Tag: Afenifere Leader

Afenifere Leader, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, Passes Away at 96

Lukman Laleye Babalola

Pa Ayo Adebanjo, a revered leader of Afenifere, the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organization, has passed away at the age of 96. He died peacefully on the morning of Friday, February 14, 2025, at his residence in Lekki, Lagos State. The family confirmed his passing in a statement released to the press, saying: “He died peacefully this morning, Friday, February 14, 2025, at his Lekki, Lagos Nigeria home at the age of 96.” Adebanjo, a veteran lawyer and nationalist, was a former Organizing Secretary of the defunct Action Group and played a…

JUST IN: Herdsmen Kill Pa Fasoranti’s daughter

Emporium Reporters

Daughter of the leader of the Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti has been killed by suspected herdsmen in Ondo State. Mrs. Funke Olakunrin, daughter of Pa Fasoranti, was said to have been killed on Friday by suspected herdsmen as she was heading to Ore Junction from Akure, Ondo State, when she was attacked and shot dead. Afenifere’s spokesman, Yinka Odumakin, confirmed the killing of the 58-year old Olakunrin on Friday. According to Odumakin, who spoke with The PUNCH, “We have confirmed the death of Mrs. Funke Olakunrin (58),…