Fasoranti – National Infinity Magazine

Afenifere dumps Adebanjo, endorses Tinubu

October 31, 2022 Benjamin Chukwudaalu, Political Reporter

Pa Reuben Fasoranti, the national leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has endorsed the candidature of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, for the 2023 Presidential election. The endorsement took place on Sunday, when Asiwaju met with met with the leaders of Afenifere at the residence of Pa Fasoranti, in Akure, the Ondo State capital. However, some members of the group, including the group’s leader, Pa Ayo Adebanjo and the Secretary-General of the association, Chief Sola Ebiseni, were not at the meeting. Speaking on why…

Fasoranti’s daughter: “No man can change what God has ordained” -Tinubu

July 15, 2019July 15, 2019 Jide Ige

All Progressives Congress stalwart, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, says Mrs. Funke Olakunrin, daughter of Afenifere Chairman, Reuben Fasoranti, was destined to die in such a manner. Tinubu said this while addressing journalists after paying Fasoranti a condolence visit on Sunday. The former governor of Lagos State said no man can change what God has ordained even as he maintained that she could have died in a road accident if she wasn’t shot on her way to Lagos last Friday. He said the tragedy could be converted to an opportunity to improve…

“Police demanded N1000 from us to take mummy to hospital” – Late Olakunrin’s aide

July 14, 2019July 14, 2019 Wura Kelani, Crime Reporter

Oke Olasehinde, an aide to the late Funke Olakunrin, daughter of elder statesman and Afenifere leader, Chief Reuben Fasoranti, who was shot by unknown gunmen on Ore road, has revealed that his boss might have lived if not for the insistence of one of the policemen at the scene that demanded N1,000 as ‘fuel money’ that caused the delay they encountered in taking her to the hospital. According to The Punch, Oke said, “The people (bandits) were about 20 in number. They shot at our vehicle; as we were about…

How herdsmen killed Afenifere leader’s daughter

July 12, 2019July 12, 2019 Jide Ige

Daughter of the leader of the Pan Yoruba socio-cultural organization, Afenifere, Chief Reuben Fasoranti, Mrs Funke Olakunrin was on Friday reportedly shot dead by suspected kidnappers in Ore, headquarters of Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State. Sources said the deceased was coming from the Lagos end of the Benin/Ore road when her car was attacked by the kidnappers suspected to be Fulani herdsmen. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the state Police Command, Femi Joseph confirmed the incident. He said the suspects were kidnappers who also engaged in…