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The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, 9 April, and Wednesday, 10 April, 2024 as Public Holidays to mark Eid-el-Fitr Celebration. The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government congratulated all Muslim Ummah for the successful completion of the fasting in the holy month of Ramadan. Tunji-Ojo called on Muslim Ummmah to imbibe and practice the virtues that entails kindness, love, tolerance, peace, good neighbourliness, compassion as exemplified by the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon Him). He urged Nigerians to continue in the spirit of Unity in order to improve and…

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has slapped Abuja Electricity Distribution Plc (AEDC) with a hefty fine of N200 million for failing to adhere to its tariff guidelines, creating a stir among consumers and industry stakeholders alike. The fine comes in the wake of the Supplementary Order to the Multi-Year Tariff Order for 2024, issued on April 3, 2024, which AEDC has been found in violation of. In a detailed correspondence released by NERC and seen by this publication, it was revealed that AEDC improperly applied an approved tariff increase across all customer bands, contrary to the specific directive that…

President Bola Tinubu has said that Nigeria’s economy is at a turning point and will require the steadfast support of the private sector for sustained growth and prosperity. Speaking during Iftar on Thursday, 4 April, 2024, in Abuja with members of the Nigerian business community, the President expressed gratitude for their support and pledged to engage with them more frequently. ”I would have summoned you before now, not during Ramadan, because you are a very valuable part of my constituency. ”There is no driver of the economy that is bigger than the private sector. If the private sector is not…

Justice John Okoro of Court of a Federal High Court in Abuja has awarded a N5 million damages against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for wrongfully parading a photographer named Nasiru Saidu Ali (Kozzo) as a fraudster. The incident happened in May 2019 when the photographer was wrongfully arrested from his Abuja home and his photos splashed on the social media accounts of the EFCC alongside those of other alleged internet scammers. He was later released after his innocence was established but Ali dragged the anti-graft agency to court for criminal defamation of his character. The photographer, through…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed the arrest of controversial cross dresser, Idris Okuneye popularly called Bob Risky, reports thegazellenews.com EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewole, spoke exclusively with this medium this morning, Thursday, 4 April, 2024 on the matter. Oyewole told thegazellenews.com that Bob Risky was arrested on Wednesday, 3 April, 2024 and is being detained at the Lagos office of the anti-graft agency. According to him, the controversial cross-dresser was arrested for abuse of Naira, the nation’s currency. He stated further that specifically, Bob Risky was arrested for currency mutilation. Oyewale told thegazellenews.com that Bob Risky will…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Abdullahi Usman Bello as the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), pending confirmation by the Nigerian Senate. Dr. Bello is a consummate professional with more than 25 years of work experience in consulting, banking, law enforcement, financial services, and academia. “The President anticipates that the new Chairman, upon confirmation by the Senate, will lead the Bureau with utmost integrity toward the realization of its mandate of maintaining high standards of public morality in the conduct of government business and ensuring that the actions and behaviour of public officers conform…

In a strategic move to bolster the nation’s economic governance frameworks and ensure robust and coordinated economic planning and implementation, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Presidential Economic Coordination Council (PECC) and the creation of the Economic Management Team Emergency Taskforce (EET). The Presidential Economic Coordination Council (PECC) comprises distinguished leaders and key government officials both in the private and public sectors. Members of the Council from the public sector are: (1) President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria – Chairman of the PECC (2) Vice-President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria – Vice-Chairman of the…

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has clarified that its resolution on alleged ghost workers and crisis in the Lagos-based Eko Electricity Distribution Company Plc (EKEDC) which led to the removal of Dr Tinuade Sanda, as Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer and other management staff, was misinterpreted. The Chairman of EKEDC, Dr Dere Otubu, was said to have acted on her removal based on the resolution. The EKEDC has been dogged by management crisis which started last year, with the discovery of alleged fraud and ghost workers on its payroll The sudden announcement of the removal of Dr Sanda, as MD/CEO,…

The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has reiterated the need for qualitative education for girls. She said with education; girls and women would be able to make informed choices about decisions relating to their health and others. The First Lady spoke at the quarterly meeting with Renewed Hope Initiative, RHI Zonal and State Coordinators who are the Wives of state Governors. Senator Oluremi Tinubu informed the meeting that TETFUND is partnering with the RHI with interventions in infrastructure and human capital development for tertiary institutions. “You are to nominate a tertiary institution in your state, it could be…

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced that it would publish the personal particulars of candidates for the Edo State governorship election on Saturday, 30 March, 2024. Thegazellenews.com reports that the Edo State governorship election is billed to hold on Saturday, 21 September, 2024. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, made this disclosure in a statement issued on Wednesday, 27 March, 2024. According to Olumekun,the decision to publish the details of candidates followed the conclusion of party primaries. The commission appealed to Nigerians to scrutinise the documents, saying any aspirant who participated in…

Politics in Lagos State is set for interesting time as the member representing Ikeja Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Honourable James Abiodun Faleke is now the new state Coordinator of the Justice Forum, reports thegazellenews.com Justice Forum is oldest and largest progressive political group within the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Lagos State. It was the group that provided the platform and political structure for Bola Ahmed Tinubu now President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to win the governorship primaries of the then Alliance for Democracy (AD) in 1998 which paved way for the election of Tinubu as the Governor…

By Folarin Ademosu Recently, Primate Ayodele Elijah, the leader of Inri Evangelical Spiritual Home, launched a mosque project, which he intends to build for members of the Nupe Community in Lagos. At the groundbreaking ceremony of the project, Nupe leaders including the representatives of Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar –who originally was meant to perform the role–eulogized Primate Ayodele’s altruism and compassion towards the poor and underprivileged in society. The mosque building mission underscores Primate Elijah’s character as a promoter of peace, unity, and interfaith solidarity. Beyond mere brick and mortar, his action is a positive statement that caring for…

By Bamidele Johnson One Saturday in May 1996, I arrived for a job interview at 26 Ijaiye Road, Ogba, Lagos, then the office of Independent Communications Network Limited, publishers of THE NEWS PM NEWS and the now defunct TEMPO and AM NEWS. There were about 25 of us waiting to take turns to face what I assumed was a large interview panel. When it was my turn, I got in and met two men, who introduced themselves. The first to speak was the one wearing a pair of glasses and identified himself as Babafemi Ojudu, a name I had some…

The crisis rocking Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) took a dramatic twist on Tuesday, 26 March, 2024, with its Board members cancelling the purported termination of the appointment of its Managing Director/Chief Executive, Dr. Tinuade Sanda. The EKEDC CEO was said to have been sacked by the chairman of EKEDC, Dere Otubu allegedly in compliance with the orders of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). But the Director, Chairman Legal and Regulatory Committee of EKEDC, Babor Egeregor, in a statement described the order as unambiguous, incapable of, and unyielding to plural interpretations. He said there was nowhere in the order…

A Dangote Mixer truck with registration number, KANO MDB 531 XA, has crushed a woman to death in Lagos, with registration number, KANO MDB 531 XA, has crushed a woman to death in Lagos, reports thegazellenews.com The incident occurred on Monday, 25 March, 2024, around Abule-Egba inward Mobil Filling Station beside Jubilee Bridge Opposite Zenith Bank, Lagos. The Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Mr. Adebayo Taofiq confirmed that the trapped female dead body was evacuated underneath the Dangote truck by LASTMA officials and immediately handed over to policemen from Oko-Oba police…

The Office of the National Security Adviser has confirmed that Nadeem Anjarwalla, a suspect in the ongoing criminal probe into the activities of Binance in Nigeria has escaped from lawful custody. The Office also confirmed that Anjarwalla has also fleed the country using a smuggled passport. Zakari U. Mijinyawa, Head, Strategic Communication Office of the National Security Adviser, confirmed via statement on Monday, 25 March, 2024, that the fleeing suspect escaped from custody on Friday, 22 March, 2024. The statement also stated that the Office of the NSA has taken immediate steps to apprehend the suspect, acting in collaboration with…

There is joy in Kaduna State particularly in Kuriga and the entire Chikun Local Government Area of the state with the announcement of the release of the 287 school children abducted by bandits more than two weeks ago, reports thegazellenews.com The state Governor, Mallam Uba Sanni, confirmed the release of the school children via a press statement he personally signed in the morning of Sunday, 24 March, 2024. The Governor while confirming the release, acknowledged the efforts of all Nigerians particularly the President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu; and the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu in ensuring that the children…

A socio-political group, the World Institute for Peace has given the Federal Government a seven day ultimatum to arrest and interrogate Sheikh Ahmad Gumi over his involvement in terrorist activities in the country, reports thegazellenews.com According to the group, Gumi’s arrest and interrogation will ascertain his involvement in the ongoing security challenges facing the country with particular reference to the activities of terrorists and bandits. The group’s Chairman, Lamina Kamiludeen, in a statement in Osogbo on Saturday, 23 March, 2024, queried incessant outbursts of Gumi against the Nigerian Military and other security agents whenever they take action against bandits and…

The Senator representing Lagos West Senatorial District in the Upper Legislative Chamber of the National Assembly, Senator Idiat Oluranti Adebule has solicited continued support for President Bola Tinubu as the country go through what she termed a ‘rebirth for economic posterity and social justice under the Renewed Hope Agenda’. She stated further that Nigeria has no business with economic failure going by the abundant human and material resources the nation is blessed with. Senator Adebule spoke at the distribution of food palliatives and clothes to 10,000 residents of Lagos West Senatorial District held at the Police College, Ikeja. The Federal…

A Nigerian actress, Amal Umar, has been arrested by the Kano State Police Command for trying to bribe police officers in order to stop investigation fraud allegation against her boyfriend, reports thegazellenews.com Consequently, Amal has been arraigned before a Kano Magistrate Court over the matter. Amal’s boyfriend, Ramadan Inuwa was under police investigation over alleged misappropriation of money totalling N40 million. Alhaji Yusuf Adamu through his lawyer, H I Dederi, had petitioned the Assistant Inspector General of Police Umar Muhammad Sanda on how Ramadan allegedly misappropriated money totalling N40 million in his cell phone business. In the course of their…