Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has called for the release of Sunday Igboho. EKOHOTBLOG reports that Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has called on the government of the Benin Republic to release the embattled Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo fondly known as Sunday Igboho. Soyinka made the call while speaking with newsmen during an interactive … Read more
Obasanjo has spoken about the agitation for the Yoruba Nation in Nigeria. EKOHOTBLOG reports that former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Friday, said Nigeria will continue to exist no matter what happens. Obasanjo made the comment while speaking at the Book Launch and 85th Birthday of Eminence Prelate Sunday Mbang of the Methodist Church Nigeria on … 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
One of the lawyers of embattled Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Igboho, has revealed when his client will return to Nigeria. EKOHOTBLOG reports that Olusegun Falola, one of the lawyers of embattled Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo well known as Sunday Igboho, has said that his client will seek asylum in the Benin Republic and France … 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
He said his clients (Sunday Igboho’s Aides) had secured the sureties last week, but the bail office of the court said it needed to write letters to the offices of the 24 sureties to get more confirmation. Lawyer to the detained aides of Yoruba Nation agitator Sunday Igboho have said that the aides are … Read more
One of the lawyers of Sunday Igboho has given an update on his trial in the Benin Republic. EKOHOTBLOG reports that Olusegun Falola, one of the lawyers of embattled Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo well known as Sunday Igboho, has said that his client may not return to Nigeria in a long time after his … 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
The Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE) has given a fresh update on the detention of Sunday Igboho in the Benin Republic. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE) has said that it is working behind the scene to secure the release of the Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, well known as Sunday Igboho, … Read more
Kyari, a Deputy Commissioner of Police, has been in the eye of the storm following his implication in a bribery scandal by international fraudster, Ramon Abbas aka Hushpuppi He has vehemently denied the allegations but has been suspended by the Police Service Commission (PSC) pending the outcome of investigation into the allegations Human rights lawyer, … Read more
On Sunday, Akintoye confirmed he’s with Sunday Igboho in Benin Republic Professor Banji Akintoye, a Yoruba Nation agitator and supporter of Sunday Igboho, did not flee Nigeria for fear of arrest by security agents. This is according to a clarification made in a statement by his media aide, Maxwell Adeleye, on Wednesday. According to Adeleye, … Read more
DSS has filed a fresh remand application against Sunday Igboho’s aides. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Department of State Services (DSS) has filed a remand application at the Federal High Court in Abuja against the detained aides of popular Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo fondly known as Sunday Igboho. The DSS, in the remand … Read more
President Buhari is set to release Nnamdi Kanu and Sunday Igboho ahead of the 2023 presidential election. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Coordinator, Concerned Advocates for Good Governance (CAGG), Olusegun Bamgbose, has said that he has authentic information about President Muhammadu Buhari’s plan to release the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra … Read more
Akintoye, who is a member of the Nigerian Senator in the Second Republic, said “just like Igboho”, he has not committed any offence against the Nigerian laws to warrant him being arrested, intimidated, or harassed. Prof. Banji Akintoye, the leader of the umbrella body of the Yoruba Self-Determination Groups, Ilana Omo Oodua, has reacted to … 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
The 12 associates were arrested during a night raid at the home of Sunday Igboho and were detained by the Department of State Service (DSS) since July 1. A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted bail to the 12 associates of the Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho. The … Read more