The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has shut down a popular entertainment centre, Ibiza Nite Club and 13 other facilities in Abuja for various environmental crimes. Addressing the media on the latest clampdown, the Director General of NESREA, Prof. Innocent Barikor, on Wednesday warned facilities against violating environmental laws, promising that the commitment of the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency to environmental protection remained unwavering. Barikor said in response to public complaints, the agency conducted inspections on Ibiza Nite Club and De Hive Night Club, and measurements showed the facilities were exceeding permissible noise levels…
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The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has donated supportive aids and mobility devices to persons living with disabilities in Bayelsa State. Speaking at an awareness programme organised for people with disabilities at the NDDC Bayelsa State office in Yenagoa, the Commission’s Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, urged persons with disabilities to maintain a positive outlook and not feel inferior due to their disabilities. Ogbuku, who was represented by the Director of the Bayelsa State Office, Engr. Godknows Alamiesiegha, acknowledged the importance of encouraging people living with different challenges. He advised: “Life is a privilege, and you should be proud of…
As part of its ongoing commitment to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Nigeria has presented its Third Voluntary National Review (VNR) at the 2025 United Nations High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development. Presenting Nigeria’s Review at the HLPF in New York, the Head of the country’s delegation to the High-Level event, Senior Special Assistant to the President on SDGs, Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, reaffirmed that the Government and people of Nigeria remain resolute in their pursuit of the SDGs, despite global and domestic challenges. The 2025 VNR, the third since Nigeria began voluntary…
The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has expressed interest in partnering with the Federal Government of Nigeria to address critical infrastructure gaps in the power sector, with ready funds to support the country’s energy development as part of a new Country Engagement Framework. Officials from the Jeddah-based financial institution, led by Alagi Gaye, disclosed this during a courtesy visit to the Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, in Abuja on Tuesday, 22 July, 2025. During the meeting, Chief Adelabu emphasized the need for substantial investment to ensure stable, efficient, and affordable electricity for Nigerians. He noted that improving power supply remains…
The Osun State Chapter of All Progressives Congress(APC) has offered reasons for rejecting the endorsement of President Bola Tinubu by the governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, reports thegazellenews.com. The party described the state Governor as a “liability” and a “trojan horse” to the Peoples Democratic Party, hence the decision not to support his intended defection. The Chairman of the party in the state Tajueen Lawal and the Director of Media and Information Kola Olabisi stated this a jointly signed statement made available to newsmen. “Governor Ademola Adeleke was rejected because he was quickly identified as a Trojan horse, a big…
The Oniru of Iruland, Oba Abdulwasiu Lawal, will on Thursday launch his anticipated memoir titled “From City to Megacity: A Memoir of Lagos Urbanization (1999–2023),” which captures the transformation of Lagos State over a 24-year period, offering a powerful blend of history, policy reflection and personal experience. The book, which the Monarch described as both a tribute to the evolution of Lagos and a call to thoughtful, future-oriented urban governance, draws from his rich and unique background as a public servant, policy implementer and now, traditional ruler. He explained that the book is an attempt at answering the question “Is…
Former Group Managing Director of FirstBank Nigeria, Dr Olabisi Onasanya, has said he is now vindicated after the Federal High Court in Lagos struck out the controversial loan-related case involving his name. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court, Lagos on Wednesday, July 23,2025 struck out the case after the anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, withdrew the suit following an out-of-court settlement among the parties involved including the nominal complainant (First bank of Nigeria PLC), the erstwhile Chairman of the Bank, Oba Otudeko, who is the first defendant, and his Anchorage Leisure Limited standing as…
By Wole Olujobi It all started as one of the usual muted hums of New York’s Harlem’s folktales in apartheid archives. By the time it reached the crescendo, what started as sweet dreams for Sean Combs, aka P. Diddy, is fast collapsing on the alter of wild indiscretion for a man that found fortunes early in life in a suffocating terrain that holds little promise for a black man to succeed. Such is the tragic course of history for a man who romances the surface of history without digesting its contents. New York City was a key battleground and strategic…
By Kayode Akinmade It is a great person, say the Yoruba, that does great things. But this is also true in plurality: great people do great things. In Ogun, Nigeria’s Gateway State, the people and the government are building a prosperous future together, and Nigerians are taking ample notice. For years, the site that now hosts the airport city within which the Gateway International Agro-cargo Airport is now majestically nestled, outclassing many airport projects in the country by miles, was a huge pile of heaps and rubbish. The land was set aside and humongous sums earmarked for the project that…
Video Link: https://youtube.com/shorts/CecCfzM-fOs?si=bumLzSHVi8vOBlge Watch, Like, Share, Comment and Subscribe to TheGazelleTV on YouTube Nigeria reached the Final of the 13th Women Africa Cup of Nations after a turgid and dramatic semi final in Casablanca that saw Cup-holders South Africa sent packing, thanks to a late-in-the-day spectacular goal by defender Michelle Alozie. Both teams fought tactically in the middle and other stretches of the park, with sets of players stifling one other at crucial moments. Nigeria came close after only eight minutes but forward Chinwendu Ihezuo, in the top scorer’s race with three goals, saw her effort tipped over the sticks…