The prominent pan-Yoruba sociopolitical organisation, Afenifere, under the leadership of Oba Oladipo Olaitan, has delivered a scathing mid-term review of President Bola Tinubu’s two-year administration, asserting that Nigerians have been subjected to “harrowing pain and anguish.” Also read: Tinubu: 2 years of bold reforms, Renewed Hope The group contended that the administration’s much-touted reforms have, in essence, “deformed” the lives …

The Ondo State Stakeholders Committee on Ageing has congratulated Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti on his 99th birthday. The leaders of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group clocked 99 years on Monday. In a statement by the National Senior Citizens Centre (NSCC) for Ondo State, the Co-chair 1, Adegboyega Ayeni; and Vice Chairman, Mr. Dele Ogundana, thanked God for the life of the …

Prominent Nigerians, including President Bola Tinubu, former presidents Muhammadu Buhari and Olusegun Obasanjo, and the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, have mourned the demise of a leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Pa Ayodele Adebanjo. Adebanjo, an advocate of true federalism and restructuring, died at the age of 96 at his Lekki, Lagos State residence. …

President Bola Tinubu and former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar have mourned the death of elder statesman, Pa Ayodele Adebanjo, which happened on Friday. The chieftain of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere was 96 years old last 10 April. According to his family, Adebano transitioned peacefully at his home in Lekki, Lagos. In a message he personally signed, President Tinubu …

In her biography of Ayo Rosiji, one of the key politicians of Nigeria’s first republic, entitled Man with Vision, Australia-born historian, Nina Mba, citing a Holmes, called biographers “people who knead people”. In other words, biographers knead their subjects from raw flour into edible form. You then wonder what the late lecturer in the History department of the University of …

What is left when honour is lost? – Publilius Syrus When negative things continue to happen one after the other, be careful! The signs are ominous! A Yoruba first-class Oba was caught on camera, in broad daylight, stooping or cringing before the Emir of Ilorin of all persons! Recall the history of how the Fulani usurped Ilorin from the Yoruba …

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 …