THE HEADLINES

APC chieftain urges Kwara gov to reconcile aggrieved party members

Sowore supporters accuse DSS of arresting, injuring activist

Zimbabwean court acquits journalist of hostility towards president

Ex-Wimbledon champion Vondrousova banned four years for refusing drugs test

THE DETAILS




A former All Progressives Congress senatorial aspirant in Kwara South, Sola Ajimati, on Monday called on Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to urgently initiate reconciliation efforts within the ruling party amid growing concerns over internal divisions, unresolved primary election disputes and emerging security challenges in the state.

In an open letter addressed to the governor, Ajimati warned that the APC in Kwara State was approaching a critical moment that required deliberate efforts to foster unity, inclusion and broader stakeholder engagement to preserve the party’s cohesion ahead of future electoral contests.

The appeal comes amid ongoing political realignments within the state’s APC following the emergence of Rt. Hon. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu as the party’s governorship candidate, and concerns among some party members over their level of participation in key decision-making processes.




Supporters of human rights activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, on Monday, accused operatives of the Department of State Services of forcefully arresting the activist despite an order remanding him in a correctional facility.

The allegation came shortly after Justice Mohammed Umar ordered that Sowore be remanded in the Kuje Correctional Centre pending the determination of his application seeking a stay of execution of an earlier order revoking his bail.

The judge also dismissed an application by Sowore seeking his recusal from the case on the grounds of alleged bias and adjourned the matter until June 24 to hear the application for a stay.





The Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, on Monday, said his advocacy for effective security of the South-West is not targeted at any ethnic nationality but rather against criminal elements, who are perpetrating abduction, killings, banditry, and other vices.

Igboho, in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Olayomi Koiki, contended that Nigerians, irrespective of religious, political and ethnic divides, should collaborate with the government and relevant security agencies to rid the nation of criminality.

Reacting to the statement of the CFPN in Ibadan, on Monday, Igboho described the development as “baseless, misplaced priority and distortion of facts over insecurity ravaging some communities in Yorubaland.”
He also added that those calling on the government to caution Igboho should instead support stronger security measures aimed at dismantling criminal networks and ensuring justice for victims of kidnapping and other violent crimes.







We will take a short break now stay tuned for foreign and sports news when we return


FORIGN NEWS
A Zimbabwean High Court has acquitted a prominent journalist who spent nearly a year on trial over a satirical article critical of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, her legal team said on Monday.

Faith Zaba, editor of the Zimbabwe Independent, was arrested in July 2025 after publishing a column titled “When You Become a Mafia State” in the newspaper’s satirical muckraker section.

Prosecutors charged Zaba with undermining Mnangagwa’s authority, alleging the article was intended to incite hostility towards the 83-year-old president.


SPORTS NEWS


Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova was handed a four-year suspension on Monday for refusing an anti-doping test.

Vondrousova did not submit a sample when notified by a doping control officer during an out-of-competition test attempt at her home in December 2025.

The 26-year-old Czech, who won Wimbledon in 2023, said stress and poor mental health had affected her decision-making, in addition to concerns for her safety.
An independent tribunal considered Vondrousova’s claims, as well as testimony from the Doping Control Officer who attempted to conduct the test.

The tribunal however concluded that the evidence offered “no compelling justification” for the world number 122 to refuse the test.