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Diran Apata’s Sunday Message
Yoruba nation: Heed this trumpet call
Today, danger threatens the Yoruba nation from various directions – from Boko Haram, from murderous Fulani herdsmen reinforced with foreign Libyan killers, and from Ijaw criminal gangs along our coasts. As we can all see, all these attacks…
A brief lesson in Yoruba history and culture
THIS small lesson in history and culture is addressed particularly to the youths of the Yoruba nation. I hope they will enjoy it.As all who have studied Yoruba history know, the Yoruba people have very well preserved traditions – much…
Southwest: Yet another cry for improved security!
I cannot stop the cry for improved security in ourYoruba Southwest. Our elected governors, legislators, and traditional rulers, must break their silence and wake from their sleep,and begin to do something urgently to stem the rising tide of…
We in the South-West need security urgently
IN this column in recent months, I have repeatedly urged the governors and traditional rulers of our six states in the Yoruba Southwest to wake up and do something immediately about security in our states. My reason is that various serious…
We Yoruba say it again: We demand meaningful change (III)
IN this column last week, I stated the case for the very definite demand of our nation, the Yoruba nation, for immediate change in the making and management of Nigeria. I hereby complete the first part of this series. Inevitably, some…
We Yoruba say it again: We demand meaningful change (II)
LOCAL and Regional initiatives would have boosted electricity supply across our country; but in the interest of centralization, that has been refused – and, as a result, our country has been suffering abominably from lack of electricity and…