Yorubaland
Americannoun
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Over the course of his career, Ogogo won numerous awards and earned critical acclaim for his role in the movie Anikulapo, where he played the Alaafin of Oyo - the most revered king in Yorubaland.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
From the 19th century onward, the part of present-day Nigeria that falls into the region called Yorubaland, was wracked by territorial conflict, first under Islamic dominion, then British control.
From New York Times ● Oct. 16, 2022
The result is a vision of Yorubaland life as a state of harmonic tension, disciplined joy.
From New York Times ● Oct. 16, 2022
It shows a crowd in what is now Nigeria, but what was then Yorubaland under British colonial influence.
From New York Times ● Feb. 6, 2019
Labour might be brought from Yorubaland close by, and a Yoruba colony has been experimentally started.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various
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