Yoruba Nation – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Sat, 28 Feb 2026 15:30:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Yoruba Nation – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Yoruba Nation: Prospects and Perils beyond 2031 (2) https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-nation-prospects-and-perils-beyond-2031-2/ https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-nation-prospects-and-perils-beyond-2031-2/#respond Sat, 28 Feb 2026 15:30:56 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=478474 In the words of Frantz Fanon: “Each generation must discover its mission, fulfil it or betray it, in relative opacity.” Let there be no doubt – and we say this to emphasise the gravity of the moment – Yorubas stand at a critical crossroads. Without being alarmist, it is make or break, now or never! [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-nation-prospects-and-perils-beyond-2031-2/feed/ 0 Yoruba Nation: Prospects and Perils beyond 2031 (1) https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-nation-prospects-and-perils-beyond-2031-1/ https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-nation-prospects-and-perils-beyond-2031-1/#respond Sat, 28 Feb 2026 15:13:53 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=478470 Last week, the Ekiti State Chapter of the Afenifere Renewal Group (ARG) – a body I once served as pioneer Administrative Secretary – gathered in Ado-Ekiti for a colloquium marking former Governor Kayode Fayemi’s 61st birthday. Beyond the celebration, the event was a platform to advance President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s vision and drum up support [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-nation-prospects-and-perils-beyond-2031-1/feed/ 0 Yoruba: From Ancestors To Architects by Abiodun Komolafe (2) https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-from-ancestors-to-architects-by-abiodun-komolafe-2/ https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-from-ancestors-to-architects-by-abiodun-komolafe-2/#respond Sun, 28 Sep 2025 08:30:39 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=467603 Uneven wealth distribution inevitably leads to social catastrophe. The discernible difference between population size and economic might highlights this issue. Norway and Switzerland, with populations of only five and seven million, are among the world’s wealthiest nations. This begs the question: Given its vast intellectual and human capital, why does a historically blessed and resourceful [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-from-ancestors-to-architects-by-abiodun-komolafe-2/feed/ 0 Yoruba: From Ancestors To Architects by Abiodun Komolafe (1) https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-from-ancestors-to-architects-by-abiodun-komolafe-1/ https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-from-ancestors-to-architects-by-abiodun-komolafe-1/#respond Tue, 23 Sep 2025 21:03:09 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=467114 The Yoruba-speaking people of Nigeria have been floundering, a state that, as is common in human societies, has led to transferred aggression. This isn’t a problem unique to the Yorubas; we need only recall how large segments of the German population misdirected their aggression towards Jews and other minorities, resulting in a worldwide catastrophe. We [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-from-ancestors-to-architects-by-abiodun-komolafe-1/feed/ 0 Tasks before South-West Development Commission https://www.theinfostride.com/tasks-before-south-west-development-commission/ https://www.theinfostride.com/tasks-before-south-west-development-commission/#respond Mon, 02 Jun 2025 19:44:39 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=443967 There are question marks about the proliferation of development commissions. However, we go along with the present enthusiasm for their creation, whatever the agenda perceived in cynical quarters. Over the years, various development commissions have been established to address specific regional challenges. To understand the reservations, we must go back into the past. There appears [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/tasks-before-south-west-development-commission/feed/ 0 Ogere’s Historic Moment: Ologere Palace and Lipakala Cultural Centre Commissioning to Mark a New Era https://www.theinfostride.com/ogeres-historic-moment-ologere-palace-and-lipakala-cultural-centre-commissioning-to-mark-a-new-era/ https://www.theinfostride.com/ogeres-historic-moment-ologere-palace-and-lipakala-cultural-centre-commissioning-to-mark-a-new-era/#respond Fri, 25 Apr 2025 21:57:08 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=409154 Saturday, 26th April 2025, marks a monumental and historic day for the people of Ogere Remo as the long-awaited Ologere Palace (Aafin Ologere) and the iconic Lipakala Cultural Centre will be officially commissioned. Ogere will proudly unveil a majestic central palace symbolising unity, culture, and progress for the first time in living memory. Facilitated by [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/ogeres-historic-moment-ologere-palace-and-lipakala-cultural-centre-commissioning-to-mark-a-new-era/feed/ 0 New State Creation: Remo and Ijebu Stakeholders Forge Harmonisation Committee https://www.theinfostride.com/new-state-creation-remo-and-ijebu-stakeholders-forge-harmonisation-committee/ https://www.theinfostride.com/new-state-creation-remo-and-ijebu-stakeholders-forge-harmonisation-committee/#respond Sat, 18 Jan 2025 12:37:05 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=401019 In a significant step towards creating a new state from the old Ijebu Province in Ogun State, major stakeholders gathered in Sagamu, Remo, on Friday, January 17, 2025. The meeting, hosted by Oba Dr. Babatunde Adewale Ajayi, the Akarigbo and Paramount Ruler of Remoland, addressed the long-standing goal of establishing a new state by forming [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/new-state-creation-remo-and-ijebu-stakeholders-forge-harmonisation-committee/feed/ 0 Prince Abimbola Owoade: The New Alaafin of Oyo and His Vision for a Prosperous Kingdom https://www.theinfostride.com/prince-abimbola-owoade-the-new-alaafin-of-oyo-and-his-vision-for-a-prosperous-kingdom/ https://www.theinfostride.com/prince-abimbola-owoade-the-new-alaafin-of-oyo-and-his-vision-for-a-prosperous-kingdom/#respond Fri, 10 Jan 2025 13:21:50 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=400211 The long-awaited announcement has finally arrived – Prince Abimbola Akeem Owoade is the new Alaafin of Oyo. Following a series of consultations, divinations, and recommendations by the Oyomesi, the revered kingmakers of Oyo, the Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has officially approved the appointment. This marks the end of a period of uncertainty and [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/prince-abimbola-owoade-the-new-alaafin-of-oyo-and-his-vision-for-a-prosperous-kingdom/feed/ 0 Governor Makinde Approves Prince Abimbola Owoade as New Alaafin of Oyo https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-makinde-approves-prince-abimbola-owoade-as-new-alaafin-of-oyo/ https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-makinde-approves-prince-abimbola-owoade-as-new-alaafin-of-oyo/#respond Fri, 10 Jan 2025 11:43:45 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=400203 Governor Seyi Makinde has officially approved Prince Abimbola Akeem Owoade as the new Alaafin of Oyo, following extensive consultations and divination by the Oyomesi. A statement issued by Prince Dotun Oyelade, the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, confirmed that the recommendation from the Oyomesi has been accepted and sanctioned by the governor. The Honourable Commissioner [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-makinde-approves-prince-abimbola-owoade-as-new-alaafin-of-oyo/feed/ 0 Ijebu, Remo Monarchs Unite for Creation of Ijebu State https://www.theinfostride.com/ijebu-remo-monarchs-unite-for-creation-of-ijebu-state/ https://www.theinfostride.com/ijebu-remo-monarchs-unite-for-creation-of-ijebu-state/#respond Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:13:21 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=398631 The Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, and the Akarigbo of Remoland, Oba Babatunde Ajayi, have reaffirmed their commitment to working together to actualize the creation of the proposed Ijebu State. The paramount rulers made this declaration during a stakeholders’ meeting held at the Awujale Palace in Ijebu Ode, aimed at advancing the campaign [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/ijebu-remo-monarchs-unite-for-creation-of-ijebu-state/feed/ 0 Owa Obokun of Ijesa Land: Heritage, Reality and Aspiration (3) https://www.theinfostride.com/owa-obokun-of-ijesa-land-heritage-reality-and-aspiration-3/ https://www.theinfostride.com/owa-obokun-of-ijesa-land-heritage-reality-and-aspiration-3/#respond Sat, 16 Nov 2024 21:40:58 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=394505 Yorubaland’s royal institutions face significant challenges, threatening their traditional significance. Across the region, from Akure to Ikire and from Ikorodu to Idiroko, once-revered thrones have devolved into a chaotic game of musical chairs. Nowhere is this more evident than in Oyo, where the protracted search for a new Alaafin has become a seemingly interminable saga. [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/owa-obokun-of-ijesa-land-heritage-reality-and-aspiration-3/feed/ 0 Owa Obokun of Ijesa Land: Heritage, Reality and Aspiration (2) https://www.theinfostride.com/owa-obokun-of-ijesa-land-heritage-reality-and-aspiration-2/ https://www.theinfostride.com/owa-obokun-of-ijesa-land-heritage-reality-and-aspiration-2/#respond Sat, 09 Nov 2024 21:28:09 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=394502 Ijesas are distinctive! They are known for their discerning nature and exceptional brilliance. Their rich history reveals fascinating connections. For the record, they are the masterminds behind Osomaalo, a pioneering business phenomenon in Africa. Ijesaland is credited with originating the iconic ‘Nwa Boy’ style, now a multibillion-dollar industry in Igboland. Ijesas are found to have [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/owa-obokun-of-ijesa-land-heritage-reality-and-aspiration-2/feed/ 0 Owa Obokun of Ijesa Land: Heritage, Reality and Aspiration (1) https://www.theinfostride.com/owa-obokun-of-ijesa-land-heritage-reality-and-aspiration-1/ https://www.theinfostride.com/owa-obokun-of-ijesa-land-heritage-reality-and-aspiration-1/#respond Sat, 02 Nov 2024 21:13:50 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=394497 The illustrious 42-year reign of Oba (Dr.) Gabriel Adekunle Aromolaran, the 40th Owa Obokun of Ijesaland, has come to a close. As we bid farewell to this venerable monarch, may his soul rest in peace, free from worldly burdens! May God comfort the people of Ijesaland and grant them solace during this difficult time! Oba [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/owa-obokun-of-ijesa-land-heritage-reality-and-aspiration-1/feed/ 0 NLC Issues Four Demands Following Arrest of President Joe Ajaero https://www.theinfostride.com/nlc-issues-four-demands-following-arrest-of-president-joe-ajaero/ https://www.theinfostride.com/nlc-issues-four-demands-following-arrest-of-president-joe-ajaero/#respond Mon, 09 Sep 2024 13:00:12 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=388809 The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has issued a list of four key demands in response to the arrest of its president, Joe Ajaero, by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS). Ajaero was detained on Monday at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport while en route to the United Kingdom for an official assignment, a move [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/nlc-issues-four-demands-following-arrest-of-president-joe-ajaero/feed/ 0 The Political Traditions of Our Fathers by Abiodun Komolafe https://www.theinfostride.com/the-political-traditions-of-our-fathers-by-abiodun-komolafe/ https://www.theinfostride.com/the-political-traditions-of-our-fathers-by-abiodun-komolafe/#respond Sat, 13 Jul 2024 18:53:11 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=383303 Right now, the Yorubas must have to build a leadership that honours their legacy. Again, remember the treaty that ended the Kiriji War, which sparked a rebirth in learning and progressive thinking! This led to a thirst for education, resulting in an explosion of investments in community scholarships, sponsoring individuals to pursue higher education and [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/the-political-traditions-of-our-fathers-by-abiodun-komolafe/feed/ 0 Afenifere and The Progressive Camp (1) https://www.theinfostride.com/afenifere-and-the-progressive-camp-1/ https://www.theinfostride.com/afenifere-and-the-progressive-camp-1/#respond Mon, 08 Apr 2024 18:29:34 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=375149 When sometime in 2008, the late Yinka Odumakin invited me to his 23, Sylvia Crescent, Anthony Village office in Lagos, little did I know that a big surprise was waiting for me. A fine gentleman with a consistent commitment to the progressive bent, Odumakin had offered to visit me but since it was unYoruba for [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/afenifere-and-the-progressive-camp-1/feed/ 0 Southwest: Beyond the Toga of Statism https://www.theinfostride.com/southwest-beyond-the-toga-of-statism/ https://www.theinfostride.com/southwest-beyond-the-toga-of-statism/#respond Sun, 24 Mar 2024 21:28:14 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=374048 The Lagos State Government recently endorsed a food production agreement with the Niger State Government. The partnership, known as the ‘Produce for Lagos Initiative’, is aimed at ensuring a steady flow of agricultural products to the end consumers. Interestingly, this agreement is coming at a time when Sheik Ahmad Abubakar Gumi is warning the Federal [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/southwest-beyond-the-toga-of-statism/feed/ 0 Press Statement: Council Of Yoruba Elders reflect on the State of Nigeria, advise President Tinubu to act on CONFAB Report https://www.theinfostride.com/press-statement-council-of-yoruba-elders-reflect-on-the-state-of-nigeria-advise-president-tinubu-to-act-on-confab-report/ https://www.theinfostride.com/press-statement-council-of-yoruba-elders-reflect-on-the-state-of-nigeria-advise-president-tinubu-to-act-on-confab-report/#respond Sat, 25 Nov 2023 10:21:34 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=362005 A PRESS STATEMENT RELEASED BY THE ‘COUNCIL OF YORUBA ELDERS (CYE)’ TODAY TUESDAY 21ST NOVEMBER, 2023 On Saturday 18th November 2023 the Global Executive Council of the Council of Yoruba Elders (CYE) met, while on Sunday 19th November 2023, the General Assembly also met to discuss the state of Nigeria as it affects Yorubaland and [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/press-statement-council-of-yoruba-elders-reflect-on-the-state-of-nigeria-advise-president-tinubu-to-act-on-confab-report/feed/ 0 Surviving Nigeria’s Pan-Fulani President with Sunday Igboho by Felix Oboagwina https://www.theinfostride.com/surviving-nigerias-pan-fulani-president-with-sunday-igboho-by-felix-oboagwina/ https://www.theinfostride.com/surviving-nigerias-pan-fulani-president-with-sunday-igboho-by-felix-oboagwina/#respond Wed, 18 Oct 2023 07:41:43 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=357399 After a house detention spanning two years, Nigeria’s Sunday Igboho earlier this month finally secured his freedom from the Benin Republic. He did not return to Nigeria. He jetted out to Germany. Igboho, 56, a Yoruba nation separatist whose real name is Chief Sunday Adeyemo, ran afoul of that Francophone nation’s laws for attempting to [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/surviving-nigerias-pan-fulani-president-with-sunday-igboho-by-felix-oboagwina/feed/ 0 APC knocks Governor Adeleke over rising cases of kidnapping in OsunPublished https://www.theinfostride.com/apc-knocks-governor-adeleke-over-rising-cases-of-kidnapping-in-osunpublished/ https://www.theinfostride.com/apc-knocks-governor-adeleke-over-rising-cases-of-kidnapping-in-osunpublished/#respond Mon, 03 Apr 2023 12:02:37 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=344568 The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has called on Governor Ademola Adeleke to stop treating with levity, security issues affecting the state. The Party also noted that it was worried over the insecurity in Osun, particularly before, during and after the general elections across the country. The party in a statement by its [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/apc-knocks-governor-adeleke-over-rising-cases-of-kidnapping-in-osunpublished/feed/ 0 Ihedioha withdraws from Imo PDP governorship primaries, gives reason https://www.theinfostride.com/ihedioha-withdraws-from-imo-pdp-governorship-primaries-gives-reason/ https://www.theinfostride.com/ihedioha-withdraws-from-imo-pdp-governorship-primaries-gives-reason/#respond Tue, 28 Mar 2023 15:08:37 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=344161 Emeka Ihedioha, former Governor of Imo State, has announced his withdrawal from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governorship Primaries. The development was contained in a letter addressed to the National Chairman of the party. Ihedioha, who served as governor of the state for seven months before the Supreme Court announced Hope Uzodimma as winner of [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/ihedioha-withdraws-from-imo-pdp-governorship-primaries-gives-reason/feed/ 0 For the Records: The Hard Truth About Lagos History! https://www.theinfostride.com/for-the-records-the-hard-truth-about-lagos-history/ https://www.theinfostride.com/for-the-records-the-hard-truth-about-lagos-history/#respond Thu, 16 Mar 2023 08:42:58 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=343431 There was no Lagos state in 1960. What we had was Lagos Federal Capital (former Lagos Colony). That is the problem when leaders deliberately muddle things up for the young ones. Lagos Capital of 1960 was Isale Eko, Victorial Island, Ikoyi and part of Apapa. Ketu, Ojota, Somolu, Bariga, Yaba, Isolo, Ikeja, Alimosho, Ipaja, Ikorodu, Epe, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/for-the-records-the-hard-truth-about-lagos-history/feed/ 0 OPC Commits To Peaceful Elections, Says Non-Indigenes Should Vote Without Fear In Lagos And Throughout Yoruba Land https://www.theinfostride.com/opc-commits-to-peaceful-elections-says-non-indigenes-should-vote-without-fear-in-lagos-and-throughout-yoruba-land/ https://www.theinfostride.com/opc-commits-to-peaceful-elections-says-non-indigenes-should-vote-without-fear-in-lagos-and-throughout-yoruba-land/#respond Mon, 06 Feb 2023 22:13:07 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=341098 The Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) has called for Nigerians to see the coming general elections as a routine contest among brothers without fear of violence. Speaking in Lagos amidst reports in the social media that some Yoruba self-determination groups had put machinery in motion to unleash violence on non-indigenes in Lagos and the South-West, OPC [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/opc-commits-to-peaceful-elections-says-non-indigenes-should-vote-without-fear-in-lagos-and-throughout-yoruba-land/feed/ 0 Yoruba Nation: Professor Banji Akintoye writes APC Flag Bearer Ahmed Tinubu https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-nation-professor-banji-akintoye-writes-apc-flag-bearer-ahmed-tinubu/ https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-nation-professor-banji-akintoye-writes-apc-flag-bearer-ahmed-tinubu/#respond Fri, 27 Jan 2023 09:08:22 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=340447 On December 27, 2022, Professor Banji Akintoye wrote the All Progressive Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate for the 2023 general election, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, over the challenges facing the Yoruba nation. Read the open letter below: PROFESSOR (SENATOR) ADEBANJI AKINTOYE’S LETTER My dear brother Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, I write this letter to you in love, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-nation-professor-banji-akintoye-writes-apc-flag-bearer-ahmed-tinubu/feed/ 0 VP Osinbajo, Tinubu to celebrate new Olubadan on Sunday https://www.theinfostride.com/vp-osinbajo-tinubu-to-celebrate-new-olubadan-on-sunday/ https://www.theinfostride.com/vp-osinbajo-tinubu-to-celebrate-new-olubadan-on-sunday/#respond Tue, 14 Jun 2022 09:49:03 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=326535 The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, will be the Keynote Speaker. At the same time, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the APC Presidential Candidate, is expected as the Special Guest of Honour at the exclusive Yoruba leaders gathering to celebrate the new Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Senator Lekan Balogun on Sunday, 19 June 2022. This event, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/vp-osinbajo-tinubu-to-celebrate-new-olubadan-on-sunday/feed/ 0 Governor Makinde to host Yoruba World Centre’s Celebration of Olubadan https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-makinde-to-host-yoruba-world-centres-celebration-of-olubadan/ https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-makinde-to-host-yoruba-world-centres-celebration-of-olubadan/#respond Tue, 14 Jun 2022 09:41:19 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=326533 The Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde, shall host business, political and traditional leaders from all parts of Yorubaland as the Yoruba World Centre celebrates the Olubadan of Ibadanland, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Senator Mohood Olalekan Balogun on 19 June 2022. This special programme, organised by the Centre, in collaboration with the Oyo State [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-makinde-to-host-yoruba-world-centres-celebration-of-olubadan/feed/ 0 Can Yoruba Nation leaves Nigeria without a Referendum? Sandra Popoola shares Insights https://www.theinfostride.com/can-yoruba-nation-leaves-nigeria-without-a-referendum-sandra-popoola-shares-insights/ https://www.theinfostride.com/can-yoruba-nation-leaves-nigeria-without-a-referendum-sandra-popoola-shares-insights/#respond Wed, 01 Jun 2022 09:54:31 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=325940 Being a keynote address by Mrs Sandra Popoola delivered at the Yoruba Nation Global Directorate Town Hall Meeting on the 28th May 2022 in London in response to the media campaign that the Yoruba needed no referendum before exiting Nigeria. I salute the Directorate Director, Princess Adeola Atayero Olamijulo, other members of the Yoruba Nation [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/can-yoruba-nation-leaves-nigeria-without-a-referendum-sandra-popoola-shares-insights/feed/ 0 Yoruba Nation: Our Finest Hour Is Here As 5-Million Mark Signatures Achieved – Onitiri-Abiola https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-nation-our-finest-hour-is-here-as-5-million-mark-signatures-achieved-onitiri-abiola/ https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-nation-our-finest-hour-is-here-as-5-million-mark-signatures-achieved-onitiri-abiola/#respond Tue, 31 May 2022 21:21:52 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=325918 Chief Mrs Modupe Onitiri-Abiola, the widow of the African symbol of Democracy, Chief MKO Abiola, has sent a message of hope to all Yorubas across the World, congratulating them on the occasion of the achievement of the 5million signature petition mark, which has sent messages across the World that Yorubas are now a free people [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-nation-our-finest-hour-is-here-as-5-million-mark-signatures-achieved-onitiri-abiola/feed/ 0 Over 109,000 Sign Petition Seeking Independence Of Yoruba Nation https://www.theinfostride.com/over-109000-sign-petition-seeking-independence-of-yoruba-nation/ https://www.theinfostride.com/over-109000-sign-petition-seeking-independence-of-yoruba-nation/#respond Sun, 13 Mar 2022 21:30:54 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=320502 The petition shared online by supporters of the Yoruba Nation Now movement targets at garnering 5million signatories. A petition that is calling for the independence of the Yoruba nation and which was commenced by the Ominira Yoruba Group has garnered 109,880 signatories, as at the time of this publication. The petition shared online by supporters [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/over-109000-sign-petition-seeking-independence-of-yoruba-nation/feed/ 0 Sunday Igboho: Yoruba Nationals petition UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson over Nigerian Government’s Human Rights Abuses https://www.theinfostride.com/sunday-igboho-yoruba-nationals-petition-uk-prime-minister-boris-johnson-over-nigerian-governments-human-rights-abuses/ https://www.theinfostride.com/sunday-igboho-yoruba-nationals-petition-uk-prime-minister-boris-johnson-over-nigerian-governments-human-rights-abuses/#respond Fri, 16 Jul 2021 11:17:05 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=300915 The Yoruba Nationals in the United Kingdom (UK) on 13th July 2021 petitioned the UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, MP alleging the Nigerian Government of various human rights abuses. The concerned citizens raised their grave concerns about the lives and security of the indigenous people of the Yoruba Nation based in Nigeria, specifically South-West region [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/sunday-igboho-yoruba-nationals-petition-uk-prime-minister-boris-johnson-over-nigerian-governments-human-rights-abuses/feed/ 0 Yoruba Nation: They Are Robbing Peter To Pay Paul — Wole Soyinka https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-nation-they-are-robbing-peter-to-pay-paul-wole-soyinka/ https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-nation-they-are-robbing-peter-to-pay-paul-wole-soyinka/#respond Fri, 09 Jul 2021 11:30:56 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=300099 Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, has urged those calling for the Yoruba Nation to define what it really means. InfoSride News recalls that Yoruba nation protesters on Saturday stormed the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park, Ojota, Lagos, where the rally was scheduled to start. Amid heavy security at the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park, Ojota, Lagos, where the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-nation-they-are-robbing-peter-to-pay-paul-wole-soyinka/feed/ 0 Sunday Igboho’s Strategy To Actualize Yoruba Nation Independence Is Improper — Gani Adams [Video] https://www.theinfostride.com/sunday-igbohos-strategy-to-actualize-yoruba-nation-independence-is-improper-gani-adams-video/ https://www.theinfostride.com/sunday-igbohos-strategy-to-actualize-yoruba-nation-independence-is-improper-gani-adams-video/#respond Thu, 08 Jul 2021 18:00:44 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=300025 Gani Adams has stated that Sunday Igboho’s strategy to actualize Yoruba Nation independence is wrong. In his words, Gani Adams said; “I used to behave like him 20 years ago. People would be hailing me right, left and center and my head would swell until I understand the power of Government and I become refined” [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/sunday-igbohos-strategy-to-actualize-yoruba-nation-independence-is-improper-gani-adams-video/feed/ 0 Lagos Rally: Police Parade 49 Suspects Arrested During Yoruba Nation Protest https://www.theinfostride.com/lagos-rally-police-parade-49-suspects-arrested-during-yoruba-nation-protest/ https://www.theinfostride.com/lagos-rally-police-parade-49-suspects-arrested-during-yoruba-nation-protest/#respond Sun, 04 Jul 2021 11:00:48 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=299453 The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, on Sunday, paraded 49 suspects arrested during the Saturday Oduduwa Republic rally which took place at the Gani Fawehimi Freedom park in the state. CP Hakeem while parading the suspects at the Command’s headquarters said they were arrested for going against the order which banned such demonstration [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/lagos-rally-police-parade-49-suspects-arrested-during-yoruba-nation-protest/feed/ 0 Police Disperse Yoruba Nation Protesters With Tear Gas, Water Cannon In Lagos https://www.theinfostride.com/police-disperse-yoruba-nation-protesters-with-tear-gas-water-cannon-in-lagos/ https://www.theinfostride.com/police-disperse-yoruba-nation-protesters-with-tear-gas-water-cannon-in-lagos/#respond Sat, 03 Jul 2021 13:00:10 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=299372 Security operatives have dispersed Yoruba Nation protesters who gathered at the Gani Fawehinmi Park in Ojota, Lagos. The protesters stormed the venue in their numbers as the Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu, was addressing journalists. However, immediately after Odumosu left, the police cannon trucks sprayed water on the protesters. They also fired tear gas [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/police-disperse-yoruba-nation-protesters-with-tear-gas-water-cannon-in-lagos/feed/ 0 Yoruba Nation Protesters Plan To Forcefully Reopen Seme Border — Lagos CP https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-nation-protesters-plan-to-forcefully-reopen-seme-border-lagos-cp/ https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-nation-protesters-plan-to-forcefully-reopen-seme-border-lagos-cp/#respond Sat, 03 Jul 2021 12:30:43 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=299370 The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has said the police in the state are aware of plans by Yoruba nation agitators to forcefully reopen Seme border. Seme, an international border with Benin Republic, is in the Badagry area of Lagos. The once ever-busy Seme has remained without activities since 2019 when the Federal [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-nation-protesters-plan-to-forcefully-reopen-seme-border-lagos-cp/feed/ 0 Yoruba Nation Protesters Storm Ojota, Lagos https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-nation-protesters-storm-ojota-lagos/ https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-nation-protesters-storm-ojota-lagos/#respond Sat, 03 Jul 2021 12:00:04 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=299371 Yoruba nation protesters on Saturday stormed the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park, Ojota, Lagos where the rally was scheduled to commence. Yoruba Nation A live video by BBC pidgin showed a large crowd gathered at the venue chanting different songs. InfoStride News had earlier reported that armed security operatives on Saturday morning took over the venue [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-nation-protesters-storm-ojota-lagos/feed/ 0 Yoruba Nation: South-west Politicians Against Agitation Over 2023 – Gani Adams https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-nation-south-west-politicians-against-agitation-over-2023-gani-adams/ https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-nation-south-west-politicians-against-agitation-over-2023-gani-adams/#respond Mon, 31 May 2021 19:30:53 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=295519 The Aare Onakakanfo of Yoruba land, Gani Adams, on Monday, declared that there is no going back on agitation for the Yoruba nation. Gani Adams accused some politicians in South West region of suppressing Yoruba interest due to their political ambition ahead of 2023. He vowed that no amount of antics by “selfish” people would [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-nation-south-west-politicians-against-agitation-over-2023-gani-adams/feed/ 0 Suspend 2023 General Elections, 1999 Constitution — Yoruba Leaders Tell Buhari https://www.theinfostride.com/suspend-2023-general-elections-1999-constitution-yoruba-leaders-tell-buhari/ https://www.theinfostride.com/suspend-2023-general-elections-1999-constitution-yoruba-leaders-tell-buhari/#respond Thu, 18 Mar 2021 19:30:10 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=287704 Some leaders of Yoruba ethnic group have urged President Muhammadu Buhari and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to with immediate effect, suspend the forthcoming 2023 general elections. Those who addressed a press conference in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital Wednesday evening also called for the suspension of the 1999 constitution. Spokesman of the group [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/suspend-2023-general-elections-1999-constitution-yoruba-leaders-tell-buhari/feed/ 0 Don’t Divide Nigeria — NANS Tells Yoruba Leaders https://www.theinfostride.com/dont-divide-nigeria-nans-tells-yoruba-leaders/ https://www.theinfostride.com/dont-divide-nigeria-nans-tells-yoruba-leaders/#respond Thu, 04 Mar 2021 19:30:58 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=286490 The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Ogun State chapter has called on Yoruba leaders to stop pushing for a divided Nigeria. The Ogun NANS Chairman, Damilola Simeon, said this at a press conference held at the NUJ Secretariat, Okelewo, Abeokuta, Thursday. According to the students body, Yoruba leaders are urged to prioritize the unity [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/dont-divide-nigeria-nans-tells-yoruba-leaders/feed/ 0 Yoruba Leaders Drum Support For Tinubu’s 2023 Political Ambition https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-leaders-drum-support-for-tinubus-2023-political-ambition/ https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-leaders-drum-support-for-tinubus-2023-political-ambition/#respond Fri, 22 Jan 2021 18:07:42 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=282502 Ahead of the 2023 general elections, prominent Yoruba political and opinion leaders have backed the presidential ambition of the All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. The support came yesterday in Ibadan, Oyo State, during a summit organised by Yoruba Patriots Movement (YPM) and attended by traditional rulers, political functionaries, prominent Nigerians and stakeholders [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-leaders-drum-support-for-tinubus-2023-political-ambition/feed/ 0 Presidency: Tunde Bakare Lied Against Holy Spirit — Omokri Reacts As Pastor Attacks Yoruba Leaders Over Tinubu https://www.theinfostride.com/presidency-tunde-bakare-lied-against-holy-spirit-omokri-reacts-as-pastor-attacks-yoruba-leaders-over-tinubu/ https://www.theinfostride.com/presidency-tunde-bakare-lied-against-holy-spirit-omokri-reacts-as-pastor-attacks-yoruba-leaders-over-tinubu/#respond Tue, 29 Dec 2020 07:14:57 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=279944 Reno Omokri, former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, on Monday, said Tunde Bakare, the overseer of Citadel Global Community Church should not be taken seriously for lying against the Holy Spirit. Omokri disclosed that Bakare lied against the Holy Spirit in a prophecy he issued on ex-President, Olusegun Obasanjo, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, IBB, and Atiku [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/presidency-tunde-bakare-lied-against-holy-spirit-omokri-reacts-as-pastor-attacks-yoruba-leaders-over-tinubu/feed/ 0 Yorubas Are The Ones Promoting Peace In Nigeria – Olu Falae https://www.theinfostride.com/yorubas-are-the-ones-promoting-peace-in-nigeria-olu-falae/ Wed, 15 Jul 2020 10:18:28 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=259603 Elder statesman, Chief Olu Falae has come out to say that Yorubaland is the glue holding Nigeria together. He recently revealed that the Yorubas have invested a lot to maintain peace in the nation, so the talks of secession cannot be happening. According to him, the fact that if there is a crisis in the [...]

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]]> Yorubas Believe In Uniting Nigeria, Not Dividing It – Prof. Banji Akintoye https://www.theinfostride.com/yorubas-believe-in-uniting-nigeria-not-dividing-it-prof-banji-akintoye/ Wed, 06 May 2020 22:01:56 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=254619 Popular Yoruba nationalist, Prof Banji Akintoye has come out to say that Yoruba people only agitated for freedom in the country but never asked for the break up of Nigeria. He revealed this recently while speaking on AM120 – a television breakfast show of the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State,(BCOS). According to him, Yorubas believe [...]

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]]> AMVCA Owes No One Any Explanation On How They Select Winners – Monica https://www.theinfostride.com/amvca-owes-no-one-any-explanation-on-how-they-select-winners-monica-friday/ Thu, 19 Mar 2020 11:41:39 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=251103 Nollywood actress, Monica Friday recently jumped on Instagram to blast colleague, Zubby Michael for his statement on the AMVCA. Zubby said AMVCA is a joke and very political plus the organizers are Yoruba people who have failed to realize the pillars of Nollywood. Responding, Monica urged Zubby to know that judging a movie to determine award [...]

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]]> Yorubas Are Not Scared Of Miyetti Allah – Yoruba Ko’ya Movement https://www.theinfostride.com/yorubas-are-not-scared-of-miyetti-allah-yoruba-koya-movement/ Sun, 09 Feb 2020 23:13:05 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=247740 A Pan-Yoruba Socio-Cultural Group, Yoruba Ko’ya Movement, has begged President Muhammad Buhari to ignore ethnic bigotry and end the continuous attacks on lives, peace, economy, and unity of Nigeria by Miyetti Allah. Group Convener, Otunba Deji Osibogun believes failing to curb the excess of Miyetti Allah will make Yorubas exit the country. According to him, [...]

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]]> Oko Oloyun’s Death Proves The Sad Story Of Insecurity In Yorubaland – Afenifere https://www.theinfostride.com/oko-oloyuns-death-proves-the-sad-story-of-insecurity-in-yorubaland-afenifere/ Fri, 24 Jan 2020 23:52:39 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=245788 Pan -Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, has warned the Nigeria Police to not try to cover up the killing of the popular alternative therapist, Alhaji Fatai Yusuf, a.k.a Oko Oloyun. Oko Oloyun died yesterday on the Eruwa-Igboora Road in the Ibarapa Central area of Oyo State and gunmen were responsible for his murder. Reacting in a [...]

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]]> Group challenges Tinubu to let Yoruba people know his position over Amotekun https://www.theinfostride.com/group-challenges-tinubu-to-let-yoruba-people-know-his-position-over-amotekun/ Fri, 17 Jan 2020 20:21:34 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=245278 A Lagos based group, the Save Lagos Group (SLG) has challenged the National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to let the good people of Yoruba nation in Nigeria know his position on the formation of the Security Network (“Amotekun”), saying that Tinubu could not be claiming to be [...]

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]]> Siege on Yoruba: Don’t insult Our People – Afenifere https://www.theinfostride.com/siege-on-yoruba-dont-insult-our-people-afenifere/ Mon, 10 Jun 2019 06:23:09 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=234330 Afenifere, a Pan-Yoruba social-cultural group, welcomes the decision of South West Governors to do something over the siege on Yorubaland by Fulani herdsmen /militia. The situation has degenerated to the point that our people are now afraid to travel on most of the roads in the zone as their safety cannot be guaranteed. But our [...]

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]]> A Yoruba Man Cannot Be President In Nigeria For Another 20 Years – Femi Aribisala https://www.theinfostride.com/a-yoruba-man-cannot-be-president-in-nigeria-for-another-20-years-femi-aribisala/ Tue, 21 May 2019 20:44:50 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=233176 Mr Femi Aribisala has revealed that if Nigeria wants to avoid the trouble and problems it faced during the 2019 presidential election, a Yoruba man should not be president for the next twenty years. He then advocated for the Ndigbo after years of no candidate from that part of the country. His words, “before it [...]

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]]> Re: Alaafin – Aje, an early Yoruba Deity from ASHE Foundation https://www.theinfostride.com/re-alaafin-aje-an-early-yoruba-deity-from-ashe-foundation/ Sun, 05 May 2019 18:29:00 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=232174 Your Imperial Majesty, Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, with utmost respect, and on prostration, we are responding to your letter dated 2nd May 2019. We greatly appreciate your contribution to the public consciousness of our cultural origins, linkages and identity. We are also informed that the Ooni of Ife is also glad that the [...]

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