Author: The Gazelle News

By Taiwo Olapade All indices staring us in the faces now are that of a country sitting on a time bomb or keg of gun powder. Never again that Nigeria must experience a civil war. This is because the left overs and carcas of the 1967-70 civil war are still there for all to see. Even Nigerians who were not born during the time of the war, are very much in tune with the sad experiences of what the war looks like. It is not a coincidence that the larger part of the nation’s population today are youths. May be…

First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced its commemoration of the 2022 International Youth Day, globally celebrated today, 12 August 2022 and themed “Intergenerational solidarity: Creating a World for All Ages.” The International Youth Day is commemorated every year on 12 August, bringing youth issues to the attention of the international community and celebrating the potential of youth as partners in today’s global society. The Day also amplifies the message that action is needed across all generations to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and leave no one behind. Leading up to the day, the Bank dedicated the…

The Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of Aisha Alkali Wakil, a.k.a Mama Boko Haram, alongside Tahiru Saidu Daura and Prince Lawal Shoyede on a three count charge of conspiracy and stealing to the tune of N66 million. The defendants as promoter and managers of a Non-governmental organization, Complete Care and Aids Foundation on September 7, 2018 induced one Ali Tijjani, and his company, AMTMAT Global Ventures to supply N51 million worth of processed maize grain also known as “biski” for which they refused to pay. AMTMAT Global Ventures…

Leading technology company, MTN Nigeria Plc has announced a new data bundle specially designed for micro small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) who desire to access free business capacity-building content but cannot afford the data required to do so. Recognizing the benefits of knowledge and information to growing businesses and the challenge for small businesses to access these knowledge resources at scale, the telco giant has partnered with reputable organizations that already provide free focused developmental content and solutions for small businesses. The partner organizations currently include the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), the foremost non-profit…

Attempt by former Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun to field his loyalists on the platform of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) has hit a brick wall. Amosun, who is the Senator representing Ogun Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly is making efforts to replicate what happened in 2019 in the state, when he sponsored Adekunle Akinlade as the governorship candidate of APM against the eventual winner, Prince Dapo Abiodun. It was learnt that Amosun was rebuffed by the chairman of APM in Ogun State, who reportedly described his intention as ignoble. The former Governor had planned to…

Luqman Olatunji  Orelope was born on 12 August,1972 into the noble and famous family of Alhaji Jimoh Akanbi Laka Orelope (a.k.a Baba Orelope). Luqman’s father, Pa Jimoh Laka Orelope, was a farmer, business man, foremost politician and a great philanthropist before his demise. The name Orelope then was and now is still synonymous with Lagos and Alimosho politics and continues to reverberate across the length and breadth of  Lagos State and beyond. History has it that Baba Orelope’s house usually hosted critical state Leaders meeting under the leadership of Alhaji Jakande. It is on record that Luqman was the young…

https://youtu.be/WBzRoVR8Z6U There is much to celebrate this International Youth Day. Young Lagosians are excelling in sports, entertainment, academia, technology and politics, bringing much needed prestige and hope to a state in dire need of hope. But for every young Lagosian whose name making headlines, there are hundreds more who have their dreams and aspirations throttled by a government that is indifferent to their plight. But no more. This state is ours to inherit, we must begin to wrest control of our destinies by taking an active interest in governance and demanding accountability from our leaders. They serve us, not…

By Musbau Rasak It is an understatement to say that James Abiodun Faleke is a Tinubu man. This is a man whose number one, two and three political ideal and belief is Bola Ahmed Tinubu. His actions, inactions and utterances have all been towards propagating and promoting the ideals, beliefs and values of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu University of Politics. It is an open secret that Faleke eats, drinks, talks and acts Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and it is also noteworthy to say he has never regretted it. Asiwaju on his part, knows that Faleke is one of his…

Ahead of 2023 general elections, the Enugu State chapter of the Tinubu/Shettima Independent Campaign Group, has vowed to unite the warring members of the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), for its Presidential Candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and other candidates. The group also disclosed that the party stakeholders and past candidates of the party would be contacted to come back to Enugu and campaign for Tinubu/Shettima victory. The Coordinator of the campaign group in Enugu State, Dr. Ben Nwoye, disclosed this to newsmen, after the group’s inaugural meeting, in Enugu, on Wednesday, 10 August, 2022. According to Nwoye,…

The Managing Director/CEO of Wema Bank Plc, Mr. Ademola Adebise, has explained the facts behind the bank’s growing numbers during the half year ended June 30, 2022. Wema Bank recently released its second quarter unaudited financial result for the period ended June 30, 2022, showing a 50 percent increase in its Gross Earnings from N39.82 billion recorded in 2021 to N59.59 billion H1 2022. The bank also grew its deposit by 43 percent from N968.17 billion reported in FY 2021 to N1.09 trillion in H1 2022. Similarly, Wema Bank recorded a 43 percent increase in Profit before tax (PBT) from…

President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday, 11 August, 2022 in Abuja met with representatives of victims of Kaduna Train abduction, assuring them that the Federal Government is doing everything within its powers to ensure the safe return of the remaining captives. Condoling with the families of the victims and those who lost their loved ones, the President said since the “terrible and cowardly attack by the criminal elements” on  March 28, 2022, the nation had joined them to endure a period of difficulty and emotional pains. The President told representatives of the families that in the immediate aftermath of the incident several…

A top Commander of the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) terror group, Alhaji Modu, aka Bem Bem and 50 other terrorists have been neutralised in the ongoing bombardment of bandits’ strongholds in the Northeast, The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), has disclosed. The notorious terrorist, who has been on the wanted list of the military, was killed in an air interdiction conducted by the air component of Operation HADIN KAI at Degbawa near Mandara Mountains in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. Director Defence Media Operations, Major General Benard Onyeuko, who made the disclosure during the bi-weekly media parley…

 The Ogun State Primary Healthcare Development Board (OGPHCDB) in collaboration with development partners on health has launched a strategic initiative called S.C.A.L.E.S 3.0, a 3months campaign designed to ensure full coverage of residents for vaccination, particularly those within ages 18 and above. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker revealed this in Abeokuta, during the launch at the Family Health Centre, Oke-Ilewo, saying the acronym signified Service Delivery, Communication, Logistics, Emid and Supervisory, that would enable the government to meet its COVID-19 vaccination target and gain the desired herd immunity against the virus for accelerated integrated exercise. Coker affirmed…

The Managing Director/CEO of Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, has said that the agency was working on the creation of Transfer Loading Stations (TLS), in all the local government areas of the state, for fast and smooth evacuation of waste around the metropolis. He also said that innovative strategies had been put in place to rejig the operational capability of the agency, for maximum efficiency. The Managing Director/CEO of LAWMA, Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, who said this at a media parley, at the Authority’s headquarters, noted that the event provided a platform for the agency to inform the…

Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday, 11 August, 2022, said the local economy has recorded huge gains over the last three years of his administration, with the number of active companies in Kwara growing from just 41 in 2019 to 77 in 2022, representing an impressive 87.5 percent increase. Quoting a data from the Kwara Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, the Governor commended the business community for their strategic partnership with the government and said the rise is a tribute to the efforts of the administration to bring inclusive growth to Kwara and make life…

Determined to eradicate idleness and curb social vices amongst women, Ogun state Government in the last three years has Convocated over 200 female Coders after taking them through free training tagged  “Abocoders Classes”.  The Special Adviser to the Governor on ICT Mr Dayo Abiodun disclosed this during the 5th convocation ceremony of 43 Abocoders, held at Ogun TechHub, kobape, Abeokuta.   Abiodun revealed that female coding classes was a collaboration between Ogun Bureau of Information Technology (BIT) and a Non- Governmental organisation, Aspillos Foundation, towards exposing women to income generation activities hidden in ICT. The Special Adviser reiterated  commitment …

The Nigeria Police Force has commenced the implementation of the Police Specialized Services Automation Project (POSSAP), which is one of the numerous strides of the Government towards Police Reforms. POSSAP, an initiative of the Nigeria Police Force, is designed to automate the processing and management of the specialized services of the Force such as specialized Escort and Guard services, Police Extract, Police Character Certificate, Supernumerary Police Permit, Fingerprint Information, Police Investigation Report, etc. With the implementation of this project, individuals and corporate entities who require specialized services rendered by the Police are guaranteed access to these requests via an automated,…

A civil society organization, Committee for the Protection of Peoples Mandate (CPPM) has condemned in strongest terms, the reported threat issued by some youths under the auspices of the Coalition of South East Youths Leaders (COSEYL) warning groups and individuals to steer clear of the zone in campaigning for the Presidential candidature of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. According to the press statement issued in Lagos by Nelson Ekujumi, the group stated that, “CPPM like most Nigerians and adherents of democracy were shocked and embarrassed to read via a newspaper report of 10th August 2022, that some misguided and suspected mentally…

The Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today, Thursday, August 11, 2022 secured the conviction of five cybercriminals before Justice Iyabo Yerima of the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan on separate one count charge of impersonation, contrary to Section 484 of the Criminal Code Law Cap 38, Laws of Oyo State, 2000. The convicts are Ojekale Samuel Ayodimeji, Azeez Toheeb Oluwatemilorun, Ayomide Michael Eniola, Adetona Oladimeji Abdulazeez and Shonola Gafar Opeyemi. The charge against the latter reads: “That you, Shonola Gafar Opeyemi ‘M’ on or about the 16th of June 2022 at Ibadan, within…

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Muili Ojuolape is dead. Chief Ojuolape, fondly called Baba Ojuolape, a Chieftain of APC Oluyole LGA, died on Tuesday after a brief illness. The House of Representatives Member, from Oluyole Federal Constituency, Tolulope Akande-Sadipe confirmed Ojuolape’s death in Ibadan. The Oluyole Federal Representative conveyed her condolence message through her Media Aide, Olamilekan Olusada in Ibadan today. She expressed shock over the death of the party chieftain, saying, “The unthinkable happened. We received the news of a second loss in Oluyole APC. We are saddened by the exit of another committed progressive.…