Banji Akintoye
2 days ago
Former Chairman of Ilana Omo Oduduwa, a Yoruba self-determination body, Wale Adeniran, has renounced his membership in the group. Adeniran in a statement severed ties with the former leader of the group, Prof. Banji Akintoye, saying the latter’s aide accused him of “all imaginable crimes under the sun, the most serious being an allegation of…
27 Jan
With less than five weeks to the 2023 general elections, the leadership of Yoruba self-determination group is still at a crossroads over their strategy and objective.
Protesters, who claimed to be acting under the directives of Professor Banji Akintoye....
2 Nov
The Leader of Ilana Omo Oodua, Prof. Banji Akintoye, yesterday, lamented that some foreign terrorists had invaded parts of Yorubaland.
9 Oct
A coalition, under the aegis of the Yoruba Appraisal Forum (YAF), has raised the alarm over alleged plans by those championing and agitating for secession of Yoruba land from Nigeria to cause violence and chaos in the Southwest and parts of the country with the ultimate objective of truncating the 2023 general elections.
29 Aug
Leader of Yoruba Nation self-determination struggle, Prof. Banji Akintoye, yesterday, apologised to victims of Trans-Atlantic slave trade in Yoruba land by appealing to the Almighty to heal the region of the consequences of their harrowing curses placed on the land.
15 Jul 2022
Leader of the umbrella body of Yoruba Self-Determination Groups, Ilana Omo Oodua (IOO), Prof. Banji Akintoye, yesterday, said the group would not support or root for any candidate in the 2023 presidential election.
25 Nov 2021
The renowned professor of History and Yoruba leader, Prof. Banji Akintoye, yesterday, said his group and others would continue to pursue the self-determination agenda until they succeed.
19 Nov 2021
The Yoruba Nation determination group, Ilana Omo Oodua, has disowned Prof. Banji Akintoye as its leader over what it described as irreconcilable differences, mismanagement of funds and political tendencies.
5 Nov 2021
The coalition of Yoruba self-determination groups, yesterday, warned President Muhammadu Buhari that silencing the leader of Ilana Omo Oodua, Prof. Banji Akintoye; the Indigenous People of Biafra...
24 Sep 2021
The streets adjoining the United Nations (UN) headquarters in Manhattan, New York will today get unusually busy more than it has been since Tuesday when the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres...
24 Sep 2021
Yoruba leaders, under various organisations and groups, yesterday, called for unity to achieve self-determination and restructuring without bloodletting. The leaders include Wale Oshun of Afenifere Renewal Group (ARG), Ambassador Yemi Farounbi of Yoruba self-determination groups, Baale Ekotedo Taiye Ayorinde of Yoruba World Assembly (YWA), the Secretary-General of Yoruba K’oya, Kola Onodipe, Mr. Seye Oyeleye of…
23 Sep 2021
A Nigerian group has alleged that agents of the government paid $500 each to black Americans to stage a solidarity protest for President Muhammadu Buhari in the United States. The chairman of the Nigerian Indigenous Nationalities Alliance for Self-Determination (NINAS), Professor Banji Akintoye, made the allegation in a statement by the group's spokesman Maxwell Adeleye.…