Tag: Afenifere
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Afenifere invokes Olakunrin’s spirit to fish out her murderers
…Blasts Police for stopping investigation A factional Pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere, on Tuesday urged the police to find the killers of Mrs. Funke Olakunrin. The group in a communique after its meeting held in Akure, the Ondo State capital, expressed disgust with the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) that almost seven months after the murder of its…
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‘You’re still neutral’, Afenifere faults Tinubu’s statement on Amotekun
Kole Omololu, the National Organising Secretary of Afenifere, has criticised Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s position on the South-west Security Network code-named Operation Amotekun. Following criticisms by groups and Yoruba elders on his silence about the security initiative, Tinubu issued a statement on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, to express his views on the controversial subject. Reacting…
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Police detain Afenifere chieftain for obstructing Osinbajo’s convoy
A chieftain of pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere has apologised for unknowingly obstructing the convoy of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo earlier today in Ikoyi, Lagos state, police sources have said. The National Organising Secretary of Afenifere, Abagun Kole Omololu, was earlier held by Lagos Police for breaching the convoy of the Vice President. Omololu explained to the…
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Killer herdsmen must leave Southwest now or face hostility – Afenifere
The Pan-Yoruba Socio-political organisation, Afenifere has ordered killer Fulani herdsmen to leave Southwest now or face serious confrontation. The organisation stated that about 30,000 people had been killed due to activities of killer herdsmen between 2015 and 2019. At a news conference on Wednesday in Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, one of the leaders of Afenifere,…
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BREAKING: Suspected herdsmen kill Afenifere chairman's daughter, abduct others
Daughter of the leader of the Pan Yoruba socio-cultural organization, Afenifere, Chief Reuben Fasoranti, Mrs Funke Olakunrin was on Friday reportedly shot dead by suspected kidnappers in Ore, headquarters of Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State. Sources said the deceased was coming from the Lagos end of the Benin/Ore road when her car was…
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Buhari, Afenifere meet in Aso Rock
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met with Afenifere leaders at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting started around 2.58pm at the Council Chamber. Those at the meeting included the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Pa Ayo Fasanmi, Senator Olabiyi Durojaiye, former Ogun State Governor, Olusegun Osoba. Others included…
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Afenifere, Ohanaeze, Northern Elders, Niger Delta Forum reject Buhari’s re-election
The Forum of Nigerian Leaders and Elders has rejected the poll that reelected President Muhammadu Buhari for another four years on February 23, 2019. The Forum, made up of the Pan Niger Delta Forum, Northern Elders Forum, Afenifere, Ohanaeze Ndigbo and Middle Belt Forum, made its position known in a statement signed by their leaders,…
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Buhari, Osinbajo not sincere about restructuring Nigeria – PDP, Afenifere, Ohanaeze, others
Some groups have faulted comments credited to President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on the trending restructuring debate in the country. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP); a Yoruba organisation, Afenifere; the Ohanaeze Ndigbo; the Yoruba Council of Elders; and the Transparency International all have issues with the position of the president and vice…
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Osun governorship poll: Afenifere suspends Omisore for supporting APC
The pan-Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, on Tuesday, announced the suspension of the candidate of the Social Democratic Party in the last governorship election in Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore for one year. Omisore was alleged to have aligned with the All Progressives Congress to win the rerun election in Ife South and North Local Government…
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2019: Obasanjo holds secret talks with Afenifere leaders in Akure [Photos]
As the 2019 election year approaches, former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday visited leaders of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, at the residence of the leader of the group, Pa Reuben Fasoranti in Akure, Ondo State. The meeting, which lasted for almost 30 minutes, had the former President calling for the cooperation of the group…