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Late activist, Yinka Odumakin’s father is dead
Late Yinka Odumakin’s father, Elder Ezekiel Odumakin is dead. Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin, widow of Yinka Odumakin, in a statement on Monday entitled “Moro Shakes Again”, said that late Elder Odumakin died at age 116.
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Osun 2022: Odumakin appeals to electorate to reject inducement
The President of Women Arise, Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin has appealed to electorate to reject any form of inducement by politicians in the Osun governorship election on Saturday. Addressing a news conference on Friday in Osogbo, Odumakin urged the electorate to vote for parties and candidates who had a clear agenda for the development of Osun.…
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Photo: Odumakin’s remains arrive country home as final lying-in-state commences
The remains of late spokesman of Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin have arrived for final the final Lying- in- State at Origbo Anglican Grammar School Moro, Osun State His widow, Dr Joe Okei Odumakin, led undertakers carrying the corpse to the venue. President of Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) Bishop Francis Wale Oke is leading other officating…
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OAU to lift ban on on students’ Union in honour of late Afenifere spokesman, Odumakin
The Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile Ife, Osun State, Professor Eyitope Ogunbodede, has described the death of Afenifere’s spokesman, Yinka Odumakin, as not only tragic but a monumental loss to the country, the human rights community and OAU. According to Ogunbodede in a statement on Monday, the best tribute that the university…
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Odumakin: Covid and Pseudo Death Claims – Michael West
By Michael West Death is inevitable. It is appointed to every man and woman to die but once, then, comes the judgment hereafter, says the Holy Bible. No death is sweet, but it could be a relief in some cases of malignant diseases, prolonged agony in sickness or in an invalid condition. At over 100…
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Photo News: Tinubu visits Yinka Odumakin’s widow, Joe
National leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on Monday paid a condolence visit to the Joe Okei-Odumakin, widow of the late Afenifere spokesman, Yinka Odumakin. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that Odumakin died on Saturday from COVID-19 related complications. TNG reports that the late Odumakin was one of the fiercest critic of…
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Buhari, Jonathan, Osinbajo, Atiku, Tinubu, others mourn Yinka Odumakin
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the death of the spokesperson for the Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin. According to a statement by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, Buhari condoled with the family, friends and acquaintances of the spokesman of Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere. The President described…
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Tinubu says of his fiercest critic: ‘Story of Nigeria’s democracy incomplete without Odumakin’
All Progressives Congress leader, Bola Tinubu, says the story of Nigeria’s democracy will not be complete without mentioning Afenifere Spokesman, Yinka Odumakin. Tinubu said this in a statement on Saturday titled, ‘Tinubu Condoles With the Family of Yinka Odumakin’. He recalled the contribution of Odumakin to the June 12 struggle after the annulment of the…
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‘He was a man of conviction,’ Buhari, Osinbajo mourn late Afenifere spokesman, Odumakin
President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo have mourned the demise of Afenifere Spokesperson, Yinka Odumakin. In a series of tweets using @NGRPresident official handle, the Presidency said President Buhari condoled with the family, friends, and acquaintances of Yinka Odumakin, describing him as a man of conviction. “Odumakin was also spokesman to the then Gen…
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Council of Yoruba Youths mourns Yinka Odumakin
The Agbarijo Egbe Odo Yoruba (Grand Council of Yoruba Youths) on Saturday, mourned the demise of Yinka Odumakin, Spokesman of Pan Yoruba Socio-Cultural group, Afenifere. Odumakin, aged 56, died early hours of Saturday. President- General of the council, Bamiji Awa, said in a statement in Lagos that the death of the late political activist was…