In the clip, Adebanjo, in conversation with a woman believed to be his daughter, is heard saying, “Ayo Adebanjo, leader of Afenifere, the controversial man, is gone. He died at the age of 90 ...

A prominent leader of Afenifere, the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, has died at the age of 96. Adebanjo passed away peacefully on the morning of Friday, February 14 ...

By Reuben Abati When friends, family and political associates gather in Ijebu-Ogbo, Ogun state today, to celebrate the 90th birthday of Chief Ayo Adebanjo, they will be honouring a radical and ...

Obasanjo said: “It was with deep sense of personal loss that I received the sad news of the passing of my beloved friend and senior brother, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, away in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ...

Afenifere, the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, is at a crossroads. Its popularity is fading in Yoruba land, its supposedly base, stronghold, and main sphere of influence, whose interest it was ...

There can be no one involved in Nigerian public affairs, politics and society, and particularly activism, that would not know Chief Ayo Adebanjo. For more than 70 years, he was an active and ...

Ayo Adebanjo’s death on February 14, 2025, at the age of 96, has left an indelible mark on Nigeria and the Yoruba nation. A towering figure in Nigerian politics and a symbol of unwavering ...

Ayo Adebanjo, who has died at the age of 96, was one of Nigeria's foremost federalists, a pro-democracy activist and a social justice campaigner. He dedicated his life to the advancement of social ...

As the title suggests, Chief Ayo Adebanjo is a member of the fast dwindling tribe of heroes. One of the very few last men standing. Yes, of a fast-depleting breed of nationalistsand ideologues ...

Today, we gather to mourn and celebrate the home going of Pa Ayo Adebanjo. I say celebrate because we wave goodbye to one of Nigeria’s foremost leaders, who lived every day of his life ...

Ayo Adebanjo, a leader of the Yoruba sociopolitical group, Afenifere, is dead. He was 96. Mr Adebanjo’s death was announced in a statement by his family on Friday. “He died peacefully this ...