The Yoruba Council Worldwide (YCW) has urged Nigerians to view the nation’s long-running violence as a shared tragedy affecting all citizens, not as religious persecution directed solely at Christians. At a press briefing at the Ooni of Ife’s palace on Monday, YCW president Oladotun Hassan condemned what he described as “unending waves of terrorism and…
Elder statesman and Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, has called on Yoruba political leaders to rise above party differences and place the people’s welfare at the heart of governance. Speaking at the Southwest Stakeholders’ Dialogue convened by Afenifere, the DAWN Commission, and regional governors, Fasoranti, represented by Dr Femi Okunrounmu, said Yoruba politics must return…
Gov Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has urged the new Alaafin of Oyo, Oba AbdulAkeem Owoade, to use his position to promote the historic Yoruba culture and tradition. The governor, in a congratulatory message issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Gboyega Akosile, Sanwo-Olu, described Alaafin’s appointment as well-deserved. Sanwo-Olu, who is…
