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By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Nigerian economy has started recovering from the three-month-long naira scarcity, but there is another fear of a possible banking sector collapse as customers shun cash deposits. The development is a spill-over effect of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s poorly implemented Cashless Policy, which caused Nigerians untold nightmares and hardship. However, CBN’s massive evacuation of banknotes to commercial banks on March 24, 2023, had served as the antidote to the currency crisis challenge, though many Nigerians described the move as late. But, the respite looks short-lived, following a heightened tension of banks’ insolvency amid customers declining steam…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike After his sack as Chelsea coach on Sunday, 2 April, 2023, Graham Potter will pocket about £13million in compensation . It takes the amount Blues co-owner Todd Boehly has spent on managerial costs to over £50 million in the last nine months Chelsea paid a Premier League record of £22 million to Brighton to land Potter and his staff in September, after giving Thomas Tuchel a pay-off of £10 million.Potter has pocketed around £7 millio in salary during his brief spell in charge.All these will increase the need for a quick-fire sale of squad members this summer,…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed saving 45 lives and property worth N285.6 million in 86 fire incidents in March, 2023. The State Fire Service Spokesman, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, confirmed in a statement issued on Monday, 3 April, 2023 in Kano. Abdullahi, however, disclosed that 11 persons lost their lives while property worth N113.2 million was destroyed in the incidents. According to him, the service responded to 43 rescue calls and 10 false alarms from residents within the period.

By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has kick-started a three-week training for 20 selected women on GSM and mobile phone repairs in Kano State. The training, which commenced on Saturday, 1 April, 2023, had young women and girls from Sani Mainagge community in Gwale LGA in the metropolis. The Executive Director of CITAD, Dr Y Z Yau, said the training was aimed at equipping women with mobile phone repair skills in order for them to become self-reliant and bridge the gap in digital technology among women. Represented by Ahmad Abdullahi Yakasai, Yau said the training…

A former member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon Wahab Alawiye-King has congratulated the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the occasion of his 71st birthday saying that he is prepared to serve the people and restore hope to the country. In a press statement released on his behalf to celebrate the birthday of the President-elect, Hon Alawiye-King said Nigerians freely gave their mandate to him because of absolute confidence they have on him that he can and will deliver on his electoral promises. Thegazellenews.com recalled that the President-elect had directed that in marking his 71st birthday today,…

Today, as Nigeria’s President -elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, marks the 71st anniversary of his birthday, we the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, join his family, friends, political associates and all people of goodwill to wish him happy birthday. We pray that the almighty God will continue to grant our Septuagenarian Leader and Mentor, good and sound health, he needs to pilot the affairs of this nation to greater heights after he must have been inaugurated as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria come May 29, 2023. We thank God for the wealth of experience he…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike Ogun State police command has revealed plans to use minimum force to arrest popular and controversial singer, Habeeb Okikiola, a.k.a Portable for his failure to honour invitation sent to him five times for questioning over a matter. Portable had earlier on Tuesday, 28 March, 2023, in a viral video on social media, resisted arrest by some police officers that stormed his restaurant in Ogun State, questioning them to know the reason for his arrest. Portable was seen in the video accusing the police of illegal arrest, saying, ”Show me your arrest warrant. Why did you come to…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Boss Mustapha has assured Nigerians that President Muhammadu Buhari will not spend an extra day in office at the end of his tenure . Mustapha gave the assurance at a meeting of the Presidential Transition Committee on Tuesday, 28 March, 2023, explaining that despite litigation from the presidential election, Buhari won’t spend an extra day in office after 29 May, 2023. The SGF, who gave the assurance while noting that preparations are on to ensure that Buhari hands over power to the President-Elect, Bola Tinubu peacefully and formally,…

The President-elect of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has been described as a divine and precious gift to the country and the African continent as a whole, whose contributions to democracy, justice and the Rule of Law cannot be underestimated. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire made this declaration on Wednesday, 29 March, 2023, through her birthday message to the President-elect who is celebrating his 71st birthday today, Wednesday, 29 March, 2023. “You’re a divine and precious gift to the Nigerian nation and the African continent. Your…

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Industries and the Senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District in the Upper Legislative Chamber, Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru, FCA, has congratulated the President-elect of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on his 71st birthday. Senator Abiru, in a congratulatory message signed by him, described the President-elect as an astute democrat and visionary leader, with an unrivalled capacity of discovering great talents. He said, “On behalf of my family, and the great people of Lagos East Senatorial District, I heartily congratulate *our President-Elect of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency, Asiwaju Bola…

A two time Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Musiliu Olatunde Obanikoro has felicitated Nigeria’s President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the occasion of his 71st birthday anniversary. Obanikoro who served in Tinubu’s cabinet as the Commissioner for Home Affairs and Culture, described the celebrant as a ‘cat-with-nine-lives’, amiable, loving, erudite, enigmatic, and colossus. In the words of the former High Commissioner to the Republic of Ghana, “Asiwaju is a leader in the true definition of leadership. A man who has paid his dues across all boards, passionately grown all shades and forms of Nigerians to becoming leaders…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Federal Government and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have evacuated another batch of 151 stranded Nigerians in Libya. The Charge D’affaires of the Nigerian Mission in Libya, Ambassador Kabiru Musa confirmed the development in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday night. Musa ,who said a total of 151 citizens were flown from Benghazi, as the government resumed its voluntary evacuation, added that the evacuees, including 71 females, 54 males, 14 children and 13 infants, arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Tuesday, 28 March 2023. Musa said the March 28 evacuation was…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed that at least twenty-eight people perished in road accidents that happened on Monday, 27 March 2023 in Niger and Bauchi States. The Sector Commander in Niger, Kumar Tsukwam, said 24 people died in a road crash at Etsu Oro village along Kutigi-Mokwa Road in Lavun LGA of the state. According to Tsukwam, a truck loaded with goods and passengers was heading to Lagos from Zaria with 87 people on board when it lost control due to excessive speeding. According to him, 24 people were confirmed dead on the spot,…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike Mrs Iforiti Oloro, a 75-year-old grandmother who set her own son, daughter-in-law, and two grandchildren ablaze at the Aponmu community, on the outskirts of Akure, Ondo State capital,is dead. The Septuagenarian also sustained degrees of burns while carrying out the tragic incident. Oloro died at the hospital where she was rushed for treatment after her health condition deteriorated. A resident, who declined to mention her name, confirmed the death of the old woman to a northern based national newspaper on Tuesday night, 28 March, 2023. “We have just been told now that the woman has given up the…

Nigerian Ufot Ekong has proved to be a genius in far away Asian country of Japan. He has continue to break academic records in Japan’s popular university, the Tokai University. At the age of 24, Ekong became the first person to bag First Class Honours from Japan’s Tokai University in 50 years. This was in 2015. He was the Overall Best Graduating Student with a CGPA of 5.0 in the University when he graduated. In 2019, he attained another milestone. He attained his PhD at the age of 29. Ekong is multi-lingual: he speaks English, French, Yoruba, Ibibio and Igbo…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike Humza Yousaf has made history as first Muslim to be elected as leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), succeeding Nicola Sturgeon. Yousaf won the vote with a 52 per cent majority, against Kate Forbes, who polled 47 per cent. This makes the 37-year-old the first Muslim to lead a major UK party. Yousaf, who is set to be confirmed as the first ethnic Minority Leader of a devolved government on Tuesday, 28 March, 2023, is currently Scotland’s Health Secretary and was widely assumed to be Ms Sturgeon’s preferred successor, although she did not explicitly back any of the…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike Gunmen went on rampage in Ngor Okpalla area of Imo State on Monday,27 March 2023 and killed three personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). It was gathered that the incident took place at Ekeisu market in Obiangwu Community in the Ngor Okpala Local Government Area of the state. According to an eyewitness, the officers were attacked in the early hours of Monday, 27 March, 2023, in an ambush while they were in a vehicle. As a result of this development, security operatives had stormed the community fish out perpetrators of the heinous crime.Spokesperson…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has said the fight with Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has just started. Wike spoke on Monday, 27 March, 2023 during the inauguration of the remodelled Community Secondary School in Okoro-nu-Odo, Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of the State. The Governor said it was unthinkable to allow any person who was unable to deliver his polling unit, ward, local government or state to the PDP during the last general elections to preside over the party. “Ask them, those who want to be chairman of this party…

Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Monday, inspected ongoing works on the Apata-Akala Expressway linking the Ibadan-Abeokuta Road and the Onipepeye-Saw-Mill Underpass, noting that the government is satisfied with the quality of works done on the projects so far. The Governor, while addressing journalists shortly after the inspection, said the projects were in tandem with his promise to the people of the state that he would work till the last moment of his first tenure in office. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, indicated that the government will commission a lot of projects…