Prof. Akintoye tells the Yoruba history

 The Yoruba Nationality or translated as Ìran Yorùbá are an ethnic group that have a root and inhabits the western part of what is today called Nigeria in Africa, mainly Dispersed in countries like Benin, and Togo. The Yoruba constitute around 100 million people in Africa given a rough updated estimate of their true population.


the Yorubas originated from Ile-Ife in Osun state. While the majority of the Yorubas live in western Nigeria, there are also substantial indigenous Yoruba communities in Benin, Ghana, Togo, the Caribbean, Cuba, Jamaica, Brazil, Trinidad and Tobago among others. Lagos, Ibadan, Abeokuta, Ijebu-Ode, Akure, Osogbo, Ado-Ekiti, Ilorin, Sango Otta, Ife are the most popular Yoruba cities in Nigeria.

Yoruba have high population in Lagos, Ibadan, Abeokuta, Ijebu Ode, Akure, Osogbo, ile-ife, Sango Otta, Ado Ekiti , Ilorin

Despite their huge population around the world, they are summed into seven states within Nigeria these are Lagos, Oyo, Ogun, Ondo, Osun Ekiti and Kwara