YORUBA Nation agitators are planning a huge demonstration in Oyo State today in the town of Igboho recently named after Sunday Adeyemo the civil rights campaigner who is currently being detained in neighbouring Republic of Benin.
On July 1, Mr Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, fled after his Ibadan home was raided...
YORUBA traditional rulers have called for the immediate release of the aides of activist Sunday Adeyemo who were arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) during a recent raid of his Ibadan residence.
On July 1, the DSS raided Mr Adeyemo's Ibadan home but he managed to escape and 13 of his aides were...
GOVERNORS from across Nigeria's southwest geo-political zone have asked the commanders of regional security outfit Amotekun in all six states to operate jointly as from now on in response to the latest herdsmen attack in Oyo State.
Over recent years, heavily-armed herdsmen have been running riot across Nigeria, engaging in...
TRADERS at the Shasha Market in Ibadan whose property was destroyed during the recent mayhem there have been offered relief under a joint scheme involving the National Emergency Management Agency (Nema) and the Oyo State government.
In February, violence broke in Ibadan after northerners were attacked at Sasha Market in...
NIGERIA'S National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has decided to join in the fight against the growing crime epidemic in the country by launching an electronic tracking system that will enable it to locate vehicles on expressways.
Over recent years, Nigeria has become one of the world's crime hotspots with...
FOOD distributors in northern Nigeria have resumed shipments to the south of the country after four days of disruptions following the ongoing Fulani herdsmen saga after it became too costly to maintain the embargo as they were losing up to N10bn ($26.13m) a week.
Over the weekend, the Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and...
INDIGENOUS People of Biafra (Ipob) leader Nnamdi Kanu has warned Nigerian officials not to dare touch Yoruba activist Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Igboho saying if they do so all hell will be let loose.
Over recent weeks, Mr Adeyemo has shot to international fame after he issued a seven quit notice to the Fulani...
GOVERNOR Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has ordered the immediate re-opening of Shasha market in Ibadan and the closure of the interim annex which was established in Iroko during the closure in response to the recent outbreak of violence.
Last week, violence broke in Ibadan after northerners were attacked at Sasha market in...
REDEEMED Christian Church of God (RCCG) general overseer Pastor Enoch Adeboye has disassociated himself from recent prayer points published on social media attributed to him in which he attacked Fulani cattle herdsmen.
Over recent years, herdsmen have created widespread panic across Nigeria as their cattle destroy farms and...
NIGERIA's inspector-general of police Mohammed Adamu has despatched four units of mobile police and one surveillance helicopter to Oyo State in response to the recent violence that resulted in the Sasha market being burnt down
Over the last few weeks, tension has been high across the southwest geo-political zone after...
