The Yoruba Youth Socio-cultural Association (YYSA), has vowed to defend the Southwest region and its heritage against all external forces that may threaten the peace, unity and development in the region.YYSA gave the assurance following the planned protest against hardship in the country by some groups scheduled to hold in August.National President of YYSA, Olalekan Hammed and the National Secretary, Olawale Ajao in a statement on Friday in Ibadan, said it had uncov...

Some irate youths of Alesa and Alode communities in Eleme, host to the Port Harcourt Refinery, have occupied the main entrance of the refinery complex, shutting down activities at the refinery in demand for employment even as the refinery undergoes rehabilitation.The refinery that is yet to kick start operation is being occupied by the youth and stops the contractors from working.The youth demand is that the recruitment exercise for the workers in the refinery shoul...

In Ebonyi state some irate youths in Agharoza village, Iboko community in the Izzi Local Government on Thursday, demolished and set ablaze their kinsman’s houses over a ‘prophecy’.The youths also burnt his other valuable property and destroyed his yam barn and farms.The youths carried out the dastardly act following a prophecy by a prophet, who is simply identified as Prophet Ubadimma. The youths claim that according to Ubadimma’s prophecy, the victim was responsibl...