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Aregbesola urges Soyinka to reconsider resignation

The Osun State government yesterday appealed to Nobel laureate Prof Wole Soyinka not to resign as the chairman of the Centre for Black Culture and International Understanding (CBCIU), Osogbo. A statement signed personally by Governor Rauf Aregbesola said public interest...

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Corruption: Senate, House of Rep. leaders seeking immunity are breaking the law—SERAP

By Jide Amsat Nigerian lawmakers seeking immunity and breaking, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has said. The group called on the leadership of the National Assembly to put an end to the sham. SERAP said the the ongoing process...

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Yoruba may pull out of Nigerian union, Gen Adebayo,others speak at Ibadan summit

By Tunde Akinsola, IbadanSome leaders today in Ibadan warned that the Yoruba will reconsider her membership of the Nigerian federation if the cultural and political marginalization continues unabated. The summit is not impressed by the slogan of renaissance renting...

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Yoruba man, Adebayo Ogunlesi rated 7th US most powerful business tycoon

The influential Time Magazine has rated Adebayo Ogunlesi, 58 as the 7th most powerful American and by far the most influential black business tycoon in the United States. Ogunlesi has over 5.6 billion dollars investment under his watch. Adebayo, the...

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Ekiti APC berates Fayose on Fayemi's legacy projects

By Sola AjayiThe Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose has come under severe criticisms for berating the legacies of his predecessor, Dr Kayose Fayemi. In a statement by the Ekiti State All Progressives Congress (APC) made available to...

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Kogi Election: Igala domination may spur violence, Oodua group warns

By Adebimpe Abiodun Ahead of the forthcoming election, a Pan Yoruba group, Oodua Nationalist Coalition, (ONAC) has asked political leaders in Kogi state to show ‘deep respect and honour’ for the principle of power rotation in a state dominated by...

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Lord Lugard’s magic and Flora Shaw’s spell,

In 1916, Lord Frederick John Dealtry Lugard, the 1st Baron Lugard, the fourteenth Governor of Hong Kong and the first Governor-General of Nigeria, said the following: “Lagos has for 20 years opposed every Governor and has fomented strife and...

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Revealed: Ekiti SIEC boss is a PDP chieftain

Justice Kayode Bamisile (rtd) who was recently appointed as the Chairman of Ekiti State Independent Electoral Commission, (SIEC) is a registered member of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Irohinoodua has learnt. The Mr Ayodele Fayose led-Ekiti State Government is currently...

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Saraki’s trial: The cat goes after the notorious mouse again

“Corruption charges against Senator Saraki is a replay of the travails of his late father who was also charged by Buhari in 1984 for collecting 1million dollars bribe ” News Analysis By Ajiboye Yusuf Irohinoodua has received fresh facts suggesting that the...

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Yoruba, Afenifere hold unity summit

For the first time in almost two decades, Yoruba mainstream Afenifere groups have scheduled a meeting for Ibadan, on Thursday. Afenifere witnessed its first major division in 1999 and its second in2004. The group is currently split into Afenifere...

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