Author: The Gazelle News

I was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of my brother and best friend, the Nigerian Ambassador to Spain, Amb. Demola Seriki. Words cannot express the pain and sorrow I feel at this time. I wish this is dream someone can wake me up from. My brother, my friend, and my gist partner, is gone. This pain bites deep. This is a profound loss. Seriki was such a charitable and caring person who devoted his life to the growth and development of the country in particular and the world at large. His humanitarian strides endeared all and sundry to…

The Kogi State Government has debunked an allegation of money laundering levelled against it by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, describing it as a sustenance of the persecution of the government by the Abdulrasheed Bawa-led EFCC. The government in a sharp reaction to a statement by the EFCC on Thursday, observed that the Commission, with its present allegations, had shown clearly that it was desperately seeking to save its face after the Commission hit a road block in its N20bn Sterling Bank media trial. The Commissioner for Information and Communication in Kogi State, Kingsley Fanwo, however, noted that just…

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday, 15 December, 2022 inaugurated the State Technical Committee (STC) and State Expatriate Monitoring Committee (SEMC) on Engineering Regulations Monitoring (ERM). Governor Sanwo-Olu while inaugurating the committees at Lagos House, Ikeja, urged them to ensure that all infrastructure in the State meet the global standards of engineering practice. The Governor warned that nothing short of the best standards will be tolerated and therefore urged the Committees to come up with stringent regulations that will guide the ethics and practices of the profession, as well as adherence to project specifications. He said: “We have,…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Candidate for Lagos West Senatorial District, Dr. Idiat Oluranti Adebule, has condoled with the family of the late Nigerian Ambassador to Spain, Chief Ademola Rasaq Seriki, who died on Thursday, 15 December, 2022. She also commiserated with President Muhammadu Buhari, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Lagosians over the demise of the former minister. Adebule described Seriki’s death as shocking and unfortunate and that it occurred at a time his contribution to nation building is needed most. The former Deputy Governor of Lagos State said, “the late Seriki was an astute politician and…

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji has expressed condolences on the death of Nigeria’s Ambassador to Spain, Demola Seriki who passed on Thursday, 15 December, 2022, describing it as unfortunate and painful. The Governor, in a statement in Ado- Ekiti on Thursday, described the news of Seriki’s death as shocking, worrisome and unfortunate; noting that the deceased did not show any sign of illness during their last meeting. Oyebanji who described Seriki as a big brother and mentor, said the death of the Lagos politician was a personal loss to him. He described the late Ambassador as a highly refined…

Hon. Cornelius Ojelabi, Chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has expressed his shock on the  sudden and untimely death of the Nigerian Ambassador to Spain, Chief Demola Seriki, who passed on in the early hours of today, Thursday, 15 December, 2022. He said Seriki’s death at this time, when the party would have benefited from his wealth of experience to galvanise support and votes for its candidates in the coming elections, was devastating and a great blow to the progressive family. In a statement by his Director of Media  and Communications, Mrs Omobola Akingbehin,…

The Commissioner representing Lagos State in the Federal Character Commission, Hon. AbdulWasiu Kayode Bawa-Allah has expressed shock and devastation over the death of Nigeria’s Envoy to Kingdom of Spain, Ambassador Demola Seriki. The Federal Character Commissioner expressed this in a personally signed statement, released in Lagos.  Describing Seriki as a friend and political associate of many years, Bawa-Allah stated that, “Seriki was an accomplished and consummate politician who served Nigeria in many capacities with his last tour of duty as Nigeria’s Ambassador to Spain”. He added that Demola was a brilliant mind with many interests, top on the list of…

The Secretary of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, Honourable James Abiodun Faleke, has described the death of Nigerian Ambassador to Spain, Chief Ademola Seriki, as a monumental loss not only to his family members but also to Nigeria, Lagos State and the party at large. Faleke, member of the House of Representatives for Ikeja Federal Constituency, described the late Seriki as a committed party man who was loyal to the cause of the Progressives until his death. These were contained in a condolence message issued on his behalf and that of his family, released on Thursday, 15…

The Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Lagos Central Senatorial District, Rt Wasiu Eshilokun-Sanni has suspended campaign activities for 48 hours to mourn the death of Nigerian Ambassador to Spain, Chief Ademola Seriki, CON. Rt Hon Eshilokun-Sanni announced this on Thursday, 15 December, 2022, while morning the death of the Diplomat. According to him, the suspension covered all meetings and engagements plus other activities slated for Thursday, 15 December and Friday, 16 December, 2022. “All my engagements and meetings are suspended for today (Thursday) and tomorrow (Friday) in honor of my departed friend and brother, Ambassador Rasak…

Again, Kogi State has emerged the Best Performing State in the World Bank-supported Accelerating Nutrition Results in Nigeria (ANRiN) project, outshining 10 other states assessed for the project’s Community-Based Nutrition Service Delivery. The state government received the Certificate of Achievement as Best Performing State: Community-Based Nutrition Service Delivery (NSA Performance +DLI) at the 6th ANRIN Implementation Support event, held in Abuja. The ANRiN project, supported by the World Bank, is a priority health-care project, aimed at increasing the utilisation of quality, cost-effective nutrition services for pregnant and lactating women, adolescent girls and children to reduce illnesses and enhance their overall…

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals, Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, has described the death of Nigerian Ambassador to Spain, Chief Ademola Seriki as very shocking and devastating. The Presidential Aide stated further that the late Diplomat has left a huge void that will be difficult to fill. “He was a loyal member of the party and a very committed Progressive. His death is devastating and shocking but we can’t query God,” Princess Orelope-Adefulire said in her condolence released on Thursday, 15 December, 2022 via her Media Office. The former Deputy Governor of Lagos condoled with…

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Lagos Central Senatorial District, Rt Hon Wasiu Eshilokun-Sanni, has described the death of Nigerian Ambassador to Spain, Chief Ademola Seriki as a collosal loss to the Nigeria, Lagos State in general and the Progressives and his immediate family. While reacting to the death of the former Minister of State for Defence, Rt Hon Eshilokun-Sanni described the deceased as a committed member of the APC and a believer in the Progressives ideals. “He was a loving father to his children and a family man to the core. He loved and related with…

A member of the Lagos State Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC) and former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Olatunde Obanikoro has described the death of Nigeria’s Ambassador to Spain, Demola Seriki as shocking and a loss too many. In a statement personally signed by the 2-time Minister on Thursday, 15 December, 2022, Senator Obanikoro described his late friend of many years, political associate and family as a quintessential, committed, and free-spirited person whose absence will be sorely missed by Nigerians and Lagosians, especially by members of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The statement reads in part, “I received with…

Frontline politician and Nigeria Ambassador to Spain,Chief Demola Seriki is dead. Reports said the Lagos socialite fondly called America Kokoye died peacefully surrounded by his family in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, 15 December, 2022. Already announcement of his death has been made by the family. He was aged 63 having been born on 30 November, 1959. As a junior public servant, Demola Seriki was not satisfied with his clerical job at the Lagos City Council because his secondary school qualification would not guarantee him possible promotion to the senior ranks of public service, so he proceeded to New York, United State,…

The Milan Group, owners of Intercontinental Hotel Lagos and their lawyers have warned banks and other financial institutions to refrain from any transaction with third parties on the facility. According to caveat emptor signed by the management of Milan Industries Ltd and their lawyers: Alade Babatunde Kasunmu of Prof A.B Kasunmu’s Chambers and Ahmed Raji SAN, they stated that the warning followed a recent Court of Appeal judgment delivered on 2nd December 2022 in appeal no. CA/CV/LAG/476/2021 between Milan Industries Limited vs Polaris Bank Ltd, AMCON & 11 PLC. The Lagos Division of the Appellate Court had in the judgment…

Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Wednesday, 14 December, 2022, nabbed a fake LASTMA traffic officer around the Lekki area of Lagos. In a press statement released by the Director, Public Affairs Department of LASTMA, Mr. Adebayo Taofiq stated that the General Manager Mr. Bolaji Oreagba confirmed that the suspect was nabbed by a LASTMA Patrol Team while on duty monitoring and controlling traffic around the Lekki axis. Preliminary investigations conducted by the Agency revealed that the arrested suspect belonged to a criminal gang and they have been extorting huge sum of money from innocent motorists…

Meng Wei Kun and Xu Kuai (both Chinese nationals) standing trial before a Sokoto State High Court on a two count charge of conspiracy and attempting to bribe one Abdullahi Lawal, former Head of the Sokoto Zonal Command of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday  December 13, 2022 lost in their bid to stop their trail A Sokoto State High Court presided by Justice Mohammed Sifawa, dismissed their no case submission. According to Justice Sifawa,”a prima facie case has been established against the defendants and therefore they must enter a defence”.  Meng and Xu, both staff of China…

Justice Efe Ikponmwonba of Edo State High Court, Benin City on Tuesday December  13, 2022  ordered the forfeiture of the sum of N120,284,986.28 (One Hundred and Twenty Million, Two Hundred and Eighty Four Thousand, Nine Hundred and Eight-six Naira , Twenty-eight Kobo) found in the Keystone  Bank account of a convicted fraudster, Oghenemine Agbroko  to the Federal  government  of Nigeria  through  the EFCC for onward  delivery to the nominal complainant,  the Federal  Bureau of Investigation, FBI. Agbroko was among five internet fraudster convicted and sentenced to five years imprisonment for fraud by Justice Ikonmwonba. The others are: Kennedy…

On December 10, 2022, the School of Media and Communication (SMC), Pan-Atlantic University celebrated the pioneer fellows of the MTN Media Innovation Programme (MIP) who have completed six months of intensive training in media innovation. The programme, established in partnership with MTN Nigeria, developed the skills of participating media professionals through a mix of different learning methods. After a rigorous selection process, the 20 Fellows commenced their certification course on May 23, 2022. The programme ran for six weeks, spread across six months, and included a study trip to the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa where fellows also undertook…