By Oluwole Solanke (PhD, FCIB)* In a world brimming with diverse beliefs, traditions, and rituals, there’s one truth that transcends them all: *No religion is greater than kindness. No scripture is deeper than compassion. No ritual is holier than love. These words remind us that the essence of humanity lies not in the temples we build, the scriptures we recite, or the labels we wear, but in the way we treat one another. To live a truly meaningful life, we must embody empathy, forgiveness, and service—values that speak louder than any sermon or sacred text. The Power of Kindness As…
Author: Soffiyyah Olamide
The Special Assistant to the President on Digital and Creative Economy, Office of the Vice President, Fegho John Umunubo, has been disengaged, reports thegazellenews.com Confirmation of his immediate disengagement was contained in a press statement issued on Monday, 8 September 2025, signed by Abiodun Oladunjoye, Director of Press and Public Relations in the State House. The statement warned members of the public that he no longer represents the interests of the present administration, hence dealing with him is at their risk. The full statement reads: Stakeholders and constituents of the digital and creative economy, at home and abroad, as well as…
Nigeria’s High Commissioner to the Republic of South Africa, His Excellency Tope Ajayi and the Senior Special Assistant to Mr. President on Grassroots Sports Development, Sir Adeyinka Adeboye led a team of top officials of the Mission, the National Sports Commission and members of the Nigerian community in South Africa to welcome the Super Eagles to Bloemfontein on Sunday evening, 7 September, 2025. The chartered ValueJet Airline aircraft that conveyed the Nigeria delegation touched down at the Bloemfontein Airport at 6.25pm South Africa time, after a three-and-half hour flight from Luanda, Angola. The aircraft had flown two-and-half hours from Uyo…
The Dean, School of Environmental Studies, Yaba College of Technology, Dr. Adesina Aladeloba, has traced the incessant building collapse in Nigeria to ineffectiveness and poor communication from the design stage. Delivering the 19th inaugural lecture of the college, titled “Communication: Why the ‘Tower’ Remained Abandoned Heretofore” at Yusuf Grillo Hall, Aladeloba explored how the fragmented and conflict-prone nature of construction projects, often involving multiple stakeholders with divergent interests, can be resolved through deliberate and effective communication strategies from the design stage. Using the biblical story of the Tower of Babel as a symbolic reference to ineffective communication, the renowned builder…
By Segun Adewale, Bauchi The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has stressed the need for urgent and sustained investment in child nutrition and health to tackle malnutrition as well as address life-threatening maternal and newborn emergencies, towards enhancing child survival and well-being. Similarly, it also called on the governments of Bauchi and Plateau States to step up and intensify efforts towards tackling child malnutrition by releasing more funds for nutrition, investing in local food solutions, and expanding community-driven initiatives already saving lives. The new UNICEF Representative in Nigeria, Ms Wafaa Saeed, made the call in a press release issued yesterday…
By Segun Adewale, Bauchi Communities along the 19km Hardawa – Gwaram – Akuyam rural road in Misau LGA of Bauchi State have commended the Government for embarking on the construction of the road, which has now opened up the area. Some of the beneficiaries of the project who spoke to a team of Journalists Weekend while on a statewide project tour and in the area to see the level of work and the impact of the project. Interacting with Journalists, Musa Adamu, a resident of Gwaram, expressed joy over the project, saying that for many years, they had yearned for…
The Ondo State Government has thrown its weight behind the forthcoming distribution of 3.6 million insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) across the state, urging citizens to fully embrace the initiative as part of efforts to curb malaria and safeguard public health. The campaign, which will run from September 8th to 17th 2025 in collaboration with the National Malaria Elimination Programme and Malaria Consortium, will be formally flagged off by Governor Aiyedatiwa. It is targeted at reducing the state’s malaria prevalence rate, currently estimated at 27 percent. During an advocacy courtesy visit to the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Hon. Idowu Ajanaku, the…
The founder and presiding bishop of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM), Dr. Mike Okonkwo, has been described as a national treasure worthy of celebration because his life has been a blessing far beyond the pulpit. Governor Dapo Abiodun made this known at the thanksgiving service for the 80th birthday celebration of Bishop Okonkwo, held at the TREM national headquarters in Gbagada, Lagos. Governor Abiodun, represented by the Head of Service, Mr. Kehinde Onasanya, noted that the celebration of this unique milestone in the life of the man of God is a demonstration of the respect that is not only accorded…
The Grassroots Mobilisation for Tinubu (GMT), a group within the All Progressives Congress (APC) established to mobilise support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commenced mobilisation and awareness to pave way for massive votes for Tinubu and all APC candidates in the 2027 general elections, reports thegazellenews.com The group which has grown in leaps and bounds with state chapters such as Ogun, Oyo, Ondo, Delta, Kaduna, Taraba and Adamawa among others already operating in full swing. On Saturday, 6 September, 2025, GMT organised a one-day seminar for the directors of its various directorates. According to the Director General of the group,…