Author: The Gazelle News

Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated the Wali of Ilorin Alhaji Shehu Usman Mustapha as he joined the league of nonagenarians on Thursday, 30 April, 2020.  “The Governor felicitates with the elder statesman on the occasion of his 90th birthday anniversary. The Governor joins the family and associates of our father to thank the Almighty Allah for granting him long life that is full of service to God and humanity. As a title holder of the great Ilorin Emirate, the Governor extols the virtues of Alhaji Mustapha for his immense contributions to the socioeconomic development of the Emirate and the…

By Dare Ojelade and Blessing Williams, Lagos A Greek national and 48 other coronavirus patients were discharged in Lagos on Wednesday, 29 April, 2020, The Gazelle News.com reports. The cheering news was revealed by the state Ministry of Health through its official Twitter handle. The Gazelle News.com reports further that 28 females and 21 males were discharged from the isolation centre at Onikan and the Infectious Disease Centre, Yaba. Out of this number, 31 patients were discharged from Onikan while the remaining 18 were discharged from Yaba, after they have tested negative twice to the deadly virus which signified their…

Reactions have started trailing the appointment of new judges by the National Judicial Council (NJC), with some legal practitioners calling for a total overhauling of the highest judicial body in the country. The appointment, which has continued to draw flaks from members of the Nigerian bars, was done last week in which about 33 new judges were appointed to the Federal, State High Courts, Sharia Courts of Appeal and Customary Courts across the country. Calls have been made by some legal practitioners for urgent surgical (constitutional) reform of the NJC by removing all serving and retired judges from the Council…

By Blessing Williams, Abakaliki Ebonyi state has reported its second case of coronavirus infection, The Gazelle News.com can report. The state few days ago reported its maiden case. The state Commissioner for Health, Daniel Umezurike, confirmed on Wednesday, 29 April, 2020 that another case of coronavirus has been confirmed. No details are given on whether the latest case is a contact of the index case or a new case entirely. Details later on the development.

The former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr Idiat Oluranti Adebule, has urged Muslims to use the Ramadan period to pray and work towards a solution to the pandemic Coronavirus ravaging the world. Adebule said this in a message to felicitate with the Muslim world on the commencement of the month long fasting. According to her, Ramadan is a period during which God accepts prayers and also a time for spiritual reflection and rebirth, sacrifice and kindness, as well as increased devotion and worship. She said the commencement of Ramadan had provided a unique opportunity for Muslims to support the…

Following the arrest of some fake Private Guard Operatives during the Covid-19 lockdown at beats and locations within the country, the Commandant General Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu has directed that all State Commandants of the Corps should ensure and enforce the recent directive that all Private Guards in the country should sew their Private Security Identification (PSID) number on their uniforms. This number should tally with the service numbers generated during the Biometrics Data Capturing of guards. The Corps is collaborating with sister agencies like the DSS, the NPF, NIA, and the Corps supervisory…

Giving.ng, a reputable crowd-funding platform, is partnering with Netcore Solutions, a tech company, as part of efforts to ensure a smooth and successful fundraising exercise to assist frontline health professionals working to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria. The platform is raising N1 billion Health Workers’ Fund which Sterling Bank PLC seeded with N250 million. Under the arrangement, Netcore Solutions will support the fundraising process with high powered technology-based support services During the one year period, Netcore Solutions will partner with Giving.ng on automation of its donor engagement, fundraising campaigns, and reporting processes while also supporting the crowdfunding platform with essential…

By Dare Ojelade and Blessing Williams, Lagos A Greek national and 48 other coronavirus patients were discharged in Lagos on Wednesday, 29 April, 2020, The Gazelle News.com reports. The cheering news was revealed by the state Ministry of Health through its official Twitter handle. The Gazelle News.com reports further that 28 females and 21 males were discharged from the isolation centre at Onikan and the Infectious Disease Centre, Yaba. Out of this number, 31 patients were discharged from Onikan while the remaining 18 were discharged from Yaba, after they have tested negative twice to the deadly virus which signified…

The Senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District in the Nigeria’s Upper Legislative Chamber, Senator Sikiru Adebayo Osinowo, has rolled out bumper Covid-19 relief Senator Osinowo, who is also the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Industry, while speaking on the programme, said he rolled out the food package to ameliorate the tension mounted by the Covid 19 lockdown. Senator Osinowo stated further that, the programme, as usual, would be coordinated by members of the state House of Assembly, council chairman, APC local government chairman and Team Pepper coordinators for each of the councils in the senatorial district. Representatives of the…

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has placed some members of staff on mandatory leave with full benefits, pending the conclusion and outcome of the on-going forensic audit. The action is based on the advice of the Lead Consultant on the Forensic Audit exercise, which has been accepted by the Interim Management Committee, IMC. The staff sent on mandatory leave fall into three categories:     Those indicted by security agencies like the Police, ICPC and the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for acts of impropriety     Those whose acts are the subject of investigations by the forensic auditors.…

By Jimoh Ibrahim Amotekun: The six states of the Yoruba ethnic group of the Federal Republic of Nigeria recently demanded from Nigeria Government more power to control security in their region and despite the Nigeria Police Force, the Military already in place, the Yoruba state now set up the Amotekun paramilitary forces. The question remains: could this be the security arm of the proposed ‘Oduduwa Republic’ in the face of the Federal Republic of Nigeria? Again, the Biafra Republic attempted a failed succession from the Federal Republic of Nigeria despite support from some states from the international society. The author…

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday congratulated Hajia Fareedah Dankaka and Mr James Kolo who have been nominated to serve at the Federal Character Commission (FCC) as chairperson and member respectively. “Our heartfelt congratulations and best wishes go to the two nominees. The nomination is a reward for loyalty to a good cause, a conviction to stick to the truth, and long-standing commitments to the service of humanity especially the good people of Kwara State,” the Governor said in a statement by Chief Press Secretary Rafiu Ajakaye. “We commend Mr President for this honour. The government and people of…

A Lagos based human rights organisation, Progressive Volunteers (PV), has given reasons the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his team of eminent individuals deserve maximum support from the people to conquer the dreaded coronavirus in the state. Speaking on behalf of the group in Lagos, its Convener, Comrade Soyoye Ekundayo, said, “having critically examined the fatality of the dreaded monster tormenting the people globally as well as the way the Lagos administration is curtailing it, we of the Progressive Volunteers have come to the conclusion that the administration deserves maximum support in the interest of the whole nation.” According…

By Mudashiru Olalere Yusuf Necessity is said to be the mother of invention, and invariably it fuels action. The 2018 Spanish flu and its twin, the second world war which started the same year, led to the robust believe that the film will supplant the contemporary education. Thomas Edison in 1922 gleefully proclaimed that “the motion picture is destined to revolutionize our educational system and that in a few years it will supplant largely, if not entirely, the use of textbooks”. You and I can now judge the fulfilment of that prediction. Lately, the descendant of the 1918 pandemic, COVID-19 seems…

By Ademola Akanni, Abuja Nasarawa State is the latest to get the Coronavirus Infection in Nigeria, The Gazelle News.com reports. The index case in Nasarawa, according to reports, was a young woman who just returned from Kano State and has thus been placed in isolation while contact tracing is on. Nasarawa is the 33rd state to be infected in Nigeria. The Gazelle News.com also reports that on Tuesday, 28 April, 2020, 195 new cases were reported in the country. This was confirmed on the verified twitter handle of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) as at 11.50pm on Tuesday.…

The House of Representatives has resolved to sit at least once a week for plenary until the lockdown order is lifted. This was a resolution passed on Tuesday, 28 April, 2020 without any debate by the Green Chamber consequent upon the passage of a motion by a member, Rep. Abubakar Hassan Fulata. The motion with the title: “Regulating Plenary Sittings in the Period of COVID-19 Pandemic and Lockdown, pursuant to Order one, Rule 1 (2) 0f the Standing Orders of the House of Representatives,” was supported by all members. Fulata while moving the motion said: “The House notes that…

The House of Representatives have summoned the Presidential Task Force (PTF), on COVID-19 to appear and brief it on May 5 on the federal government’s response to the COVID-19 Pandemic and its template for the intervention in all the states of the federation. Also to appear before the House were Director-General, National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and Minister of Health. This was sequel to the unanimous adoption of a motion of Matter of Urgent Public Importance by Rep. Ado Doguwa (APC-Kano) at the plenary on Tuesday. Moving the motion earlier, Doguwa recalled that index COVID-19 case was reported…

Were it not for the battle against covid19 that has imposed social distancing as a precaution at this  period, we would have been preparing for the 10th edition of our annual Ramadan Lecture and Iftar( feeding of faithful). We had proposed May 6th for the lecture themed: “Powerless Conscience in the Hands of Conscienceless Power” to be delivered by the seasoned Islamic  Lecturer, Sheik (Dr) Abdul Hakeem Abdul Lateef. The theme was borne out of inspiration to encourage every victim of power game or arbitrary use of power, (in all forms) not to despair as God is always bending…

The Federal Ministry of Youths and Sports is set to launch its “I Choose Life Campaign” to address the mental and emotional pressures that could push youth into substance abuse during the lockdown put in place to arrest the spread of COVID-19. Deeply concerned about the effects of the social distancing  measures for the prevention of the spread of COVID-19 and the possible consequential economic hardships that may follow on the mental, emotional and physical wellbeing of Nigerians, the Ministry is launching the campaign to support young people in making healthy lifestyle choices by avoiding abuse of drugs and illegal…

The Federal Government has declared Friday, May 1, 2020 as public holiday to mark this year’s International Workers’ Day Celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, commended Nigerian workers for their resilience, patience and understanding, particularly in their support of the President Muhammadu Buhari Administration’s efforts at stemming the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the country. Aregbesola who further thanked Nigerians and the labour force for their sacrifices in the present period of trial, assured that their commitment and patience will complement the efforts being made by Government…