Pope Francis has allowed priests to bless same-sex couples, a significant advance for LGBT people in the Roman Catholic Church. The leader of the Roman Catholic Church said priests should be permitted to bless same-sex and “irregular” couples, under certain circumstances. But the Vatican said blessings should not be part of regular Church rituals or…
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to call a general election at some point in 2024, but exactly when is becoming a source of increasingly fevered speculation among political observers. – When is the vote due? –The maximum term of a UK parliament is five years. The last nationwide vote took place on December…
Rescuers in remote villages in northwest China dug through the rubble of collapsed homes on Tuesday after China’s deadliest earthquake in years killed at least 118 people and injured hundreds more. Officials in impoverished Gansu province said the shallow tremor just before midnight had caused the deaths of at least 105 and injured almost 400…
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has rejoiced with a former President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki on the auspicious occasion of his 61st birthday, hailing him as a consummate politician with strong flare for development. In a statement by the Spokesperson to the Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed on Tuesday,…
The Commissioner for Information and public enlightenment in Osun state, Hon. Kolapo Alimi has announced that there’s no plan to convert state property for private use. Hon. Alimi disclosed this in an statement issued by him and made available to newsmen on Monday The Our attention has been drawn to a fake news published by…
● Warns against gender discrimination. ●Charges parents on the need for moderation during festive period. The Secretary to the Osun State Government, Hon. Teslim Igbalaye today took part in the ongoing Rave fm/sholly party 2023 Christmas grotto at the Osun Mall, Osogbo. The grotto which had since kicked off saw the SSG sponsor over 200…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday dismissed the petition by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its governorship candidate, Senator Aisha Dahiru Binani seeking to invalidate the election of Umar Ahmadu Fintiri as the duly elected governor of Adamawa State. The Appellate Court held that the iFintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP…
Osun State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, on Monday called on Hunters and residents of the state to collaborate with the agency in its bid to tackle use of illicit drugs. The NDLEA Assistant State Commander, Administration and Logistics, Mr Ganiyu Adeloye, made the call in Osogbo while addressing members of the…
An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan remanded five men on Monday for their alleged involvement in the attempted murder of a farmer in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. The defendants, identified as Ademola Isiaka (58), Alabi Rasak (58), Ademola Aremu (22), Muritala Habideen (24), and Abisoye Taiwo (55), appeared before Chief Magistrate Mrs O. O. Ogunkanmi….
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has won a new six-year term with 89.6 percent of the vote, the election authority announced Monday. Turnout reached an “unprecedented” 66.8 percent of voters, said authority head Hazem Badawy. Over 39 million had cast their ballots for Sisi, a former army chief who has ruled the most populous Arab…
