*’Family didn’t mandate anyone to solicit burial funds’ Burial rites of the late Afenifere spokesman and rights crusader, Yinka Odumakin, begin in Lagos today. His wife, Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin, also a rights activist, in an announcement on behalf of the family, said that the lying-in-state, tributes and service of songs would hold on Thursday (today) […]
The funeral rites for the late spokesperson of Afenifere, Mr Yinka Odumakin, starts on Thursday 22nd through Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th April 2021, a period of three days. Widow of the deceased activist, Dr Joe Okei- Odumakin, on Monday made this known in a release titled: “Yinka Odumakin: Transition announcement,” Thursday’s event, which is […]
Muiz Banire The remnants of the Revolutionary Left in Nigeria were recently dealt a devastating blow on the 2nd day of April, 2021, with the demise of the fiery activist, Yinka Odumakin. It is not that his death did not confound others of different orientations and ideological backgrounds, but the Leftists in Nigeria would probably […]
Activist, Yinka Odumakin, says All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Bola Tinubu, should have stood up to greet the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, at the coronation of the Oniru of Iruland, Oba Omogbolahan Lawal. Odumakin, who is also the spokesman for the pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere, said this in an interview with The PUNCH on Wednesday while […]
… Fine-tunes sections of Amotekun, COVID-19 spread mitigation laws Speaker of the Lagos House of Assembly, Rt. C has set up a seven-man adhoc committee to look into the indiscriminate activities of dredgers along the state shorelines. READ ALSO: Buhari condoles with Chief of Army Staff, Buratai, over mother’s death The committee which is to […]
Yinka Odumakin, an activist and human rights crusader is the Publicity Secretary of Afenifere, the Yoruba social political organisation. A fearless and down to earth critic of some of the activities of the present government, Odumakin is worried that the recently presented 2020 budget may spell doom for the nation. In this interview with PATRICK […]
Yinka Odumakin, an activist and human rights crusader is the Publicity Secretary of Afenifere, the Yoruba social political organisation. A fearless and down to earth critic of some of the activities of the present government, Odumakin is worried that the recently presented 2020 budget may spell doom for the nation. In this interview with PATRICK […]
Following the ruling of an Abuja High Court granting the request of the Department of State Services (DSS) granting them right to hold convener of #RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore for 45 days, Afenifere, the Yoruba social political organization has said that it views with great concern the 45-day detention without trial granted the DSS. This is […]
…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 […]
Nigerians from all works of life yesterday reignited the June 12, 1993 spirit, when almost everyone voted with one purpose in mind, the building of a new Nigeria, as even yesterday they came out to commend President Muhammadu Buhari for the honour done the winner of that election and some key participants at the election, […]
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 […]