According to a short statement titled: ‘Odumakin: Heavens gain a third angel,’ a copy of which was made available to newsmen by Yinka’s wife, Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin, the matriarch died on Wednesday morning in Ikorodu, Lagos around 10.15 a.m.
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Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin, widow of Yinka Odumakin, made the announcement in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos.
Okei-Odumakin gave the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria against the backdrop of the Senate approval of the use of e-voting and transmission.
Okei-Odumakin, President, Women Arise for Change Initiative, made the remark in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Lagos.
Okei-Odumakin stated this on Thursday at the Service of Songs and Tributes for the late activist, at the Police College, Ikeja, Lagos.
Okei-Odumakin, a rights activist, in another tribute to her late husband, said it was important to immediately put the record straight in the spirit of truth that Odumakin stood for.
Famed Change Agent, Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin, will chair the 7th News Express Anniversary Lecture holding this Thursday at the Main Hall of Sheraton Hotel & Towers, Ikeja, Lagos.
Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin, Convener, Women Arise for Change Initiative, Wednesday urged other state governors to emulate Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State by ensuring increased number of women in their cabinets.
The Centre for Change Initiative has told the Federal Government to commence prosecution of soldiers involved in the alleged killing of three policemen and a civilian.
Human rights activist and President of the Centre for Change, Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin, has condemned the arrest of the African Action Congress presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, by the operatives of the Department of State Services ahead of Monday’s nationwide protest against bad governance.
A women’s rights activist, Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin, has called for a state of emergency in the health sector in Nigeria, to check the menace of drug abuse and its effects.
The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Chief Gani Adams, on Wednesday urged Nigerians to imbibe the lessons of June 12 struggle by not giving up on the nation’s democracy.
The Centre for Change Initiative, a civil society organisation, on Sunday commended the performance of the outgoing 8th National Assembly, saying it exceeded the performances of the previous National Assembly sessions.
The Centre for Change Initiative on Saturday lauded the Presidency and the Senate for approving June 12 as Democracy Day.
The Centre for Change Initiative on Saturday lauded the presidency and the senate for approving June 12 as Democracy Day.
President Muhammadu Buhari has been commended for signing into law the National Minimum Wage Bill approving N30,000 for the least paid worker in the country.
Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin, President, Women Arise for Change Initiative, on Saturday urged Nigerians and political actors to sustain the atmosphere of peace and orderliness in the face of the shift in dates of the general elections.
An NGO, Women Arise for Change Initiative, on Saturday urged the Federal Government to criminalise rape and all forms of sexual violence against women and girls in the country.
An NGO, Women Arise for Change Initiative, has called on governments to ensure more awareness programmes to end virginity testing of young females in Nigeria.
Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin, President, Women Arise for Change Initiative, told NAN that Fasehun was an irrepressible social crusader and dedicated fighter.