A heartwarming celebration took place during the week as twin sisters, Dr. Mrs. Muhibat Omokehinde Ajala and Mrs. Tohibat Taiwo Bello, mark a major milestone in their lives – their 50th birthday. Dr (Mrs) Ajala is the wife of the immediate past Chairman of Odiolowo-Ojuwoye Local Council Development Area, Honourable Rasaq Olusola Ajala. The duo has been making waves in Rasaq Ajala’s Wife, Twin Sister Celebrate 50 with Philanthropic Feats + Beautiful Birthday Pictures community with a series of philanthropic activities that have touched the lives of many. Over the past week, the twins have visited several institutions, spreading love,…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
By Lanre Adewole Christmas surely came early for walking-wealth, Aliko Dangote. He asked for a scalp, the President gave him two heads. The one doing the asking is currently valued at 23.6 billion US dollars. That is half of Nigeria’s total foreign reserves which reportedly stand at 46.7 billion US dollars, a seven-year high. Using the reserves as national financial wellness gauge, it means Aliko Dangote is worth half of his country, translating to about 115 million of Nigeria’s 230 million-strong population. Now-late Ibadan billionaire, Alao Arisekola was roundly saluted in his lifetime as the half of the sprawling city,…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike When Oyedotun Hammed Ayodeji, a Yoruba language teacher at the District Senior College, Meiran in Alimosho Local Government, Lagos State, left his house at I, Irepodun Street, Old Otta Road, Moshalashi, Lagos State on Wednesday, 17 December, 2025, for his place of work, he was oblivious of the danger ahead. He hoped to come back home safe and sound later in the day to meet his wife and one-year old son. Thus, he waved goodbye to his beloved wife, but he never knew it was the last goodbye. It is the usual practice of the wife to…
The Rural Electrification Agency (REA), the agency of the Federal Government of Nigeria responsible for the electrification of unserved and underserved communities under the supervision of the Federal Ministry of Power came under scrutiny in 2023 following internal and external probes into irregular payment practices, misappropriation of funds and abuse of office. In March 2024 this led to the indefinite suspension of the former Managing Director, Ahmadu Salihijo Ahmadu alongside the Executive Management, due to concerns about significant weaknesses in some government systems/operations and financial controls. Law enforcement agencies such tasked with investigating the Agency: the Economic and Financial Crimes…
By Yarima Haruna, Birnin Kebbi Defection tsunami has yet again visited the Kebbi state chapter of the l People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in as Governor Idris received into the All Progressives Congress (APC) fold a Ward Chairman of Nassarawa1, Alhaji Ibrahim namzaba who has been a staunch PDP member for 20 years. The defectors included former state spokesperson of the opposition party, Alhaji Ibrahim uUmmai along side key hitherto uncompromising members of the PDP in Kebbi state. In a short video seen by thegazellenews.com correspondent, the ward chairman who once expelled the current PDP National Chairman Kabiru Tanimu Turaki from…
By Umar Usman Duguri President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced the renaming of the Federal University of Sciences, Azare, in honour of the late eminent Islamic scholar, Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi, in recognition of his enduring contributions to Islamic learning and moral leadership. The announcement was made during the President’s condolence visit on Saturday, 20 December, 2025, where he commiserated with the family of the late Sheikh and offered special prayers for the repose of his soul. President Tinubu arrived at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport, Bauchi, and was warmly received by the Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed,…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday, 20 December, 2025, commissioned three newly constructed mega schools and a fleet of 620 fully electric vehicles and tricycles delivered by the Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum. During the commissioning ceremony, which was performed separately, President Tinubu commended Governor Zulum for his transformative leadership. The President said: “I congratulate the Governor and the people of Borno State for this transformation. Government is all about people, and Professor Zulum is doing a very good job of caring for people.” The President highlighted the projects as tangible evidence of effective governance and a…
By Oluwole Solanke, PhD, FCIB Time is the most democratic gift ever given to humanity. Kings and servants, the rich and the poor, the strong and the weak—each person receives the same 24 hours every day. Yet, the difference between success and stagnation, fulfillment and frustration, often lies in one thing: how we use the time we are given. In life, time is not just money—time is life itself. Every second that passes is a piece of our existence slipping quietly away. Those who understand this truth rise above mediocrity; those who waste it wonder why life seems to run…
A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the attachment of a staggering ₦28.8 billion from Access Bank’s accounts with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to satisfy a judgment debt. The court’s ruling is in relation to a case filed in 2005 between Access Bank Plc and Igala Construction Company Ltd, Mr. C.A. Khouzam, and Reverend (Mrs) Mary Akinlaja. According to court documents, Access Bank had initially filed a claim against the defendants, who in turn filed a defense and counter-claim. The case was later prosecuted to conclusion, with the presiding judge of the Lagos High Court granting the…
A fierce undertow runs beneath the sensational rumours of Adaobi Alagwu’s reconciliation with her estranged lover, Tunde Ayeni: it is that Ms. Alagwu and her mother, Adaora Amam, are regarded as gold diggers who have turned Ayeni into their meal ticket. While Ayeni is far from blameless, the picture painted by close observers shows a calculated, deeply dependent relationship extended over years, not out of love, but out of financial survival and strategic leverage. Sources close to the matter claim that Adaobi receives a monthly allowance from Ayeni ranging between N500,000 and N1 million, enough to underwrite much of her…