A Nigerian lecturer has made headlines after saying she will make sure all her children marry only Yoruba people. This came after popular singer Davido talked about having Igbo roots.

Davido recently shared that his late grandmother, Esther Nnenna Adeleke, was an Igbo woman. He said this while replying to a person on X (formerly Twitter), who warned him that Igbo people might betray him. Davido defended his connection with the Igbo tribe, saying he is “Igbo by blood.”

In reaction, Adeyinka Bello, a lecturer at Lagos State University, posted online that her children are “100% Yoruba” and that they must marry fellow Yorubas. Her comment caused mixed reactions online, with many people sharing different views.

She made this comment on Wednesday, May 21, just after Davido’s statement about his Igbo heritage went viral.

The topic has sparked debate on social media, with some people supporting cultural pride, while others believe love and marriage should not be limited by tribe.

Reacting to the singer’s comment, Mrs Bello said he behaves ‘typical to type’, adding that she will ensure her kids marry Yoruba, even Yoruba Cuba or Brazil.
 
“I’m thoroughly, 100% Yoruba. No mix. My children are all Yoruba. Awon omomo mi gan must all be Yoruba. Of any tribe. No discrimination when it gets to that. Call me anything you want o. I don’t care,” she wrote.
 
“Yesterday, a young beautiful lady came to my office, we got talking on her mission. She’s the representative of a big company in Nigeria wanting collaboration with our faculty.
 
“Of course, because it’s specifically with my department, she was sent to me. We got talking on the collaboration, I found her very amiable, pretty and quite smart.
 
“I then asked for her name, she dropped a Yoruba name! How excited I was. I immediately told her I don’t communicate with fellow Yoruba in English. She was taken aback.
 
“I said unless we are in an officious situation, which was not so as we were speaking. She outrightly announced she’s Yoruba but more Delta as her mum is Delta woman and she even speaks her mum’s language and English… I said Adedamola Adetayo postulations are precise.
 
“I reckoned, minus 1. Why I would ensure my kids all marry Yoruba. Even Yoruba Cuba or Brazil, they must marry Yoruba.”