A prostitute in a popular hotel in Ijesha area of Lagos State has landed in jail after pouring acid on a colleague following hot argument between them. The sad incident occurred almost a week ago at a very popular hotel painted in a brown colour very close to Ijesha Bus stop along the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway. We gathered that a hot argument ensued between the duo in which one of the prostitute bit off the finger of her colleague in the Olosho business. Sadly, the lady whose finger was bitten off is diabetic in nature which is very dangerous for her…
Author: Soffiyyah Olamide
Arrangements are in top gear to host the orphans, disabled and the less privileged as an extension of love for the 2023 Valentine celebration. The Paramount Ruler of Iwoland, HIM Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi made the disclosure today, Monday, 13 February, 2023, through a press statement by his press secretary, Alli Ibraheem. Scheduled to hold in his palace, Oluwo expressed readiness to organize a special get together for the disabled, the orphans and the less privileged children cutting across the three local governments of Iwoland: Iwo, Ayedire and Ola Oluwa. “I’m dedicating the 2023 Valentine Day for the orphans, disabled…
The Kogi State Government has lambasted the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, for what it called baseless fixation on the state’s affairs with spurious allegations in a bid to satisfy certain political interests. The state government said it was sad that an agency charged with the responsibility of fighting graft in the country had turned itself into a pawn in the hands of political opponents of the Kogi State Government with untamed desperation to damage the integrity of the Governor and the Government of Kogi State. It said the shadow chasing by the EFCC and…
The Federal High Court, Abuja, has adjourned till 14th February for hearing on the bail application filed by Ali Bello and 3 others on an alleged N3 billion fraud charge brought against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. On 8th February, 2023, Justice Obiora Egwuatu adjourned for hearing on the bail application filed by the defendants after they had pleaded not guilty to the 18-count charge. At the resumed sitting, Counsel to the defendants, Ahmed Raji (SAN), had told the court that the EFCC had filed a counter affidavit to the bail application. The EFCC’s Counter Affidavit, filed…
Three days ago, on the day that I tweeted about newspaper reports alleging that Atiku was secretly meeting with Army Generals, I received a text message from someone who claimed to be a DSS officer asking me to report to them on a matter of national security. I dismissed the invitation because it was vague and I was not sure whether it really came from the DSS. In any case I had no intention of going anywhere unless I was formally invited. To my surprise I received a formal letter from them to report to their office without fail two…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Bayelsa State Police Command has tightened up security in Banks and Automated Teller Machine (ATM) points in across the state due to the scarcity of the new naira notes. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Ben Nebolisa Okolo, has charged Divisional Police Officers, Tactical Commanders, and other operatives to closely monitor banks and ATM points to forestall any breach of the peace in the state. The police spokesman in Bayelsa State, SP Asinim Butswat, stated this in a press statement he signed and issue to newsmen on Sunday .In the statement obtained by thegazellenews.com, Butswat said…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike A pregnant woman in Kasuwan Magani, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, has lost her life as a result of unavailability of the new naira notes in banks. James Auta, the deceased’s husband, said his wife was rejected by the hospital when he could not make the payment due to failure to have access to cash in his bank and also Point of Sale (POS) channels Thegazellenews.com gathered that incident happened early this month after Auta’s wife went into labour but was rejected, because her husband couldn’t make a payment due to naira scarcity. The woman…
The money laundering trial of two family members of the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello: his nephew, Ali Bello; and his wife Rashida Bello (at large) resumes tomorrow, Monday, 13 February, 2023 before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja. Ali Bello was among four defendants remanded upon arraignment on February 8, 2023 on 18-count charge bordering on criminal misappropriation and money laundering to the tune of N3,081,804,654.00 (Three Billion, Eighty One Million, Eight Hundred and Four Thousand, Six Hundred and Fifty Four Nair) The other defendants are Abba Adauda, Yakubu Siyaka Adabenege and Iyada Sadat. Count one of the…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The son of former Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State, Senator Abdulaziz Nyako, has revealed how the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, played an important role after the impeachment of his father. Senator Nyako revealed this while answering questions from journalists at a town hall meeting in Yola, the state capital over the weekend. Abdulaziz, APC Candidate for Adamawa Central Senatorial District, said Tinubu and ex-Senate President Bukola Saraki came to his father’s aid, adding that he owed the duo respect for standing with his father when Northern governors, including members of his…
The past few weeks have been a challenging one for Nigerians especially our SMEs, poor and vulnerable masses and those whose very survival depend on daily cash transactions. They have felt the brunt of the combined problems of scarcity of fuel and new Naira notes. We feel the pains of our market women and artisans who have experienced low sales because customers do not have cash to make purchases. We hear the loud cries of farmers in rural areas and hinterlands who have been forced to sell their produce at much lower prices so they don’t lose out completely. We…