Tag: South-west

“No indigenous Fulani in Yorubaland”, Afenifere group tells MACBAN

Aminu Imam

The Afenifere Renewal Group, (ARG), yesterday warned the Miyetti-Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, (MACBAN), against the deliberate misrepresentation of the indigenous demography of Yorubaland, saying there is no Fulani settlement in any part of the South-West region that fits the dictionary definition of the word ‘indigenous’. The MACBAN Secretary-General, Usman Baba-Ngelzerma, was quoted to have, during a live televinterview, said: “In Ondo and most of the southern States, we have indigenous pastoralists whose fathers were brought up in those states and those who are there today were also brought…

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“Forgive Sunday Igboho, I’ll bring him for peace talk” – monarch begs Buhari

Aminu Imam

The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba AbdulRasheed Akanbi, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to forgive the Yoruba self-acclaimed rights activist, Sunday Igboho. Picture caption: Oluwo of Iwo, Oba AbdulRasheed Akanbi Recall that the Department of State Services, (DSS), raided the Ibadan residence of the activist last week, during which two persons were killed and others arrested. The DSS, while parading those arrested, stated that Igboho managed to escape due to the gun duel that ensued between his men and operatives of the Service during the raid. He was immediately declared wanted and advised to…

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Insecurity: Onion traders extend supply ban to South-South, South-West

Aminu Imam

The Onion Producers and Marketers Association of Nigeria (OPMAN) has stated that it will stop the supply of onione to the entire southern region from yesterday, June 7. This is coming few days after the association suspended the supply of onions to the South-East due to the hijacking of two of their members’ truck by gunmen in Imo State. Recall that the National President of the association, Aliyu Isah, on Sunday said about N4.5 billion worth of onions and properties were destroyed by suspected hoodlums across southern states in the…

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‘Yoruba nation agitators are foolish’ – Aregbesola

Aminu Imam

The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, said those leading and supporting agitation for the Yoruba nation are foolish. Aregbesola stated this while speaking at Ilesha, Osun State, during his 64th birthday celebration. The former Osun state governor warned that agitators must consider the women, children, old people and those living with disabilities who are mostly affected. He added that “they should consider the consequences of war”. According to him, Nigeria must be more united else African countries will be enslaved once again. He noted that Nigeria is the country that…

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Shun terrorists disguising as Yoruba nation agitators – YAF warns South-West youths

Ishaku Yohanna

Godwin Amunde A coalition under the aegis of the Yoruba Appraisal Forum (YAF) has warned youths from the South-West geo-political zone of Nigeria against aiding terrorism by certain groups and individuals acting under the guise of agitating for an independent Yoruba nation. YAF issued the warning on Tuesday while addressing members and residents of Akure, the Ondo State capital, during a motorcade organised to sensitise the people of the state to the unpatriotic activities of groups and individuals parading themselves in the South-West as champions of Yoruba self-determination and independence.…

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Heavy rain, thunderstorms disperse Yoruba nation agitators in Osun

Aminu Imam

Heavy rain and wind yesterday dispersed agitators of Yoruba nation at the popular Nelson Mandela Freedom Park, via Old Garage area of Osogbo, the capital of Osun State yesterday afternoon. According to reports, scores of Yoruba nation agitators stormed the streets of the State capital, after they changed the venue where the agitators ought to gather because of the heavy security presence. One of the leading Yoruba nation agitators, Sunday Adeyemo, otherwise known as Sunday Igboho, reportedly arrived in Osogbo from Oyo State at 1:40 pm and went straight to where the…

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“We apply ‘Africa science’ to rescue abducted victims” – Amotekun

Aminu Imam

The Osun State Command of the Western Nigeria Security Network, code-named: ‘Amotekun’, has confessed to using ‘Africa science’ to rescue abducted victims without any payment to abductors. The Commandant of the security outfit in the State, Amitolu Shittu, who made this revelation on Saturday,  explained that the security agency has been able to rescue kidnapped victims from bandits after prayer consultation with the ‘Africa science.’ Speaking further on how his group has been rescuing victims without ransom, Shittu mentioned that bandits are also in awe of Amotekun’s spiritual powers entrenched…

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South-West: PDP releases delegates list

Aminu Imam

…Says Congress will be transparent and credible The list of delegates ahead of Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), South-West Zonal Congress, scheduled to hold in Osogbo, the Osun State capital today, Monday, has been released by the Party. This was contained in a press statement signed and released by the Party’s National Organising Secretary, Col. Austin Akobundu (rtd). According to the statement, the availability of the delegates’ list was in line with the mandate of the PDP to conduct a free, credible and transparent congress. While wishing all aspirants, stakeholders, party…

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We’d mobilise against troublemakers in South-West – Yoruba group vows

Ishaku Yohanna

By Godwin Amunde A group, Yoruba Appraisal Forum, YAF, has given stern warning to all those fomenting trouble under the guise of fighting for the freedom of the South-West to desist or risk the wrath of its millions of members across the region. Speaking against the backdrop of the recent violence in Ibarapa town in Ibarapa Local Government Area of Oyo State, the YAF National Coordinator, Adesina Animashaun, in a statement titled, “Yoruba Appraisal Forum will resist vendors of violence in the South-West. Enough is enough!” warned that it would…

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Herdsmen crisis: Ondo govt., Miyetti-Allah agree to work together

Aminu Imam

…Govs. Forum clarifies Akeredolu’s eviction order…Open, night-grazing, under-age herders banned in South-West The Ondo State government and Miyetti-Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) have agreed to jointly wage a “war against criminality”. Both sides reached the agreement during a stakeholders’ meeting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, yesterday. Governors from the South-West and some of their counterparts from the North attended the meeting, which also had the Miyetti-Allah leaders in attendance. The meeting, which was chaired by the NGF Chairman, Governor Kayode Fayemi,  took place following the heated exchange…

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