Yoruba language newspapers are among leading local language newspapers in Nigeria. They constitute a major pillar in the development of newspapers in Nigeria. The first Nigerian newspaper was a Yoruba language newspaper, Iwe Irohin, which was also the first indigenous language newspaper in Africa. It was established in 1859. The media landscape of Nigeria has a number of indigenous language newspapers which shared in the credit of developing a vibrant newspaper industry in the country. Here is a list of the most popular and most widely read language newspapers in Nigeria. The selection was based on circulation and readership ratings.

1. Alaroye
Alaroye was first published in 1985. It was published by World Information Agents, and organization run by Musa Alao Adedayo. The publisher, Adedayo, was then 25 years old when he began publishing Alaroye, while still a staff of Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Tejuosho, Lagos.
2. AlariyaThis is a newspaper published by Lanre Dodo Balogun. It has a lot of entertainment content and is very popular among Yoruba language newspaper audience in the South Western part of Nigeria.

3. Akede
4. Irohin Owuro
5. Gboun gboun

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