Independence movements

Yoruba independence / Oduduwa proposals: current status

Where the question stood on 22 September 2026: no Oduduwa/Yoruba Nation state exists, and the movement continued advocacy as of 2025.

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Status verified as of 22 September 2026. Political positions change; this explainer describes the documented position on that date.

Current position

No independent Oduduwa/Yoruba Nation state exists; the claimed territory remains administered as states of Nigeria. Sunday Igboho and Ilana Omo Oodua Worldwide continued public advocacy for independence as of 2025.[1]

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    Claim: As of 2025, Sunday Igboho continued to publicly state there would be "no going back" on the demand for an independent Yoruba nation, now more commonly referred to by the movement as the "Odua Nation," indicating the campaign's continuation as an active, if unresolved, political movement.

    • No Going Back On Demand For Independent Yoruba Nation — Igboho (Leadership (Nigeria)) link, Continued advocacy section. Source record

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