Author: The Gazelle News

By Dr (Mrs) Bukky Fadayomi I did an Online appointment for my Passport Renewal and chose Sagamu. Though I waited for about 2months for a date. I paid 70k for 10 years. None helped I went to their website and did it myself. Pls do it yourself, it’s so straightforward. I went for a passport renewal at the Sagamu Passport Office on Tuesday, 15th November 2022, the date I was given to come for capturing. My seating time for Capturing was less than 30 mins. Whilst waiting I asked some people sitting beside me how long they have been waiting…

Residents of Ifako Ijaiye Federal Constituency were in happy mood on Monday, 21 November, 2022, when the relief materials inspired by the member representing the Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Honourable James Adisa Owolabi arrived for distribution, reports thegazellenews.com. The distribution of the relief materials was supervised by the officials of the Lagos office of the National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA). This medium found out that Honourable Oowlabi wrote to the national office of NEMA about some of his constituents who were affected by flood resulting from torrential downpour in his constituency recently. “Houses were destroyed and many were…

Manchester United have terminated Cristiano Ronaldo’s contract by mutual consent following his explosive interview with Piers Morgan. A club statement read: “Cristiano Ronaldo is to leave Manchester United by mutual agreement, with immediate effect. “The club thanks him for his immense contribution across two spells at Old Trafford, scoring 145 goals in 346 appearances, and wishes him and his family well for the future. “Everyone at Manchester United remains focused on continuing the team’s progress under Erik ten Hag and working together to deliver success on the pitch.” Cristiano Ronaldo statement : “Following talks with Manchester United, we’ve mutually agreed…

Oyo State Government, on Tuesday, 22 November, 2022, approved the award of the contract for the construction of a Magistrate Court and a Police Station at the Olomi Correctional Centre, Ibadan. The projects which will be delivered through the Alternative Project Funding Approach (APFA) is expected to be completed in six months. The State Executive Council which made the approval, also approved the renovation of the Simeon Adebo Staff Development Centre, Secretariat, Ibadan. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, explained that the Federal Government had proposed to relocate the Agodi Correctional Centre…

Saudi Arabia King, Salman bin Abdulaziz has declared a national holiday following the country’s stunning 2-1 victory over Lionel Messi’s Argentina in the 2022 Qatar World Cup. This is according to a statement issued by the official Saudi Press Agency, on Tuesday, 22 November, 2022. The statement stated that all employees in the public and private sectors will have the day off work, today, Wednesday, 23 November, 2022. Students will also not have to attend lessons. Saudi Arabia shocked favourites Argentina with brilliant goals from Saleh al-Shehri and Salem al-Dawsari. The Green Falcons, ranked 51st in the global rankings, beat…

Desirous to inculcate tenets of effective waste management into the younger generation, Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has embarked on a massive advocacy program among primary and secondary schools in the state. The Managing Director/CEO of LAWMA, Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni said that the agency’s decision to commence the school advocacy program was informed by the need to sensitise children on ethics of proper waste management, thereby catching them young, for better society. He said, “Our main aim for embarking on massive school advocacy is to raise the next generation of citizens who understand the place and importance of effective waste…

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has extended his ongoing political consultation to markets and community of traders across the State. The Governor, on Tuesday, 22 November, 2022, met with all market leaders in Lagos under the aegis of Association of Commodity Market Women and Men of Nigeria. The meeting was held at the Alausa residence of their President-General, Mrs. Folasade Tinubu-Ojo. It was the second time in three months Sanwo-Olu would be meeting with the market leaders. The Governor was accompanied by Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, Special Adviser on Local Government and Community Affairs, Hon. Bolaji…

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, 22 November, 2022 appealed to members of the House of Representatives to allow input of sub-national governments in the Electricity Bill 2022 to unbundle knotty issues surrounding generation, transmission and distribution of power in Nigeria. Governor Sanwo-Olu made the appeal at Lagos House, Ikeja during the handover ceremony to celebrate the completion of the Lagos State Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) to bolster the overall energy security for residents, which was commissioned in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development USAID, and Power Africa as part of the Nigeria…

It was an emotional moment for Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, when he listened to firsthand stories of young boys and girls retrieved from the streets in different parts of Lagos. The Governor literally winced in discomfort, as he paid attention to heartbroken narratives of how the youngsters suffered social exclusion and ended up on the streets. Some of them were victims of low parental attachment and family disintegration. Others left home after suffering abuse, while some took to surviving on the streets when they became orphans. They had their hopes dashed and dreams shattered; they constituted urban nuisances…

Minister of Interior Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has said that the Muhammadu Buhari administration ranked high in the allocation and management of funds to Federal Fire Service with commensurate impact to the service. ‘”Buhari’s Administration had deployed adequate funding to Federal Fire Service five times more than the service has ever had since inception in 1901,” Aregbesola stated this during the President Muhammadu Buhari scorecard for the period of 2015 to 2023 presentation at National Press Centre, Abuja. He added that the service has achieved great feats from 2015 to date, stating that procurement of cutting edge equipment have been procured…

Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday, 22 November, 2022, acknowledged the important roles the Nigerian Police Force is playing to maintain law and order and guarantee safety in all parts of the country. He said no investment will be too much to improve their working condition and welfare. AbdulRazaq commended the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Usman Alkali Baba for uniquely seeking to promote the well-being of the police officers and equip them with necessary infrastructure to succeed. The Governor spoke in Ilorin at the commissioning of a New Model Police Station along Madi…

In collaboration with the International Association for the Measurement and Evaluation of Communication, AMEC, the leading intelligence agency in Nigeria, P+ Measurement Services, declared its interest to host the annual AMEC Measurement Month (#AMECMM) to enlighten PR and communications experts and professionals in Nigeria. The event is slated to take place on November 25th, 2022 from 12 pm to 1:30 pm (WAT). The purpose of this event, which will be held virtually on the Google Meet platform, is to inform Public Relations and Communication professionals about the significance of Measurement and Evaluation in the PR and Media space with…

Osun State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has told the Election Petition Tribunal that the state office of the commission was not in custody of the certificates of Senator Ademola Adeleke. The electoral officer made this declaration on Tuesday, 22 November, 2022, at the resumed hearing of the petition filed by Governor Adegboyega Oyetola and the All Progressives Congress (APC) against the declaration of Ademola Adeleke of the PDP as Governor-elect. The REC was billed to appear before the panel in line with a Subpoena issued on him to produce form CF001 of Adeleke…

All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asíwájú Bola Tinubu, has promised to continue exploration works in all frontier basins in the country and particularly recharge the Lake Chad. He spoke on Tuesday, 22 November, 2022, at the ground-breaking ceremony for oil drilling at Kalmani Area of Gongola Basin now located between Bauchi and Gombe states. Presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, the ceremony was the first oil drilling project in the Northern part of the country. Asíwájú Tinubu commended the president for what he called historic achievement, saying he had always believed every part of the country is richly blessed and…

Former member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Bashir Oloto has been crowned the new Oloto of Otto and Mainland, relorts thegazellenews.com Bashir, now named His Royal Majesty Bashir Abisoye Oloto, Oloto of Otto & Mainland was crowned on Tuesday, 22 November, 2022 when he was presented the staff of office by the state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu at his palace in Otto. The staff of office was presented to the new Otto monarch by the representative of the Governor and his Special Adviser on Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Honourable Kayode Roberts. Full details later.

The children of the late Kudirat Abiola have alleged that Major Hamza Al Mustapha killed their late mother, using Sergeant Rogers as the hitman. In a press statement issued and signed on behalf of her siblings, Khafila Abiola faulted the report in which Major Hamza Al-Mustapha accused Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo of instigating Sergeant Rogers to falsely claim that he was behind the assassination of the late wife of the winner of June 12, 1993 presidential election. The children recalled proceedings of the Oputa Panel where Sergeant Rogers freely stated that he assassinated the woman and attempted to murder Senator…

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, on Monday, 21 November, 2022, described Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State as a dogged crime fighter who had made the state unsafe for criminals to thrive. He said the Kogi Governor was one governor that would never raise the alarm of not being in control of security in his state, adding that from what he had observed, the governor “leads from the front”. The IGP, who spoke during his visit to Kogi State, added that he was happy that Governor Bello was playing the role of the “real Chief Executive Officer” in…

Saudi Arabia stunned Argentina in one of the World Cup’s greatest-ever upsets as tournament came to life. The South Americans are ranked as one of the favourites to go all the way in Qatar but they were left floored here. Argentina took the lead through Lionel Messi’s early penalty, which was awarded following a VAR decision. But two goals in eight minutes just after half-time flipped the contest and Argentina couldn’t come back. Saleh Al-Shehri nipped in to slide home the equaliser before Salem Al-Dawsari picked out the top corner. It then took an heroic defensive performance to see…

Strong indications have shown that, the Tinubu-Shettima Grassroot Support Organization (TS-GSO), is set to fully domesticate the Tinubu-Shettima candidature across the nooks and crannies of the entire northern Nigeria. The group, which is a duly documented independent campaign group for the All Progressives Congress Presidential Flag-bearer, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima, is a vanguard put together by conscious and concerned, northern Nigeria youths of diverse callings, who are desirous of securing landslide northern votes and victory of the APC Presidential Flag-bearers in the 2023 general elections. Responding to a group of media practitioners on…