Borgu, Northern Nigeria, and Yoruba History
By Farooq A. Kperogi My December 21, 2024, column titled “ Kemi Badenoch’s Yoruba Identity Meets Inconvenient Truths ,” where I set out to ...
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Showing posts with label Bariba. Show all posts
Kemi Badenoch’s Yoruba Identity Meets Inconvenient Truths
By Farooq A. Kperogi Kemi Badenoch, current leader of the UK’s Conservative Party, recently disavowed her Nigerian identity because of her...
Surprising American Cousins Through My Mother’s Ancestry
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi My fascination with and curiosity about America started at the inchoate stage of my educ...
Fulani and Origin of the Names “Yoruba” and “Yamuri”
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi Former Minister of Culture Femi Fani-Kayode started a healthy national conversation...
In Search of My Maternal Roots in Parakou, Benin Republic
By Farooq A. Kperogi Twitter: @farooqkperogi Over the past week, my first daughter, Sinani, and I traveled to my hometown of Okuta (origi...
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