Your Imperial Majesty, the Ooni of Ife, On the occasion of your 50th birthday, I extend my heartfelt congratulations and best wishes. You have brought not only glamour but also a renewed sense of purpose to the revered institution of the Ooni, modernising it while preserving the dignity and traditions of our forefathers. Your leadership has been a source of …

There is “two fighting”, as we used to say in those kindergarten days, between two prominent Yoruba Nation agitators — Sunday Adeyemo (also known as Sunday Igboho) and the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) leader, Gani Adams and Are-Ona-Kakanfo. Igboho alleged that Adams defamed him, damaged his reputation and assassinated his character in a leaked video that went viral. It makes …

The Oyo State government, yesterday, demolished the building where Mrs Modupe Onitiri-Abiola, who declared that Yorubaland had become a sovereign nation. The storey building is located in the Oluyole area of Ibadan. In a viral video, it was revealed that the house was pulled down following the discovery by security agents that the house was also being used as an …

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, on Sunday, directed the reinforcement of security personnel around government structures in the state to thwart any plan to disrupt public peace by suspected Yoruba nation activists. On Saturday, some suspected Yoruba nation agitators dressed in military camouflage and armed with weapons, invaded the Oyo State Government Secretariat in Agodi, Ibadan, the state capital, …

Twenty suspected Yoruba nation agitators, on Saturday, were arrested by security personnel for their alleged role in the invasion of the Oyo State Government Secretariat, Agodi in Ibadan, the state capital. Earlier, some Yoruba nation agitators had, on Saturday morning, invaded the secretariat and took over some parts of the area. Eyewitnesses told newsmen that the masked men were stationed …

When I drew attention to the need for the Yoruba self-determination movement to devote some thought to the national question, as Marxists call it, many Yoruba Nation devotees angrily responded to me. Interestingly, today, the arrow-head of the Yoruba self-determination struggle himself, Prof. Banji Akintoye, has chosen to discuss the other volatile issue that the Yoruba nation must begin to …

After a hectic day last Sunday, I was already hauling myself into bed early when my phone rang. I missed the first call but the second came quickly thereafter and Baba (Prof. Banji Akintoye) broke the news to me that the Yoruba Nation fighter, Chief Sunday Adeyemo (well known as Sunday Igboho) has been released from what many have described …

Yoruba nation agitator, Chief Sunday Adeyemo (well known as Sunday Igboho) has been released from protective custody in the neighbouring Republic of Benin. According to the Yoruba Nation leader, Prof. Banji Akintoye, Sunday Igboho’s release came a few hours’ ago and he is right now on his way to Germany to be reunited with his family. Sunday Igboho had earlier …

Seven self-acclaimed Oodua Nation agitators who invaded Amuludun FM 99.1 in Moniya Ibadan have been arraigned by the Nigeria Police at the Magistrate Court, Iyanganku Ibadan. The seven defendants – Noah Atoyebi, Gbenga Adeleke, Abdulganiyu Mustapha, Bashiru Kehinde, Elijah Ifagbola, Oladapo Ajani and Rasheed Jimoh – were arraigned on four counts charge of conspiracy, treason, and two counts of armed …

People suspected of be members of the Yoruba Nation agitation reportedly hijacked Amuludun 99.1 FM in Ibadan in the early hours of Sunday. The radio station, according to some staff who spoke with Daily Post, was hijacked around 6 am on Sunday. Amuludun 99.1 FM is a community station owned by the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria. A staff member …