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Yoruba literature is a curated archive of written and oral works in the Yoruba language. This section features notable prose, poetry, and drama, as well as translations and academic materials that document and preserve the rich literary heritage of the Yoruba people.

Àlọ́ Àpagbè
Folktales | Yoruba Literature

Àlọ́ Àpagbè láti ọwọ́ọ Adébísí Àmọ̀ó

ByWaliyullah Abimbola August 5, 2025August 5, 2025

Overview Àlọ́ Àpagbè is a collection of folktales, as its title suggests. It was written by Adébísí Àmọ̀ó in 1978 and…

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Ọlọ́runṣògo
Prose | Yoruba Literature

Ọlọ́runṣògo láti ọwọ́ọ Sunday Ẹ̀ṣọ́-Olúbọ́rọ̀dé

ByRidwan Adedeji August 5, 2025August 5, 2025

Ọlọ́runṣògo is a novel that follows the stories of Rónkẹ́ and Fẹ́mi, who began their romantic relationship back in grammar school.

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Ṣaworoidẹ
Prose | Yoruba Literature

Ṣaworoidẹ láti ọwọ́ọ Akínwùmí Ìṣọ̀lá

ByRidwan Adedeji August 4, 2025August 4, 2025

Ṣaworoidẹ by Akínwùmí Ìṣọ̀lá is a politically charged allegorical narrative set in the fictional Yoruba town of Jogbo.

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Àwọn Oríkì Orílẹ̀ Mẹ́tàdínlọ́gbọ̀n
Poetry | Yoruba Literature

Àwọn Oríkì Orílẹ̀ Mẹ́tàdínlọ́gbọ̀n láti ọwọ́ọ Adébóyè Babalọlá

ByAbdulrosheed Fadipe August 3, 2025August 4, 2025

Àwọn Oríkì Orílẹ̀ Mẹ́tàdínlọ́gbọ̀n by Adeboye Babalola is a collection of 27 lineage praise poems of Yoruba people.

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Àìmàsìkò àti àwọn Àròfọ̀ Mìíràn
Poetry | Yoruba Literature

Àìmàsìkò àti àwọn Àròfọ̀ Mìíràn láti ọwọ́ọ Ògúnsànyà Adéṣínà

ByAbdulrosheed Fadipe August 3, 2025August 4, 2025

Àìmàsìkò àti àwọn Àròfọ̀ Mìíràn by Ogunsanya Adesina is a collection of thirty poems. The poems in this book are diverse.

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Iyán Ogún Ọdún
Drama | Yoruba Literature

Iyán Ogún Ọdún láti ọwọ́ọ Oyèwọlé Ògúnwálé

ByRidwan Adedeji July 29, 2025August 4, 2025

Iyán Ogún Ọdún is a Yoruba play set in the town of Ọ̀ṣun where the respected chieftaincy title of Balógun is left vacant.

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Irinajo Sinu Ayedimeji
Prose | Yoruba Literature

Ìrìnàjò Sínú Ayédiméjì láti ọwọ́ọ Bọ̀dé Ọ̀jẹ̀

ByAbdulrosheed Fadipe July 19, 2025July 19, 2025

Ìrìnàjò Sínú Ayédiméjì by Bọ̀dé Ọ̀jẹ̀ is a novel published by Dagok Limited as the first science fiction work written in the Yoruba language.

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WAEC
Academic Resources | Yoruba Literature

Complete List of Recommended Yoruba Texts for WASSCE/SSCE (2026–2030)

ByOlusakoso July 19, 2025July 19, 2025

This guide provides a detailed breakdown of the selected Yoruba literature texts by WAEC for WASSCE/SSCE 2026–2030,.

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Eégún Aláré Frontpage
Drama | Yoruba Literature

Àkópọ̀ Ìtàn Eégún Aláré láti ọwọ́ọ Láwuyì Ògúnníran

ByWaliyullah Abimbola July 19, 2025July 19, 2025

In this post, we shall examine the summary of Eégún Aláré by Láwuyì Ògúnníran; the story of Ọ̀jẹ́làdé, a humorous masquerader.

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Ìjàpá Tìrókò Ọkọ Yánníbo
Folktales | Yoruba Literature

A Review of Ìjàpá Tìrókò Ọkọ Yánníbo by Ọlágòkè Òjó

ByWaliyullah Abimbola April 13, 2025August 5, 2025

Ìjàpá Tìrókò Ọkọ Yánníbo is a collection of twenty short folktales by Ọlágòkè Òjó, first published by Learn Africa Plc in 1973.

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