The UK-based family of the lone survivor of the Air India crash were torn on Friday between joy at his miracle escape and grief at the loss of his brother. “We are happy Vishwash has been saved, but on the other hand we are just heartbroken about Ajay,” his cousin told AFP outside the family…
The ruling party in Osun State, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), strongly condemns the disgraceful attempt by the rejected Osun APC to twist the crystal-clear ruling of the Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, delivered today, 13th June, 2025, which categorically upheld the sack of the illegal APC “Yes or No” Chairmen and dismissed their…
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo state, has nominated and forwarded a list of 12 Commissioner nominees to the state House of Assembly for confirmation. The list of the nominees was contained in a letter addressed to the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Rt Hon Olamide Oladiji, on Thursday, requesting for the confirmation of 12…
FG health sector reforms, Asefon lauds Tinubu, Tinubu intervenes FCT rent, Tinubu Rivers budget proposal, Tinubu to shun Alex Otti’s invitation, My govt will support Soludo, FG textile clusters No fewer than 51 harmonised bills passed by the National Assembly over the past two years have so far been signed into law by President Bola…
Son of the late Chief MKO Abiola, Jamiu Abiola, has said Nigeria would have achieved far greater economic development if his father had been allowed to assume the presidency after the 1993 presidential election. Speaking during Channels Television’s June 12 Special Forum on Thursday, held to mark 26 years of uninterrupted democracy, Jamiu reflected on…
TEXT OF BROADCAST BY HASHIM ABIOYE ESQ., CHAIRMAN OSUN STATE INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSION (OSSIEC) ON THE COURT OF APPEAL VERDICT DELIVERED TODAY 13TH JUNE, 2025, IN THE RELISTING CASE FILED BY THE APC. Dear good people, indigenes and residents of Osun State, especially those who are stakeholders in the Osun State local government electoral process,…
…Contempt proceedings referred To Lower Court The Court of Appeal sitting in Akure has struck out a request by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to relist its appeal against the Federal High Court judgment that nullified the controversial September 2022 local government elections in Osun State. The elections had produced the so-called “Yes or No”…
In commemoration of the 32nd anniversary of the historic June 12, 1993, presidential election, Governor Ademola Adeleke urged citizens of Osun state to uphold democratic values. Speaking during the ceremony held at Adolak Events Centre, Osogbo, Governor Adeleke who was represented by his deputy, Prince Kola Adewusi described June 12 as a pivotal moment in…
At a special joint session of the National Assembly held on 2025 Democracy Day in Abuja, Representative Bamidele Salam, Chairman of the House Committee on Public Accounts, along with members of his committee, received a rare and significant commendation from the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abass Tajudeen (GCON), for the recovery…
The number of people displaced by war and persecution has surged past 122 million in 2025, according to a new report by the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR). The increase is fueled by unresolved conflicts in Sudan, Ukraine, and Myanmar. This rise occurred despite the return of nearly 2 million Syrians after the collapse of…
