Tag: South West Governors
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South-West Governors and Constitutional Amendment…
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By Bolanle Bolawole turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 According to reports I read on Cable News, an online publication superintended by seasoned journalist and influential columnist, Simon Kolawole, the governors of…
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Forum of Yoruba Obas Demands Release Igboho’s Aides
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The Forum of Yoruba Obas has demanded the immediate release of 13 aides of Sunday Igboho who were arrested by men of the Department of State Service, DSS, when his…
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South-West APC: Squandering Borrowed Time…
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By Bolanle Bolawole turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Just like the presidency of retired Major-General Muhammadu Buhari, the South-West APC leaders not only live on borrowed times, they also appear hell-bent…
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Just thinking aloud (II)
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By Bola Bolawole turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 “As we were saying, Awo’s legacies have been left to rot: The cattle ranches, farm settlements, Liberty Stadium, Cocoa House (one of the…
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Makinde calls For Regional Integration of South West States
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Oyo State Governor, “Seyi Makinde, has reiterated the call for South West integration, adding that political or religious affiliations should not constitute barriers. The governor, who stated this at the…
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Yoruba Leaders Vow To Protect Their Land
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At the End of The Pan-Yorùbá Meeting held today, March 17, 2021, at Mapo Hall, Ìbàdàn, Oyo State, Yorùbá Leaders of Thought, comprising Ọbas, Chiefs, policy shapers, politicians, technocrats, intelligentsia,…
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Tinubu: Is Afenifere right or wrong?
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By Bola Bolawole turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 Rumours fly all over the place that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commenced the investigation of ex-Lagos Governor, Asiwaju Bola…
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Only self-determination will save the Yoruba – Akintoye
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Yoruba leader, Prof. Banji Akintoye, has said that only the pursuit and attainment of self-determination will save the Yoruba from being continually dragged down by Nigeria and ultimately from being…
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Insecurity: South-West Govs., Traditional Rulers, Security Chiefs meet in Ibadan
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…As bad weather foils President’s CoS, IG, DG DSS bid to attend South-West governors and traditional rulers met in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, today, to appraise the security situation of…
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Curb insecurity now, OPC, Afenifere, South West security groups tell FG
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Rising from a meeting in Lagos yesterday, the Southwest Security Stakeholders’ group and Afenifere, a Yoruba socio-cultural group, have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to condemn the carnage, armed banditry…
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Random musing across the land
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By Bola Bolawole turnport@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 I understand a bill is undergoing processing at the House of Representatives that, if passed into law, will make a university degree or…
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Lateef Kayode Jakande, LKJ, First Civilian Governor Of Lagos, Dies At 91
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Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande, popularly called LKJ by political allies is dead. The first civilian Governor of Lagos State on the platform of the defunct Unity Party of Nigeria, UPN,…
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Insecurity: Residents now pray, fast before traveling in Southwest
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The fear of Fulani herdsmen is now the beginning of wisdom in the South-West as commuters and drivers now resort to prayer and fasting before setting out on their journey.…
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Coming: The North’s Army of occupation?
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By Bola Bolawole turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 While thousands of citizens were being slaughtered in their homes like chicken by hideous and murderous Fulani herdsmen/Not a whimper was heard from…
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Lest the South-west explode in our face
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By Bolanle Bolawole turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 “There lies a sleeping giant. Let him sleep! For when he wakes, he will move mountains. Let him sleep! For when he wakes,…
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Ibarapaland is safe; farmers, villagers going about their businesses peacefully – Amotekun Commandant
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The Commandant of the Oyo State Security Network Agency (Amotekun Corps), Col. Olayinka Olayanju.(rtd) has declared that Ibarapaland is safe and free of killer herdsmen and kidnappers. The Commandant, who…
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We did not invite Sunday Igboho – Ogun State Govt.
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The Ogun government has refuted reports that it invited Sunday Adeyemo, a.k.a Sunday Igboho, to the state to help fight help it fight kidnappers. Abdulwaheed Odusile, Commissioner for Information and…
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ALAAFIN OF OYO, OBA LAMIDI OLAYIWOLA ADEYEMI WRITES PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI
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Yoruba Question in Nigeria Conundrum Your Excellency, I have never been timid or shy of my total support for the success of your administration to deliver the country to the…
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AFENIFERE OPPOSES NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES BILL
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..Writes open letter to all Yoruba Governors; all Yoruba Speakers of Houses of Assembly; all elected National Assembly members from Yoruba speaking states; and all Yoruba traditional institutions SUBJECT: Why…
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Governors To Re-organize Security Architecture In South West
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*L-R: Governors Dapo Abiodun, Rotimi Akerefolu, Kayode Fayemi and Babajide Sanwo-Olu* South-west Governors on Monday met at the Ondo State Governor’s Office to discuss and later agreed to reorganise…