Tag: OPC
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Tinubu should not be subjected to blackmail by any region – OPC warns northern leaders
The Odua Peoples Congress (OPC), has warned Northern leaders to desist from “blackmailing” President-elect Bola Tinubu.
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Pandemonium in Lagos as police and ‘OPC boys’ clash in Ojota
There was pandemonium in the Ojota area of Lagos on Monday as personnel of the Nigeria Police Force reportedly clashed with members of the Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC. The incident that occurred in the early hours of Monday, January 9, caused a commotion in the area and triggered fear and panic among residents of the…
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Insecurity: Within two years, Nigeria will break – Gani Adams
The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams has said that Nigeria might break within two years if the insecurity issues continue in the country. The Generalissimo of the Yoruba race also noted that despite the insecurity situation, the economic downturn, and deteriorated institutions, among other things. He maintained that government’s urgent implementation of true…
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OPC not among 57 S/West groups seeking pro-restructuring presidential candidate — Spokesman
The O’odua Peoples Congress (OPC) has dissociated itself from a coalition of 57 Yoruba groups allegedly rooting for South-West pro-restructuring presidential candidate in 2023. OPC Publicity Secretary, Mr Yinka Oguntimehin, in a statement, denied the involvement of Aare Gani Adams in the mega accord, saying such moves were purely fraudulent and very far from the…
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IPOB, OPC gradually pushing Nigeria into ethnic war – Ex-Interior Minister
Immediate past Minister of Interior, Lieutenant General Abdulrahamah Dambazau (rtd) has warned that activities of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Odua People’s Congress (OPC) are pushing the country to the brinks of war. He said the two separatist groups are sponsoring new wave of extremism that could ignite ethnic conflict. Dambazau, A…
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OPC condemns Arewa Youth Assembly over Yoruba vacation call
The Oodua Peoples Congress, New Era, has condemned the ultimatum issued by the Arewa Youth Assembly for the Yoruba living in the North to vacate the zone. The OPC National Public Relations Officer, Adesina Akinpelu, made this known in a statement made available to journalists in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Sunday. It described the statement…
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Iskilu Wakili: Nigerian police indicted in terror ravaging Yorubaland
A civil society organisation known as International Alliance for Justice and Peace (IAJP) has indicted the Nigerian police while condemning the arrest of four members of Oodua People’s Congress (OPC). Recall on Saturday, 6th March 2021, the men of OPC effected the arrest of one Iskilu Wakili, a notorious leader of a violent gang that…
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BREAKING: Notorious Fulani herdsman terrorising Oyo State arrested [VIDEO]
Iskilu Wakili, a Fulani herdsman notorious for allegedly seizing hectares of farmlands, raping of women, and kidnapping the rich for ransom in Ayete, a town in the Ibarapa area of Oyo State has been arrested. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Wakili was arrested along with some of his men on Sunday morning by men of the Oduduwa…
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JUST IN: OPC warns northern traders over continuous blockage of food items to Southwest
The Kwara State chapter of Ooduà People’s Congress, OPC, New Era, has warned that it might resort to stopping vehicles conveying consumable items en route the Northern parts of the country if the blockage of food items and cattle from the North to the Southern part of the country continues at Jebba border. The OPC…