An Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court in Osun State yesterday ordered the remand of nine suspects for allegedly beating an undergraduate to death. The police prosecutor, Asp Emmanuel Abdullahi, told the court that the defendants committed the offence around 8:00 pm on April 10 at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife. He gave the names of the…
World leaders have extended their heartfelt felicitations, marking the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla. The US President Joe Biden congratulated the King and Queen, noting the “enduring friendship” between the United Kingdom and United States in a tweet. French President Emmanuel Macron said King Charles III and Queen Camilla are “friends of…
President-elect Bola Tinubu has congratulated King Charles III on his coronation as the King of England, saying he looks forward to working with the monarch. Tinubu expressed confidence that King Charles would follow in the footsteps of his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, who died in September 2022, noting that the newly crowned monarch would…
Tens of thousands of people of all ages, from Britain and across the globe, massed in rainy central London on Saturday to witness King Charles’ coronation and enjoy the unique atmosphere, with many donning crowns and cloaks of their own. From the early hours, people dressed in red, white, and blue and clutching Union flags…
The Osun House of Assembly member-elect for Odo Otin State Constituency, Mr Adewale Egbedun, has blamed the recent surge in the cases of Lassa Fever in the country on the federal government’s negligence of the rural dwellers. Egbedun maintained that the federal government needed to take a proactive approach in tackling the scourge of Lassa…
The Government of Osun state has described as outright falsehood and wicked fabrication, the fake news about demotion of workers and alleged plan for half salaries for state workers. The statement signed by the Governor’s spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed reads as follows: “We affirm that the Osun State Government under Governor Ademola Adeleke has not…
Two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua wants to make sure he is not nursing his boxing wounds well into old age after he retires from boxing. The British-Nigerian said in a recent interview that he is going to judge a part of his legacy with his health. “In boxing, people walk in the gym one way…
The United Kingdom court’s sentencing of former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, for their involvement in an organ-harvesting plot has elicited a poignant response from their daughter, Sonia Ekweremadu. In an interview with BBC, the 25-year-old expressed her disbelief and sorrow over the events that have unfolded, stating that her family…
Charles III on Saturday was officially crowned king in the first coronation in Britain since 1953. At 12:02 pm, the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby placed the solid gold St Edward’s Crown on Charles’s head as a sacred and ancient symbol of the monarch’s authority. Cries of “God Save the King” rang out from the…
Media personality, Tomike Adeoye, and her husband has welcomed their second child in the United States. She made this known in a post shared on her Instagram on Saturday. Sharing photos of herself and her two kids, she said, “Mother of 2?!! Idontbelieveit🥺😭💗💙small girl like me😩😭😂💗💙Thank you Lord Jesus for granting my heart desires! “It…
