The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Wednesday, commended the Federal Government for rolling out N50kg bags of rice to be sold for N40,000, lower from the current N70,000 market rate. The Federal Government announced the cheaper rice on Monday as part of measures to forestall the planned hunger protest scheduled to start today (Thursday). In a statement on Wednesday by …

President Bola Tinubu has said that his administration remains undeterred in its pursuit of comprehensive economic security for the country while addressing foundational challenges and creating a fair and equitable system in which all Nigerians can thrive. Receiving leaders of Afenifere, the Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, at the State House in Abuja, on Wednesday, the President said that his administration is …

A pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere has begged the Yoruba people not to participate in the protests breaking out from some parts of the country over the current economic hardship. The Yoruba people are indigenes of the six southwestern states of the country which include Osun, Ogun, Ondo, Lagos, Ekiti and Oyo. Although, residents of the Yoruba-identified states and others including …

The Yoruba set a huge store by character, which they insist is more precious than rubies and gold. E hu iwa Omoluwabi is a refrain that so unambiguously states what the Yoruba expect from every true-born son or daughter. Those who deviate are referred to as bastards – omo ale. Proper or good behaviour is non-negotiable. There are certain characters …

The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere on Wednesday, annulled the office of the acting leader of the group being occupied by Pa Ayo Adebanjo. Afenifere, which appointed Adebanjo as the acting leader of the group in 2022, said the position had been abrogated, adding that another group named as Afenifere Elders Caucus has been formed. However, Adebanjo is also a member …

The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has commiserated with the Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde over the explosion that rocked Ibadan on Tuesday. This is just as it called on the Federal Government to come to the aid of victims, saying the state government alone cannot handle the situation considering the magnitude of the explosion. The incident which happened at …

The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and political organisation, Afenifere, on Thursday, urged the Federal Government to work toward meeting its December deadline for the operation of refineries in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State. During a recent meeting with the leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, President Bola Tinubu assured that the Port-Harcourt refinery would commence operation by December, this …

The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere has condemned the former President Olusegun Obasanjo for ordering some monarchs in Yoruba land to stand up and sit down at a recent event. A few weeks ago, Obasanjo ago asked the monarchs, who attended a road inauguration, in Iseyin, Oyo State, to stand up and sit down when he and Governor Seyi Makinde entered …

The pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has decried the hardship Nigerians are facing as a result of petrol subsidy removal by the Federal Government, saying the government should alleviate the suffering. The group also called on President Bola Tinubu to reduce the cost of governance in the country, as it blamed the government for wasting a lot of money on frivolities …

The pan Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere has expressed the hope that the inauguration of a new government in Nigeria under the leadership of Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu would herald a new lease of life in the country. In a statement by the National Publicity Secretary of the organisation, Comrade Jare Ajayi on Sunday, the organisation said that, by his antecedents, …