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Seriake Dickson, senator representing Bayelsa west, has faulted President Bola Tinubu for failing to address the political crisis in Rivers state during his Democracy Day speech. Speaking at a press briefing at the national assembly complex on Thursday, Dickson said the day should be one of hope and reflection. The lawmaker said during the plenary, the Senate President Godswill Akpabio read a communication from the Tinubu regarding appointments in Rivers state. Dickson said he raised a constitutional point of order in response to the appointments but was ignored by Akpabio. “You also witnessed me rise to raise a constitutional point…

The presidency has apologised for wrongly including Reuben Fasoranti and Edwin Madunagu among the posthumous awardees of national honours in President Bola Tinubu’s Democracy Day speech at the national assembly. Both Fasoranti, the leader of Afenifere, and Madunagu, an author and mathematician, are alive. Earlier on Thursday, President Tinubu conferred national honours on 66 individuals who played active roles in Nigeria’s struggle for democracy. Posthumous awards were conferred on some Nigerians, including Shehu Musa Yar’Adua, Humphrey Nwosu, and Kudirat Abiola. However, the listing of Fasoranti and Madunagu in the posthumous category, has elicited reactions from Nigerians on social media. Tinubu…

A heartbreaking tragedy struck on Thursday as a doctor couple and their three young children lost their lives in the fatal crash of Air India Flight 171 near Ahmedabad. The Air India crash, which occurred just seconds after takeoff, claimed nearly all 242 lives on board, leaving families and communities shattered. Among the victims were Dr Komi Vyas and Dr Prateek Joshi, along with their children — five-year-old twin sons Nakul and Pradyut, and eight-year-old daughter Miraya. The family had been en route to London to begin a new life, with Dr Vyas having recently resigned from her position at…

In a tragic turn of events, an Air India flight bound for London’s Gatwick Airport crashed shortly after take-off near Ahmedabad, India, on Thursday. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner was carrying 242 passengers and crew when it went down just minutes after leaving the runway. Over 290 people were killed, the dead included people on the ground as the aircraft crashed on to a medical college hostel during lunch hour. Authorities have confirmed that one survivor has been found. Identified as Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, a British national seated in 11A, he is currently receiving medical treatment in hospital. Ahmedabad police commissioner…

The Office of Nigeria’s immediate past Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON, has issued a stern warning to the public regarding the circulation of fraudulent AI-generated videos misusing his image and voice to promote bogus products and schemes. In a statement signed by his media aide, Mohammed Braimah, the public was alerted to a growing number of deepfake videos falsely portraying Osinbajo as endorsing various commercial products and services. Among the manipulated content is a video in which a computer-generated likeness of the former Vice President appears to be advertising hypertension medication, and another where a cloned voice touts…

Air Peace has debunked the claim by Adams Oshiomhole, senator representing Edo north, that the airline extorted passengers at the airport. In a statement issued on Thursday, the airline described the allegation as “deliberate falsehood,” adding that no passenger was asked to pay money after the closure of check-in. On Wednesday, Air Peace accused Oshiomhole of disrupting its operations after missing a scheduled flight. In two videos circulated on X, the senator could be seen addressing an official at the airport and also sitting in front of a gate at the Zulu Hall located at the Murtala Muhammed Airport terminal…

Adams Oshiomhole, senator representing Edo north, has denied claims by Air Peace that he disrupted the airline’s operations after missing a flight. Oshiomhole, a former governor of Edo, said instead of causing a disruption, he stood firm against what he described as extortion and arbitrary policy changes by the airline. Air Peace had, in a statement, accused Oshiomhole of arriving late for a flight scheduled to depart Lagos for Abuja at 6:30 am. But addressing journalists in Abuja on Wednesday, Oshiomhole said he arrived at the airport on Tuesday at 6:10 pm for a 6:50 pm flight and met the…

Senator Adams Oshiomhole, representing Edo North, has come under fire from Nigerian carrier Air Peace for what the airline calls “unruly conduct” at Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed Airport. In widely shared videos posted on X , Oshiomhole is seen confronting airline staff and later sitting at the terminal gate in apparent protest. According to Air Peace, the incident unfolded on Wednesday morning at Zulu Hall in Terminal 1 after the senator arrived late for a 6:30 AM flight to Abuja. The airline claims he missed the boarding deadline and then allegedly reacted aggressively toward staff. “He arrived at 06:10 AM for…

Fellow Nigerians, I bring you greetings from Aso Rock. Today, June 12, we gather once again to celebrate our Democracy Day; a day of reflection and commemoration. June 12 reminds us of the freest and fairest election in Nigeria’s history, the 1993 presidential election, when Nigerians, across tribe, religion, and region, united to choose a leader in M.K.O. Abiola. It was a powerful moment of hope and democratic expression, later dashed by the annulment of the results. Yet, that day remains a symbol of our collective desire for true democracy, justice, and the power of the people to shape their…

The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has issued a scathing rebuke of the All Progressives Congress (APC), accusing the ruling party of undermining the spirit of June 12 — a date symbolic of Nigeria’s democratic awakening. In a strongly worded statement commemorating Democracy Day, CNPP condemned the APC for what it described as the “systematic erosion” of the values that June 12, 1993, came to represent — unity, electoral integrity, and the triumph of the people’s will. “Today, elections under APC have become a parody of the June 12 ideals,” said Comrade James Ezema, CNPP’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary.…