Happy Id al-Fitr!

From the rest of us to our fellow members of the muslim faith, we wish you a very happy Eid ul-Fitr, wherever you are and whenever you are celebrating it, today or tomorrow, depending on the sighting of the moon. Emi a se opo re o. Amin. (Eid al-Fitr, Id-ul-Fitr, or Id al-Fitr ,Arabic: ‎عيد الفطر 'Īdu l-Fiṭr). This is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic period of fasting.


Funke Abolade


Social/Publicity Secretary

Thank you, Committee Volunteers!

A great big thank you to all our committee volunteers from the last general meeting at the Fadamiros. Expect great learning experiences from the Education Committee and fun community events  from the Social committee over the next few months. We have only just begun.

7 members volunteered for the Social Committee and include the following great Yodaaites: ( Click on the "Officers" tab above to see pictures to identify us):

1. Olabisi Badewa

2. Folake Sodeke

3. Sesi Ogunbi

4. Rakiya Adediji

5. David Dada

6. Adejoke Ayanwale

7. Funke Abolade, Chair.

Several members volunteered for the Education Committee. They include the following great Yodaaites:

1. Sola Popoola

2. Dr. Oluyinka Adediji

3. Mrs  Taiwo Odeleye

4. Ayodele Babatunde

5. Prof. Sodeke

6. Prof. Lekan Ayanwale

7. Prof. Benson Akingbemi

8. Engr. Latunde-Addey

9. Solomon Yinka Sholanke 



Thanks again, everyone!

Funke Abolade

Social/Publicity Secretary

Focus on the family - Mr and Mrs Ayo Babatunde.

Today I have the great pleasure of introducing another member family.

Our member family this time are the Babatundes of Montgomery, Alabama. Mr Babatunde is originally from Ibadan. They have been settled in the United states for more than 10 years now. Their children include a girl and 3 boys,  with the 1st two at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa and Birmingham campuses respectively. Their oldest daughter is in her final year and graduating shortly. The younger children attend school in the Montgomery area.

Mr and Mrs Babatunde are local entrepreneurs and business owners, running the Tropical food mart on Burbank street in Montgomery, Alabama. Without their valuable service, many of us would be reduced to just eating pizza and spaghetti meatballs. Instead, they keep us in steady supply of yoruba food like plantain for dodo, gari, yam, iyan, saki, ponmo, bokoto etc. Ko ni tan ni be o!

Ready to wear Nigerian clothing including gele is also on sale. African artifacts are available  to decorate your home

In addition, Mr Babatunde runs a tax preparation service in addition to his full time job. 

They are active members of the Nigerian association as well as passionate and proud founding members of our new organization, YODAAI.

Now you know them, stop by and say hello at the store and spend a few minutes getting to know them at the next meeting.

Yi o si dara .

Funke abolade

Social/Publicity Secretary

Another fine YODAAI Meeting

E nle beun o. E si ku idide ana o. Ajose wa o ni baje. Amin.

Was that not another fine meeting we had yesterday? I certainly enjoyed it and can not wait till we meet again for the next one, hopefully in Montgomery, Alabama - we are already hard at work on it. The news letter is on its way for all. And for those who missed the meeting, we missed you too and won't you come join us next time?

Check out some of the fun pictures below. For more pictures,  see the news letter for full details. Click on the news letter tab above on top of the page and select issue #002).

Yi o si da ra.

Funke Abolade, MD

Social/Publicity Secretary.

General Meeting.

This is a reminder to all that our general association meeting will take place tomorrow, 20th of August, 2011. Please note that the time set is 3pm at Dr Henry Fadamiro's residence in Auburn. Pls check your emails for his address and driving directions. Hope to see you all there with your families and even more yoruba speaking friends! As our president would say, Oodua a gbe wa o!

Yi o si daa.

Funke Abolade

Social/Publicity Secretary

Some Yoruba history...

Awa omo ile ka a ro o jire,

When you have some time please click on the links below to see some history and perspective on the history of the Yorubas. It is a fascinating read for us history buffs out there. As I say to myself, you learn something new everyday...

There is also a permanent link to these articles regarding the Yorubas in the language and culture section of our blog.

Yoruba Mythology and Religion

Map of Nigeria/demographics

The 1969 Ghana exodus of Yoruba migrants

Yoruba Speaking Peoples of West Africa

Thanks to Mr Simons Latunde - Addey for the informative links. Ko ni tan ni be o. Ese a dupe.

Funke Abolade
Social/Publicity Secretary