Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams and Iyalode of Owu Kingdom, Adenike Lawal, have all signaled their intentions to attend the Beautiful African Day Festival scheduled to hold on June 1 in Belgium. During the courtesy visit of the Africa TV crew, led by its Chairman, Larry Omodia, to…

In the days leading to last Saturday’s presidential and national assembly elections, which held across the country, there was hot air over the statement by President Muhammadu Buhari that anybody who decide to snatch ballot boxes or lead thugs to disrupt the election may have committed his last unlawful action at the expense of his…

The Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has appealed to the Pan-Yoruba group, the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) and vigilance operatives to support security agencies to rid the state of criminal elements, especially rampaging kidnappers. A former Commissioner for Lands, Mr. Remi Olorunleke and the Director of Administration, Gbonyin Council area, Mr. David Jejelowo, were on Monday kidnapped…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has enjoined all Nigerians to be more committed to national unity and democratic development.

The subtle misunderstanding between the Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) and Lagos chapter of All progressives Congress (APC) has ended as the group recently pledged to support the party’s standard bearer, Mr. Babajide Sanwoolu, and his running mate, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, in the coming governorship election. While speaking at a well-attended programme held…

At least, seven persons were feared killed and property worth millions of naira carted away as some bandits unleashed terror on Ijora Badia community in Lagos State. Two other persons were said to have sustained injuries from the gunshot of the hoodlums during the clash, which occurred at the weekend. Dangerous weapons, which included locally-made…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has condoled with President Donald Trump, the people and government of United States over the passage...

Yoruba socio-cultural organisations of Afenifere, Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE), Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) and lawmaker representing Lagos West in the National Assembly, Senator Olamilekan Solomon Adeola have mourned the death of the founder of OPC and National Chairman of Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN), Dr. Frederick Fasehun, who died yesterday morning at the age…

The Yoruba Self-determination and Advancement Forum (YOSEDAF) has commiserated with the Yoruba nation on the demise of founder of the Yoruba Socio-cultural group, the Odua Peoples Congress (OPC), Dr. Frederick Fasehun, who died, yesterday, in Lagos.   It was learnt that the octogenarian died at the Intensive Care Unit of Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH),…

President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the Yoruba nation over the passing of the founder of Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), Dr Frederick Fasehun. The President, in a condolence message by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Saturday, also condoled with the family of the medical practitioner and the…

Professor Toyin Falola, one of Nigeria’s foremost Historians and currently the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities...

A Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, the O’dua People’s Congress (OPC) has commended the emergence of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2019 general election.