Tag: Yoruba
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Yoruba never demand Nigeria’s breakup – Prof. Akintoye
A foremost Yoruba nationalist, Prof Banji Akintoye, says the Yoruba people are only agitating for freedom but never demanded the break up of Nigeria. Akintoye, emeritus professor of history, stated this on Tuesday in Ibadan while speaking on AM120 – a television breakfast show of the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State,(BCOS). He said Yoruba people…
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Excitement as Angelique Kidjo speaks Yoruba [VIDEO]
Beninese singer-songwriter, Angelique Kidjo, is in Lagos days after her fourth Grammy win for Best World Music Album category. The revered singer visited Smooth FM in Lagos on Tuesday. “Eku ile. Se eji daada gbogboyin?” she says in Yoruba which translated means “Hope you woke up on the bright side.” https://www.instagram.com/p/B76EBzFDM4x/ Her fluent Yoruba has…
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Amotekun: Arrest Yoruba leaders, ignite fire, Fani-Kayode dares Miyetti Allah
Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has dared Miyetti Allah to instigate the arrest of Yoruba leaders for supporting Operation Amotekun. Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, the umbrella body for Fulani herders in the country has called for the arrest of Yoruba leaders backing Amotekun. National President General of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore Bello Abdullahi Bodejo alleged…
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IPOB will support Amotekun, says Nnamdi Kanu
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu on Thursday, pledged maximum support to the Operation Amotekun regional security outfit of the South-West geopolitical zone. He said the outfit had come to stay regardless of the federal government stance on it. The federal government had declared the security outfit illegal, saying it was…
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Fasoranti's daughter: Yoruba will react if pushed to the wall, Gani Adams warns
Gani Adams, the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland and leader of Oodua Peoples Congress said Yoruba will react to the spate of killings in the South West when pushed to the wall. He was reacting to the killing on Friday of Funke Olakunrin, the daughter of Pa Reuben Fasoranti, the leader of pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere.…
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Who speaks for the Yoruba in the killing field of Nigeria today – Femi Aribisala
By Femi Aribisala President Buhari is a Northerner. He sees Nigeria essentially from a Northern perspective. Even El-Rufai, one of his more ardent supporters, admitted in the past that: “(Buhari’s) insensitivity to Nigeria’s diversity and his parochial focus are already well-known.” Buhari favours the North in everything. According to Jim Yong Kim, the president of…
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No more fight with Ooni of Ife, Alaafin of Oyo declares
…vow to jointly move Yoruba nation forward The monarch of Oyo, Alaafin Oba Lamidi Adeyemi has assured the Yoruba nation that the hostility between him and the Ooni of Ife should be considered a thing of the past. The highly revered king said this was imperative to move the Yoruba nation forward, vowing that, “from…
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Herdsmen: I’m a warrior, I can still roll out one million Yoruba for battle – Gani Adams
The Aare Ona Kankanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams has warned Fulani herdsmen that he is a warrior and can still roll out one million Yoruba people for battle. Adams was speaking in Ibadan, Oyo State on Thursday at the convergence of Yoruba leaders to honour the memory and legacies of late Obafemi Awolowo at the…
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Yoruba elders task Buhari on national unity, true federalism, others
The Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure true federalism and national unity. Its Secretary-General, Dr. Kunle Olajide, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the President needed to return the nation to the era of revenue generation and not sharing of allocation. Olajide, who is also a retired…
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Several injured as Hausa, Yoruba clash in Ondo
Seeral people were on Sunday in the Sabo area of Akure, the Ondo State capital, as the Yoruba engaged in a free-for-all with some members of the Hausa community, leading to many people being injured. It was gathered that the fight involved some followers of a masquerader in Akure who entered the Sabo area, where…