There is an Ongoing Cyberwarfare on Yoruba History and Culture
The majority of Yoruba historical books, linguistic texts, and archives are physically stored in libraries and AI CANNOT READ THEM. So it scrapes data from Wikipedia, senseless blogs and social media posts.
Revisionists have been editing Wikipedia pages to slip in false claims about Yoruba history and for a while we’ve been on the defensive, monitoring and reacting to these edits and locking those pages using verifiable citations.
However, I think it is time we take the offense by:
- Pushing for mass digitisation of Yoruba history books in print
- Encouraging Yoruba authors to create digital formats as well
- Writing SEO optimised articles on Yoruba culture and customs
- Correcting people or AI systems when you see misinformation
- Pressuring our traditional rulers to debunk misinformation and protect our culture
I wonder if this is something we can pressure the government for, esoecially the digitisation of books. We need this urgently.
Nigeria is a country of many nations. The English dictionary already explained it. Awolowo to said it. Yorùbáland is a nation on it's own.
Well said Babatunde Fasola
ANOTHER HIDDEN FULANI CELL DISCOVERED IN IJEBU NORTH EAST OF OGUN STATE
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Omugbawojo is a remote Ogun state village tucked within Ogun/Oyo/Osun state forests and that axis stretching from Imuku, Atan Odosimadegun is home to over 2000 undocumented and highly dangerous herdsmen, infact they are lords of that jungle living and breeding both man and animals in inside the forest reserve.
All the villagers are afraid of them and whenever they grazed their cassava farms, they dare not question these fulani herdsmen.
According to a reliable source who also was a victim that nearly escaped their wrath and later abandoned his over 20 hectares cassava farm in the area when the Fulanis threatened to kill him when he complained bitterly to their Sarki about his men.
He said, " after my over N30m cassava investment was destroyed and fed to their cows overnight, I decided to trace them to their abode which is about 3 kilometers deep inside the forest and it is only accessible through a narrow one lane footpath . What I saw there was like a big town with multiple colony of huts numbering over a hundred while over 2000 cows laid and lazying comfortable on over 3 hectares of shaded land.
To get there, I was led by hunters who assisted me unarmed as they are sternly warned by their Sarki Fulani not to hunt near their camps or get closer otherwise they will be killed.
So, the hunters are afraid of them too, but after motivating them with some 'change' they decided to take me to their Sarki not to accuse them o, but to beg and pay homage to the highly revered Sultan of Reserve and possibly bribe them not to tamper with my farm again .
That was how I entered their base and true to it , most of them we met on the way were fully armed but fear no let me look which kind gun dem carry because they were fiercely looking at us with suspicions.
Since then I have not returned to my farm again because even the Baales of surrounding villages are also afraid to confront them, rather they too are ironically their stooges" .
During Ikokore Reporters enquiries about these Fulanis routes that did not cross the highways even whenever they journeyed from that Atan area to Niger Republic and other Sahel regions where they nomad-ed from to Atan in such high numbers without being detected by the security agencies.
Another informant who confided in Ikokore Reporters disclosed that these herdsmen have a sound knowledge and maps on on their palms of every in and out routes in the southwest forests.
He told us that from that same camp in Atan , they have a footpath route without passing through any village into Ibadan/Ijebuode express roads where most kidnappings occurred daily and instantly disappeared into Osun forest and other hidden camps under one hour by trekking with their game.
Now, the one million naira question being asked is how ready and prepared are the AMOTEKUN corps established by the state governments of southwest to combat these terrorists?
Can they confront these marauders with dane guns or they should ignore the law and equipped their men with superior firepower?
The citizens are worried and waiting endlessly.
Kola Odejayi/ Ikokore Reporters
Ooni Ojaja II Performs Sacred Kolanut Rites at Ọ̀pẹ̀ Àjọbọ̀, Òkè Ìtasẹ̀ to Usher in New Yoruba Year
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, has performed the traditional kolanut casting rites at the sacred Ọ̀pẹ̀ Àjọbọ̀ on Òkè Ìtasẹ̀ in Ilé-Ifẹ̀. The ceremony, known as Obì Sísọ, involved prayers for the new year and the Yoruba people.
The sacred rite, which is central to Yoruba tradition, marks the beginning of a new cycle and seeks divine blessings for peace, prosperity, and protection.
Throwback to 2019 when I donated $14,000,000 to @savechildrenuk to support children across Northern Nigeria.
True wealth is not measured by what we keep, but by the lives we change 🕊️ … F.Ote💲
Some of the Images being shared as those of the kidnapped schoolkids of Oyo state were of maltreated kids in Mali
Pictures taken in Mali in June 2020, when a teacher flogged his young students, have been shared on social media to make people believe they are the pictures of the abducted Oyo students, an analysis by Africa54Research has revealed.
The distributors of the images are most probably terrorists' sympathisers, out to sow fears in our society and paint the government and the security forces black, as the government is making efforts to get the kids and their teachers released.
Unlike many global religions, Ìṣẹ̀ṣe has never fought a war in its name.
No battles for converts.
No crusades.
No bloodshed for belief.
Its core value is Ìwà Pẹ̀lẹ́, meaning gentle character and good conduct.
Peace is not preached in Ìṣẹ̀ṣe, it is practiced.
Even when colonial powers destroyed shrines and mocked traditional worshippers, Ìṣẹ̀ṣe followers never took up arms. They rebuilt, they prayed, they continued to honor their ancestors with calm strength.
Every festival, from Òṣun-Òṣogbo to Òrò and Èégún, is about reconnecting with nature and community.
No one is forced to join. Everyone is welcome to observe and learn.
If peace were a faith, it would look like Ìṣẹ̀ṣe.
History proves it.
I have also directed the deployment of a specialised security unit with advanced rescue capabilities to intensify efforts to secure the safe return of the abducted pupils and teachers.
The communities' request for the establishment of a military base in the area is receiving urgent consideration.
I share the pain and anxiety of the affected families. No child should be taken from the safety of a classroom. No parent should have to endure this anguish.
Asking for sharia law in multi religious society built on western democracy, should be treated as treason and a life in prison.
If we don’t crush political Islamists with laws, we won’t win the war on terror.