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Ondo community, police disagree over disruption of traditional festival

5 months ago1115 min

There was pandemonium in the Ibule Soro Community in Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo State as some members of the state police command allegedly entered the town and disrupted the annual New Yam Festival celebration. The New Yam Festival is celebrated annually to mark the beginning of the yam-eating season. During the celebration, some policemen allegedly arrived at the venue and began shooting sporadically to disperse the crowd and prevent the continuation of the...

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Osun Osogbo Festival Will Not Stop #EndBadGovernance Protests, Says Take-It-Back Movement

5 months ago1097 min

The Take-It-Back Movement in Osun State has announced its intention to continue its ongoing protest immediately after the Osun Osogbo festival. The movement, which has been advocating for the Nigerian government to meet the demands of its citizens, emphasised the continuation of their peaceful demonstrations. The organisers urged security agents to maintain their presence to ensure the safety of both people and property during the protests, as mandated by law. This was...

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20 arrested as police, Ogun youths clash over traditional festival

5 months ago806 min

The Ikenne township in the Ikenne Local Government area of Ogun State was for a better part of Saturday engulfed in a crisis as some youth insisted on celebrating the annual Oro festival despite the government’s ban. PUNCH Metro gathered that the crisis had been building for some days now with the youths holding protests in the town and telling whoever cared that they would celebrate the annual festival with or without the government’s approval....