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Over 90 per cent of people in Southwest Nigeria are no longer interested in the “concoction called Nigeria," the Senior Elders Forum of the Yoruba Council of Elders, has revealed. The Council noted that only a few Yoruba people eating mere “crumbs that fell from their masters’ table," are pleased with the current arrangement, adding that a large number of Southwesterners favour the renegotiation of the amalgamation of Nigeria which has since expired.

By Charles Kumolu, Deputy Editor The orgy of violence witnessed last week in Nigeria and its attendant deaths were such that increased tension across the land. At the last count, no fewer than 98 people, including security agents, lost their lives at the hands of Boko Haram, kidnappers, bandits, arsonists and herdsmen in the last seven days. Concerned by the situation, Col Samuel Agbede, retd, in this interview, says government must stop being partisan on security matter s, saying a summit of statesmen should be convened urgently to deliberate on way forward. The retired army officer also exa...

Vanguard News SECESSION OR RESTRUCTURING: Alake, Aare Adams, YCE, Afenifere, Akintoye, others clash On *It’s secession or nothing —Akintoye *Secession, restructuring pointing to same thing—Okurounmu *Secession too heavy, consequential—Senior Elders Forum *We want new constitution, not restructuring or secession—YCE *Oduduwa Republic is our right—Omololu, Afenifere chieftain *It’s either Oodua Republic or…, YOV insists By Dayo Johnson, Dapo Akinrefon, Ola Ajayi, Rotimi Ojomoyela & James Ogunnaike THE agitation for Oodua Republic has continued to generate mixed reactions from ...

Herdsmen: YCE, Afenifere, M-Belt Forum, SANs back Ondo gov On Governor Rotimi Akeredolu By Emma Amaize, Regional Editor, South-South, Clifford Ndujihe, Dayo Johnson, Dapo Akinrefon, Ola Ajayi, Peter Duru, Ikechukwu Nnochiri & Luminous Jannamike Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s seven-day ultimatum to armed herdsmen to leave Ondo forests and comments that the Presidency is emotionally attached to Fulani herdsmen, Wednesday, drew supportive reactions from Ohanaeze Ndigbo; Pan-Niger-Delta Forum, PANDEF; the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB; Afenifere; Yoruba Council of Elders, YCE, and some senior...