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BREAKING: DSS Alerts Police to Imminent Attack on Kwara Community, OPC Declares Security Emergency

By Ademola AdekusibeFebruary 11, 2026 The Department of State Services (DSS), Kwara State Command, has issued…

February 11, 2026
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Ondo Governor Celebrates Afenifere Chieftain Abagun Kole Omololu at 70

By Ademola AdekusibeFebruary 10, 2026 Ondo State Governor, His Excellency Dr. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, FCA, has…

February 10, 2026
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EDITORIAL: A STAND FOR AUTONOMY — YORUBA MUSLIMS’ RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATION AND A WARNING TO AGITATORS

By The Yoruba Times Media Editorial Board A defining declaration has been made, and the message…

February 9, 2026
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EXCLUSIVE: Yoruba Union Labels Akpabio “Tinubu’s Stooge,” Accuses Senate President of Plotting 2027 Election Sabotage

By Ademola AdekusibeFebruary 8, 2026. The Yoruba Union, Ìgbìnmó Májékóbájé Ilé-Yorùbá, has launched a scathing attack…

February 8, 2026
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EXCLUSIVE: Nigeria’s Weekend of Terror: Suspected Herders Slaughter 13 in Benue Market as Terrorists Abduct Catholic Priest, 10 Others in Kaduna

By Ademola AdekusibeFebruary 8, 2026 Fresh waves of violence struck two Nigerian states over the weekend,…

February 8, 2026
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BREAKING: Ifá Priests Impose 8-Person Daily Limit on Initiation, Suspend Lagos-Based Priest Over “Commercial Exploitation”

By Ademola Adekusibe1 February, 2026 The International Forum of Àràbà and Olúwo held a landmark Ifá…

February 1, 2026
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BREAKING: Afenifere Accuses “Powerful Cabal” of Sabotaging Nigeria’s Security, Fueling Banditry to Seize Land

By Ademola Adekusibe25 January, 2026 In a strongly-worded statement issued on Saturday, the pan-Yoruba socio-political organization,…

January 25, 2026
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Terrorists Target Top Dogs: Elite Lagos Schools Attended by Politicians’ Kids Forced to Shut Down Over Bomb Threats

By Ademola Adekusibe24 January, 2025 Two prominent Lagos schools, Grange School and Avi-Cenna School, were shut…

January 24, 2026
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BREAKING: “Nigeria Is Finished” – Nnamdi Kanu’s IPOB, Yoruba Nation Agitators Form Historic Alliance in U.S., Demand Immediate Dissolution of Nigeria

By Ademola Adekusibe23 January, 2026 A coalition linked to Nnamdi Kanu and prominent Yoruba, Igbo, Middle…

January 23, 2026
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Column: Class Will Always Take Care of Its Own. By Bolarinwa Ayoola

A few weeks ago, I participated in a discussion on a WhatsApp group dedicated to political…

January 19, 2026
BUSINESS

Banks to deduct 7.5% VAT on transfers, PoS fees from January 19

By Ademola AdekusibeJanuary 15, 2026 Banks across Nigeria will begin deducting 7.5 percent Value Added Tax…

January 15, 2026
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OPINION BY JAMIU AJIBOYE OWOLABI: S.L. Akintola: A Victim of Military Coup

“Yoruba Ronu” is a powerful phrase that has travelled across generations in Yorubaland. It is both…

January 15, 2026