Author: The Gazelle News

Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has released a grant worth N814m to a 9,154 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to stimulate local businesses in the state. The Governor gave the grant on Tuesday, 8 November, 2022 at the launch of the “Borno COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus” programme, codenamed “BO-CARES”. ‘BO-CARES’ is Borno State’s domestication of the Federal Government’s ‘NG-CARES’, to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the poor and vulnerable households and small scales enterprises. BO-CARES, Zulum explained at the launch, hopes to minimize youth restiveness by boosting individual and cooperative businesses operated by…

“Despite the short notice you were given, we are having such a large crowd. Thank you so much, we appreciate your support for Asiwaju Tinubu and myself, but please, go and collect your PVCs, because without it, you cannot vote”. Those were the words of Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun in Abeokuta on Tuesday, 8 November, 2022 while addressing a mammoth crowd of Ogun APC supporters, who thronged Abeokuta, the state capital, to have a rally in support of the presidential ambition of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and the re-election of Governor Dapo Abiodun. Thousands of members of the party…

As D-day for the 7th edition of the annual social intervention event called GLOWFUX Charity Concert draws closer, the organizers have released additional information about the event. Chiefly amongst plans for the Year 2022 edition of the event which is about giving the needy unique feel of the end of the year festivities is the GLOWFUX Hall of Charity Awards. The GLOWFUX Hall of Charity Awards segment of GLOWFUX Charity Concert according to the organizers, is to celebrate five outstanding individuals and organizations with well documented and impactful numerous humanitarian efforts. In the release signed by the Project’s Initiator, Mr.…

From the dust of a filthy parcel of land emerges the Love Garden – an elegantly designed residential development in Surulere built by the Lagos State Development and Property Corporation (LSDPC). Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, 8 November, 2022, led members of the State cabinet to commission the 20-unit two-bedroom apartments located on Olorogun-Allen Street, Surulere. The opening of the mini-housing scheme was greeted by spontaneous jubilation in the neighbourhood. Residents, in their number, trooped out to receive and appreciate Governor Sanwo-Olu for transforming what used to be a criminals’ hideout into a cosy residential asset. The suspended twin…

The Lagos State Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran (JANDOR) had expressed displeasure with the news of the protesting staff of the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) which took place on Monday, 7 November, 2022. “The inhuman treatment of the staff calls for concern, especially with the ignition that the staff of the revenue agency is the goose that is laying the golden eggs of the increasing Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of the state,” he said, through a statement issued by his Campaign Team. JANDOR reacted that in as much as the government…

Oyo State Government has kick-started the equipping of the 351 Primary Healthcare Centres in the State, with new power generating sets. Doing a symbolic presentation of 97 generating sets to some primary healthcare centres, in Ibadan today, the Engineering Technical Lead of PHCs Renovation Committee, Engr. Ademola Aderinto said henceforth PHCs will be powered by an alternative source, whenever there is disruption of power supply by the electricity provider. Engr. Aderinto, wwho is the Special Assistant on Environment said the aim of Governor Seyi Makinde was to ensure that 351 primary healthcare centres in Oyo State are equipped for the…

Following the partial closure of the Eko Bridge to motorists by the Federal Government, the operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Monday, 7 November, 2022 visited Apongbon and its environs as part of efforts to ensure free flow of traffic around Apongbon axis of Lagos Island. The General Manager of the agency, Mr. Bolaji Oreagba, who led an enforcement team of the agency on a working visit to Eko Bridge by Apongbon, disclosed that it is imperative to re-arrange movements and seek alternative routes for motorists, particularly commercial bus drivers operating in and around the entire…

A baby born weighing less than a loaf of bread at just 535g has finally returned home after five months in hospital fighting for her life. Lauren Ormston, 27, gave birth at just 23 weeks after going into premature labour at St Peter’s Hospital, Surrey, UK on 4th March 2022. Agonizingly for the parents, Lauren and her fiance, Oliver Dewey, 31, doctors gave baby Isla just a 10% chance of survival as she was so small. On the 23rd week, first-time mum, Lauren, Healthcare facilitator, was induced and gave birth in two hours with only gas and air. Baby Isla…

Chief Executive Officer of Sterling Bank Plc, Mr. Abubakar Suleiman, has been awarded the Special Leadership Award at the 2022 edition of the Nigerian Fintech Awards held in Lagos. The Nigerian Fintech Awards is Nigeria’s biggest and most recognized fintech awards and is dedicated to honoring excellence in financial technologies and services companies and products. The organizers of the awards, Financial Technology Publication (FINTECH Africa), said Mr. Suleiman was awarded because of Sterling’s innovative contributions to financial technology, which have led to the growth of the industry over the years. The awards provide public recognition for the achievements of fintech…

Five children of a former Accountant General of Zamfara State, Abubakar Bello Furfuri, have regained their freedom from the hands of armed bandits, PRNigeria can authoritatively report. They were released on Monday, 7 November, 2022, exactly five months and a day after terrorists had abducted them. PRNigeria gathered from local sources in the North West that a huge amount was paid as ransom to facilitate the victims’ release. Our reporter however could not confirm the veracity of the claim at press time. Those freed were among the Ex-Zamfara Accountant General’s seven children reportedly kidnapped, few months ago. Recalled that armed…

A man attacked a cleaner when he was caught in the midst of an intimate act with a woman inside a disabled toilet. Ex-army aircraft mechanic Billy Dean Fallon, 28, was getting intimate with a woman when the cleaner knocked on the toilet door, so he rushed out of the cubicle to beat up the cleaner. He admitted assault occassioning bodily harm at Southport Magistrates Court in Queensland, Australia today, Monday, November 7, and was ordered to pay the victim $1,500. The horrific incident took place at Nightjar nightclub in Burleigh Heads in January this year. CCTV played at the…

Members of the Joint Drivers Welfare Association of Nigeria (JDWAN) have called off their industrial action. Its National Leader  Abiodun Akintade; Chairman, Opeyemi Sulaiman; and General Secretary, Ajimatanarareje Feyisayo; made this announcement this afternoon, Monday, 7 November, 2022 at the secretariat of the Lagos State Parks and Garages Management, Agege. The trio and two others that spoke lamented the nefarious activities of boys that demanded money from them at every bus stop. According to them, there are about 25 bus stops between Badagry and Alaba in Orile where the boys stationed to collect money. This, they said, rip them of…

Globally, the Digital Economy is expanding at a breakneck pace. This platform has transitioned from a luxury to an absolute necessity in just a few years. On Friday, 18 November, 2022, at Oriental Hotel, Lagos, Power Learn Project (PLP), in partnership with Adanian Labs Nigeria and the Job Red, will launch the #1MillionDevs4Africa Programme in Nigeria in a bid to train one million software developers across the continent by 2027. Nigeria is the fifth country in Africa, after Kenya, South Africa, Zambia, and Tanzania, to introduce the #1MillionDevs4Africa program. Digital Skills in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and their Impact on…

Thousands of supporters of the All Progressives Congress in Kogi State trooped out on the streets of Ehima for a solidarity walk for all APC candidates, from Presidential to state house of assembly. The supporters, who were chanting various solidarity songs, took off from Obangede junction and ended the solidarity walk at Ikuehi, where party members and their huge crowd of supporters pledged their support for the APC government at the centre and for Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State. The Kogi indigenes said in all the years of the existence of the state, no Governor had impacted so positively…

Sonia, daughter of federal lawmaker, Ike Ekweremadu, on Monday, 7 November, 2022 appeared in court accused of trafficking a homeless man into the United Kingdom to harvest his organs for herself. According to Daily Mail, the younger Ekweremadu, was accused alongside her father, Ike Ekweremadu, 60; her mother, Beatrice Ekweremadu, 56; and 50-year-old doctor, Obinna Obeta; of conspiracy to arrange the travel of another person with a view to exploitation. It was reported that Ms Ekweremadu has not entered a plea but a trial date has been set for January. Sonia has a kidney-related disease and has been on dialysis…

All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has promised to undertake reforms within the farming, fishing and livestock sector that will make the industry competitive. He also promised to make the agricultural sector the bedrock of Nigeria’s new economy when he becomes president. Tinubu said this while meeting with stakeholders in the agro-allied sector in Minna, Niger State on Monday, where he received rare endorsements from the crop and livestock farmers and fishing communities. The groups that endorsed the APC candidate at the Town Hall meeting included the All Farmers Association of Nigeria, Maize Association of Nigeria, Miyetti…

There is disquiet in the Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over the disqualification of 21 out of the 40 House of Assembly candidates of the Party for the 2023 elections. Former Deputy National Chairman of the party, Chief Olabode George, raised an alarm that 21 of the 40 House of Assembly candidates have been disqualified. He said the reason is because the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said primary elections did not hold in the affected local governments. The local governments are Agege, Apapa, Badagry, Epe, Ibeju-Lekki, Ikorodu, Lagos Island, Mushin, Ojo, and Surulere. Quoting…

Pro-Tinubu group, Diaspora Support  APC (DSP), has commended Sen. Oluremi Tinubu for donating N50 million to flood victims in Bayelsa. Fola Olumo, founder of the support group , made the commendation on Sunday, 6 November, 2022 in New Jersey, United States of America. Fola who commended the magnanimity and generosity of Remi Tinubu, said she had restored confidence in the flood victims who had long suffered through the flood. “We in particular wish to acknowledge and commend your leadership, vision and commitment to a united prosperous Nigeria. “With this singular donation, you have written your name in gold as an…

By Dare Ojelade Some staff of the Lagos Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) embarked on a peaceful protest on Monday, 7 November, 2022, against what they described as their inhuman treatment by the management of the agency. The staff embarked on the protest from the LIRS office, down to Alausa Secretariat and on to the state House of Assembly. Some of the protesting staff who spoke with thegazellenews.com berated the management for treating them with contempt and neglect. “We generate the highest revenue for the state government but it’s a shame that the LIRS management has been treating us with contempt,” one…

The Image Merchants Promotion Limited, publishers of PRNigeria, Economic Confidential, and other titles, has offered automatic employment to a corps member, Bukar Lawal Maigana, for his contributions to the organisation in the area of investigative reporting and fact-checking. The CEO of IMPR, Alhaji Yushau Shuaib, made the disclosure at the passing out ceremony of the corps member who served in the Fact-Checking and Politics Desks of the organisation. Alhaji Shuaib said the offer of automatic employment award is supported by Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) and funded by MacArthur Foundation through the Collaborative Media Engagement for development inclusivity…