Lagos State recorded the fifth death of a female local government official within two months, with the death of the Council Manager of Coker Aguda Local Council Development Area, Mrs Adebimpe Akinola, late Monday, 29 September 2025, reports thegazellenews.com Thegazellenews.com reports that the late Council Manager died on Monday, 29 September, 2025, after a brief illness. Thegazellenews.com also reports that the late Mrs Akinola was the Chairman of the Forum of Council Managers in Lagos State. Council Managers are the administrative heads of the 20 local governments and 37 LCDAs in the state, and they are also the accounting officers…
Author: Soffiyyah Olamide
By Yarima Haruna, Birnin Kebbi Kebbi State Governor, Dr. Nasir Idris, has described the emergence of the new Emir of Zuru, Alhaji Sanusi Mikailu Sami, Gomo III, as Divinely ordained and the true choice of the people. The Governor made the remarks when the Emir, accompanied by his council members and stakeholders of the Emirate, paid him a courtesy visit in Birnin Kebbi on Sunday to thank him for the appointment. Governor Idris expressed delight over the visit, noting that the unity of Zuru and Yauri Emirates as Kebbi South remained a source of strength. He emphasized that due process…
By Yarima Haruna, Birnin Kebbi As the build-up to 2027 general elections takes different dimensions in the country, the critical stakeholders and community leaders in Kebbi South have declared total support for Comrade Governor Nasir continuity in 2027. The declaration was made during a thank-you visit to the Governor of Kebbi state at the weekend by the new Emir of Zuru Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi Mika’ilu Sami, Sami Gomo lll and solidarity visit by elders,political and religious leaders from the southern Senatorial zone. Speakers at the occasion hinged their declaration for the continuity support on the identified capital intensive and valuable…
The Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering, SCUML, on Monday, September, 29 2025 sealed the premises of two Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions, DNFIBPs, Iman Multi Structures Ltd and Daraja Motors for non -compliance with the provisions of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act 2022 and EFCC AML/CFT/CPF regulations 2024. Both DNFBPs were initially sanctioned and fined on June 18, 2025 and August 13, 2025 respectively for non-compliance with regulations but failed to make payment to the government. Investigations by Scuml Zonal Co’ordinator, Assistant Commander of the EFCC, ACE Ahmadu Bello showed that the ultimatum to pay the fine…
Spanish fifth-division goalkeeper, Raul Ramirez has died at the age of 19 following a collision during a match for his club Colindres, the Cantabrian Football Federation (RFCF) said on Monday, 29 September, 2025. Ramirez sustained a head injury during Saturday’s game against Revilla, with Spanish media reporting that the impact led to multiple cardiac arrests and left him brain dead. The RFCF announced three days of mourning and said a minute’s silence would be observed at all matches next week in his memory.
Dr. Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran JANDOR, the Lead Visioner of Lagos4Lagos Movement and former governorship candidate in Lagos State, has felicitated with the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SSAP-SDGs), Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire on the occasion of her 66th birthday. Dr. Adediran described Princess Orelope-Adefulire who was also a former Deputy Governor and a Commissioner in Lagos State as an exemplary political leader whose passion for the development of the state is evident. He acknowledged her immense contributions to national development through her strategic leadership and coordination of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development…
By Desmond Utomwen At 66, Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, OFR, stands tall as one of Nigeria’s most impactful leaders; an enduring voice for women, children, and communities across the nation. Her career, spanning more than three decades, has been defined not only by the offices she has held but also by the lives transformed through her interventions. From the Lagos State House of Assembly to the Deputy Governorship of Lagos, and now as Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SSAP-SDGs), her journey is one of purposeful service. Driving Nigeria’s SDGs Agenda Since her appointment as the President’s…
By Segun Adewale, Bauchi The Northeast chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Youth Parliament has commended the performance of Nigeria’s Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima at international engagements, particularly at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). While also describing the Vice President as “a worthy Ambassador of the nation”, the group further commended him for what they called an “exemplary representation’ of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Nigeria on the global stage”. In a statement issued Monday in Bauchi, the parliament’s chairman, Kabir Garba Kobi, noted that Shettima’s delivery at the UNGA, where he spoke on climate change, international…
Segun Adewale in Bauchi Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, has approved a minor change in the composition of the State Executive Council with the removal of the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Child Development, Hajiya Zainab Baban Takko. This was contained in a press statement signed by Comrade Mukhtar Gidado, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Governor, confirmed that the commissioner has been relieved of her appointment with immediate effect. The Governor expressed appreciation to Hajiya Zainab Baban Takko for her services to the state and wished her success in her future endeavors. The development is…
The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has announced the launch of a large-scale empowerment and economic support programme to mark his 55th birthday. The initiative, implemented through the Bayo Adelabu Foundation (BAF), continues his annual tradition of giving back to society but will be broader and more impactful than previous editions. This year’s programme is conceived as an expression of gratitude to the people of Oyo State and well-wishers nationwide, following the overwhelming goodwill, prayers, and congratulatory messages he received on his birthday. Chief Adelabu also described the initiative as a way of thanking Almighty Allah for His guidance,…