Yoruba
7 May
The stage performance detailing Kiriji, the epic Yoruba war experiences in the 19th century and listed as one of the longest civil wars in human history, will light up the South West Nigeria in the next few months.
5 Apr
There is on-going, an uneasy fearful sensation regarding a noticeable change in the demographics and in the property ownership profile of Lagos.
30 Mar
President, Christ for All Souls Ministry, Prophet Ezekiel Olawumi Odedoyin, has warned that ethnic bigotry must end in the nation as no tribe is better than the other.
27 Mar
Former aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has told British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ben Llewellyn-Jones, that Nigeria is a no longer slave to their former colonial masters. Fani-Kayode stated this after the Llewellyn-Jones, faulted him on some comments he made during the governorship election in Lagos State. Speaking on a current affairs programme on Nigerian…
10 Mar
Long before the ethnopolitical madness for power started in 1998, which has taken an untoward dimension in recent years, Chief Ebenezer Obey Fabiyi sang a song, ‘Lagos state is the place for all
23 Feb
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi; Olugbon of Orile Igbon in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Oba Olushola Alao and Owa Ajero of Ijero Kingdom, Oba Joseph Adebayo have called on Yoruba citizens, including those from the Diaspora that have come to participate in Saturday’s presidential ballot, to conduct themselves peacefully for a smooth and successful election.
30 Dec 2022
Yoruba self-determination group, Ilana Omo Oodua Worldwide (IOOW), will on January 1, 2023, formally unveil Radio Ijangbara to drive the struggle. The online medium will be broadcasting live from Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). A joint statement by Chairman and General Secretary of the group, Prof. Wale Adeniran and Dr. Tunde Amusat, said the radio…
29 Nov 2022
Wema Bank Plc, Nigeria’s oldest indigenous commercial bank, recently announced the strategic partnership it entered with Health Connect 24/7, a leading telemedicine provider that combines next-generation telemedicine
28 Nov 2022
Moving towards 2023, and beyond has become a task that, I believe, must generate all sorts of analyses and preparations. While the politicians and political parties are preparing in their usual manners to take over power...
17 Nov 2022
If the November 2, 2022 peace deal in Ethiopia holds, it would be the biggest prize ever won by Chief Olusegun Obasanjo since he retired from the Presidency in 2007.
4 Nov 2022
After days of chest-thumping, the patriarch of the Yoruba apex socio-political group, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, has declared that Chief Ayo Adebanjo remains the leader of the group...
1 Nov 2022
The leader of the Yoruba Nation self-determination struggle, Prof. Banji Akintoye, yesterday, said he did not authorise any congress of Ilana Omo Oodua Worldwide, being rumoured to take place today
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In September 2022, distraught and traumatised farmers in Kaduna State were constrained to tell the Federal Government to do what it needed to do so that they could gain access to their farmlands. Access to their farms became impossible as they were restrained and killed by insurgents. Specifically, the farmers and other rural dwellers in…
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As Nigeria marks her 63rd Independence anniversary celebration today, the apex Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has tasked all Southwest governors to improve regional co-operation to move the zone and by extension, Nigeria, forward. Leader of the organisation, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, said that in spite of the country’s 63rd anniversary celebration of freedom from Colonial rule, it…
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We must be conscious that eternity will set in and heaven is real. Eternity is times and years without number. Eternity is a place where you enter into and there is no amendment of any kind. A day will come when each of us shall stand before God to give account of how we lived…
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Bishop John Oyedeji Seton Benhotons is the Province Chairman of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Badagry Province. He is married with five children. He is Bishop, International Network of Covenant Ministers, an international ministerial network of churches and ministries; the International President of Word Impact Network with functioning base in Nigeria and Ghana, and…
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Stretching across several canvases, a symphony of faces, expressive symbols and patterns combine to create a captivating series of abstract compositions, and within each stroke lies a multitude of identities reflecting diverse and collective experiences witnessed by talented visual artist, Anthony Nsofor on his numerous journeys. Nigerian-born Nsofor is a contemporary artist and painter and…
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It was an afternoon of electrifying performances of dance, comedy, and music at the trophy unveiling and draws of the first 1XBET Football Tournament held in Lagos, recently. Football greats such as former Super Eagles striker, Daniel Amokachi, popularly known as ‘Dan Di Bull’, former Eagles coach, now Technical Director of the Nigeria Football Federation,…
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October 1, 1960 would remain indelible in Nigeria’s history. Nigerians will continue to cherish the day because it was on that day that the country was granted full independence from Great Britain, and it received its Freedom Charter from the Queen’s representative at the independence ceremony, Princess Alexandra of Kent. Marked low-keyed today across the…
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CANON ambassador and award-winning photographer, Emmanuel Oyeleke, is set to empower African creatives, foster cultural integration and exchange as well as boost arts and tourism between Nigeria and Kenya with the ‘Revealed’ Photography Workshop. Oyeleke, who is managed by The Grid Management, said this year’s photography workshop will hold in Mombasa, Kenya, from October 5…
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The Nigerian literary space will from October 4 to 8 come aglow as Quramo Festival of Words (QFest) takes centre stage, entertaining, educating and holding discussions around books, art and culture and the entertainment industry. Holding in Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, the five-day celebration will feature 10 creative workshops, eight panel discussions,…