Oduduwa Republic: MURIC asks Afenifere, Yoruba Council of Elders to state fate of Muslims over Shariah, hijab

Dissatisfied by the opinion of Olayemi Koiki, the media aide to Sunday Adeyemo that Muslims will be allowed to practise their religion if Oduduwa Republic becomes a reality, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has asked Yoruba socio-cultural groups like Afenifere, Yoruba World Congress (YWC), Federation of Yoruba Consciousness and Culture (FYCC), Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE) […]

FBI’s Nigerian Fraudsters: Penalty for violating zoning arrangements?

The recent news that the United States’ Department of Justice has indicted 80 individuals, 78 of whom are Nigerians, (mostly Igbo), for email scam and money laundering scheme of about $3bn, has expectedly led to the ethnicization of the issue. I had a very light-hearted chat on the issue with a friend who ‘theorized’ that […]

Northern Elders’ Forum Confronts Buhari as Afenifere Explodes on Killer Fulani Herdsmen

Apparently shaken by the tough stance of the Yoruba people of Western Nigeria on the killer Fulani herdsmen in their region, the Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF) has dared President Muhammadu Buhari, insisting that herdsmen living outside Northern Nigeria have to return home in their best interest. Afenifere, a socio-cultural organisation of the Yoruba ethnic nationality […]

Goodluck Jonathan pay Condolence Visit to Family of Pa Fasoranti

Former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan is at the home of Afenifere leader, Reuben Fasoranti to commiserate with him and his family over the killing of their daughter, Olufunke Olakunrin. He was accompanied by some PDP chieftains including the Secretary to the Ondo state, Ifedayo Abegunde Mrs. Funke Olakunrin, was killed last Friday by suspected gunmen […]

Atiku reacts to killing of Fasorant’s daughter

“I condemn, in the strongest possible terms, the killing of Mrs. Funke Olakunrin, daughter of Chief Reuben Fasoranti, the Chairman of Afenifere. This is one death too many. I call on the security services to initiate speedy and thorough investigations to bring her killers to book and stem the epidemic of insecurity in our land. […]