Ṣàwárí

Three Yoruba groupings that standard accounts leave out, the Àwórì who own the ground under Lagos, the Ẹ̀gbádò who renamed themselves Yewa in 1995, and the Ìbàràpá seven towns.

A comprehensive scholarly history of Ìlàrọ̀, examining its Oyo frontier origins, the martial tradition of Oronna, imperial administration, dynastic succession, colonial encounter, and contemporary civic institutions.

A comprehensive scholarly analysis of the Yoruba Gẹ̀lẹ̀dẹ́ masking tradition, its theological grounding in female spiritual power, performance structures, origin debates, and diasporic trajectories.

A historical, linguistic, and socio-religious examination of the western Yorùbá subgroup formerly known as Ẹ̀gbádò and officially redesignated as Yewa in 1995.

A comprehensive scholarly study of the Ifọ̀nyìn subgroup, examining their territorial division across the Nigeria-Benin border, their origins under Old Ọyọ hegemony, their distinct political and religious institutions, and their dialectal classification.