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- 21 Sept 2010
Hi Nolly Yoruba Debuts on HiTV
Hi Nolly Yoruba, a purely Yoruba channel aimed at promoting the Yoruba language has debut on HiTV, the proudly Nigerian Pay TV. The Yoruba channel would go live on October 1 to commemorate…
- 8 Mar 2010
M-Net Launches AfricaMagic Hausa, Yoruba Channels
M-Net has launched two new spin-off channels, AfricaMagic Hausa and AfricaMagic Yoruba, which debuted on March 1. AfricaMagic Hausa and AfricaMagic Yoruba are now available to DStv subscribers on…
- 11 May 2026
Dr. Olusola Teniola, Honoured with Yoruba Study Group Golden Leadership Excellence Award
ipNX Director, Dr. Olusola Teniola, has been awarded the prestigious Golden Leadership Excellence Award by the Yoruba Study Group. Dr Teniola, who leads Strategic Business Initiatives (SBI) at ipNX,…
- 2 Dec 2021
Clubhouse Adds Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba Languages to Make App More Accessible for Nigerians
Clubhouse – the social audio app – has announced the addition of 3 Nigerian languages, Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba. The language localisation support is aimed at making the platform more accessible to…
- 20 Feb 2018
BBC Launches Igbo, Yoruba Language Services in Nigeria
The BBC this week launches its new Igbo and Yoruba services in Nigeria, as part of an expansion in local languages aimed at more in-depth reporting of countries around the world. The digital-only…
- 2 Jun 2018
Norway to Digitalise Books in Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba
Kjemprud Jens-Petter, Norwegian Ambassador to Nigeria, has said that the National Library of Norway was interested in digitising literature books published in Hausa, Ibo and Yoruba. …
- 7 Sept 2016
Natures Gentle Touch, Yoruba Tennis Club Promote Made-in-Nigeria
In a bid to promote the “BuyNaija,GrowtheNaira” campaign, Recare limited, makers of Natures Gentle Touch, a personal style brand is supporting the women’s wing of the Yoruba Tennis Club to promote…
- 13 Apr 2012
Kwame Launches New Yoruba Movie Channel
Femi Aderibigbe, aka Kwame, a veteran broadcaster and contents provider has introduced a 24hour – Yoruba movie channel known as Orisun. This follows the relaunch of Nigezie, Nigerians first 24…
- 15 Feb 2016
Lagos to Prioritise Yoruba Culture at Golden Jubilee Celebration
Lagos State Government has said that the highpoint of the Golden Jubilee celebration of the State slated for next year would feature the indivisibility of the state as an entity, its preeminence as a…
- 17 Oct 2017
Film Producer Drags Multichoice to Court over Unlawful Airing of Yoruba Movie
Mr. Lateef Onida, a film Producer, and his company LAT -Larry Film Company whose film ‘Aroni Rogun Matidi’ was allegedly infringed by Multichoice Nigeria Limited has slammed N25 million suit on the…
- 15 Aug 2019
Facebook, Africa Check Include Igbo, Yoruba Others to its Third-Party Fact-Checking Programme
Facebook in collaboration with Africa Check announced that it has added new local language support for several African languages as part of its Third-Party Fact-Checking programme - which helps to…
- 27 Dec 2021
‘Pajawiri’, New Mobile App Launches to Track Kidnap Victims
Professor Banji Akintoye, foremost historian and leader of Ilana Omo Oodua, the umbrella body of Yoruba self-determination groups, has unveiled a modern mobile application designed to track kidnap…
- 23 May 2019
World Cultural Day: Ariya Repete Returns, Introduces New Afro-Pop Category
Nigeria’s foremost talent hunt competition for indigenous Yoruba music is back for yet another edition. The 2019 Edition of Ariya Repete was announced on the 21st of May at a media briefing…
- 4 Apr 2025
Samsung Introduces Local Nigerian Languages to Galaxy Devices, Celebrating Cultural Diversity
Samsung Electronics has taken a bold step in enhancing user experience and inclusivity by introducing Hausa, Igbo, and Yoruba as official language options on selected Samsung Galaxy devices. L-R:…
- 13 Oct 2018
MTN Nigeria Promotes the Vibrancy Of Nigerian Culture
One of the most popular Yoruba festivals in Ile-Ife, the Olojo Festival, has reached new heights following support from various organizations such as Information and Communication Technology company,…
- 25 Jun 2020
BBC World Service Partners MTN to Curb Spread of Fake News
BBC World Service has partnered with MTN Nigeria to deliver BBC News Minute bulletins which will be free of charge to subscribers of the MyMTN App in English, Hausa, Igbo, Pidgin and Yoruba. This is…
- 29 May 2014
FG Mobilizing Militants for Elections-ONC
Oodua Nationalist Coalition (ONAC), the pan Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, has alleged that the Presidency was mobilising militants for the governorship elections in both Ekiti and Osun states.…
- 28 Dec 2016
StarTimes Says Dubbed Chinese Films won’t Erode Nigerian Culture
The management of pay TV StarTimes, has said that dubbing Chinese films into Yoruba and other indigenous languages, as the company is currently doing, will not erode Nigerian culture. It said this in…
- 27 Sept 2019
Omoluabi - Olowo of Owo Meets The All-New Goldberg
As part of its continued tour of the Yoruba land, Goldberg Lager’s brand executives made a visit to the home of the traditional ruler of the Owo people, the Olowo of Owo, Oba Ajibade Ogunoye. …
- 3 Sept 2019
Firm Develops Kolo App to Encourage Saving Culture
CreditAssist Investment Limited, financial firm, has developed an app for a Yoruba traditional saving method, otherwise known as 'kolo' (Piggybank) to reduce poverty in the country. Mr. John…
- 8 Mar 2020
Unity Bank Introduces USSD In Nigerian Languages
Unity Bank Plc has launched an Unstructured Supplementary Service Data, (USSD) banking in Nigeria’s three major languages – Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo, making it the first Nigerian commercial bank to…
- 12 Mar 2026
Thrifto Digitizes Nigeria's Ajo, Esusu Savings for Safer Group Finance
Thrifto, a new Nigerian fintech, is modernizing age-old group savings like ajo (Yoruba), esusu (South-West), and adashe (North) with a bank-integrated web app, slashing risks of defaults, disputes,…
- 9 Jul 2026
Xenophobic Attacks: OYC Threatens to Picket MTN Nigeria Offices
Oodua Youth Coalition (OYC), a Yoruba socio-cultural group, has issued a notice to stage peaceful picketing at MTN Nigeria offices nationwide. This action stems from the company's alleged failure to…
- 28 Apr 2018
Professor Johnbull Drums up Support for Traditional Means of Saving Money
The next edition of the family entertainment programme, Professor Johnbull, sponsored by Globacom, is refocusing attention on the traditional method of saving money, called Osusu or Esusu in Yoruba.…
- 22 Feb 2013
OPC to Deploy 30, 000 ‘Foot Soldiers’ to protect Oil Facilities
Frederick Fasehun, President of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organization, Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), has committed the organization towards partnering with relevant governmental organization in…
- 27 Nov 2017
Popular Radio Presenter Shot Dead
Abulganiyu Lawal, presenter of a radio Yoruba programme 'Opejuole', has reportedly been shot dead during hunting by unknown person at Araromi-Oke in Ekiti East Local government of Ekiti State. …
- 8 Sept 2015
Ayo Olopon Now Played On Mobile Devices
Ayo Olopon is one of the oldest local games among the Yoruba and has been in existence, since time immemorial. In the past, it is usually played by people, usually the aged, sitting face to…
- 5 Aug 2020
Ife: Nigerian's First Lesbian Love Story goes Online to Beat Film Censors
Ife, which means “love” in the Yoruba language, a lesbian love story set in Nigeria will be released online to avoid censorship in the country which is staunchly anti-gay. Ife, tells the story of two…
- 15 May 2014
NFVCB Approves 43 Movies for Public Viewing
The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) said that it had approved 43 movies in April for public viewing. This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja by Mr Caesar Kagho, Acting Head of…
- 20 Oct 2022
Google Arts & Culture Partners with CyArk and The Adunni Olorisha Trust to digitally preserve Osun Osogbo Sacred Grove
Google Arts & Culture on Thursday partnered with The Adunni Olorisha Trust and CyArk to announce the launch of the first and largest digital library of content showcasing the Osun Osogbo Sacred…