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Scapegoating the Fulani Dehumanises Us All, By Adewale Ajadi Ive seen the incredible dangers of how this notion about the Fulani has blinded people into acting in insidious ethnic manners. ADVERTISEMENT I spent most of my life fighting against racism internationally, as such it is unacceptable to now come to my own country and be part of the lynch mob against one tribe or ethnicity. There are no bystanders or observers in this situation; nobody can watch this pass. Nobody who has any right mind...

Kwara United dismantle Dakkada FC 3-0 to go top Michael Ohanu of Kwara United controls the ball under pressure from Lobi Stars defender, Alex Aghaowa during their match at the Ilorin township stadium By Mon Feb 15 2021 High-riding Kwara United continued with their impressive run in the ongoing Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL, season with another emphatic 3-0 victory over visiting Dakkada FC of Uyo in one of the week 10 matches played on Sunday at the Ilorin Township stadium. Wasiu Al...

Vanguard News Now their teeth on edge On By Yinka Odumakin THE late Pa Abraham Adesanya once told us how he boldly looked at Chief Obafemi Awolowo at an Action Group caucus and said: “It seems some of our ministers are seeing life more abundant as a motto for their children alone with the type of cars they are riding.” Awo was silent for a minute and those who didn’t know the Leader was a lover of the truth thought he was going to lambast Adesanya. But he invited him to come and take a s...

Vanguard News The wars Yoruba fight By Yinka Odumakin SOME of our supposed compatriots of Fulani extraction have been taunting Yoruba to war of late thinking that the people are a senseless group who will fight as a first resort without choosing their battles and weigh the cost of a war. We have not forgotten so soon that when Nigeria had a misadventure of a civil war the heroes of that war were Benjamin Adekunle, Olusegun Obasanjo, Alani Akinrinade, Alabi Isama and others from Yoruba land. At ...

Share SOME of our supposed compatriots of Fulani extraction have been taunting Yoruba to war of late thinking that the people are a senseless group who will fight as a first resort without choosing their battles and weigh the cost of a war . We have not forgotten so soon that when Nigeria had a misadventure of a civil war, the heroes of that war were Benjamin Adekunle, Olusegun Obasanjo, Alani Akinrinade, Alabi Isama and other such names while some of their compatriots from Arewaland were peris...

TUESDAY WITH REUBEN ABATI In the past week, in the South Western part of Nigeria, we have been treated to stories of conflicts in Ondo and Oyo States between herdsmen, identified as Fulani, and the Yoruba owners of indigenous communities. In Ondo State, the issue at stake is the conversion of the state’s forest reserves into a criminal space by herdsmen who violate the integrity of the reserves and a hide-out for kidnapping, extortion and killings. Governor Rotimi Akeredolu affirming his powe...

Sunday Igboho and the Yoruba Nation, By Reuben Abati 9 min read The Igboho phenomenon deserves some close attention. Sunday Igboho showed up in the fight against criminal herdsmen in Oyo State because of the shocking absence of leadership. The state governor failed to defend the people’s interest. He did not stand up to the truth like Governor Akeredolu of Ondo State has done. He provided a vacuum, which a Sunday Igboho decided to fill. In the past week, in the South-Western p...

In the past week, in the South Western part of Nigeria, we have been treated to stories of conflicts in Ondo and Oyo States between herdsmen, identified as Fulani, and the Yoruba owners of indigenous communities. In Ondo state, the issue at stake is the conversion of the state’s forest reserves into a criminal space by herdsmen who violate the integrity of the reserves and a hide-out for kidnaping, extortion and killings. Governor Rotimi Akeredolu affirming his powers as the Chief Security Of...

Sunday Igboho And The Yoruba Nation By Reuben Abati But those who lost their loved ones will not remember the politics of it. They will remember their loss and the pain that they now live with: the women who were raped, the children of late Fatai Aborode, Ph.D who have lost a father, the farmers whose farms were destroyed by cattle-rearers, the families that paid ransom and still had to pick up the corpse of their loved ones by the roadside, the many untimely widows and orphans in Ondo, Igangan...

…As Heartland, Kwara United record home victories Red-hot Nasarawa United yesterday defeated Warri Wolves 2-1 at the Warri Township stadium in one of the week six matches to maintain their unbeaten run in the ongoing Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL, season. With their second away victory of the season, Nasarawa United have shot to the top of the table with 14 points from six matches and are closely followed by Rivers United on 12 points but victory over Kano Pillars on Wednesday in...