Tag: Yorubas
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ECOWAS Court culls suit by Yoruba nation agitators
The ECOWAS Court of Justice has dismissed a suit by four individuals seeking self determination for the Yoruba people of Nigeria. The four are Risqat Badmus, Ademola Faleti, Yemisi Fadahunsi-Ogunlana and Adigun Makanjuola, all members of the Coalition of Yoruba Interest Group (CYIG). In a judgement, a three-member panel of the court held that the…
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Nnamdi Kanu warns IPOB members against further attacks on Yorubas
Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Leader, Nnamdi Kanu, has warned members of the group against attacks on Yorubas. A statement by the Head of Directorate of State of IPOB, Chika Edoziem, reads: “Consequent upon the directive by Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the IPOB worldwide during his live broadcast on Sunday, July 19,…
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Igbos, Yorubas have historical, family ties – Ooni of Ife
The Ooni of Ife, Enitan Ogunwusi, has reaffirmed his position on the family ties between Yoruba and Igbo nations, saying the two ethnic groups are inseparable members of the same family. Ogunwusi stated this last weekend at his Ile-Oodua palace in Ile-Ife while receiving the Lagos State president of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Solomon Ogbonna, who had…
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Elections: Asari Dokubu warns Yorubas, vows to ‘revenge’ alleged killings of Igbos in Lagos [Video]
A former Niger Delta militant leader Asari Dokubo has released a new video threatened reprisals over the alleged killing of “Biafra” people in Lagos Recall that they were some level of violence in Lagos during the presidential and national assembly elections last Saturday where the Igbo dominated areas were largely disenfranchised by some thugs. While…