•Ooni of Ife and Alaafin of Oyo Prominent Yoruba elders and leaders on Tuesday called for restraint and intervention of cultural and political figures following the reopening of hostilities between the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, and the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi. The fresh row began on Monday after the Alaafin faulted […]...
•Youths protesting the killings Yoruba elders under the auspices of Kaaro Oojiire ÌmÍ Oodua Foundation, KOOOF, yesterday, expressed worry over the rising cases of ritual killing and body parts harvesting in the South West. The Yoruba elders, in a statement by their Vice President/Diaspora Counsel, Gbenga Adewusi, wondered how cases of human de...
•Tinubu The Yoruba Council of Elders, YCE, has told President Ahmed Tinubu, in an unmistakable term, that Nigerians are “suffering deeply” under his administration asking him to meet short term needs of the people before pursuing a long term vision. The elders’ council through its Secretary General, Chief Oladipo Oyewole, stressed that million...
The Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE), yesterday, said it is opposed to idea of carving out Yoruba nation from Nigeria. The group, in a statement, said it would rather commit to true federalism in Nigeria. The statement reads: “We have perused the document on the position of YSDM on the state of the nation and […]

