The Yoruba Nation has reacted to the sudden withdrawal of prof Akintoye from agitation. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Ilana Omo Oodua Worldwide (IOOW), the Umbrella Body of Yoruba Self-Determination Groups, on Friday said renowned Historian Professor Banji Akintoye did not withdraw from the Yoruba Nation agitation. In a statement signed by its General … Read more
Gunmen have attacked the residence of the Yoruba Nation leader, Prof. Akintoye. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the residence of the Yoruba Nation coordinator, Prof. Banji Akintoye, in Ado-Ekiti has been attacked by unknown gunmen. The incident was disclosed via a statement by the umbrella body of Yoruba Self-Determination Groups, Ilana Omo Oodua, Tuesday. The statement, which … Read more
Popular Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Igboho, has been hospitalised. EKOHOTBLOG reports that popular Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Igboho, has been reportedly diagnosed with possible kidney or lungs illness. This was disclosed by one of his lawyers, Yomi Aliyyu, in an interview with BBC Yoruba on Wednesday. The lawyer revealed that Igboho developed the illness … Read more
“We trust the judiciary and they have people of high integrity.” EKOHOTBLOG reports that the umbrella body of the Yoruba self-determination group, Ilana Omo Oodua, has condemned Federal Government’s plan to file fresh charges against the embattled Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, fondly known as Sunday Igboho. EKOHOTBLOG had earlier reported that the Attorney-General of … 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
…Ilana Omo Oodua was not a terrorist group but a peaceful self-determination association with a belief in referendum and sensitisation through rallies. Yoruba Nation agitator, Prof Banji Akintoye, has said that there is no basis for the Federal Government to outlaw his Yoruba Nation secessionist group. The erudite professor of History disclosed this while reacting … Read more
The Federal Government (FG) is set to outlaw the Yoruba Nation group. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Federal Government (FG) is considering all options against Yoruba Nation separatist group including the proscription of the movement led by Prof Banji Akintoye and Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho. According to the Office of the Attorney General … Read more
A Yoruba Nation agitator arrested and charged with the murder of a sachet water seller, Jumoke Oyeleke, has regained freedom. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Yoruba Nation agitator, Tajudeen Bakare popularly known as Oba Ogboni, who was arrested and charged with the murder of a sachet water seller, Jumoke Oyeleke, has been released. This … Read more
The lawyers of Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho, have given a fresh update on the court hearing in Cotonou, Benin Republic. The Federal Government of Nigeria has not come up with charges that could lead to the extradition of popular Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo well known as Sunday Igboho, … Read more
Ropo, the wife of the popular Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Igboho, has been released. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ropo, the wife of the Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has been released. The release of Sunday Igboho’s wife was ordered by the Cour D’Appel De Cotonou, Benin Republic, after a … Read more
“Ilana Omo Oodua is with Igboho and we are going to stand by him. Those arrested at his house will be released very soon. We are working on that. After all, they did not find them with guns or anything incriminating. Yoruba group, Ilana Omo Oodua, has said it is assembling senior Yoruba lawyers to … Read more
“This is the beginning. It is no retreat, no surrender. The struggle continues. We are marching forward in the struggle to liberate our land from the shackles of oppression and intimidation.” The umbrella body of Yoruba Self-Determination Groups, Ilana Omo Oodua, has explained the reason for embarking on the Yoruba Nation rally in Lagos despite … Read more
Some Yoruba Nation agitators dared the security operatives by spreading banners and flyers to announce their arrival and presence at the Gani Fawehinmi Park. EKO HOT BLOG reports that gunshots have rented the atmosphere at the Gani Fawehinmi Park in Ojota, Lagos, the venue of the Yoruba Nation rally in the state. This is coming … Read more
Adejobi stressed that Lagos State cannot afford to record a repeat of the violence that trailed the #EndSARS protest in the state. Security operatives led by the police, on Friday, began a show of force in major areas in Lagos to warn Yoruba Nation agitators against any form of rally slated to hold in the … Read more
The co-organisers of the Yoruba Nation rally, Ilana Omo Oodua (IOO), have vowed to proceed with the protest slated for Saturday (July 3, 2021) in Lagos State with or without Sunday Igboho. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the co-organisers of the Yoruba Nation rally, Ilana Omo Oodua (IOO), have vowed to proceed with the protest … Read more