Osun Amotekun meets Fulani leaders to promote peace among farmers, herders

The Osun Amotekun Corps and the Fulani community met at the weekend to prevent farmers’ and herders’ conflicts and foster mutual understanding between the two groups. The meeting, held at the Amotekun Headquarters in Osogbo, the state capital aimed at addressing issues related to the destruction of farmlands by livestock. I t was arranged by […]

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Iree people lament prolonged epileptic power supply

accuse IBEDC of exploitation People of Iree, in Boripe Local Government Area of Osun State have lamented epileptic power supply in the community They accused Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company of short-changing them through estimated billing. Expressing their dissatisfaction with the load shedding plan introduced by IBEDC, they said it was arbitrary, exploitative and fraudulent. People […]

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Osun 2026: Adeleke will win – Primate Ayodele

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke will win next year’s governorship election, according to a prediction by the spiritual head of the Lagos based INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele. A statement by the Governor’s spokesman, Olawale Rasheed, said that the cleric predicted this in an empowerment programme organised by the Church in Lagos. He […]

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Obasa sues Lagos assembly over impeachment

Former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has taken legal action against the Assembly and his successor, Mojisola Meranda, challenging the legitimacy of his removal from office. He filed the suit at the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja, arguing that his impeachment on January 13, 2025, was unconstitutional as it […]

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Fayemi says ‘Nigeria lost great leader,’ mourns Adebanjo

Former Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi has said that Nigeria has lost a great leader as he mourns the passing of elder statesman and renowned Afenifere leader Pa Ayodele Adebanjo, who died on Friday, February 14, 2025, at his home in Lagos. In a personally signed statement on Friday night , Fayemi described Adebanjo as […]

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Adebanjo, champion of democracy, justice, says foundation

The Yoruba Nimi Empowerment Foundation has described the passing of Pa Ayo Adebanjo, a renowned Nigerian lawyer, politician, and activist, as a tremendous loss to the country. According to the President of the organisation, Olaseni Bokini, Pa Adebanjo’s contributions to Nigeria’s development will forever be remembered. Pa Adebanjo, who was born on April 10, 1928, […]

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Labour Party mourns Pa Adebanjo who ‘stood for justice’

The Labour Party (LP) Directorate of Mobilization and Integration has described the late Afenifere leader, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, as a fearless statesman who stood for justice. In a letter of tribute signed by the Director General of the LP Directorate of Mobilization and Integration, Marcel Ngogbehei, said as a supporter of progressive governance, Pa Adebanjo […]

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Tinubu, Obasanjo, governors, Afenifere, activists reflect on Pa Adebanjo’s legacies

He Was A Courageous Political Leader And True Patriot – Obasanjo Pa Adebanjo Was A Fearless And Courageous Man – Sanwo-Olu Pa Adebanjo Represented The Finest Of Ogun State – Abiodun He Was A True Democrat, Say Makinde, Aiyedatiwa He Was A Patriot Par Excellence, Says Fasoranti The death of Chief Ayo Adebanjo has sparked […]

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Anyaoku, other elder statesmen to immortalise Adebanjo

A group of elder statesmen and eminent Nigerians led by ex-Commonwealth Secretary General, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, the Patriots, has said it will immortalise the legacies of the late leader of Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo. The group also said the late Yoruba leader would be greatly missed. Adebanjo passed away peacefully at his Lagos residence on […]

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