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…
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…
The third batch of stranded Nigerians, numbering 132, are expected to arrive in the country today (Saturday), The PUNCH learnt. The first batch of 376 evacuees arrived Nigeria from Egypt on Wednesday night. The second batch of 130 evacuees arrived in the country from Port Sudan on Friday. According to the Spokesperson, Nigerians in Diaspora…
The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has paid tributes to late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua in commemoration of his death 13 years ago. Describing the late President as a “brother and friend”, Tinubu said “As I prepare to take over the reins of leadership of this country on May 29, I am determined to follow the…
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe ordered the e early release of nearly 1,000 prisoners to mark the island’s main Buddhist holiday, the prisons chief said Saturday. The pardons on Vesak Day, which commemorates the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and death, applied only to those convicted of minor offences, said Commissioner-General Thushara Upuldeniya.”We released these inmates from…
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke on Friday warmly felicitated with the Ataoja of Osogbo, His Royal Majesty, Oba Jimoh Olanipekun Oyetunji, Laroye II, on the occasion of his birthday, joining family, friends and well-wishers across the globe to celebrate an exceptional traditional leader, who exemplifies service to humanity. Governor Adeleke in…
Kano State Police command has arrested one Ibrahim Musa, a 22 years old boy suspected to have allegedly stabbed his mother to death on Wednesday evening. The State Police Public Relations Officer(PPRO) SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa stated this in a statement issued and signed on behalf of the Kano Police Command that was made available…
The Chairman of Allied Peoples Movement (APM) in Osun State, Wale Adebayo has said that the President-elect, Senator Bola Tinubu is what Nigeria requires to stabilise the polity, address the many discerning inequity, unfairness, intolerance, and injustices across the country and ultimately put Nigeria on the path of steady progress with every component that makes…
