break him by means of different tools including toture, abuse, gaslighting, rape and finally the love of Jesus Christ. When they have broken you sufficiently that you have become a mindless clone. They send you back to your people as a soldier for Christ/democracy whatever. And ofc Africans being sentimental creatures they fell for it and jettisoned their own values completely. And you wonder why we are disrespected everywhere we go. This Ajayi crowther was nothing but an agent of western colonialism. All his photos depict a seriously sad and abused man. According to “saint” Josephine Bakhita -If I were to meet those who kidnapped me, and even those who tortured me, I would kneel and kiss their hands. For, if these things had not happened, I would not have been a Christian and a religious today Ofc they made her a saint immediately, cos why not? Africans wake up from this foolishness.

Great video!!

God's good in every way possible Amen 🙏🙏

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Watching this at 2a.m in Obudu Mountain Resort and loving it! All i can say is wow! Good job, dear KZbinr. Keep it up 👍Just won yourself another subscription

Fools who think they stripped us of our culture should have a rethink. Our culture included human and life sacrifices, things that couldnt continue. They didnt erode our culture but advanced it. Stop being selective with your protest against westernization except yoy are okay with kings and priests sacrificing people that could include your own child.

The origin of the name Yoru-baal is as old as the time of Gideon in the holy bible . As the narrative according to Judges 6:32 the name of Gideon was changed to YARU-BA-AL and not during the period the letter J was not in existence which in the it was written Jerub-baal destroyer of idols and baal or which the Yoruba will call baale the chief or the Head of the house. Origin of the Yorubas, Yariba, Yaribawa or Yaribaal are the people of Gideon even some of the Yaribaal or Yarubu are today in Yemen and Oman. The people who called us Yorubas new the origin and how powerful we are and our connection with the Creator of Heaven and the earth but they will not tell us that the Yorubas are the Judahites and this is why the Oracle Ephod which the yorubas called Ifa-Odu or Epha.

It so intriguing that I keep pausing the video to read the extracts.

After Benin go say na Empire, no be Kingdom of Benin i see for the map😂

Yeye Yorubas have Leah’s been slaves to the Fulani and Hausas. Everything about Yorubas is just backyard, backdoor and fakery oriented. . This was how that yeye dullard Wole Soyinka also got his literature award through the back door too🐖🤮🤮🤮🤮

How did Raban, Clappeton and Crowder Ajayi arrived at the word - Awon eYan Oba (Ife) = Awon eyan OYO = YO-ru-ba = THE People with a central King. ''say's the first books I once read because they in the North and the Europeans could not pronouce it well. Eku/Aku is more descriptive from greetings/salutation rather than been descriptive to their royal culture source as I ealier mentioned. As you can see even Ijebu was spelt Idsebu

Why is the History of Africa usually only documented by the whites? Do we Nigerians Document our own history? Most likely No, and we still don't till this day