By Ibraheem Abdulateef Two issues are burning the media spaces in Nigeria today. Former minister of Aviation Chief Femi Fani-Kayode’s cross carpet to the APC and Yoruba Nation agitator, Chief Sunday Igboho’s statement from his Benin prison that no one should hold any protest on secession in his name again. These two are striking for … Read more
…Gumi was seen standing by the signpost of a school in Modeke area of Igboho. The Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has accused popular Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi of inciting violence following his visit to Igboho. Afenifere said Gumi’s visit to Igboho is an absurdity taken too far by Gumi. The organisation was reacting to a … Read more
But the DSS lawyer, Idowu Awo, told Justice Egwuatu during the proceedings that his case file was stolen from a member of the legal team… The 12 associates of Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, have instituted a rights enforcement suit against the Department of State Services (DSS) for being paraded … Read more
Ilana Oodua has given a fresh update on Sunday Igboho’s detention in the Benin Republic. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Umbrella body of Yoruba Self-Determination Groups, Ilana Omo Oodua, has said that the efforts to secure the release of the embattled Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, fondly known as Sunday Igboho, from detention in the Benin … Read more
Sunday Igboho has again spoken from detention in the Benin Republic. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the embattled Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo, well known as Sunday Igboho, has said that he has accepted his detention at a prison facility in the Benin Republic as his “journey in life between me and God”. The Yoruba secessionist leader … Read more
The DSS paraded Sunday Ighoho’s aides on July 1 after a raid on his home in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital A Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a suit filed by the Department of State Services (DSS) seeking to further detain four of the 12 aides of Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, … Read more
Court has delivered judgment on the DSS suit seeking further detention of Sunday Igboho’s aides. EKOHOTBLOG reports that Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a motion seeking further detention of four out of the 12 aides of Yoruba secessionist leader, Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho, by … Read more
Igboho had once disclosed that the Governor commissioned his house in Soka area of Ibadan, which was razed in the early hours of Tuesday, in 2013. Governor Seyi Makinde’s elder brother, Barr. Muyiwa Makinde, has offered insights into his brother’s strained relationship with embattled Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, Muyiwa, who is … Read more
Counsel to Igboho, Yomi Aliyu, SAN, had informed the court that his client’s life was being threatened after the invasion of his house by the SSS on July 1, where properties were damaged and some occupants killed. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has filed an application before the Oyo … Read more
Igboho was arrested with his wife, Ropo but the Cour De’appal De Cotonou ordered release of the Germany-based wife of the activist, saying there were no allegations against her. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and some Yoruba-speaking monarchs in Benin Republic have been reported to be mounting pressure on President Patrice Talon and other top government … Read more
The statement reads: “It has come to our notice that various groups and individuals that have nothing to do with the case filed by Chief Sunday Adeyemo a.k.a Igboho Oosa have been laying claims to sponsoring the suits and/or criticising decisions of court thereon. Chief Yomi Aliu, the lead counsel of Yoruba Nation agitator Sunday … Read more
Fagbenle explained that the extradition of Igboho, Kyari has a judicial process between the two countries that have treaties. The immediate past Chief Judge of Gambia, Justice Emmanuel Fagbenle, has said that the extradition of the former Head of Intelligence Response Team, Abba Kyari and a Yoruba Nation Activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly referred to as … Read more
Falola maintained that Igboho has not committed any offence in Benin Republic to warrant continued detention The legal team of Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has revealed why the secessionist should not be repatriated to Nigeria. One of Igboho’s lawyers, Olusegun Falola, stated that the agitator may be killed if … Read more
By Tunde Odesola Shugaban Nigeria, ya kwana uku. Your Excellency, I do not seek to rouse the ghosts of the slain victims of Fulani Ghoulish Nomads (FGN). Before you hasten to add hate speech charge to the list of rootless allegations your rulership has levelled against me, let me quickly state, sir, that ghouls are … Read more
Igboho wants the court to order the defendants to return his personal belongings, which they allegedly carted away during the operations Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, is demanding ₦5bn in damages from the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and the Department of State Services (DSS), over the invasion of his house … Read more
It was gathered that as authorities uncovered his strategy, Igboho made arrangements for unofficial Beninese passport. Embattled Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho risks 21 years imprisonment over the Beninese passport he tendered before his aborted trip. Igboho and his wife, Ropo, were arrested on Monday at the Cadjèhoun Airport in … Read more
The federal government, through INTERPOL, arrested Sunday Igboho and his wife, who is a German citizen, on Monday night at an airport in Benin Republic… Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, on Tuesday, berated the Federal Government for hunting secessionist agitators in the country. According to the group, insecurity would have been nipped in the bud if … Read more
The Federal Government had recently placed Igboho on stop-list, adding that he was planning to flee the country to evade trial Pelumi Olajengbesi, lawyer of Oduduwa Republic agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, has disclosed how his client was arrested. Olajengbesi, while speaking to journalists on Tuesday, disclosed that Igboho was not arrested; … Read more
However, the NIS spokesman, Amos Okpu, has said he was not aware of the purported letter. He added that he had no update on the manhunt for Igboho. The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has reacted to a media report claiming the FG said Sunday Igboho is trying to get a new passport and flee Nigeria … Read more
In security, a person whose name is on the stop-list will have all constitutional rights and privileges he/she is entitled to withdrawn The Federal Government has said Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, is now placed on a stop-list and directed security agencies to apprehend him anywhere he is found. According … Read more