A commercial passenger flight headed for London crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad, India, triggering widespread concern and emergency response efforts. According to early reports, the aircraft was carrying 244 passengers when the tragic incident occurred. The cause of the crash remains unclear, and emergency teams have been deployed to the crash site to conduct rescue operations and assess the situation. Authorities have yet to confirm the number of casualties or survivors, as search and recovery efforts are still underway. Aviation officials have begun investigations into the circumstances surrounding the crash, while the airline involved is expected to issue an…
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Segun Sowunmi Hints at Possible PDP Exit, May Back Tinubu in 2027 A major shake-up may be on the horizon in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as Segun Sowunmi, a prominent party chieftain, has suggested he might dump the party ahead of the 2027 elections. Speaking on Prime Time on Arise TV, the former PDP governorship aspirant in Ogun State hinted at joining the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) if he decides to support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid. “If I choose to support Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027, I will leave the PDP and join his party —…
Tinubu Cancels June 12 Democracy Day Broadcast, To Address Nigerians at National Assembly President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has cancelled his scheduled national broadcast for Democracy Day on June 12. Instead, he will deliver his address at a joint session of the National Assembly. This was announced in a statement by Segun Imohiosen, Director of Information and Public Relations, on Wednesday. The change is due to the President’s official participation in the Assembly’s special session. Other Democracy Day activities remain unchanged. There will be no parade, but a public lecture themed “Consolidating on the Gains of Nigeria’s Democracy: Necessity of Enduring…
OpenAI Restores ChatGPT Services After Global Outage GLOBAL — OpenAI has restored access to ChatGPT after a widespread technical issue disrupted services for users worldwide on Tuesday. The outage affected both the ChatGPT website and its API, which developers use to integrate AI tools into their apps and services. Users faced error messages, delays, and broken features. READ ALSO: Trump Accepts Musk’s Apology, Calls It “Very Nice” but Stays Cautious OpenAI confirmed the issue through its official system status page, stating that it had identified the cause and taken steps to resolve it. As of now, most of ChatGPT’s core…
Trump Accepts Musk’s Apology, Calls It “Very Nice” but Stays Cautious UNITED STATES — President Donald Trump has accepted an apology from tech billionaire Elon Musk, who admitted going too far in his recent social media criticism of the president. Trump called the move “very nice” but didn’t say whether their relationship would fully recover. Musk had posted on Thursday that he regretted his harsh words. “I regret some of my posts about President @realDonaldTrump last week. They went too far,” Musk wrote on X (formerly Twitter). The apology followed several days of tension, during which Musk accused Trump of…
Awujale Absent from 2025 Ojude Oba Celebration The Awujale and paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, was conspicuously absent at the 2025 edition of the Ojude Oba Festival, which took place on Sunday in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State. Held annually three days after Eid-el-Kabir, the festival is a cultural spectacle that brings together Ijebu sons and daughters in a colorful celebration of tradition, featuring regal horse displays, fashion, drumming, and homage to the monarch. READ ALSO: Sanwo-Olu faults reports on rift with Tinubu Oba Adetona, who has long been the central figure at the event, did not attend this…
Sanwo-Olu faults reports on rift with Tinubu The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has dismissed widespread rumours of a rift between him and President Bola Tinubu, describing reports of their differences as false, even after videos and narrations from close sources in the presidency confirmed reasons the president was snubbing the governor. Sanwo-Olu, who described authors of the reports as “people crying more than the bereaved”, insisted that he and Tinubu still related as father and son often. Meanwhile, he stated this after the President was said to have declared that he had forgiven him and was no longer angry…
War is Over: You’re forgiven, Tinubu tells Sanwoolu The Cold War between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his godson, Governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwoolu, seems to be over as the former declared his acceptance of the latter’s plea for mercy Sunday. Members of the GAC after the reconciliation meeting President Tinubu told the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, he was no longer angry with him and that “all his sins” had been forgiven. READ MORE…Not Me, I Have Never Approached Wike To Beg For Money – Abati This development came about after the president met with members of the…
Not Me, I Have Never Approached Wike To Beg For Money – Abati Veteran journalist and one of the hosts on ARISE NEWS THE MORNING SHOW, Dr. Reuben Abati has refuted the allegation claiming that he was on the practice of asking for financial assistance from the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nysom Wike. His defence comes after one of the Minister’s media aides, Lere Olayinka had accused the ace broadcast journalist of indulging in sharp practices by soliciting for financial assistance from top government officials. Lere Olayinka had on Thursday featured on THE MORNING SHOW on ARISE…
Your Voice Is from the Darkness” — CAC Prophet to Tope Alabi’s •••Blasts Gospel Star Over Controversial Criticisms In a fiery rebuke that has set tongues wagging across Nigeria’s gospel music community, Prophet Israel Nasiri, the Shepherd-in-Charge of Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), The Greatest God Chapel, Yakoyo, Ashimolowo Mowe, Ogun State, has declared that the voice of popular gospel singer Tope Alabi is “from the darkness,” despite her gospel label. Speaking during a recent sermon on his official Facebook page, the outspoken cleric accused Tope Alabi of spiritual insensitivity, pride, and consistent criticism of fellow gospel musicians — a…