The outgoing governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki spoke about how he will spend his time at Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s custody as soon as he ends his tenure in about three days. He has his ears on the ground about the plan by the anti graft agency to arrest him and it seems he is prepared to answer questions on some alleged financial scams. His crimes have not become a public discussion but there is a former governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello whose alleged financial crimes could be used for a doctoral research. Bello has created…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
By Kunle Aremu He secretly defected from the All Progressives Congress to the Peoples Democratic Party after he lost the APC governorship primary in 2015 but crawled through the back door to take the ticket after the demise of the authentic party flag bearer, Abubakar Audu. Yahaya Bello is slippery. He denied jumping out of the APC bus as he fought the running mate of Audu, Abiodun Faleke in the court to get the governorship ticket. Bello eventually won the governorship election, spending his first term to impress the “kogites ” and rode on the same people with his “Tatatata”…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has declared that based on the performance of his administration in the last five years, opposition parties are clearly unpopular and invisible in the forthcoming local government election. The Governor added that the quality of candidates the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is presenting in the election would make it the party to beat with landslide victory in all the 20 Local Government Areas of the State. Speaking through his Special Adviser on Media and Communications, Hon. Kayode Akinmade, over the weekend, Prince Abiodun explained that his administration has changed the hitherto volatile political…
Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Nigeria, Ambassador Kim Pankyu has said that Nigeria is among the top contenders to benefit from his country’s $10 billion development assistance to Africa. He also said Nigeria also stand tall to benefit from the $14 billion boost to Korean companies to encourage their activities in Africa. Speaking at at the Korean National Day Reception in Abuja at the weekend, the envoy said: “During the Korea-Africa Summit, my President announced that Korea would continue to expand official development assistance up to ten billion US dollars by 2030 as a catalyst for projects for…
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum has approved the rehabilitation of Uba General Hospital and the township road networks. The Governor also approved the rehabilitation of eight primary schools in Uba town, including Uba Central Primary School, Mufa A Primary School, Kuma Primary School, Masil Primary School, Uba Marghi Primary School, Low-Cost Primary School, Kwarghi Primary School and Mufa B Primary School. Zulum announced the approval on Saturday, 9 November, 2024, at the Palace of the Emir of Uba, Alhaji Ali ibn Ismaila Mamza. In a similar vein, the governor announced the construction of a new palace complex that…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have smashed two major cross-border drug trafficking syndicates, arresting six leaders of the cartels in different parts of the country and seizing cocaine and opioids worth billions of naira. A statement by the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi said the syndicates, which comprise Nigerians based in Mubi, Adamawa state; Onitsha, Anambra state, and Lagos state as well as Cameroonians came under NDLEA radar after they were suspected of being major suppliers of drugs to terror groups operating in Nigeria and Cameroon. Babafemi disclosed that the leaders of the syndicates…
By Akeem Busari It was another victorious outing for Nigeria on the continental stage as the national U16 female basketball 3v3 team, claimed gold medal in Dakar, Senegal at the DAKAR EN JAUX 2024 Festival. The Nigerian girls who had earlier claimed a silver medal in Accra, Ghana during the All Africa Games, defeated host country, Senegal 11-8 in the final to become champions. Speaking after the final game, Nigeria’s head of delegation and team coordinator, Victor Okoro, praised the girls for putting up spectacular displays throughout the games. “I’m very proud of this team. I am also happy that…
TheGazelleNews, a leading online newspaper, is set to host its much-anticipated annual public lecture on Thursday, December 5, 2024, at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Isaac John Street, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos. This year’s lecture will focus on a topic of crucial national importance: “Poverty Alleviation: Fantasies, Expectations, and Realities of People’s Empowerment.” The event will convene distinguished speakers, thought leaders, and government officials to address the challenges and practical solutions surrounding poverty reduction and empowerment in Nigeria. It will feature Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, Deputy Governor of Lagos State, as the Guest Speaker, who is expected to bring a wealth of…
Since his defeat in the last election, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has shown more interest in undermining President Bola Ahmed Tinubu than in addressing his party’s implosion. We suspect he is envious of Tinubu’s position—an office he has unsuccessfully sought six times. It is perplexing that he would elevate his untested, hypothetical proposal, which Nigerians soundly rejected during the 2023 Presidential Election, and seek to present it as a superior alternative to the multi-faceted reform programmes implemented by the Tinubu administration. If his plan lacked popular appeal, he must acknowledge that merely repackaging it will not resolve the social…
Dear Mr President, While at The PUNCH newspaper, my sobriquet for you was ‘Agbalagbi’. My summary of your person and style of governance, then, was like that of self-styled President, Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida. You influenced almost every decision-making with pecuniary gains for those involved, making many to find their way to you. No institution was too sacred, religious, cultural, political and even our once sacred Afenifere. The results to be achieved always justified the means of getting same. You were rock-solid with the symbol of our democracy of today, Bashorun Moshood Kashimawo Abiola. You learnt the ropes under the…