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Fasoranti’s daughter, Funke Olakunrin, to be buried on July 22nd

Ihesiulo Grace 18 July 2019 0

The remains of Funke Olakunrin, daughter of the leader of Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, will be laid to rest on Monday July 22nd. According to a programme of the funeral arrangements released by her family, a commendation and night of tributes will be held in her

Politics

When Afenifere leaders, other Yoruba elders gathered to discuss future of region, endorse Atiku

Ihesiulo Grace 6 December 2018 0

It was a gathering of political heavyweight in the pro-democracy cycle in Yoruba land, as chieftains of Afenifere and other top leaders in the South West gathered to deliberate on the political future of the South West and the nation. Yoruba elders and leaders, including a leader of pan- Yoruba socio- political group, Afenifere, Chief […]

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Boko Haram: Northern elders disagree with Afenifere over Service Chiefs’ tenure

Ihesiulo Grace 2 December 2018 0

….insist war against terror is yielding positive results The leadership and members of the Northern Elders, Professionals and Stakeholders’ Forum [NEPSF] have faulted the recent call for the sack of service chiefs by the pan Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere. The group asked Buhari to ignore the recent call, saying that some political enemies have infiltrated

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Herders/farmers clashes: Tinubu slams Afenifere, Odumakin

Ihesiulo Grace 11 October 2018 0

…Says Odumakin has problem of selective comprehension National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Lagos State governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has berated the Publicity Secretary of Afenifere, Mr. Yinka Odumakin, for attacking him over his position on how to resolve the lingering Herders/Farmers clashes that have lingered over time in some states

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Restructuring, only way to resolve national crises – Elder statesmen

Ihesiulo Grace 4 May 2018 0

Elder statesmen from across four geopolitical zones of the southern and middle belt regions, stormed the Senate on Thursday and declared that the nation is on the edge of precipice, requiring state of national emergency. According to the elder statesmen, restructuring remains the only way to resolve national crises. The elders, drawn from the socio-cultural […]

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Pa Adesanya rejected me thrice: Obasanjo

Ihesiulo Grace 2 May 2018 0

Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday gave an account of how Pa Abraham Adesanya, late leader of Pan-Yoruba political group, Afenifere, rejected his candidature for the presidency three times in 1999. Obasanjo gave the account in Lagos, at the 10th Memorial Symposium of the late National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) chieftain. Adesanya, a politician, senior advocate

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Osinbajo, Amosun, Adams others eulogise Adebanjo at 90

Ihesiulo Grace 10 April 2018 0

Vice President, Yemi Osibajo, has described Pa Ayo Adebanjo, as a true nationalist and Icon that is committed to national unity. Osibajo spoke yesterday at St. Philips Anglican Parish Church, Isanya Ogbo- Ijebu, Ogun State, during the thanksgiving service held in commemoration of the 90th birthday celebration of the Afenifere chieftain. “All his life, Pa […]

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Obasanjo Not Qualified To Accuse Anybody Of Corruption – Afenifere

Ihesiulo Grace 4 April 2018 0

Afenifere chieftain, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, says former President Olusegun Obasanjo has no moral right to accuse anyone of being corrupt.     Describing Obasanjo as a “whited sepulchre,” Adebanjo said the former President had not disputed that he had only N20,000 in his bank account as of when he returned from the prison in 1999 […]

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Afenifere wants UN to investigate Danjuma’s allegation of ethnic cleansing

Ihesiulo Grace 28 March 2018 0

Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has urged the United Nations (UN), Special Rapporteur on genocide to investigate what it called the alleged ethnic cleansing by herdsmen in Nigeria. The call followed allegations of a former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Theophelus Yakubu Danjuma, retd, who had at the weekend told Nigerians to defend themselves against […]

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Afenifere accuses government of paying lip service to restructuring

Ihesiulo Grace 22 March 2018 0

…vows to protect Yoruba land from Fulani herdsmen The Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, has berated the Federal Government for paying lip service to the clamour for true federalism and restructuring of Nigeria. The prominent Yoruba group under the leadership of Chief Reuben Fasoranti, who spoke at a summit organised by the Oyo State Chapter of […]

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Ile-Ife crisis: Stop provoking Hausa people, AYCF warns Yoruba groups

Ihesiulo Grace 29 March 2017 0

The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has warned Yoruba groups including the Afenifere, the pan Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, not to provoke Hausa people with their comments over the recent Yoruba/Fulani crisis in Ile-Ife, Osun State, which led to the death of some persons. This is even as Afenifere, on Tuesday, vigorously kicked against the Nigeria […]

Opinion

Re: Buratai, Biafra And The Guardians Of Empire Nigeria (Part1)

Ihesiulo Grace 11 March 2017 0

There is the mistaken notion frequently bandied that Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, the Northern oligarchy or Nigeria’s Northern region and now, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt.Gen. Tukur Yusufu Buratai, are opposed to any clamour for self-determination by some sections of Nigeria. These days, it is further embellished with calls for Constitutional reforms and

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OPC, Afenifere, Disgrace to Yoruba –Agbekoya Group

Ihesiulo Grace 18 May 2015 0

  For pitching tent against a political party and for the role played during the last general election, the Yoruba farmers’ group, the Agbekoya, has described the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere and the militant Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), as a disgrace to the Yorubas. Agbekoya said the ignoble role allegedly played by the Afenifere and […]

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Why We Endorsed Jonathan- Alliance for Democracy

Ihesiulo Grace 26 March 2015 0

‎The National Chairman of the Alliance for Democracy (AD), Senator Mojisoluwa Akinfenwa, has given reasons why the party endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan for second term. While speaking at a forum in Osogbo, he expressed conviction that AD would sooner or later produce president of the country. He said, “President Goodluck Jonathan is the party presidential […]