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Mohbad Will Get Justice When His Family Members Are Ready …Turkey Based Activist, Tenny Omoologo

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Mohbad Will Get Justice When His Family Members Are Ready

…Turkey Based Activist, Tenny Omoologo

 

Turkey-based Nigerian activist and blogger, Beatrice Opeyemi a.k.a. Tenny Omo Ologo, had a brief chat with select journalists about her experience as an independent justice advocate, former member of the Yoruba Nation movement, justice for Mohbad proponent, and more. Excerpts…

 

Tell us briefly about yourself.

I am Beatrice Opeyemi popularly known as Tenny Omoologo.

 

Did you leave Nigeria for Turkey in search of greener pastures?

Yes, I left Nigeria for Turkey for greener pastures. I am into private businesses.

 

You became a known face on the internet during the ‘Yoruba Nation’ struggle; tell us about your experiences at that time as a female.

You’re not far from the truth. But I have been on the internet before the Yoruba Nation struggle. However, it is the Yoruba Nation saga that made me more popular. My experience taking part in the Yoruba Nation struggle was quite challenging. It was life-threatening. But I thank God I’m still alive.

 

How did you become a member of the Yoruba Nation movement?

I joined the Yoruba Nation movement in 2020. I was approached by a group to join the struggle because they knew that I had been speaking about the Nigerian leadership situation on my own. They said they wanted me to join them and add my voice as a Yoruba to advocate for an independent Yoruba nation. I agreed with them because it was my passion to talk about Yoruba liberation and better life for all Nigerians. The challenge started when the EndSars protest came amid the campaign for Yoruba Nation. That protest was timely because it was actually about ending bad governance. So, it was a sort of liberation call. On my Facebook live programme, I was showing and analyzing the EndSars activities live. This didn’t go down well with some people who are pro-government. So, they would come on my show to attack, abuse and curse me.

 

Did you ever suffer a physical attack?

It happened on December 26, 2020. I left home to get a laptop for my programme because the phone I was using was already full. And I had a lot of information that I needed more gadgets to be able to accommodate them. Before then, I had been hearing that some people were paid $100 each to track and physically assault me. I didn’t believe it until that incident happened. So, while on my way to get the laptop after exchanging the forex I wanted to use, I spotted three men and overheard one of them saying ‘that is Tenny Omoologo passing along’ I was shocked. So I increased the pace of my movement. It was already getting dark. But as I tried to change the direction of my route, I saw the men getting into a vehicle. The vehicle went to make a u-turn, came back suddenly and hit me. I fell on the road and hit my head on the ground. I was conscious for close to one hour. When I became conscious, I found a lot of people around me who later helped me to the hospital where the bruises on my face, head and mouth were stitched.

 

Did that stop you from the campaign?

Not at all. I was not deterred. I continued talking about Yoruba liberation. It was after that that Chief Sunday Igboho visited Igangan to chase the Fulani herdsmen out. It was after that that Chief Igboho’s house was attacked by the DSS. In April 2021 before the attack, I had a vision and warned Chief Igboho to be very careful. Also on June 20, 2021, I had information that Igboho’s life had been paid for. I made a lot of noise about it but people were against me thinking I was raising a false alarm, including fellow freedom fighters. I said then that Chief Igboho must not ignore the warning because if he escaped the attack, he may end up in captivity and spend more than one year. It came to pass. When Igboho’s members were arrested and taken to Abuja, it was through my personal efforts that they were later released. I did a fundraiser and got a lot of money that was used for their court case until they were freed. After Igboho was arrested, most of the Yoruba Nation members ran away. Only me and a few others stayed. I was the one begging those that left to come back, telling them it was wrong to abandon the struggle at a time like that. But for all I did I was still betrayed and treated like an outcast. After that I got information that I was the next target of the government attack. I ignored the warning and continued with the campaign. But I stopped going out. I was just doing my thing within my premises. Again, in March 2022, I left home and saw those guys again. They ordered me into a vehicle. I refused and they bundled me into the vehicle and burned my laps with hot iron. Those are a few of the challenges. There were many.

 

Were you part of the group that declared Yoruba Nation independence in Ibadan?

When in 2022, they told me that they were going to declare Yoruba Nation with Dupe Onitiri and others, I saw it as a joke. On December 20, 2022, I was invited to a meeting. Some of them were already campaigning for Tinubu to be president. They called themselves ‘Asiwaju Bloggers’. I didn’t join the meeting in time. When I decided to join, I changed my profile picture and name and joined the zoom meeting. They never knew it was me. That was how I discovered that the zoom meeting was meant to drum up support for Tinubu. People at that meeting were topmost Yoruba Nation campaigners. At the meeting they decided to use their platforms to campaign for Tinubu and agreed that if Tinubu did not win the presidential election, they would return to the Yoruba Nation struggle. I was shocked and shed tears because of the calibre of people I saw at that meeting.

 

Did you find out if those people were campaigning for Tinubu without the knowledge of the Yoruba Nation movement leaders?

I did. I sent a message to the person that introduced me to the group asking if Sunday Igboho and Pa Bani Akintoye were aware of the group’s campaign for Tinubu and the person said yes they knew about it. I was amazed. So I withdrew. When there were issues between them later, some people wanted me to fight on the side of Igboho and I said I couldn’t. Instead of siding with any of them, I used some episodes of my show to expose how they have turned the Yoruba Nation movement to a political platform. I told the public to stop donating money to the struggle. That was how they launched a series of attacks against me. It got to the extent that I was almost deported back to Nigeria in April 2023. Those experiences gave me the opportunity to discover that the Yoruba Nation struggle was a scam, mere plot to enrich some people. It wasn’t a genuine liberation movement. They are using it for politics and to defraud people abroad. Most of the members who were poor became very rich overnight.

 

 

You appear to some people as a traditionalist. What exactly is your religion and what religion were you born into?

My mother is from a Muslim home. My father is a Christian and I am married to a Christian. But as a Yoruba I value Yoruba traditions. Christianity is Jew’s religion and Islam is Arab’s religion. I would say that I belong to the three popular religions. Islam, Christianity and traditional worship. It’s left for people to assess me.

 

You became more popular as one of the voices fighting for justice for Mohbad; why did you decide to join the Mohbad warriors group?

I am a human rights activist. I became a fighter for justice for Mohbad by chance. I traveled to Cairo. I was in a market there when I received a call from someone who asked if I had heard about a young Nigerian musician who just died. I have never heard of Mohbad. So I searched the news on Google and saw RIP all over and his music videos have spread everywhere on the internet. I became more interested when on the second day the young guy was taken for burial and when his casket was opened, we saw that his body was stuffed in the casket and his neck was broken. People were already talking about the family and the wife’s negligence or culpability. Besides, Mohbad’s label owner, Naira Marley, were also mentioned and also Sam Larry. Unfortunately, Sam Larry made a post after Mohabd was buried suggesting that he had been buried and there was no more issue or something like that. That was how I took it upon myself to use my platform to fight for justice for the young man.

 

 

Are you disappointed that one year and four months after Mohbad’s death, justice is still not in sight, and what is your hope?

I am very disappointed. First of all, I would put the blame on the Lagos State government. When Mohbad was exhumed, the Lagos State government promised to investigate his death and ensure that justice was done. We wouldn’t be at this stage of stress and disappointment if the government had done the right thing on the boy’s death. As a Nigerian citizen I am deeply saddened and embarrassed that the Nigerian government does not act on matters that affect its citizens. Secondly, as a mother, I am disappointed in the parents of Mohbad and his entire family. We have not been able to get justice for Mohbad’s death because his father, mother, wife and other members of his family were selfish and greedy.

 

Please, share some of the challenges you faced fighting for justice for Mohbad.

The challenges are numerous. There is a diversity of opinions and it’s tough responding, coordinating and pleasing people. The other challenge is fishing out the anti-justice and fake justice seekers in the ‘Justice For Mohbad’ fight.

 

You are very beautiful and have a unique sense of style. Please, tell us your fashion routine.

God made me beautiful (laughs). I took beauty after my parents, especially my mother. I am bulky just like my parents. In fashion, I’m stylishly traditional. I love dressing in aso oke and other Yoruba traditional wears with beads.

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Old Students Association rejects alleged commercialisation of Unity School land ‎

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‎Old Students Association rejects alleged commercialisation of Unity School land
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‎By Ifeoma Ikem

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‎The Unity Schools Old Students Association (USOSA) has rejected the alleged commercialisation of any unity schools land under the Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) initiative.
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‎The association made its displeasure known during their awareness walk to protest the concession of the 33 hectares of land belonging to Federal Government College (FGC) Kano yesterday in Lagos.
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‎The members were carrying placards, some of which read “PPP: Save the Future”, “Protect Unity Schools”, “PPP must serve Education not land conversion” and “Schools are not for Real Estate”.
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‎President-General of the Unity Schools Old Students Association USOSA Michael Magaji says Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) was designed to improve public institutions, and not strip them of assets or reduce their land.
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‎Over 60 Unity schools members were drawn from across the nation for the awareness walk to protest against the alleged sale of the school lands.
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‎ The P-G said the association was advocating for a sustainable funding model that would preserve educational assets while improving infrastructure, manpower and learning conditions.
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‎“Our coming together is to restore the lost glory of Unity Schools and strengthen Nigeria’s education system. Unity schools are nation-building institutions that have produced leaders across various sectors.
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‎ “Unity Schools were not just about education, they were about integration built not by spectators but by active citizens that believe in one nation.
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‎ “ The alumni support PPP but oppose the sale of educational assets. Unity never happens by chance but designed, nurtured and protected,’’ he added.
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‎He added that the awareness walk brought about by the alumni across the nation was also to have a stronger network to revive the vision of the Unity Schools.
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‎Mr Humphrey Nwafor, Lagos Chapter President, Federal Government College, Kano Old Students Association said that they are pushing back against the alleged commercialisation of Unity School lands.
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‎Nwafor pointed out that the 33 hectares of land belonging to FGC Kano was concessioned without adequate consultation with stakeholders.
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‎“We are saying there is a better option. Instead of selling our lands and assets, we would rather fund the schools ourselves.
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‎“If the government says it does not have enough money to run the schools, the old students can provide support without taking one inch of the land,” he said.
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‎According to him, the concession arrangement involving the school’s land will undermine the future of unity schools, which were established in the first place to promote national integration.
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‎“These schools were established to unite Nigerians from different ethnic and religious backgrounds and we are appealing to President Bola Tinubu to intervene and ensure that public educational assets are protected,” he added.
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‎He called on the Federal Government to leverage alumni networks in addressing funding challenges confronting unity schools.
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‎“We are in solution mode and impact mode and we believe alumni associations should be integrated into the process of repositioning these schools.
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‎“We recently met with officials of the Federal Ministry of Education and discussions are ongoing toward finding mutually beneficial solutions,” he said.
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‎Mr Alex Akindumila, President of FGC Idoani Alumni Association said the concession controversy was a national test of how public assets and educational institutions are being managed.
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‎He said that they are concerned that reducing lands allocated to unity schools could limit future expansion, agricultural projects, sports facilities, technical workshops and staff accommodation.
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‎“The lands allocated to unity schools were deliberate and visionary.“They were designed to ensure that the schools remain self-sustaining and adaptable to future needs.
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‎According to him, when you shrink the land of a unity school, you do not just reduce space, but reduce possibility , reduce ability to run agricultural programs that can feed students and teach enterprise, even the space required for sports facilities that build discipline, health and national pride.
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‎Also, Mrs Ifeoma Okeke, an alumna of FGC Nsukka, called for transparency, due process and stakeholder engagement in any PPP arrangement involving educational institutions.
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‎She said PPP agreements should align with the public purpose of the schools and not diminish their long-term capacity.
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‎“There must be transparency, competitiveness and proper stakeholder engagement in any concession process involving public educational assets,” she said.

 

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NAPS Southwest Condemns Delay in Passage of HND,/B.SC Dichotomy Bill, Issues 30 Days Ultimatum to Nigeria Senate and Federal House of Representative

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NAPS Southwest Condemns Delay in Passage of HND,/B.SC Dichotomy Bill, Issues 30 Days Ultimatum to Nigeria Senate and Federal House of Representative

 

The National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) Southwest has strongly condemned the continued delay in the passage of the bill aimed at ending the long-standing disparity between Higher National Diploma (HND) and Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) qualifications in Nigeria. The association has described the delay as unjust, discriminatory, and harmful to the future of polytechnic education in the country.

The NAPS Southwest expressed deep frustration over what it called the unacceptable silence and inaction from the Nigerian Senate and Federal House of Representatives regarding the bill. The proposed legislation seeks to abolish the dichotomy between HND and B.Sc holders, a divide that has for years limited career progression opportunities for polytechnic graduates, particularly in the public sector.

This ongoing delay represents a significant policy gap that must be urgently addressed. The continued discrimination against HND holders contradicts the principles of equity, fairness, and meritocracy that should define Nigeria’s public service.

For years, polytechnic students and graduates have faced systemic discrimination in employment opportunities, career progression, and societal recognition an injustice that undermines the value of technical and vocational education in national development. The proposed bill represents a critical step toward equity, fairness, and the full recognition of polytechnic education in Nigeria.

We therefore call on the current administration and the National Assembly to prioritize the reintroduction and immediate passage of this critical legislation. Nigeria cannot afford to sideline a significant segment of its skilled workforce due to outdated and discriminatory policies.

It is therefore disheartening that the Nigeria Senate and House of Representatives has yet to act decisively on this matter of urgent national importance. The continued delay raises serious questions about the commitment of lawmakers to addressing the challenges faced by millions of Nigerian youths in the polytechnic system.

The NAPS southwest unequivocally calls on the Senate and House of Representatives to, without further delay, deliberate on and pass the bill to end the HND/B.Sc dichotomy. The future of countless students and graduates depends on this decisive action.

The continued delay in passing this bill is a direct attack on the dignity and future of millions of Nigerian students and graduates, the statement read. We cannot continue to tolerate a system that places artificial barriers on capable individuals simply because of the institution they attended.

Failure to meet this demand will leave NAPS Southwest with no choice but to mobilize Nigerian Polytechnic Students and Graduates across the country for peaceful but firm actions to press home our demands. We are prepared to take all legitimate steps necessary to ensure that justice is served.

NAPS Southwest has therefore issued a strong warning to the Senate and House of Representatives, urging lawmakers to prioritize and immediately pass the bill without further delay. The association made it clear that failure to act promptly would trigger nationwide protests and coordinated actions by Nigerian polytechnic students and graduates.

We urge all relevant stakeholders to initiate comprehensive reforms that will harmonize qualification frameworks, ensure equal opportunities for career advancement, and restore confidence in the civil service system.

NAPS Southwest remains committed to advocating for the rights and dignity of polytechnic students and graduates across Nigeria. We will continue to engage constructively with policymakers and mobilize support until justice is achieved.

Signed

Comr Ogunsola Adewale John
NAPS Southwest Coordinator
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African Focus Historic Royal Visit of Olúkòyí of Ìkòyí Ọba Iyiola Akande Morenigbade in Los Angeles, CA —

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African Focus Historic Royal Visit of Olúkòyí of Ìkòyí Ọba Iyiola Akande Morenigbade in Los Angeles, CA —

 

 

African Focus Inc. its 20th Anniversary with Goodwill Awards and Induction Ceremony in April, 2026, held at the Renaissance LAX in Los Angeles, California.

 

The landmark event brought together distinguished guests, cultural leaders, and members of the African diaspora for an evening of recognition, reconnection, and celebration.

 

The ceremony honored outstanding community leaders and cultural champions whose contributions have strengthened African heritage and unity across generations.

 

The evening featured an elegant dinner, and an inspiring awards presentation, commemorating two decades of impactful service.

 

Highlight of the event was the African Family Induction, a signature tradition of African Focus.

 

18 Diaspora Africans were formally welcomed into native African families for a meaningful cultural experience.

 

The Inductees received certificates bearing their native names, along with cultural artifacts symbolizing their new lineage.

 

This initiative continues to foster cultural identity, bridge generational and geographical divides, and encourage deeper engagement with the African continent.

 

Many past inductees have gone on to travel to Africa with their host families, strengthening cultural bonds and understanding.

 

This year’s event was graced by a Yorùbà monarch His Royal Majesty, Oba Iyiola Akande Morenigbade, the Olukoyi of Ikoyi in Osun State, Nigeria who doubled as special guest of honour and historically served as Royal Father of the Day.

 

His royal presence brought cultural significance to the celebration.

 

The event was hosted by Uchenna Nworgu, Founder and Director of African Focus Inc, alongside a distinguished team of Cultural Ambassadors and leaders, including Paul Babatunde, Director of Cultural Initiatives; Dominique DiPrima, Cultural Ambassador; Wole Nipede; Ojise Isedale (also known as Olubunmi Olukanni); Ade James; and other notable contributors.

 

The event was concluded with vibrant music and dance, reflecting the spirit of unity and cultural pride that has defined African Focus for the past 20 years.

 

African Focus is a nonprofit organization dedicated to reconnecting the African diaspora with their cultural roots through education, cultural exchange, and community engagement initiatives.

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