Author: The Gazelle News

Lagos-based Socio-political group, Team Jandor has taken its food bank initiative to the people of Lagos State to relief the burden as the Covid-19 lockdown leaves its effect. Recall that ‘Team Jandor’ had since embarked on sensitization and sanitization of the people across the state with donation of nose masks, sanitizer, dispenser, soaps and other materials to the people. The Lead Visioner of Team Jandor, Mr. Abdulazeez Olajide Adediran also advised the people not to hide their status in order to support the Government eradicate the pandemic. The food bank take effect across the state with Ikosi-Ejirin and Ejigbo…

By Ademola Akanni, Abuja The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced that four new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the country bringing the total number to 135. The Gazelle News.com reports that the NCDC stated that three new cases were confirmed in Osun State while one was confirmed in Ogun state. This brings the total number of cases in Nigeria to 135, with Lagos having the highest number of 81, followed by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) with 25, Oyo has seven, Osun now has five and Ogun has four. Copyright: The Gazelle News.com

By Ademola Akanni, Abuja All working journalists and other media staff in Lagos and Ogun states as well as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have been advised to use their valid Identity Cards to access their places of work and assignment venues during the 14-day lockdown directed by the President in the two states and the FCT. The Gazelle News.com reports that this was disclosed via a statement issued in Abuja on Monday, 30 March, 2020 by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed. In the statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Segun Adeyemi, Alhaji Mohammed said…

THE Nigerian Senate has announced the decision by Distinguished Senators to contribute 50 percent of their salaries to the efforts to respond to the spread and treatment of Corona virus in Nigeria. The acting spokesman of the Senate, Senator Godiya Akwashiki, announced the decision through a statement on Monday. “After due consultations following a keen review of the national efforts to contain the Coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria, the Senate wishes to announce that from March, 2020, Distinguished Senators will be donating 50 per cent of their salaries to these efforts to stop the spread of the disease, otherwise known as…

Lagos State Government on Monday, 30 March, 2020, discharged five coronavirus patients at Infectious Disease Centre, Yaba Mainland Hospital. This brings to eight the total number of discharged patients from the Centre. The patients who had been quarantined at the isolation centre for weeks looked stable and unruffled. Although, the discharged patients preferred annonimity, they expressed joy and satisfaction over the treatments they received. While thanking the State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu for his support and proactiveness, they pleaded that the workers at the Centre should be given life insurance. While speaking to the press, one of the patients said,…

By Dare Ojelade, Lagos Former Commissioner for Agriculture and Cooperatives in Lagos State, Chief Enock Kolapomoye Ajiboso has described the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as a man divinely ordained to be a leader. The Gazelle News.com reports that Chief Ajiboso stated this on Sunday, 29 March, 2020 in a statement signed by him to felicitate with the Jagaban of Borgu on his 68th birthday celebration. “He has been divinely ordained to be a leader of men. He is the kind of leader many will follow to the war front blindfolded. He is…

By Nurudeen Yisa, Lagos The Chairman of the Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board, Hon.Wahab Alawiye-King, has been speaking on the alternative programme put on in place by the Board to ensure that pupils in public primary schools in the state continue to receive lectures despite the directive of the state government to shut schools in the wake of the Coronavirus outbreak in the state. The Gazelle News.com reports that the state government had earlier closed down all public, private schools and tertiary institutions in the state in the wake of the Coronavirus outbreak. On Sunday, 29 March, 2020, the…

By Sanni Taofeek, Lagos The National Leader of Bola Tinubu Ambassadors and Convener of the Annual Bola Tinubu Youth Summit, Akanbi A. Saheed Afonja has condemned unlawful acts in the quest of curbing COVID’19. This was revealed In a statement released on Sunday 29th March, 2020 through his Media Office.  Akanbi said that, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), “Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that are known to cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). “As at March 28 2020…

By Sofiyyah Abdur Rasak, Lagos The Executive Chairman and Executive Vice Chairman of Famfa Oil and Gas, Modupe and Folorunsho Alakija have donated N1 billion to contribute to the fight against coronavirus in Nigeria. The Gazelle News.com reports that the donation was announced on Sunday, 29 March, 2020 by the Alakijas. According to a breakdown of the donation, both the Lagos State Government and the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) got N250 million each; medical workers battling the deadly virus in Lagos and Abuja got N100 million each; N245 million is earmarked for the supply of medical equipment among…

By Blessing Williams, Lagos The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 14 new cases of coronavirus in Nigeria, The Gazelle News.com reports. According to the agency in a message on its Twitter handle, the new cases increased the number of coronavirus in Nigeria to 111. Nine of the new cases were reported in Lagos while the remaining four were reported in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja bringing the total in Lagos to 68 while the number in Abuja increased to 21. Oyo State is the next most affected state with seven cases while Ogun has three confirmed…

As part of a robust effort to combat the deadly Coronavirus outbreak in Nigeria, the management of Keystone Bank today announced the donation of N1 billion for the purchase of relief materials, critical care facilities and protective gear to contain the spread of the virus. The pledge was made during the Bankers’ Committee meeting held recently to support the Central Bank of Nigeria in its bid to raise funds for the fight against coronavirus pandemic through the newly-formed Nigerian Private Sector Coalition Committee against COVID-19. In a press statement, the Acting Managing Director, Mr. Olaniran Olayinka explained that the decision to…

By Dare Ojelade, Lagos The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has ordered a total lockdown of Lagos, Abuja and Ogun State in a bid to control the spread of the deadly Coronavirus in the country. The Gazelle News.com reports that the President made this announcement on Sunday, 29 March, 2020 during a special broadcast to the nation on the update of the Coronavirus pandemic. President Buhari stated that there would be total restriction on inter and intra-state transport in the aforementioned states and the Federal Capital Territory. He stated that the county is committed to doing everything to control the…

By Dare Ojelade, Lagos The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has ordered a total lockdown of Lagos, Abuja and Ogun State in a bid to control the spread of the deadly Coronavirus in the country. The Gazelle News.com reports that the President made this announcement on Sunday, 29 March, 2020 during a special broadcast to the nation on the update of the Coronavirus pandemic. President Buhari stated that there would be total restriction on inter and intra-state transport in the aforementioned states and the Federal Capital Territory. He stated that the county is committed to doing everything to control the…

Thomas Schaefer, the finance minister of Germany’s Hesse state, has committed suicide apparently after becoming “deeply worried” over how to cope with the economic fallout from the coronavirus, state premier Volker Bouffier said Sunday, 29 March, 2020. Schaefer, 54, was found dead near a railway track on Saturday, 28 March, 2020. The Wiesbaden prosecution’s office said they believe he died by suicide. “We are in shock, we are in disbelief and above all we are immensely sad,” Bouffier said in a recorded statement. Hesse is home to Germany’s financial capital Frankfurt, where major lenders like Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank have…

By Dare Ojelade, Lagos With the announcement that the Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, has tested positive to Coronavirus, the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria has risen to 90. Nine new cases were reported on Saturday, 28 March, 2020: seven in Lagos, one each in Benue and Kaduna. Benue and Kaduna are just making entry into the list of states that have recorded people who tested positive to the virus. While the Governor was the victim in Kaduna, the victim in Benue was a returnee from the United Kingdom. Of the 90 confirmed cases, 59…

Success and Growth of a man is not measured by what you accomplish or wealth accumulation, instead it is measured by the number of people who attain greater heights, triumph, rejuvenation and become succesful through him. Unarguably, Asiwaju a suis generis being, a man of valour, if being measured based on the former will definitely get an astounding scorecard due to his unrelentless effort towards building reputable leaders in the country which are numerous in different fields in the society. Apparently, every generation has its legend, you’re indeed the special one of ours. The father of modern Lagos. A…

By Blessing Williams, Lagos The Lead Visioner of Team Jandor, Mr. Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran has canvassed support for Lagos State government as the battle to eradicate the coronavirus pandemic intensifies. Adediran took to his instagram handle to declare the support of Team Jandor to help prevent the spread and eradication of corona virus pandemic. Earlier, he has rolled out campaigns against the pandemic, with public sensitization and awareness to the general public. Following the directives, members of team Jandor in Somolu Local Government undertook the project as well as their counterparts across the 20 Local Government Areas and 37…

By Folashade Olabanji-Oba If the DNA of humans contain the genetic code that determines the uniqueness of humanity, then, leadership must of necessity have a DNA, the fundamental tenets that characterize the domain of civilization. Bola Ahmed Tinubu is ‘the Asiwaju, the frontliner’ who bears his leadership with humanity. The man who recently bagged a Honorary Doctorate from the Afe Babalola University(ABUAD) has often been praised by many individuals as the leader who helped them climb the ladder of leadership and governance. And this is not limited to the nationally recognized. Community leaders, traditional chiefs, business people and many…

Polaris Bank has given a boost to government efforts in the fight against coronavirus (Covid-19). Polaris Bank has acquired 400 specialised hospital beds, complete with mattresses and accessories. The beds according to the Bank, will be handed over to the Lagos State Government; being the state most hit by the pandemic, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and other State Governments. The Bank also announced that it would be partnering with the Nigeria Coalition Against COVID-19 (NCAC), Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), Health Institutions and State Governments in stemming the tide of the COVID-19 pandemic by delivering additional materials to cover the areas of testing,…

By Sofiyyah Abdur Rasak The Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai has tested positive for Coronavirus, The Gazelle News.com reports. This medium learnt that Mallam el-Rufai made the announcement through a statement on Saturday, 28 March, 2020 in Kaduna. He thus becomes the first person to test positive to the virus in Kaduna State. As required, the Kaduna Governor has informed the necessary authorities of his status and he has subsequently been transferred to an isolation centre where he has commenced treatment. Copyright: The Gazelle News.com