London-Bound Plane Crashes in India ..Crash happened less than a minute after take-off An Air India flight bound for London Gatwick, carrying 169 Indian nationals, 53 Britons, 7 Portuguese and 1 Canadian, has crashed in India’s western city of Ahmedabad. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner came down shortly after take-off into a residential area, leading to a massive explosion. A partially intact plane was seen sticking out from a building, with thick black smoke rising over the city as people were pulled from the wreckage and taken away in ambulances. Firefighters doused the smoking wreckage, which would have been fully loaded…
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Address By President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,GCFR At The Joint Session Of The National Assembly In Commemoration Of Democracy Day, 2025 Protocol: With profound honour, I stand before this joint session of our National Assembly; a parliament that embodies the will of the Nigerian people. 2. Today, as I entered this grand edifice built from the sweat and toil of our democratic yearning, my heart stirred. It was a blend of accomplishment and resolve. 3. I felt a sense of collective accomplishment when I realised how far we had come as a nation. Since 1999, democracy has risen from the ashes…
Democracy Day 2025: Open Letter To The President, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu ( GCFR.) Dear Sir,, Gladly, we are commemorating today’s June 12 as the 7th Democracy Day in Nigeria. June 12 of every year is a day that Nigerians, regardless of their ethnicity religion and gender, stood out in unity to vote like never before, for Chief MKO Abiola GCFR, across Nigeria in a landmark election which he won convincingly up to the village of his Opponent in Tofa, Kano State. June 12, 1993 is an ordinary day in the calendar of the world which became a landmark because…
President Tinubu Confers Posthumous Honours On Abiola, Humphrey Nwosu, Yar’ Adua, Others President Bola Tinubu on Thursday conferred national honours on MKO Abiola, a former chairman of the defunct National Electoral Commission (NEC), and Humphrey Nwosu, among others. Tinubu conferred the national honours on them during his June 12 address to a joint session of the National Assembly in Abuja. “As we mark a twenty-sixth year of unbroken democracy, it is right to honour those who have made sacrifices in the past, braving all the odds and the guns to ensure we have a regime of democracy in our country,”…
Ojude Oba Festival, Others Critical in Promoting Local Economy, Attracting Global Visibility-Abiodun Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun said that festivals like Ojude Oba are critical in the vision to promote the local economy and attract global visibility. The governor, speaking on Sunday at this year’s Ojude Oba Festival held in Ijebu-Ode, said that his administration would continue to promote the cultural heritage, not only for the benefit of the Ijebu people but for the enrichment of humanity at large. “This celebration aligns seamlessly with our administration’s development philosophy in building our future together agenda. “Festivals like Ojude Oba…
Tinubu receives Ooni of Ife, Sanwo-Olu, Lagos GAC, Alake in Sallah homage President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday received some important guests to his Lagos home as part of the ongoing Sallah celebrations. Among the visitors was the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, who came alongside his team in homage to the President. The President was joined by his wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu. Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, also visited the President with members of the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC), the top decision-making group of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos. They took a group photo and shared…
Revealed: Abati Once Pleaded With Wike For EFCC Financial Bailout – Olayinka Lere Olayinka, the Senior Special Assistant to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has alleged that journalist Reuben Abati and his wife once visited Wike to seek financial assistance during Abati’s reported troubles with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Olayinka made the claim on Friday during a live appearance on Arise Television while reacting to Abati’s comments criticizing Wike for speaking out against individuals who had supposedly supported him in the past. Olayinka accused Abati of acting like a spokesperson for…
Eid-Kabir: Ibadan Based Property Merchant, Sukazeem Greet Muslims The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Sukazeem Property, Alhaji Sufianu Kazeem popularly called Sukazeem has congratulate President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Lateef Fagbemi on Eid Kabir celebration and called for peaceful co-existence among Nigerians, as guarantee to meaningful development. Alhaji Kazeem in a statement by his media office expressed concern about divisive agitations in different parts of the country, and cautioned against any actions that threatened the unity of Nigeria. He enjoined Muslim faithful to use the Eid-el-Kabir…
Eid-el-Kabir: House of Reps Aspirant, Agoro Greets Muslims ..sets for massive youth empowerment initiative for oriade-obokun federal constituency An aspirant to the Federal House of Representatives come 2027 for the Oriade-Obokun Federal constituency, Ademola Isaac Agoro has enjoined Muslim faithful to use the Eid-el-Kabir festival to promote unity, tolerance, peaceful coexistence and the spirit of sacrifice. Agoro in a release through his media office noted that the country could only fulfill its great potentials as a nation if the citizens continued to foster unity, peace, security and stability as well as show greater respect and love for one another. Ademola…
Eid-Kabir 2025: Alhaji Azeez Adeduntan Felicitates Nigeria Muslims ALHAJI AZEEZ ADEWOLU POPOOLA GBADEGESIN ADEDUNTAN -ONISILE- The OSI BASORUN OF IBADAN LAND ;and a PRINCE OF OYO ALAFIN-a great grandson of the 25th ALAFIN of OYO EMPIRE-ALAFIN OGBOLU AKAJEGESIN AKAJEWOLE GBAGIDA ONISILE(ATINGISI HOUSE) – had felicitated with NIGERIA Muslims and all NIGERIANS ,regardless of faiths on the celebration of ARAFAT today- JUNE 5th 2025 ,and EID KABIR tomorrow,June 6th 2025 -one of the five cardinal pillars of ISLAMIC RELIGION. This is contained in a media release to journalists in IBADAN ,Oyo State today. PRINCE(DR) AZEEZ ADEWOLU POPOOLA GBADEGESIN,ADEDUNTAN -ONISILE -an IBADAN…