Friday, 10 October 2025, was a happy day for the physically challenged students of Ikeja High School located at Oba Akinjobi Way, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos State, as the school’s old students association (IHSOSA Class of ’85) refurbished and equipped a classroom for them to mark the 40th anniversary and reunion of the set, reports thegazellenews.com Speaking at the well–attended ceremony, the Chairman of IHSOSA Class of ’85’85, Augustine Obafemi Ladipo, spoke on how the set embarked on the project, saying that the event was not just about looking back, it was also about looking ahead. “To this end, we embarked on…
Author: Soffiyyah Olamide
The Editor-in-Chief and Chief Operating Officer of Premium Times, Mr. Muskilu Mojeed, has called on the Nigerian government to provide sustained support for professional journalists, emphasizing their critical role in bridging the gap between campaign promises and governance realities. Mojeed made this appeal during a panel session at the 9th Annual Conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), held in Lagos on Thursday, 9 October, 2025, with the theme: “Reconciling Campaign Promises with Governance Realities: Challenges and Prospects.” According to him, despite the indispensable role of the media in democracy, government support remains minimal. The government hardly gives us…
Olowu of Kuta, His Royal Majesty, Oba Dr Adekunle Oyelude Makama, CON, Tegbosun III, has congratulated Alhaji Kazeem Akinleye, the Chief of Staff to Governor Ademola Adeleke on his 56th birthday. Olowu, in a statement he personally signed, said Alhaji Akinleye’s birthday is an occasion to celebrate him for being a blessing to the state. According to the monarch, Alhaji Akinleye’s demeanour has helped greatly to rally round support for his leader, Governor Adeleke. Olowu maintained that the personality of Alhaji Akinleye and his positive approach to issues as the Chief of Staff bore eloquent testimony to the smooth running…
The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, says that stakeholders’ engagement is fundamental to the development of the Niger Delta region. Ogbuku stated this in his keynote address at the opening ceremony of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, NIPR, Rivers State Public Relations Week in Port Harcourt. Ogbuku, who was represented by the NDDC Director of Corporate Affairs, Mrs. Seledi Thompson-Wakama, highlighted the importance of reputation management and the critical role NIPR plays in maintaining a positive national image. He emphasised the importance of stakeholder collaboration to ensure projects meet people’s needs and…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, has charged members of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) to take the lead in clearing the obstacles facing journalism, particularly the menace of fake news and unprofessional conduct among impostors in the industry. Chief George gave this charge during the 9th Annual Conference of GOCOP, held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, with the theme: “Reconciling Campaign Promises with Governance Realities: Challenges and Prospects.” Expressing displeasure over the growing number of untrained individuals masquerading as journalists, George commended GOCOP for its consistent efforts in promoting professionalism and…
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has encouraged media practitioners to introduce probing of manifestoes of aspiring political office holders as part of their responsibilities to reshape the country from frivolous and unkept promises. The Director General of the agency, LANRE Issa-Onilu gave the task while speaking a a panelist at the 9th annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), with the theme,’ Reconciling Campaign Promises with Governance Realities: Challenges and Prospect’, held in Lagos He pointed out that some of the so-called manifestos are not originally from those who presented but the party they belong to, and…
In a landmark move to boost transparency and strengthen Nigeria’s economy, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has abolished the long-standing practice where revenue-generating agencies like the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) withheld huge sums as their “cost of collection.” The new directive, announced by Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, mandates that every kobo collected must now go directly into the Federation Account, as required by the Constitution. Until now, agencies deducted massive amounts before remitting funds — for instance, FIRS alone retained…
Mrs Retyit Haruna, the woman accused in viral online reports to have set her soldier husband ablaze, has denied the reports, reports thegazellenews.com. Thegazellenews.com had earlier reported that Retyit had poured petrol on her husband, Lieutenant Samson Haruna and set him ablaze over domestic argument. Thegazellenews.com also reported that the incident occured on Monday, 22 September, 2025, at the couple’s residence at Wellington Bassey Barracks, Ibagwa, Akwa Ibom State. Retyit now arrested and under interrogation has now broken her silence on the matter, saying she did not set her late husband ablaze contrary to the viral report. Retyit told her interrogators…
Tension has gripped the Ekiti State University (EKSU) community after reports emerged that two armed assailants attacked students at the popular Iworoko Mountain area, dispossessing them of their valuables and inflicting fear across the campus environment. Eyewitnesses disclosed that the attackers, armed with cutlasses and canes, ambushed a group of students who had gone to the mountain for leisure. The suspects reportedly forced the victims to kneel down at gunpoint before seizing over 50 mobile phones and other personal items. The assault, which occurred in broad daylight, has sparked panic among students and residents in the surrounding area. According to…
By Chuks Collins and Emeka Chiaghanam A former stalwart of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Prof Theodore Okonkwo, has revealed that many stakeholders of the party are currently secretly working for the success of Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the November 8, 2025 Anambra State governorship election. Okonkwo, a Professor of Law specialising in Environmental, Climate Change, Biodiversity and Maritime Law, hails from Ezenaja village, Oraukwu, in Idemili North Council had joined APGA in 2011. He then officially resigned from the party on September 25, 2025 to join the APC. Speaking about his defection,…