A former NHS surgeon named, Dr Neil Hopper, who amputated his own legs as part of a sexual fantasy has been removed from the General Medical Council (GMC) register and banned from practising medicine. Hopper used dry ice to freeze both legs, causing severe injuries that eventually led to their amputation. He later falsely claimed the amputations resulted from sepsis he developed after a family camping trip. The former consultant vascular surgeon at Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro admitted last year to two counts of fraud by false representation and three counts of possessing extreme pornographic images. The court heard…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
A 38-year-old man named Nsikak Kingsley has been arrested by the operatives of the operatives of the Ondo State Police Command, for allegedly beating his father, Adone Peter, to death at Oda Community in Akure South Local Government Area of the state, reports thegazellenews.com. The Ondo State Police Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, who confirmed this through a statement issued on Thursday, 4 June, 2026, said the suspect committed the dastardly act following an argument between him and the deceased that reportedly led to physical assault. “The Ondo State Police Command under the leadership of the Commissioner of Police,…
Nigeria’s drive to strengthen governance and accelerate development across its sporting ecosystem received a monumental boost on Friday as the National Sports Commission (NSC) announced the appointment of Hon. Lekan Fatodu as President of the Nigeria Aquatics Federation. The announcement was made by the Director General of the National Sports Commission, Hon. Bukola Olopade, who described the appointment as part of ongoing efforts to reposition sports federations through capable leadership, institutional reforms, and a renewed focus on athlete development. Fatodu, who currently serves as Director General of the Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC), assumes the leadership of the federation at…
Member representing Ikeja Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. James Abiodun Faleke, on Sunday, 31 May, 2026 hosted former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, CON, at his Ikeja residence. Bello and members of his entourage were warmly received by Hon. Faleke and his family. During the visit, the legislator thanked the former governor for the honour of visiting him in Lagos, noting that such gestures strengthen brotherhood and unity. Commending Bello for his achievements as governor, Faleke expressed confidence that his track record would speak for him and assured him that he could comfortably win his…
By Segun Adewale in Bauchi Seven lives have been lost to a farmer-herder clash in Lanzai Dosho villages, Darazo local government area of Bauchi State. Police said that there was a violent clash between the locals which resulted in loss of lives and destruction of property. A statement by the spokesperson of Bauchi state police command, SP Nafiu Habib on Thursday stated that the incident occurred on Monday, 4th June 2026 at about 09:20am. He explained that the Command received a distress report that suspected “Fulani men attacked farmers who were applying local fertilizer on their farm at the outskirts…
By Segun Adewale in Bauchi The Bauchi State Police Command has recorded a major breakthrough in the fight against kidnapping with the successful rescue of two abducted victims and the arrest of four suspects in Alkaleri Local Government Area of the state. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib, the incident occurred on June 2, 2026, at about 2:35 a.m. when unidentified gunmen invaded the residence of a man in Kwarin Gadali Hamlet, Pali District, Alkaleri LGA, and abducted his 40-year-old wife and 25-year-old son. The command said the report was received at Pali Outstation at about…
By Segun Adewale in Bauchi About 1000 vulnerable residents of Bauchi have benefited from a free optical treatment outreach to take care of various eyes related illnesses. The one day optical outreach was organized by the Wunti Al-Khair Foundation in partnership with Albasar International Foundation, Makka Specialist Eye Hospital, yesterday was aimed at giving back to the society. The Health Officer of the Wunti Al-Khair Foundation, Abduljabbar Ismail, said that, “Today, we embarked on the optical outreach for residents of Bauchi LGA. We have Opticians who will look at the patients and attend to every aspect of eye treatment.” He…
The Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, has been announced as the Keynote Speaker for the Anniversary Public Lecture of Lagos-based online newspaper, thegazellenews’.com. The lecture is scheduled to hold on Wednesday, 15 July, 2026 at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Lagos, by 10:00 a.m. The event will focus on the theme: “Driving Grassroots Governance with Public-Private Partnership: The Pains, The Challenges, The Prospects In a statement, the management of TheGazelleNews said the annual lecture series was established to provide a platform for intellectual discourse and policy conversations on critical national issues affecting…
Fresh concerns have emerged among rail passengers and freight operators following indications that the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) may be considering a review of fares across its passenger and cargo services in response to mounting operational costs and growing financial pressures. The development comes barely hours after the expiration of the Federal Government’s 50 per cent Eid-el-Kabir train fare discount, a special intervention introduced to ease transportation costs for Nigerians during the festive period. Investigations reveal that the Corporation is currently grappling with rising expenditure on fuel, maintenance, security, spare parts, personnel, and infrastructure management, a situation that has significantly…
The Nigerian Railway Corporation’s (NRC) will continue to prioritize the welfare of its workforce and make the work environment safer and friendlier, the Managing Director of the Corporation, Dr Kayode Opeifa, has said. Fielding questions from the workers who were led by the two workers unions – the Nigerian Union of Railway Workers, and the Senior Staff Workers Union, at the second Town Hall Meeting, which was held on Thursday, 4 June, 2026, at the Corporation’s Headquarters, Ebute Metta, Lagos, Dr Opeifa lauded the hard work and resilience of the corporation’s workers. He said the efforts of the workers have…