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Edwin Clark
3 days ago
The ranks of elder statesmen who understand what Nigeria ought to be further depleted on Monday with the demise of nationalist, Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark. Announcing his passing, yesterday, Prof. C. C. Clark on behalf of the family said he died on Monday. He was aged 97 years.
Adebanjo
3 days ago
Lagos State Governor and chairman of the Southwest Governors’ Forum, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday, said governors from the geopolitical zone will give the late elder statesman and Afenifere leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo a befitting funeral.
4 days ago
Olufemi Ajadi, a prominent chieftain of the New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP), has expressed his profound sorrow and lamentation over the passing of the venerable leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum, Edwin Clark, who passed away at the age of 97. In a poignant statement released to the press on Tuesday, Ajadi reflected on…
4 days ago
The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has commiserated with the immediate family and all Nigerians as a whole for the loss of Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark who died on Monday at the age of 97. In a statement signed by Mark Adebayo, National Spokesperson of the Coalition, CUPP said: "The death of Chief Edwin …
17 Feb
The Founder and Chancellor of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Afe Babalola, has expressed shocked at the sad news of the passage of Ayo Adebanjo.
Adebanjo
15 Feb
On Wednesday, December 18, 2024, Pa Ayo Adebanjo called a press conference at his Lekki, Lagos State residence to address the state of the nation and warn the government against tampering with freedom of speech.
21 Oct
Good morning Mr President. I am refreshing your memory on the issue of the farmer-herder crisis, a euphemism for the landgrab project of the hegemonic Fulani elite to inflict internal colonisation on the indigenous peoples of Nigeria.
5 Oct
Ahead of the burial of the late President-General, Ọhanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, Sen Ben Obi, head burial Planning Committee said, prominent Nigerians have indicated interest to attend the ceremony. He said that ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo, and the five south eastern governors along with foremost Yoruba leader, Ayo Adebanjo, among others, would be present during…
Adebanjo
10 Sep
The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, yesterday, lauded the immense contributions of Ayo Adebanjo to the development of Yorubaland and the nation in general.
9 Sep
The new Executive Committee of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has lauded the immense contributions of Chief Ayo Adebanjo to the development of the nation and Yoruba land. Afenifere made this commendation when a delegation of the pan-Yoruba group paid a courtesy visit to the chief at his Lekki home in Lagos State.…
16 Aug 2024
The two sides of the Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, yesterday differed over the response of President Bola Tinubu to the demand by The Patriots for a new Constitution that must be subjected to a referendum.
Adebanjo
9 Aug 2024
The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has condemned the divisive ‘Igbo-Must-Go’ threat making the rounds in some parts of the country, stressing that such ethnic bigotry could destabilise Nigeria's unity and existence.

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