Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has described the late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, as one of the top monarchs whose contributions helped in the socio-economic development of the country. Governor Zulum stated this when he led the state delegation on a condolence visit to Governor Dapo Abiodun and two sons of the late Awujale at the Governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, on Tuesday. He said the demise of the revered Oba was not only a great loss to Ogun State but also to the government and people of Borno State, as the personality and dignity of the…
Author: Soffiyyah Olamide
Security analyst Zagazola on Tuesday, 22 July, 2025 disclosed that security forces comprising the Nigerian Army and the Department of State Security Service (DSS) rescued Reverend Father Alphonsus Afina and 32 other kidnap victims in separate operations in Borno and Zamfara States, reports thegazellenews.com Recall that Fr. Afina, a Nigerian Catholic priest who previously served in the Archdiocese of Anchorage, Alaska, was abducted on June 1, 2025, along the Liman Kara–Gwoza Road in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. Zagazola, who made this disclosure on his x handle page on Tuesday, 22 July, 2025, said the clergyman was rescued on…
All things being equal, the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the ruling All Progres sives Congress (APC) is to meet in Abuja, Nigeria’s seat of power to discuss key issues that may constitute hindrance to the cohesion of the party regarded as the largest political party in Africa. According an online medium, top on the agenda in meeting scheduled to hold at the national secretariat of the party , is the matter of the party’s leadership, particularly the emergence of Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje’s substantive successor. Recall that Ganduje, a former Governor of Kano state, resigned as national chairman on…
Ahead of 2027 presidential election, the Emir of Daura in Katsina State, Umar Faruq-Umar, has endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for second term in office. According to Umar, his decision was based on the honour the President did to his Emirate and Katsina State by giving a befitting burial to his predecessor in office, Muhammadu Buhari. The Emir made the endorsement at his palace in Daura over the weekend while receiving a delegation of the Nigerian Governors’ Wives led by the First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu. The delegation was in Daura to condole with the family of the late former President.…
Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, has called on the people of the Southeast to give their support for the administration of President Bola Tinubu, describing his presidency as divinely ordained and transformative, reports thegazellenews.com. Nwifuru, who made the call while speaking during the Southeast zonal meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) held in Abakaliki, the state capital, praised President Tinubu for taking bold steps to reposition Nigeria’s economy and uplift the lives of citizens. “President Tinubu has implemented people-oriented policies that are already yielding positive results. “His emergence as president was not by chance but divine orchestration. God chose…
Things are looking up for the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited(NNPCL) in terms of revenue generation as it raked in a total of N4.571 trillion in June 2025, reports thegazellenews.com. NNPCL, in a summary report released on its X account on Monday, 21 July, 2025, said from the N4.571 trillion revenue, it recorded a profit after tax of N905 billion. The state-owned firm said it has made N6.961 trillion in statutory payments to the Federation Account from January to May 2025. NNPCL reported crude oil and condensate production of 1.68 million barrels per day in June, the highest since January 2025.…
The Statistician-General of the Federation, Adeyemi Adeniran, has disclosed that Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product, GDP, has been rebased from N80 trillion to N205 trillion, report thegazellenews.com According to Adeniran, the new figure represents a 41.7 per cent increase compared to the previous rebasing exercise conducted in 2014. He said the rebasing, which covers the period from 2019 to 2023, uses 2019 as the new base year. He noted that the top five performing sectors contributing to the GDP include crop production, trade, real estate, telecommunications, and the oil and gas industry. According to a reports by the Financial Times, Nigeria’s economy…
The Lagos State council polls have come and gone and the winners will soon take oath of office and assume duty in their respective councils. It has been jubilation and dancing for the winners particularly members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) who won all the 57 Council Chairmanship seats and 375 out of the 376 Councillorship seats. The lone Councillorship seat lost by the APC was in Ward D of the Yaba Local Council Development Area. It was won by Babatunde Dosunmu of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Thegazellenews.com detailed its reporter to Yaba to investigate what really…
Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, July 21, 2025, ordered the final forfeiture of digital assets to the tune of $222,729. 86 recovered from Chinese involved in cyber-terrorism and internet fraud. The assets form parts of the recoveries made from members of a syndicate of 792 alleged crypto currency investment and romance fraud suspects arrested on December 10, 2024 in Lagos during an operation tagged “Eagle Flush Operation” by operatives of the EFCC. The judge gave the order, following an ex parte motion filed on July 18, 2025 by the Economic and…
Our attention has been drawn to a politically charged and deliberately misleading press release titled “No Patriotic Nigerian Will Vote for APC in 2027” from the stable of the tottering, disjointed and moribund opposition PDP. While such rhetoric may make headlines, it lacks both substance and objectivity. The All Progressives Congress (APC) categorically rejects this attempt to smear our party and misrepresent the millions of patriotic Nigerians who support us. Patriotism is not defined by party lines, but by an unwavering commitment to national growth, peace, unity, and democratic values. Over the years, the APC has consistently demonstrated these principles…