Author: Abimbola Ogunnaike

An Ado Ekiti Magistrate Court Presided over by Mr. Abayomi Adeosun has ordered that Human right lawyer Dele Farotimi be remanded at the Correctional custody in Ado-Ekiti, till next Friday, 20 December, 2024, for the ruling on his bail application. Thegazellenews.com reports that famous Nigerian Legal luminary, Aare Afe Babalola had accused Farotimi of defaming him in his book titled, ‘Nigeria and its Criminal Justice System.’ Police prosecuting counsel, Mr. Samson Osobu, substituted amended 14 counts charges against the human rights lawyer at the adjourned hearing on Tuesday. The defence counsel, Mr. Taiwo Adeniji, urged the court to admit the defendant to…

Nigeria’s Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, will chair the 2024 conference of the Nigerian chapter of the International Press Institute, scheduled to hold on Wednesday, 11 December, 2024 in Abuja, organisers said. This was disclosed in a statement on Monday, 9 December, 2024 by Ahmed I. Shekarau, Secretary of IPI Nigeria.The statement further revealed the list of distinguished guests who have confirmed their attendance of the conference. They include: the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu; former Ogun State Governor, Olusegun Osoba; Publisher, Vanguard Newspaper, Sam Amuka Pemu; President, Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN), Kabiru A.…

It was an atmosphere of fun and glamour on Sunday, 8 December, 2024 as the royal families of Omotorisha and Fasinro Suenu converged for their Second Réunion. The Reunion is aimed at fostering stronger ties as well as charting a new way forward for the two families. The Second Réunion, which attracted a large turnout of family members from both sides, took place at the Chief Suenu Palace on Idumoyinbo Street, off Adeniji-Adele street in Isale Eko area of Lagos State. Speaking at the well attended meeting, the Convener of the Forum and Onisabe of Igbobi-Sabe, His Royal Majesty Owolabi Adeniyi,…

The Association of Nigeria Women Business Network (ANWBN) has achieved a milestone by training and empowering over 250 women in various communities across Northern Nigeria. The initiative, a collaborative effort with the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), was aimed at building the digital skills of Nigerian businesses and women entrepreneurs to engage in the digital economy by implementing a training program titled, “Digital Literacy & E-commerce Training for Women-Owned Businesses” for women entrepreneurs in Nigeria. The training sessions were held in key locations, including Kuje and Lugbe in Abuja, as well as…

A $10 million investment is set to be signed between the Ogun State Government and a Moroccan firm in the next few weeks. The deal is for the by-product of palm oil in Ogun State. This was revealed by the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, when he received the Managing Director of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC), Aisha Rimi, alongside the Director of International Expansion of Jose Batista Sobrinho (JBS), Fabio Maia, and his colleague in the poultry and swine department, Osorio Dal Bello, in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. “I was in Morocco last week, and one…

Our attention has been drawn to the activities of some fraudsters who have cloned the Facebook account of the Executive Director Finance and Administration of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Alabo Hon. Boma Iyaye. We wish to alert members of the public to this fake account, which may be used to deceive and defraud unsuspecting people. The dubious person or persons cloned the Executive Director’s Facebook account, ostensibly to use the compromised account to defraud innocent persons. The impersonators are sending out dubious business proposals in the guise that they are from Alabo Boma Iyaye. The compromised account is…

Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative, PCNGI, and the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, to facilitate the implementation of the CNG policy in the Niger Delta region. The NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, who spoke during a courtesy visit by a delegation from the PCNGI, led by the Programme Director, Engr. Michael Oluwagbemi, at the NDDC headquarters in Port Harcourt, stated that the CNG initiative was critical for the country. Ogbuku observed that the Presidential CNG Initiative was a component of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration’s intervention, which was directed at providing succour…

The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, CON, has stated that the progress so far made in the fight against TB in the country is commendable, noting that this has led to the steady increase in the number of people diagnosed and treated for the disease, reports TheGazelleNews.com. She stated this at the 2024 National TB conference held in Abuja on Tuesday, 10 December, 2024. The First Lady however decried the global burden of TB which remains highly alarming, particularly in low and middle income countries. Tuberculosis is still a leading cause of death in Nigeria. The country ranks…

The Managing Director of Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Mr. Akintunde Sawyerr, has disclosed that the fund has so far disbursed a total of N110 billion to students in public institutions across the country. Sawyerr, who made this disclosure while addressing newsmen during inauguration and induction of members of NELFUND Servicom in Abuja on Tuesday, 10 December, 2024, said the figures keep changing as the Fund makes disbursement frequently. “We’ve just approved a new batch, N110 billion, that is going to students in one form or another. About 60 per cent of that is going directly to their institution in full, because we pay 100…

There was palpable tension in the Elebele Community of Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, as a 22-year-old man identified as Godwin allegedly stabbed his mother to death over allegations that she hindered his destiny and wealth. According to residents of the community, Godwin returned to the area a few weeks ago after months of sojourn in Benin City, Edo State. Some residents said that the suspect returned with strange behavior, claiming that a native doctor had cautioned him that his deceased mother was holding his destiny and wealth. Confirming the incident, the Youth President of Elebele Community, Precious…

The Federal Government has assured small businesses of exemption from taxes by raising the tax exemption threshold forSmal and Medium scale Enterprises( SMEs) from N25 million to N50 million in annual turnover. The Tinubu administration also announced a nationwide engagement exercise through the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria, SMEDAN, to discuss the implications and opportunities of the proposed tax reform bills with SMEs. The government said the purpose of the engagement is to provide clarity, dispel misconceptions, and foster a better understanding among key stakeholders, including local administrators. The Director General of SMEDAN, Charles Odii, who stated…

The Federal Government has disclosed that it has invested over $450 million in the development of the country’s compressed natural gas value chain. The Project Director of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative, PCNGi, Michael Oluwagbemi, made this disclosure on Monday, 9 december, 2024 at the 9th Edition of the Nigeria Energy Forum, NEF 2024, in Lagos. Oluwagbemi, who was represented by Tosin Coker, Head of Commercial at PCNGi, emphasised that the investment spans critical areas of the CNG infrastructure, including the establishment of mother stations, daughter stations, refuelling stations, and conversion centres across the country. “The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas…

Membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State received a major boost as at least 1,500 party members defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) and Young Progressive Party (YPP), to the party, thegazellenews.com reports. A lawmaker representing the Birnin Magaji/Kaura Namoda Federal Constituency in the lower legislative chamber Aminu Jaji received the defectors on Monday, 9 December, 2024 It was gathered that the defectors included the leaders and supporters of PDP, APGA, YPP and other political parties in the state. Jaji, represented by the state Chairman, APC Jajiyyaa Group, Alhaji Isiyaka Ajiya-Anka described the…

The Federal Capital Territory High Court, presided by Justice Maryann Anenih, on Tuesday, 10 December, 2024 refused to grant a bail application filed by the former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, saying it was filed prematurely. Justice Anenih, while delivering the ruling, said that having been filed when the 1st defendant was neither in custody nor before the court, the instant application was incompetent. “Consequently, the instant application having been filed prematurely is hereby refused,” she said. The former Governor is standing trial, along with two others, in an alleged N110bn money laundering charge brought against him by the Economic…

Galatasaray on Monday, 9 December, 2024 confirmed that its striker,Victor Osimhen has sustained a muscle injury Osimhen sustained the injury in Okan Buruk’s side’s 3-2 victory at Sivasspor on Sunday, 8 December, 2024. The Super Eagle forward scored Galatasaray’s second goal of the game from the spot late in the first half. The 25-year-old left the pitch in the 74th minute of the encounter. The Turkish Super Lig champions also revealed that the striker has already started treatment for the injury. Galatasaray, however, refused to give a timeline on when he will return to action.

Opponents of Spanish giants: Real Madrid and Barcelona for the third round of the Copa del Rey have been revealed, reports thegazellenews.com. In the fixture released by the Spanish Football Association, Real Madrid will be away at fourth division side Deportiva Minera. Minera progressed after eliminating Alaves on penalties and will now host the LaLiga champions at their 2,000-seater stadium. Barcelona take on UD Barbastro, who also compete in the fourth tier of Spanish football and dumped out Espanyol last Thursday, 5 December, 2024, As two of the four teams competing in the Spanish Supercopa next month, Madrid and Barça…

Lazio Manager, Marco Baroni has told Nigerian midfielder, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru to step up his game after a difficult start to life in Italy. Dele-Bashiru joined the Biancolesti on loan from Turkish Super Lig club, Hatayaspor, in the summer. Lazio, an Italian Serie A club side, has a mandatory option to make the move permanent at the end of the season. The Nigeria international is still settling down in his new environment and Baroni has urged him to work on his weaknesses. Baroni “Dele-Bashiru has great potential, but it’s clear he has to find the rhythm of the match, the mentality,…

American rapper, Sean Carter, aka Jay-Z, has reacted to a lawsuit that accused him of raping a 13-year-old girl with disgraced music mogul Sean Combs, aka Diddy, in 2000. A lawyer, Tony Buzbee, had filed a civil lawsuit accusing Jay of statutory rape.Reacting in a swift statement shared via his social media pages on Sunday, 8 december, 2024, Jay-Z denied the allegations and challenged Buzbee to file a criminal complaint. The rapper described the allegations as “false and blackmail.” The statement partly read: “My lawyer received a blackmail attempt, called a demand letter, from a ‘lawyer’ named Tony Buzbee.

Popular Nigerian rapper, Blaqbonez has hinted at retirement. The ‘Like Ice Spice’ exponent, who announced that he would be retiring in the next three to five years, made this disclosure during a recent interview with media personality, Chude Jideonwo. “I will keep doing my music to the point where I know that I’ve saved up something that would last me for a lifetime; enough legacies. And I project I will be done in the next three to five years,” he said. On his retirement plan, he said, “I will find another job in the entertainment industry. I would probably work…

Personnel of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service have rescued a 63-year-old plumber, Akin Kuboye, alive from a deep well in the Igando area of Lagos State. The Director of the fire agency, Mrs Margaret Adeseye, made this disclosure in a statement issued on Sunday, 8 December, 2024. She said that the incident happened on Sunday, 8 December, 2024 at 9:54 a.m. at 20, Muyibi Adebayo Street, off Agric Road, Egan–Igando, Lagos. According to Adeseye, the rescue team responded to a life threatening distress call and saved the survivor. “On arrival at the scene of emergency, it was discovered…