Motorists in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Tuesday, 14 October, 2025, were in jubilating mood as the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) sold 14,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, from an intercepted tanker at N600 per litre to residents. The sale took place at Afoo Multi Ventures Limited’s fuel station in the Muslim area of Ibadan, under the supervision of the National Coordinator of Operation Whirlwind, Assistant Comptroller General (ACG) Kola Oladeji. The discounted sale was part of a public auction of the intercepted petroleum product suspected to be smuggled or diverted. TheGazelleNews gathered that the fuel…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has destroyed 700 sacks of donkey parts handed over to it by the Nigerian Customs Service in Kaduna in compliance with environmental regulations and safety protocols. A statement on Wednesday, 15 October, 2025, by the agency’s Assistant Director (Press), Nwamaka Ejiofor said the destruction of the donkey bones and skins took place on the 3rd, 4th, and 6th of October, 2025, in Kaduna. She said two facilities were utilized for the incineration of the bones, while the skins were buried in a designated area. The exercise was conducted in the presence of…
As the United Nations celebrates 80 years of promoting peace, human rights, and sustainable development, the Head of the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) in Nigeria, Ronald Kayanji, has reaffirmed the organisation’s commitment to adapting to a changing world and empowering young people to shape the future. Speaking at a commemorative event in Abuja, Kayanji reflected on the UN’s eight decades of work and highlighted its five key pillars maintaining international peace and security, protecting human rights, delivering humanitarian aid, advancing sustainable development, and upholding international law. He said: “If we don’t protect human rights, there’s no way we can…
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps’ Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad has arrested 70 suspects for their various involvements in kidnapping, rape, logistics supplies, and criminal disposition in the Okpella area of the Esouko East Local Government Area of Edo State. The Commandant of the CG’s Special Intelligence Squad, Commandant Apollo Dandaura told journalists that the ordeal of unraveling the mysterious force behind the kidnapping of innocent people by criminal elements who disguised themselves as illegal miners and charcoal vendors in the Okpella area of Edo State. He said: “Following the directive of the Commandant General, Prof. Ahmed Abubakar…
In view of the announcement of a planned rally purported by the former presidential candidate and human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore and the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar to press for the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, a group under the auspices of the Northern Nigeria Youth Leadership Forum (NNYLF) has cautioned those planning to be part of that exercise to keep-off to avoid any problem. Sowore has been mobilizing notable Nigerians and members of the general public to turn out en mass on October 20 for a march to the…
It was a day of celebration and reflection as Al-Manal College of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Shasha, Akowonjo, Lagos, held its convocation and graduation ceremony for students of Arabic and Islamic studies as well as vocational training programmes. The colorful event, which took place on Saturday, 11 October, 2025, at the Paraclete Events & Suites, Shasha, Lagos, attracted dignitaries, parents, scholars, and community leaders from across Lagos and beyond. A total of 45 students graduated from the college’s Arabic and Islamic Studies programmes, comprising the Ibtidaiyah (Primary) and Idaadiyah (Junior Secondary) classes. Others were honoured for completing various skills acquisition…
The attention of the Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been drawn to the latest outburst from Mr. Peter Obi, who claimed that “nobody can capture the South-East with defections.” As usual, Obi’s statement is long on drama but short on logic- a desperate attempt to stay politically relevant in a fast-evolving Nigeria that has moved on from empty populism. It is rather amusing that the same Peter Obi – the undisputed master defector in Nigerian politics – now pretends to have a moral right to lecture anyone about political loyalty. This is the man who…
The 2nd Aba Reunion Global Convention has been fixed to hold in Atlanta, Georgia , United States of America, from September 11 to 13, 2026. A Convention Planning Committee has been put in place, and is made up of Board of Trustees members and some select group members in the United States, United Kingdom, and Nigeria. Chief Chuck Enyinna, a Dallas-based businessman and President of the Aba Reunion, told the media in an online conference that the Convention would hold at the Jazzy J Banquet Center in College Park, Georgia. “The Banquet Centre is located at 5134 Old National Highway, Suite…
The Niger Delta Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Trade, Mines and Agriculture, NDCCITMA, backed by the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has released cheques worth N1.5 billion to 1,500 people to boost businesses in the Niger Delta region. Speaking during the flag off of an Investments Partnership Scheme in Port Harcourt, the Chairman of NDCCITMA, Ambassador Idaere Gogo-Ogan, said the fund represents the first phase of disbursement to empower beneficiaries in the region. He noted that the nano group of beneficiaries, the poorest of the poor, would receive 200,000 naira each, while the micro, small-scale and medium-scale categories of the scheme would receive…
In a significant milestone, Consumerhalla TV, Nigeria’s Premier consumer advocacy television station, has been launched in Lagos with a commitment to promoting consumer empowerment in Nigeria. At the formal launch over the weekend, the Chief Executive Officer of Brand Intelligence, owner of Consumerhalla TV, a consumer-centered digital television platform, Tunde Olufowora, said that the new station will give a voice to over 200 million Nigerian consumers through insightful programming that focuses on consumer rights protection, product reviews, market trends, scam alerts, and expert advice, among others. All these are meant to empower consumers in making decisions and in the enforcement…