Author: The Gazelle News

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire has commended Lagosians for the massive turn out and success of the flag-off campaign for the state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu; his Deputy, Dr Kadir Obafemi Hamzat; and other candidates of the party in the state While assessing the outcome of the flag-off after the conclusion of the event, Princess Orelope-Adefulire expressed happiness that it was not only a successful programme but that it went on peacefully without any negative outcome. “It is a confirmation that Lagosians are happy with our Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and…

The Director General of the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress Campaign Council, Senator Ganiyu Olanrewaju Solomon has expressed appreciation to Lagosians for turning out in large number to witness the flag-off of the electioneering campaign for the state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu; his Deputy, Kadri Obafemi Hamzat; and other candidates of the party in the state. Senator Solomon, in a press statement released by his Media Office after the successful programme, stated that he and the entire Campaign Council were humbled by the show of love by Lagosians for the party and its candidates, particularly Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.…

A mammoth crowd of Lagos State residents, on Saturday, converged on Onikan – a cultured neighbourhood in the heart of Lagos Island – for an All Progressives Congress (APC) rally. Clad in branded yellow shirts and Ankara brocade, the crowd dominated the city centre with pockets of political carnival. Thousands of ordinary citizens and party stalwarts trooped to Mobolaji Johnson Pavilion, the venue of the inaugural rally flagging off the party’s governorship campaign in Lagos. The 10,000-capacity stadium brimmed with APC supporters. They carried banners and chanted slogans to receive the party chieftains and members of the Governorship Campaign…

The Osun State Election Petition Tribunal on Saturday admitted in evidence the file with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) containing the secondary school certificate and testimonial of Governor Ademola Adeleke of the State. This is just as the Petitioners, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola and the All Progressives Congress (APC), closed the prosecution of the matter, leaving respondents to state their defence. The admission of the documents followed the appearance of INEC representative, Mrs. Joan Arabs, who brought Adeleke’s original files containing the certificate he submitted to the Commission in 2018. It will be recalled that during the last sitting of…

We find it shocking and downright anomalous that Arise News continues to broadcast the participation of All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju  Bola Ahmed Tinubu in its Presidential Town Hall meeting scheduled to hold on 4 December, 2022 despite our earlier statement that our candidate will not be available. We noticed that Arise News has also been running a campaign on the so-called constitutional duty of the presidential candidates to participate in its debate  by dubiously citing section 22 of the Constitution of Nigeria  on the obligation of the Mass Media. While it is trite that the media has clear…

A 27-year-old woman, Busayo Alagbe, has been arraigned before the Yaba Magistrates’ Court, Lagos State, for allegedly forging bank documents and robbing her employer, Bridgeway Ventures, of N4.5 million in the state. Alagbe was charged with three counts bordering on the conversion of employer funds, stealing and forgery. The prosecutor, Godwin Oriabure, said the defendant committed the crime between July and November 2022, in the Gbagada area of the state, adding that during interrogation, she confessed to have used the stolen money to sponsor her boyfriend’s travelling expenses to the United Kingdom. Oriabure told the court that the offence was…

The Coalition of Journalists of Conscience, (CJC) has demanded the immediate release from detention of its member, Oloye Ayodele Samuel – Publisher of Taraba Truth and Facts and CEO of Rock FM 92.3, Jalingo. The group is calling on the Nigerian Police Force, the Commissioner of Police, Taraba State Command and the Taraba State Governor, Arc. Darius Ishaku to honour the court ruling and free Ayodele Samuel. In a statement, issued and signed on Thursday, 1 December, 2022, in Lagos by the group’s General Secretary, Mr Akinwale Kasali said Ayodele Samuel was on Tuesday, 29 November, 2022 illegally remanded at…

The Office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator and the UN Women Nigeria Country Office convened a high-level Orange the World Ceremony and the Lighting of the UN House to commemorate the 16 Days of Activism for the year. During the event, the Resident Coordinator of the United Nations in Nigeria and heads of government and agencies concertedly called for policy action and escalated interventions The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is an annual international campaign. It commences on 25th November (the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women). It climaxes on 10th December (Human…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is to remove roadblocks of regional integration by investing time and resources on reducing tariff and non-tariff barriers in West Africa. Speaking at the opening of the 89th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers in Abuja, President of the ECOWAS Commission, Omar Touray said in order to diagnose the state of the region, four strategic objectives have been identified, noting that these would be the focus of “our Management in the next four years. We call this the Commissions 4 by 4 (4 x 4) comprising specific deliverables or results…

The Yobe state Governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni, has urged clerics in the country to continue praying for the prosperity of Nigeria and its leadership. He made the call on Thursday, 1 December, 2022, when the National Leader of Jama’atul Izzalatu Bid’a wa ikhamatu Sunnah (JIBWIS), Shiek Abdullahi Bala Lau, paid him a courtesy call in Abuja. He said religious leaders have great roles to play in shaping the thinking of leaders, the people and government for a better country. “You serve as reminders, guiding leaders in government and the society. “Your summons and preaching should guide leaders to serve…

All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has promised to make Bayelsa State what it truly should be: one of the nation’s largest producers of oil, if he becomes president. Asíwájú Tinubu who was speaking at the party’s presidential rally on Thursday, 1 December, 2022, at Oxbow Lake Pavilion Swalli in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital, accused those who have governed the state in the times past of stealing away the future of her citizens while under-developing them. He said the state holds an important position in Nigeria, being one of the major suppliers of the nation’s wealth. According…

Governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde, has declared that he is convinced that the good people of Ogbomoso Zone, comprising Ogbomoso North, Ogbomoso South, Oriire, Ogooluwa and Surulere local governments, are solidly behind his re-election bid. Governor Makinde, who expressed the confidence after he held consultative and Town Hall meetings with the stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogbomoso Zone, said that the feedbacks at the meetings held at the Lagbami Osekun Hall, Ogbomoso South Local Government Headquarters, Arowomole and the Soun Ogunlola Hall, Ogbomoso, on Wednesday, 30 November, and Thursday, 1 December, 2022, were encouraging. A…

There was a mild drama at the sitting of the Osun State Election Petition Tribunal on Thursday, 1 December, 2022, as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) produced blank documents as the Secondary School Certificate and Testimonial of the newly sworn-in Governor of the State, Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). This is just as the tribunal threatened to invoke its Coercive Power on INEC if it fails to produce a clear and legible documents on Saturday December 3, 2022. The tribunal during its last sitting had ordered the Chief National Electoral Commissioner of INEC to produce Adeleke’s…