By Gabriel Olawale
Alliance of Yoruba Youth Council, AYYC, on Wednesday, warned leaders of the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF; the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, MACBAN, and Northern political leaders to be mindful of their utterances in view of the on-going rift between Fulani herdsmen and farmers in the Southwest.
In a statement made available to journalists, the President-General of the organization, Dr. Akande Babatunde warned Northern leaders of the consequences of inflammatory and hate speeches being uttered by them in reacting to the eviction order given to Fulani herdsmen living in the Ondo State government forest reserves and the order to all Fulani herdsmen to register with the state government within seven days.
Alaafin of Oyo honoured in Benin Republic
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THE Alaafin of Oyo, Oba, Lamidi Adeyemi and some eminent Nigerians were recently conferred with honorary doctorate degrees of Espam-formation University located in Cotonou, Benin Republic.
In a statement by the Nigeria representative of the University, Dr. Akande Babatunde stated that other eminent Nigerians were honored along with the Alaafin of Oyo, at a well-attended ceremony in Ibadan, Oyo State.
In a paper titled: ‘Philanthropy as a force for educational change’, the guest lecturer, Prof Adekunle Adeyemi, reiterated that philanthropy can be used to bless the new generation of students in Africa especially in Nigeria and Benin Republic because it is a force for educational change.