Author: Soffiyyah Olamide

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday, 5 December, 2023, said the Opebi-Mende-Ojota Link Bridge and other arterial roads connecting the bridge will be ready for commuters by the Second Quarter of 2024. The construction of the bridge is in line with the Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration’s commitment to the second pillar of the THEMES+ developmental agenda, which is Traffic Management and Transportation. Speaking with journalists at the Odo Iya Alaro area of the state, after an inspection tour of the Opebi- Mende- Ojota Link Bridge, on Tuesday, Governor Sanwo-Olu said the project conceived over a year ago is currently…

NNPC Ltd. has expressed its commitment to work with global partners in the march towards reducing methane emissions in oil and gas operations. On the sidelines of the ongoing United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, taking place in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, the Oil and Gas Decarbonization Charter was released. The Charter calls on the oil and gas sector to achieve the goal of reaching net-zero emissions for their own operations by 2050. It also includes commitments to achieve near-zero methane emissions and no routine flaring by 2030. Speaking on the development during a Panel Session…

The arraignment of a businessman, Chief Cletus Ibeto before Justice I.O. Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja for an alleged N4.8 billion fraud was, again, stalled on Tuesday, December 5, 3023 due to his absence in court. Ibeto alongside Ibeto Energy Development Company and Odoh Holdings Ltd were to be arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on 10-count charges bordering on allegations of obtaining by false pretences, fraudulent conversion of property, criminal breach of trust, forgery and deception to the tune of N4.8bn. Count one reads: “That Chief Cletus Ibeto, Ibeto Energy Development Ltd…

The Ogun State Government on Wednesday, 6 December, 2023, said it would provide a befitting accommodation for victims of Gender Based Violence (GBV) in the state. Governor Dapo Abiodun made this known in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, when he received his wife and other women, who were on a road show as part of activities for the 16 days’ Activism Against Gender Based Violence in the state. The Governor, who acknowledged that gender violence has become pronounced among males and females in the country, assured that the state government would provide a befitting building to serve as a shelter…

By Temitope Ajayi The number of delegates from Nigeria attending the ongoing Climate Summit in Dubai otherwise called COP28 has generated a lot of controversies and strong social media conversations in the last 24 hours. It is important to set the record straight and provide some clarity. To begin with, the Summit is tagged COP which means Convention of Parties. The ongoing Summit in Dubai with over 97,000 delegates from more than 100 countries around the world is the 28th in the series since the issue of Climate Change and action took pre-eminent stage in global affairs. COP27 took place…

On Sunday, 3 December, 2023, Ilupeju Road witnessed the successful implementation of a programme orchestrated by the Rasak Ajala led Odiolowo-Ojuwoye Local Council Development Area in collaboration with Smart Gas, a non-governmental organization. The initiative ensured the distribution of over a thousand cylinders and burners to the community, in exchange for refuse generated by the residents. The event unfolded on Ilupeju Road, Ilupeju, with many residents coming with their refuse packed into refuse bags. The bags are submitted in exchange for the gas and burner. Speaking at the event, the Chairman of the LCDA, Hon Razaq Olusola Ajala remarked, “This…

Subsidiaries Come Top in Cameroon, Chad, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Four Other Countries Africa’s Global bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has again demonstrated its prowess on the international stage as it clinched nine prestigious awards at The Bankers Awards 2023, organized by The Banker Magazine – a publication of Financial Times of London, the world’s leading business newspaper. The prestigious awards presented to the Bank at a ceremony in London, United Kingdom on Thursday, 30 November, 2023, included the highly coveted Bank of the Year Africa 2023, solidifying UBA’s position as the leading financial institution on the African continent. …

Lagos State Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya, also known as MC Oluomo, has been re-elected for a second term in office. Akinsanya, Alhaji Sulyman Ojora, Deputy Chairman; Alhaji Mustapha Adekunle (Sego), Treasurer; and 20 other executive members were elected unopposed yesterday at the 10th Quadrennial State Delegates Conference held at the state union secretariat, Agege. They were sworn-in by Adejare Kembi, Principal, Excel Practitioners in the presence of the Acting National President of the union, Alhaji Aliyu Issa Ore; former National Secretary Kabiru Ado Yau; Controller, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Lagos…

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has called on Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) across the country to join the Commission in driving its anti-corruption campaigns to the grassroots. He made the call on Thursday, 30 November, 2023 in Sokoto, at a one-day engagement parley between the EFCC and CSOs drawn from Kebbi, Zamfara, and Sokoto states. According to him, engagement with CSOs has become imperative in the quest of the EFCC to build synergy with different interest groups and that the success story of the Commission cannot be told without the support and partnership of CSOs. “In…

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has felicitated the Ansar-ud-Deen Society of Nigeria for sustaining the legacy of its founding fathers 100 years after the Islamic organisation was founded in Lagos to propagate conventional education among Muslims during colonial era. The Governor, on Monday, 27 November, 2023, received the Society’s delegation led by its National President, Dr. Rafiu Sanni, at the State House in Alausa as part of the ongoing consultations by the missionary group to celebrate its centenary anniversary. Sanwo-Olu said he was no stranger to the progressive ideals and guiding the activities of the Islamic movement within communities it…

By Moses Owopade, Accra A Yoruba traditional leader in Ghana, His Royal Majesty AbdulSalaami Saka, the Yoruba paramount king in the Central Region of Ghana, has disclosed his intention to build world class City in his Region. The paramount leader in an exclusive interview with thegazellenews.com that he has acquired a very verse land for the project. He said all the necessary documentation for the land had been secured and the drawings had also been done. Explaining that he chose to site the project in Central Region, the royal father said, he was born in the region, though, he had…

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has approved constituency projects for the 236 councillors in the state. The approval, the Governor said, was in fulfilment of his promise to ensure the councilors execute projects in their various constituencies as the closest to the people at the grassroot. Prince Abiodun made this known at the Governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, when he received the jubilant councilors who were on ground to pass a vote of confidence on his administration and also thank him for paying their full furniture allowance. Governor Abiodun, who recently approved the full payment of furniture allowance to the…

Tinubu Appoints Akinyelure As Chairman of NNPCL; Re-appoints Kyari GCEO; Names Other Board, Management Team President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Chief Pius Akinyelure as the non-Executive Board of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). A statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale also confirmed that the President in compliance with Section 59 (2) of the Petroleum Industry Act, 2021, has also re-appointed Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari, as the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Apart from the appointment of Chief Akinyelure and Kyari, the President has also approved the appointment of the…

The ECOWAS Court of Justice has delivered its judgment in a case brought by two Nigerian journalists alleging the Nigerian Press Council Act of 1992 was discriminatory and violated their right to freedom of expression. In its judgment delivered by Hon Justice Dupe Atoki, Judge Rapporteur, the Court declared that Sections 19 (1)(a), 27 and 37 of the Nigerian Press Council (NPC) Act failed to recognize public interest media including rights of online and citizen journalists thereby violating Article 9 (1) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), and Article 8 (1) and 10 (2) of the…

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun on Wednesday, 15 November, 2023,.described the passing of former Finance Minister, Dr. Onaolapo Soleye as a great loss to Ogun State and Nigeria at large. Dr. Soneye was a former Minister of Finance between 1984-1985 during the military regime of General Muhammadu Buhari. He served for 20 months as Minister of Finance. At a time, he also served as Commissioner for Finance and Industry in Ogun State. His death was announced in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, on Wednesday, 15 November, 2023 by his family. Prince Abiodun, in a statement by his Chief Press…

It was a glowing night of tributes for the hardworking and groundbreaking outgoing Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, SAN, OFR. The dictum that says the best time to quit the stage is when the ovation is loudest amply applies to Professor Owasanoye whose first term in office expires on February 4, 2024. The Administration of President Bola Tinubu had announced his successor in person of Musa Aliyu, a lawyer and former Attorney-General of Jigawa State, on 17th October 2023 apparently as a regional balancing process to the new EFCC Chairman,…

What NPFL/StarTimes Broadcast Deal Brings to the League By Harry Iwuala A new vista pointing to a growth trajectory for the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) opened on Thursday, November 2 when StarTimes and the League penned a deal worth a total of ₦5.9 billion over five years. It was for many, an end to years of broadcast anomie as the last six years saw all manner of deals put on the table leading to erosion of broadcast quality and eventual loss of value for the most important asset of any football league. “Put the league on tv or when…