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Oduduwa Republic: Yoruba people are ready to die in pursuit of our nation – Gani Adams
Gani Adams, the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, has said people of the Yoruba extraction are ready to die in the push to actualise Oduduwa Republic. Adams said some people of the Southwest are determined to pursue Oduduwa Republic. Speaking in Lagos yesterday, the former Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC, leader said the Southwest reserves the legitimate…
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Gani Adams urges S/West governors to promote Yoruba culture
The Aare Ona-Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has called on Southwest governors to invest in the promotion of Yoruba culture and harness its tourist potential for economic growth and global recognition. Adams said that the promotion of the culture would turn Yoruba states to tourist destinations and thereby enhance rapid social and economic development…
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Odumakin: Yoruba lost a gem, gifted soul, dependable ally – Gani Adams
The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Chief Gani Adams, on Saturday said that the death of Yinka Odumakin, Spokesman of Pan Yoruba Socio-Cultural group, Afenifere, depleted Yoruba gems, gifted souls and dependable allies. Gani, in a statement in Lagos by his Media Aide, Kehinde Aderemi, described Odumakin’s demise on Saturday as one death too many. Adams…
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Peace won’t reign in Nigeria until we amend 1999 constitution – Gani Adams
Gani Adams, Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, says the 1999 constitution (as amended) is “satanic and wicked” while stressing that until it is amended Nigeria may not know peace. Adams said this on Wednesday when he featured on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme. The Aare Ona kakanfo of Yorubaland said the country is being…
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Gani Adams backs Sunday Igboho, issues warnings to Miyetti Allah, ACF
Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams has warned Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association and Arewa Consultative Forum not to turn the South West into a war zone. Adams said this in a press statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Aderemi. “The apex organisation in the North and the herders association should…
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No need for reconciliation with Obasanjo, I can’t go to his house – Gani Adams
The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has reacted to last Wednesday’s statement credited to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, saying that his (Adams’) past ways negated his (Obasanjo’s) principles and standards. Media reports stated last week that a reconciliatory meeting between Obasanjo and Adams held in the Lagos residence of a notable leader of…
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Obasanjo reacts on alleged rift, reconciliation with Gani Adams
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has reacted to reports that he had a misunderstanding with the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams. The former president said the speculation was because he refused to grant Gani Adams’ request to visit him, when he was president and after he left the office. Obasanjo said he had a reservation…
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Gani Adams welcomes twins
Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, on Tuesday welcomed a set of twins into his family at a private hospital in Lagos. Adams made this known in a statement issued in Lagos on Wednesday. He said his wife, Mrs Mojisola Adams, delivered of a set of twins, a boy and a girl, on…
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Explosions in South-West states targeted – Gani Adams
Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba land, Gani Adams, on Sunday said the three recent explosions which occurred in three different states in South-West region of the country, in the spate of three weeks, went beyond the ordinary as claimed by the government, calling on the Federal Government to launch a proactive investigation into them without…
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Sowore:Rule of law dying in Nigeria – Gani Adams
Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Ige Adams, has described the re-arrest of the publisher of SaharaReporters, Mr. Omoyele Sowore, shortly after his purported release as a national tragedy, saying the situation that played out at the court had only indicated that Nigeria had lost its drift as a democratic nation. Speaking at the weekend…