Tag: ayo adebanjo
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Ayo Adebanjo: Trajectory of Nigerian politics – By Owei Lakemfa
Ayo Adebanjo, 96, was a path through which Nigerian politics could be traced. The politics of the country was mainly about the ruling elites in military fatigue or civil dress ruling at the centre, and conscientious patriots opposing from the sidelines or working from the margins. Adebanjo belonged to the latter.
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Photos: Peter Obi, Osinbajo, Adeboye visit late Pa Adebanjo’s residence
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi and former vice president, Yemi Osinbajo, on Sunday, visited the residence of the late leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Ayo Adebanjo.
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Ooni breaks silence on Pa Adebanjo’s death as friends, associates throng residence
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has paid tribute to the late Pa Ayo Adebanjo, describing him as not just a political figure, but a guardian of Yoruba ideals.
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NADECO reacts as Gani Adams ponders over Pa Adebanjo’s demise
Chief Gani Adams, the Aare-Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, says Nigeria and Yoruba nation have lost an archive and deposit of history with the death Chief Ayo Adebanjo.
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Pa Adebanjo to be immortalised as more tributes pour in
The Patriots, a group of elder statesmen and eminent Nigerians led by Chief Emeka Anyaoku, says it will immortalise legacies of late leader of Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo.
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Nation mourns: Tributes pour in for Adebanjo
Chief Bode George, Sen. Gbenga Daniel, and Mr Akin Osuntokun were among the early mourners at the Lagos residence of the late Afenifere leader, Ayo Adebanjo, who passed away on Friday.
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Obasanjo, Atiku opens up on Pa Adebanjo’s death
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described the late Afenifere stalwart, Ayo Adebanjo, as a great man, a committed nationalist, and an unpretentious personality.
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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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Afenifere mourns as Tinubu reacts over Pa Adebanjo’s death
The Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, on Friday said it received the passing of its foremost leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, with great shock.
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Obasanjo, Obi of Onitsha, others eulogise Nwodo at 70
Former President Olusegun Obansanjo, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, Afenifere Leader and the Obi of Onistha, Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe, have eulogised the humanity and virtuous lifestyle of Chief Nnia Nwodo.