Tag: Afenifere
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June 12: Nigeria’s democracy, a work in progress – Afenifere
Leader of Afenifere, Chief Reuben Fasoranti, has said Nigeria’s democracy and development was a work in progress requiring all hands to be on deck.
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Presidency flays Afenifere over comments on Tinubu’s mid-term performance
The Presidency on Tuesday said the statement by a factional Afenifere group on the mid-term performance of the President Bola Tinubu administration was deceitful.
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Objectifying Afenifere’s poise, purpose and provenance – By Alade Rotimi-John
We open with the immortal words of Winston Churchill respecting the unassailable trajectory of Afenifere: “The truth is incontrovertible; panic may resent it, ignorance may deride it, malice may distort it, but there it is.” (Substitute Afenifere for “it.”) When at its founding in 1951, the Action Group as a new political party
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Three days after Adebanjo’s death, Afenifere mourns EK Clark
The Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Tuesday said it received the passing of foremost Ijaw Leader, Chief Edwin Clark, with great shock. Clark, the leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) died on Monday in Abuja at 97.
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How Pa Adebanjo died; what Nigerians are saying about his demise
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has described the death of Pa Ayo Adebanjo, a leader of Pan-Yoruba sociocultural organisation, Afenifere, as end of an era.
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Just In: Afenifere Leader, Pa Ayo Adebanjo is dead
Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, a prominent leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, has passed away at the age of 96.
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Appointment entangles Farotimi in Afenifere’s leadership crisis
The crisis engulfing the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, over its leadership tussle took a new twist, on Wednesday, as the Pa Reuben Fasoranti-led faction rejected the appointment of Dele Farotimi as the Organising Secretary of the group.
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Afenifere hails new Ohanaeze Ndigbo leadership, says it’ll enhance SMBLF alliance
HRH Oba Oladipo Olaitan, the Deputy Leader of Afenifere, the Pan Yoruba socio-political group, has congratulated the new President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Senator John Azuta-Mbata, and all the new National Officers. In a statement released by the Afenifere National Publicity Secretary, Prince Justice Faloye, Afenifere also welcomed the new Ohanaeze executive to continue their…
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Release Farotimi now, Afenifere tells FG
The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has intervened in the ongoing face-off between legal luminary, Chief Afe Babalola and activist, Dele Farotimi, calling for unconditional release of the activist. The organisation at a World Press Conference held at the residence of its leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo in Lagos said while it was not talking about the…
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Afenifere visits National caucus member, Dele Farotimi
The national caucus leaders of the Yoruba sociopolitical group, Afenifere, on Friday paid a solidarity visit to lawyer and author, Mr Dele Farotimi, at the Ado-Ekiti Correctional Centre to deliver a private message from their national leader, Chief Adebanjo and to enquire about his wellbeing.