A nation isn’t just about borders. It’s about shared language, culture, ancestry, values, and memory. The Yoruba Nation—descended from the ancient city of Ilé-Ifẹ̀, the spiritual and cultural cradle of the Yoruba civilization—is one of the most historically unified nations in Africa.
Despite modern efforts by some to redraw identity lines for political or social gain, genealogy, culture, oral traditions, and historical migration records affirm the Yoruba ancestry of all its subgroups—including those across modern-day Nigeria, Benin, and Togo.
The Yoruba Nation comprises 26+ tribes, each distinct yet united in culture, language dialects, spiritual systems, and ancestry:
🔸 Yoruba-Ife
🔸 Yoruba-Oyo
🔸 Yoruba-Ijesa
🔸 Yoruba-Egba
🔸 Yoruba-Ijebu
🔸 Yoruba-Awori
🔸 Yoruba-Yewa
🔸 Yoruba-Remo
🔸 Yoruba-Akure
🔸 Yoruba-Ondo
🔸 Yoruba-Ikale
🔸 Yoruba-Ilaje
🔸 Yoruba-Owo
🔸 Yoruba-Akoko
🔸 Yoruba-Ibarapa
🔸 Yoruba-Igbomina
🔸 Yoruba-Ekiti
🔸 Yoruba-Oworo
🔸 Yoruba-Owe
🔸 Yoruba-Onko
🔸 Yoruba-Ohori (Benin Republic)
🔸 Yoruba-Ana or Ife (Togo)
🔸 Yoruba-Itsekiri (of mixed Yoruba-Bini heritage)
YORUBA IN KOGI STATE – THE ÒKÙN PEOPLE
Often overlooked in broader Yoruba discourse, the Òkùn Yorùbá of Kogi West are undeniably Yoruba by origin, language, and culture.
They include:
🔹 Ọ̀wọ̀rò
🔹 Òwè
🔹 Ìgbómìnà (in Yagba and Mopa-Amuro)
🔹 Ìjùmú
🔹 Bùnú
🔹 Ẹ̀gbá Ọ̀kùn
Major Yoruba Cities as Tribal Melting Pots:
▪️ Lagos – Awori, Egba, Remo, Ijebu, Yewa
▪️ Ibadan – Oyo, Egba, Ijebu, Remo
▪️ Ilorin – Oyo, Igbomina, Ekiti, Oworo, Owe
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