The Yoruba News

A publication of The Alliance of Yoruba Organizations & Clubs, USA

Alliance Night 2000: A Resounding Success

The Yoruba Alliance Awards for Excellence in Community Service ceremony, a.k.a Alliance Night, was held on Saturday, November 18, 2000, at the grand and gorgeous Washington Times Ballroom in Washington, D. C.

The Awards ceremony was begun in 1998.  Its main purpose is "to recognize people with immense talents, strong will and dedication to excellence, who have used their good offices to help others in our community, without looking forward to a reward."  In 1998, Dr. Olanrewaju Adeyiga, Mr. Joseph Aina, and Dr. (Rev.) Frederick Ogunfiditimi received this award.  The 1999 recipients were Mrs. Bola Sotomi-Kuti, Dr. Godwin Oyewole, and Alhaji Yusuff Olaleye.  

The Y2K Awards, with the usual pomp and pageantry, saw the recognition of Dr. Adegbola Olarinde, Dr. Oluremi Ilupeju and Dr. Olabisi Jagun, three distinguished individuals who have excelled in their chosen professions and have contributed enormously to our community.   These individuals, in the words of the Yoruba Alliance’s past Chairman, Mr. Zac Shodiya, "have gone above and beyond (the call of duty) to make Yoruba and Nigerian communities so proud.  They have exemplified what is good about our community. 

See Alliance Nite on Page 2 for awardee profiles

In this Issue

NIDO Americas launched

Prostrate Cancer Research

Parenting Teenagers

Ijapa Ologbon Ewe

Aalo Apamo

The Second Diaspora Dialogue: NIDO-AMERICAS formed.

By: A Special Correspondent  

The Nigerians In the Diaspora Organization (NIDO-AMERICAS) was formally formed at the Second Diaspora Dialogue held at the Embassy Suites, Washington, D. C. on Saturday, March 3, 2001, under the auspices of the Embassy of Nigeria, Washington, D. C.

  The First Diaspora Dialogue was held on Saturday, September 9, 2000 in Atlanta, Georgia, under the auspices of the Consulate General of Nigeria, Atlanta.  The year 2000 conference was opened by His Excellency, President Olusegun Obasanjo, who also gave the keynote address.  His address was detailed in the November 2000 edition of The Yoruba News.

This second conference, was opened and chaired by His Excellency, Professor Jibril Aminu, the Nigerian Ambassador to the United States of America.  Also in attendance were: Ambassador Baiye Bejide, the Nigerian High Commissioner in Canada, Mr. Taofik Oseni, the Consul General in New York, and Ambassador Joe Keshi, the Consul General in Atlanta.  

In his opening address, Prof. Aminu gave updates on what has happened since the first conference in Atlanta.  He said that shortly after the Atlanta conference, President Obasanjo addressed a similar gathering in London for participants from Europe.  The Nigerian High Commissioner in the United Kingdom is coordinating the European effort.

See NIDO Americas page 4

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Aalo Apamo:    O sare ni papa tolonga, tolonga;

                     O rin laala yelenku yelenku;

                     Olori asiinrin dodongba dodongba;

                     Ki ni o?