A statement by the group's leader, Emeritus Prof. Adebanji Akintoye (GCYL), said that the Democratic Republic of the Yoruba, a group under Mrs. Dupe Onitiri-Abiola, which claimed responsibility for the attack has no connection with the Yoruba Nation organization in any way. The Yoruba Nation self-determination organization has denied any involvement in the invasion of the Oyo State Government Secretariat in Ibadan on Saturday. Akintoye urged the Nigerian Government and Oyo State Government to declare Mrs. Onitiri-Abiola wanted, adding that if not for any charges, she should explain the motive behind the invasion. The statement partly read: "At about the time of the morning on Saturday 13th of April, 2024. It was the Muslim weekend Holiday. We received a report that a group of armed men had stormed the Oyo State Government Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, Oyo State. "Upon receiving the report, the Nigerian security troops immediately mobilized to the scene and cordoned off th
O n January 24, content creator Pelumi Nubi, who grew up in London, set off on a solo drive from the UK capital to Lagos, Nigeria in her beloved purple Peugeot 107. Over two months and a terrifying car crash later, the 29-year-old received a hero’s reception as she arrived in the West African country’s largest city on Sunday after traveling through around 17 countries, including France, Morocco, Senegal, and Sierra Leone. “It’s been an incredible adventure, filled with beautiful surprises,” she said in a statement shortly before completing the epic journey. Nubi, who was born in Lagos, explains that it’s long been her goal to “showcase that travel can be easy, safe and doable,” particularly for Black female solo travelers like herself. Incredible adventure after seeing the story of Kunle Adeyanju, a Nigerian man who rode from London to Lagos by bike, she began looking into whether any Black women had attempted the journey by car and couldn’t find any record of any. This particular rou