Author: Richard Thomas

An Air India plane bound for London with 242 people on board crashed minutes after taking off from India’s western city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, the airline and police said, without specifying whether there were any fatalities. The plane was headed to Gatwick airport in the UK, Air India said,… Continue reading

In a country brimming with vibrant culture and extraordinary resilience, there remains a silent crisis—Children with disabilities in Nigeria are often left behind, hidden away, or denied the dignity of inclusion.  For one Nigerian family, however, this heartbreaking reality has become a powerful catalyst for change. A Story Born from… Continue reading

The Chairman, Oyo State Agency for Youth Development, Honourable Adebowale Adebayo Falana has charged youths in the state to embrace the opportunity provided by the state governor through the agency to establish themselves for brighter future. He said it was high time the youths do away with the mindset that… Continue reading

The Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin, has extended his heartfelt congratulations to the wife of the Oyo State Governor Engr. (Mrs.) Tamunominini Olufunke Makinde, on the occasion of her 53rd birthday. In a statement released on Monday by the Speaker’s Media Aide, Alhaji… Continue reading

The Vice-Chancellor, Emmanuel Alayande University of Education, Oyo, Professor Olanrewaju Olaniyan has on behalf of the Governing Council and Management of the University felicitated the Oyo State First Lady, Engr. (Mrs.) Tamunominini Olufunke Makinde on her 53rd birthday celebration. In a statement by the University’s Media and Public Relations Officer,… Continue reading

Constitutional lawyer, Professor Mike Ozekhome (SAN) has condemned the escalating pattern of political defections and opportunistic party-switching, branding it a symptom of weak ideological foundations among the nation’s political elite. Ozekhome sounded the alarm over what he described as a growing erosion of political diversity and ideological identity in Nigeria’s… Continue reading

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, has dismissed reports of a rift between himself and the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi. Oba Owoade’s recent visit to the Oluwo of Iwo sparked widespread speculation on social media, with many interpreting the gesture as a snub to the Ooni… Continue reading

The Aare Musulumi of Adamasingba and Environs in Ibadan, Oyo State, Aare (Dr) Raymond Adeyinka Adewale, has extended warm congratulations to Muslim faithful across Nigeria and particularly in Oyo State on the occasion of the 2025 Sallah celebration. In a statement issued in Ibadan, Aare (Dr) Adewale urged Muslims to… Continue reading

…Reaffirms corps  commitment to safety of farmers ,herders, food infrastructure  . The Oyo State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSDC Augustine Padonu  has  disclosed that the corps had settled 603 disputes between farmers and herders from January to June this year just as he  reaffirmed the… Continue reading

In a strategic move to bolster Nigeria’s fiscal framework, Rt. Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin, Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly and Chairman of the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria, led a delegation on a working visit to the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service… Continue reading