By Abimbola Ogunnaike An unexpected happened on Thursday. 16 March, 2023 in Edmonton, Canada as a 16-year-old boy allegedly shot his mother with a gun, killed two on-duty police officers before taking his own life. Media reports cited local police and government officials as saying that the male suspect shot and wounded his mother at an apartment in Edmonton in Alberta province following a family dispute. After two patrol officers arrived at the scene, he shot them dead. Edmonton Police Service Chief, Dale McFee said the officers, Travis Jordan, 35 and Brett Ryan, 30, were responding to a call from…
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By Abimbola Ogunnaike Gunmen have killed at least 22 people at Majifa village in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State. It was gathered that the attack the attack took place after the bandits attended a reception for one of their celebrated friends, Mai Katifar Mutuwa. The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) SP Gambo Isah confirmed the incident, saying that the bandits had been facing serious resistance from the members of the vigilante in the area. Gambo, who said that 15 people were killed, while five others have been hospitalized, said that the police were still compiling casualty figures…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied awarding a contract for the printing of sensitive election materials to the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Candidate in Adamawa State, Senator Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed. National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, INEC, Festus Okoye, stated this in a statement issued on Thursday, 16 March 2023 and obtained by thegazellenews.com. “Our attention has been drawn to a news report that the commission awarded a contract for the printing of sensitive election materials to Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed. It was alleged in the report that she owns Binani Printing Press…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Benue State Police Command has confirmed arresting six people for different electoral offences in the just concluded Presidential and National Assembly Elections. Spokesperson of the command, SP Catherine Anene, who disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen, a copy of which was obtained by thegazellenews.com, said the suspects were arrested for illegal possession of firearms, snatching of ballot boxes and illegal possession of nine Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVCs). “According to the CP, the investigation has been completed and case diaries forwarded to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for further action. Intending electoral offenders are…
A Nebraska school district has agreed to pay $1 million to the family of an eighth grader who died after eating a granola bar given to him by a teacher. The Papillion La Vista school board will vote on the wrongful death settlement with the parents of Jagger Shaw, 14, at its meeting Monday night. Few details about what happened last May are included in court documents because the settlement was reached through a probate court process and not a civil lawsuit. Jagger’s parents declined to comment to the Omaha World-Herald about the settlement. But his father, Thomas Shaw, said…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike A six year old girl in Abuja has mistaken petrol for Kerosine and burnt self while practicing cooking. It was gathered that the girl brought a gallon containing petrol which she thought was kerosene and emptied the content on the firewood she and her mates had gathered for practicing their cooking skills. The father of the girl, Christopher Israel, who confirmed the incident while speaking to a news medium at the Kubwa General Hospital where the girl is being admitted, said that the incident happened about two months ago but that the girl was yet to recover…
The Lagos State Government, in preparation for the Y2023/24 Academic Calendar, has assured stakeholders of prioritising harmonised and standardised instructional days of learning for all schools in order to ensure children have the minimum standard of learning days and hours. The Director-General, Office of Education Quality Assurance (OEQA), Mrs. Abiola Seriki-Ayeni, disclosed this at a stakeholders’ meeting held at the Adeyemi-Bero Auditorium, Alausa, Ikeja, on Thursday, 16 March, 2023. She noted that it is important for stakeholders to deliberate, harmonise and standardise the school calendar of both public and private schools in the State. She maintained that the engagement would…
(Published in The PUNCH, on Friday, March 17, 2023) Cleveland, a city in Ohio, USA, was long regarded as the sufferhead among American cities. Bearing on its big head the weight of an unfortunate nickname – The mistake on the lake – Cleveland shares a few similarities with Nigeria. How did Cleveland get its nickname? This is how. As recently as the late 1960s and 1970s, Cleveland was described as a city where ducks flew upside down because there was nothing worth dumping on. An unforgettable incident happened in June 1969 that made the appellation of a rundown city stick…
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan on Thursday, 16 March, 2023 embarked on a ward-to-ward campaign for the Yobe State Governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni ahead of the Saturday polls. Buni who was first elected as Governor in 2019 is seeking mandate of the people of Yobe for a second term as their Governor on the platform of the All Progressives Congress(APC). Lawan, a very close ally of Governor Buni, embarked on aggressive campaign across his Yobe North Senatorial District to return Buni for a second time and also for all APC candidates for the State House of Assembly. …