They were not tipped to win the trophy but on the night of Sunday, 13 July, 2025, English Premier League giants, Chelsea proved the bookmakers wrong by defeating Champions League winners, PSG 3-0 in the final of the Club World Cup final Club at MetLife Stadium. The rout began with a sweep of a cultured left foot, and continued with a crippling counterattack. It was complete before halftime here at the 2025 Club World Cup final between Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea. One side exploded up and down the field, and out to a 3-0 lead; the other staggered, as if…
Author: Soffiyyah Olamide
Operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) have arrested three suspected members of inter–state human trafficking syndicates who specialized in the recruitment, harbouring and trafficking of young girls from other parts of the Country to the Northern Nigeria for sexual exploitation. According to a statement by the press officer of NAPTIP, Vincent Adekoye, they were arrested inside one of the prominent hotels located in Katsina township (name withheld), with three suspected victims of human trafficking rescued during the operation. He said the manager of the hotel and two other workers were arrested. Two of…
The Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun will be leading eminent personalities including the former Governor of Ondo state, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko; First Lady of Kebbi State, Her Excellency, Hajiya Zainab Nasare Nasir Idris; and renowned industrialist, Otunba Kazeem Odeyeyiwa, to the installation of Rotarian (Prince) Henry Olubowale Akinyele as the District Governor of Rotary International District 9111 for the 2025-2026 Rotary Year. Other personalities expected at the event are: the Ekii of Ifore, Ondo West Local Government, His Royal Highness, Oba (Engr.) Raymond Akinyele as well as the Doyen of all Districts in Nigeria, Past District Governor, Prince…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has directed its members across the country to proceed on an indefinite strike following the delayed payment of June salaries of members, reports thegazellenews.com According to the leadership of ASUU, the directive is in line with the trade body’s policy of no pay no work. President of ASUU, Prof. Chris Piwuna, who confirmed the development to Tribune Online on Monday, 7 July, 2025, in Abuja, said what the institutions are doing is simply enforcing a National Executive Council (NEC) resolution of the union that any month in which salaries are delayed beyond three…
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, His Royal Majesty Owolabi Olakulehin, is dead reports thegazellenews.com The revered monarch passed away early Monday, 7 July, 2025, days after his 90th birthday. Born on July 5, 1935, Oba Olakulehin had only recently marked his milestone birthday before his sudden passing. Oba Owolabi Olakulehin ascended the throne from the chieftaincy rank of Balogun Olubadan, following the passing of Oba (Dr.) Moshood Lekan Balogun, Alli Okunmade II, who died at the age of 81 on March 14, 2024. The late king was officially presented with his staff of office by the Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi…
The Lead Visioner for Lagos4Lagos Movement, Dr Olajide Adediran, on Monday, 9 June, 2025, received major defectors from the state chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) into the All Progressives Congress (APC), reports thegazellenews.com The defectors were led by PDP’s Publicity Secretary in the state, who is the official spokesperson of the party, Hon. Akeem Amode. The defectors include ward, local government and state executive members of the state. Also joining APC alongside with their structures are: the two-time Deputy Governorship Candidate of the party Alhaja Safurat Abdul-Kareem; and Chief Ola Apena, former state Deputy Chairman of the party. House…
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has announced that all is ready for the commencement of enrollment into the National Identification Numbers (NINs) at ward level across the country. This is in furtherance of NIMC’s plan, which has registered no fewer than 120 million Nigerians and given NINs to them, to get all Nigerians enrolled before the end of this year, 2025. The Commission in a statement by its spokesman, Dr. Kayode Adegoke on Monday, said: “NIMC is set to commence ward-level enrollment across the country, a key component of President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda to strengthen the National Identity…
The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has commissioned over 375 tractors for use in mechanized farming revitalized by the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) under the National Assets Restoration Programme. The Vice President commissioned the programme on Sunday, 8 June, 2025, at the Borno State Agricultural Mechanization Agency, Farm Centre in Maiduguri, Borno State. According to Shettima, “This initiative, NASENI Asset Restoration Programme, is a response to our cross-generational dilemma about what to do with abandoned and poorly maintained assets owned by the nation and the people. It’s a powerful shift in how we think about value,…
The leadership of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has expressed its displeasure at the petition allegedly filed by the Commander of the Mining Marshal, Attah Onoja before the senate committee on ethics, privileges and public petitions, over an alleged attack and shooting of its mining marshals by some Police officers including alleged obstruction of its efforts to prosecute illegal miners arrested in Nasarawa state. A statement by the spokesman of NSCDC, Afolabi Babawale said the Commandant General (CG), Dr Ahmed Audi, has seen the action of the Commander of the Mining Marshal as outside his purview. Babawale…
The Ogun State Government and the Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism, and Creative Economy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the execution of Renewed Hope Cultural and Creative Projects in the state. The framework of the MoU includes the establishment of a Renewed Hope Cultural Village, preservation and reservation of tourist sites, capacity building, and economic empowerment, among others. Governor Dapo Abiodun signed on behalf of the state, while the Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism, and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, signed on behalf of the Federal Government. Speaking at the occasion, Governor Abiodun…