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Scapegoating the Fulani Dehumanises Us All, By Adewale Ajadi I've 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 should keep quiet. It is critical to speak out right now. I hope that I speak very clearly, not n...

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 Alade opened scoring for the hosts in the 14th minute before Michael Ohanu and Alao Danbani scored a g...

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 seat next to him on the table to give him more of the important information which ordinarily would no...

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 the same time, some of their compatriots from Arewa land led troops which perished in the rivers as ...

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 perishing troops in the rivers as they followed the instructions of marabouts without any war plan .