Following the reported declaration of July 7 of every year as ‘World Amotekun Day’ by the United Nations, the pan-Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, has commended the global body for the gesture describing it as “a big booster’. Afenifere’s position was contained in a statement by its national publicity secretary, Jare Ajayi. Recall that Amotekun’s formal…
A faction of the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, is seeking immediate impeachment proceedings against President Bola Tinubu over the conflict of interest that trailed the award of Lagos-Calabar project contract. Speaking on Saturday, leader of the group, Oba Oladipo Olaitan, berated the president for awarding the contract to Gilbert Chagoury, whom he claimed was his…
The Presidency on Monday challenged opposition leaders and critics of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration to move beyond attacks and articulate alternative policies that would better tackle Nigeria’s complex challenges. In a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communications, Mr. Sunday Dare, the Presidency challenged opponents to tell Nigerians…
Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, has warned against making incendiary statements or introducing unsecular practices that can endanger peaceful coexistence among the residents of Ekiti and other South-West states. The organisation also called upon intelligence agencies, especially the Force Intelligence Department of the Nigeria Police and Department of State Services (DSS) to put the Executive Director…
The Afenifere National Youth Council (AYC) has expressed concerns over the escalating killings and kidnapping crisis in the Southwestern part of the country. It has, therefore, called on President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency on kidnapping urgently to stem the tide of insecurity. According to the President of the group, Prince Eniola…
The Pan Yoruba Socio-Political Group, Afenifere, has appointed Oba Oladipo Olaitan as the new leader of the group. This was contained in a communique issued after its monthly general meeting held at the lsanya Ogbo, in Ogun state, the country home of its late leader, Pa Ayo Adebanjo. The Meeting was attended by delegates from…
Pa Ayo Adebanjo-led faction of the Afenifere, pan Yoruba sociopolitical group, has appointed a lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi, as its National Organising Secretary. His appointment was approved at the general meeting of Afenifere held at Adebanjo’s residence in Isanya Ogbo, Ogun State, on Tuesday. This was contained in a communique issued after the meeting…
Ohaneze Ndigbo, Afenifere, Arewa Youths Consultative Forum (ACF) and other ethnic groups have recommended regionalism and parliamentary system as the only way to tackle various challenges plaguing the country. The major ethnic groups under the aegis of the Rebirth Group,TRG, also said the country should be renamed United Regions of Nigeria, URN. This was stated…