Author: Abimbola Ogunnaike

The FCT Police Command has confirmed that two policemen lost their lives in the attack on its personnel by members of the Shi’ite Movement on Sunday, 25 August, 2024 in Abuja reports thegazellenews.com The spokesperson for the command, SP Josephine Adeh, confirmed this in a statement released in Abuja on Sunday, 25 August, 2024. According to the statement, the attack took place at Wuse Junction by traffic light and apart from the dead victims, three other policemen were injured and are still in coma while three police patrol vehicles were set ablaze by the mob. “The proscribed organisation attacked the…

Nigeria has been elected as Chairman Governing Council of the African Institute for Geospatial Information Science and Technology (AFRIGIST) at the 55th Council Meeting in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State. The Surveyor General of the Federation, Surv. Abuduganiyu Adebomehin, as a representative of the Nigeria government, will steer the council’s leadership for the next two years. The 55th Council Meeting also approved the admission of the Republic of Liberia as a new council member and the appointment of a statutory committee of the Governing Council which cut across member states. This election is significant as it highlights Nigeria’s…

Media aides to Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State have released the “5th Verdict” to showcase his achievements and commemorate his 55th birthday, which is celebrated every August 25th. The Secretary to the Borno State Government, Alhaji Bukar Tijani, who represented Governor Zulum, unveiled the compendium. The ceremony was held Sunday, 25 August, 2024 at the Governor’s Office, Musa Usman State Secretariat, Maiduguri. A statement from Abdurrahman Ahmed Bundi, Zulum’s Senior Special Assistant on New Media who is also the Compendium’s Deputy Editor, highlighted that the publication includes news reports, analyses, features, columns, commentaries, discourses, editorials, selected speeches, and…

An Onitsha, Anambra state based-businessman, Ibeanusi Nosike, has excreted 68 wraps of cocaine after 12 days of excretion observation following his arrest at the local wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. According ti a statement by the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi, the 36-year-old Ibeanusi was arrested in the early hours of Thursday 8th August 2024 at the old domestic terminal of the Lagos airport while attempting to board the first flight out of Lagos to Abuja where he was scheduled to join a Qatar Airways…

As the Southern African Development Community (SADC) begins life under the Chairmanship of President Emerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe, the promotion of innovation to unlock opportunities for sustainable economic growth and development would be a watchword in the region This would be a consolidating of the national peace, food and nutritional security, gender development, disaster risk management, and implementing the strategy and roadmap for industrialization which were the crux of the erstwhile chairman, President Joe Manuel Mrosso of Mozambique. SADC consists of 17 members states that has a rich history of allignment dating back to 1980 when it was formed as…

We have become aware of a malicious and defamatory publication circulating under the pseudonym “Aiyekoto.” While our initial inclination was to disregard such baseless allegations, we find it necessary to address this matter directly to caution those responsible for spreading misinformation and character assassination. We urge these unscrupulous individuals or groups to cease their actions immediately or face the full weight of the law. The publication in question attempts to tarnish the reputation of our esteemed son and the current Afobaje Jagun Aluko of Isolo, Dr. Mukail Agbabiaka. The allegations made in this publication are not only unfounded but also…

Gunmen suspected to be terrorists have attacked Tasake, a community in the Ungwan Mayana area of Gayam Ward, in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State and k killed two officers of the Kaduna Vigilantes Service, KADVS. The vigilante officers were killed in an operation to protect farmers. According to a source, that the attack also resulted in the deaths of two local farmers while scores were abducted, including one Amina Adamu, who was travelling from Buruku, where she took her daughter for medical treatment on the evening of Tuesday, 13 August, 2024. The source explained that the vehicle…

The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has criticised the donation of N1 billion by Governor Ademola Adeleke and his siblings to the Cherubim and Seraphim Church in Lagos. The party in a statement signed by its chairman, Tajudeen Lawal, criticised the governor for donating such a sum at a time the state is in financial distress. Thegazellenews.com recalls that on Sunday, 18 August, 2024, Dr Deji Adeleke announced the donation of N1 billion to the church in Lagos in remembrance of the late matriarch of the Adelekes, Esther Adeleke, who was a prominent member of the…

Samson Siasia has expressed his desire to be the manager of the Super Eagles again. Siasia is free to return to the dug-out after serving a five-year ban for match-fixing. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is yet to appoint a new head coach for the Super Eagles two months after former international winger, Finidi George left the post. The former Nantes of France striker stated that he is open to managing the Nigerian national team again. “I am not a messiah, however, we need to sit down and identify our priorities,” Siasia said on Kennis 104.1FM’s Sports Salsa. “We will…

Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, has confirmed that a multiple vehicle accident has claimed the life of a dispatch rider, while two others were rescued along the Lekki-Epe Expressway in Lagos. The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, who confirmed this in a statement on Friday, 23 August, 2024 in Lagos, said the accident happened near Chevron, heading towards Ikota, along the expressway. “Preliminary investigations revealed that a high-capacity ‘T&M’ bus (AKD 952 XZ) lost control due to brake failure while speeding, colliding with an oncoming ‘KIA RIO’ vehicle (BDG 853 DA). “The impact caused the KIA RIO to crash…

The Nigerian Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has withheld the sum of $262.6 million in taxes due to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). This is according to a report from a Federation Allocation Account Committee Post-Mortem Sub-Committee (PMSC) meeting held in August 2024. Accordingly, the deducted $262.6 million is as part of the Road Infrastructure Tax Credit Scheme (RITCS). The report noted that NNPCL made monthly deductions of $52.51 million from the amount due to FIRS for Joint Venture, JV Gas, and Company Income Tax, CIT, between February and June 2024. It stated these deductions have been earmarked for the…

Famous Nigerian singer Ahmed Ololade, popularly known as Asake, has surpassed his compatriot record, Burna Boy, as the artist with the most songs on the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart. Asake debuted nine songs from his new album ‘Lungu Boy’ on this week’s Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart, extending his entries to 50. His song ‘Active’ featuring American rapper Travis Scott is currently at the top of the chat. His song ‘Active’ featuring American rapper Travis Scott is currently at the top of the chat. https://11d07829d67eaae5ae8d57deb1a63723.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-40/html/container.html The Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart was launched in April 2022. Since its launch,…

The Executive Secretary/CEO of the National Lottery Trust Fund (NLTF), Tosin Adeyanju has commended the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede for recovering debts owed to the Fund to the tune of over N9 billion. The commendation came on Friday, August 23,  2024 when Adeyanju led the management team of NLTF on a courtesy visit to the EFCC boss at the Commission’s corporate headquarters. Describing the recovery “as a big feat” he stated that it has ensured that the Fund played its role in assisting the federal government deliver on its promises of provision…

By Yushau A. ShuaibThe recent attempts to forcibly remove the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Justice Danladi Yakubu Umar, are profoundly troubling and raise serious concerns about the independence of our key democratic institutions.According to a highly placed source, there is an apparent plot to force Justice Umar to resign or invade his official residence to install a successor. This would be a blatant violation of the constitutional provisions governing the appointment and removal of the CCT Chairman.One may easily nurse the fear that the raiding of official residences of some judges during the administration of President…

Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Clubs Coaches, Captains and Team Coordinators have been charged to utilise knowledge gained from the workshop in Abuja to improve the quality of play in the new season which starts on August 31. Hon.Gbenga Elegbeleye, the NPFL Chairman made the charge in Abuja at workshop organised by the league body for the Coaches, Team Managers and Captains of the clubs ahead the season’s kick-off. “We are investing in the series of workshops which began with clubs’ Media Directors, the Chief Security Officers and Chairmen of Club Supporters because we aim to have a better season…

Chairman of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Hon Gbenga Elegbeleye has expressed sadness at the death of Heartland FC Coach, Christian Obi and injuries sustained by some players of the club in an accident on Friday, August 23. Obi was a former Nigeria international goalkeeper and has been the Head Coach of the club in the last two seasons. Elegbeleye narrated that news of the incident filtered in slowly while the NPFL hosted Club Coaches to a workshop preparatory to the start of the new season. “We were hosting the NPFL Coaches, Captains and Team Managers to a workshop…

Japan has shown interest in further strengthening business and economic relations with Nigeria especially in the area of start-ups. This interest was shown during the meeting of Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Amb. Yusuf Tugar and his Japanese counterpart, Ms. Kamikawa Yoko at the ongoing Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) Ministerial Meeting in Tokyo, Japan. Kamikawa expressed her gratitude for the substantial dialogues held on the occasion of her visit to Nigeria in April, this year. She also expressed her intention to discuss ways to further strengthen business and economic relations including start-ups, and to enhance partnership with Nigeria.…

One keyword that Dr Bisi Stephen Onasanya, Chairman of The Address Homes Limited and former Group Managing Director of First Bank is generally known for is, that you can take his words to the Bank and that is why he is dubbed Mr Integrity by his friends, family, professional colleagues, associates and acquaintances. So when a man known for his reserved nature added another year on Sunday, 18 August, 2024, despite his preference for a low-key celebration and no-party affair, his 63rd birthday turned into a lively affair as family, friends, and associates gathered at his Ikoyi residence to honour…

Tragedy occurred in the early hours of Friday, 23 August, 2024 as truck crushed two persons to death in the Papalanto area of Ogun State. This latest sad development came barely after a truck rammed into a vehicle and a pedestrian in the Lafenwa area of Ogun State killing four persons and injuring two, The spokesman for the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency(TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, who confirmed the accident, attributed the cause of the accident which involved an Iveco Truck with number plate KJA 166 XJ and a Tricycle with number plate TRE 627 VP, to dangerous driving by the truck…

The Federal Government on Thursday, 23 August, 2024 unveiled the Conversion Incentive Programme for Compressed Natural Gas in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State. The initiative is designed to mitigate the impact of fuel subsidy removal and promote a safer, cleaner, and more reliable transportation future for Nigeria. The Chief Executive Officer and Programme Director of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative, Michael Oluwagbemi, stated that the initiative aims to fulfill one of the key objectives of President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. Oluwagbemi emphasised the importance of Nigerians fully embracing the initiative, noting that the adoption of CNG could…