Tag: Yinka Odumakin
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I wish my husband could read tributes of those he criticized – Odumakin’s widow
Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin, the wife of the late spokesperson for Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin, has reacted to the torrent of tributes in honour of her late husband. She said she wished her husband could hear what those he criticized were saying about him. Joe Odumakin in a chat with The Punch recounted how her…
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BLACK EASTER: Hours after Yinka Odumakin’s demise, Nigeria loses another popular activist
One of Nigeria’s civil society leaders and founder of the CLEEN Foundation, Innocent Chukwuma, has died. His death was announced on Sunday via CLEEN Foundation’s Twitter handle. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that Chukwuma’s death is coming hours after death of Afenifere’s spokesman, Yinka Odumakin. Although the foundation did not indicate his age, multiple reports suggest that…
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Why did you do this, Igini questions Odumakin’s death
Mike A. Igini, Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Akwa Ibom State has described the death of Yinka Odumakin as a rude shock of monumental proportions. Igini, in a statement, stated Odumakin is an embodiment of commitment to the success of the Nigerian project and that he demonstrated it with integrity. The…
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Odumakin: Afenifere speaks on late spokesman’s service, death
Yoruba socio-cultural organization, Afẹ́nifẹ́re has confirmed that its former spokesman Yinka Odumakin passed away due to complications from COVID-19. Mr. Odumakin’s death was announced early Saturday prompting tributes from President Muhammadu Buhari, other top government officials and eminent Nigerians. “It is with extreme sadness and sorrow that The Afẹ́nifẹ́re regret to announce the passing away…
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Odumakin etched his name in the anal of Nigerian history-Southern and Middle Belt Forum
Southern and Middle Belt Forum has commiserated with its Yoruba counterpart, Afenifere, over the sudden death of its spokesman, Yinka Odumakin. The Southern and Middle Belt Forum of Nigeria in a condolence message noted that while alive, the Afenifere’s spokesman was a great patriot and nationalist, adding that his commitment to building Nigeria was unparalleled.…
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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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‘Is this how people die?’, Nigerians react, pay tributes to late Odumakin
The sudden death of Yinka Odumakin, popular human rights activist and National Publicity Secretary of has left millions of Nigerians wondering how death come knocking on peoples’ doors unexpectedly. While his wife, Joe Odumakin has confirmed his death, some Nigerians are still in shock and wished it was not true. Tributes have flooded the social…
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Yinka Odumakin’s wife, Joe, mourns, confirms he died from COVID-19 complications
Wife of Late Afenifere spokesman, Dr Joe Odumakin an activist like her husband, Yinka Odumakin on Saturday in a short statement the news of his death. The bereaved wife said a part of her body has gone to the great beyond. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that Odumakin who died in the early hours of Saturday due…
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BREAKING: Afenifere spokesman, Yinka Odumakin is dead
Popular human rights activist and National Publicity Secretary of Pan-Yoruba sociocultural group, Yinka Odumakin has reportedly died on Saturday morning. According to reports, Odumakin died from COVID-19 complications. He was said to have been on ventilator for a couple of days at the isolation centre of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) before he…