By Abimbola Ogunnaike Tragedy occurred on the night of Sunday, 26 May, 2024 as a driver of a Mercedes Benz Sport Utility Vehicle, SUV, with two occupants were burnt to death after ramming into a stationary truck in Lagos. Thegazelllenews.com gathered that the sad incident happened at Mandilas Bus Stop, Iyana Isolo, off Oshodi-Apapa Expressway. An eyewitness, who preferred anonymity, attributed the fatalities to over speeding on the part of the driver before colliding with the truck. A male adult inside the car was severely burnt and died due to the impact of the collision. Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
About 8,800 small holder farmers across the 20 local government areas of Ogun State have benefitted from the free agricultural inputs and assets as well as infrastructural support through the OGUN-CARES FADAMA to further boost the outputs of farming enterprises in the state. Items distributed include 14,000 day-old chicks, 560 bags of chick feed, 209 fish feed, 500 bags of fertilizer, 8 motorized sprayers, and 75 rechargable knapsack sprayers. Other supports are 24 roads, which were rehabilitated, including culvert, water drainages, and provision of boreholes for water supply at four wet markets where food processing takes place to increase hygiene…
The Federal Government has assured of accelerated completion of Egbema Power Plant in Imo State. Giving the assurance at the weekend during an inspection visit to the power plant, Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu also commended the State Governor, Hope Uzodinma for his dedication to collaborating with NDPHC in order to complete the critical power infrastructure projects. Accompanied by the Managing Director, Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), Chief Chiedu Ugbo, the Minister praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for signing the 2023 Electricity Act, which allows states to participate in the electricity sector. Adelabu also praised Governor Uzodinma for…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Edo Queens have won the 2024 Nigeria Women Football League title. The Benin Girls were crowned champions after they were held to a 1-1 draw in their final game at the NWFL Super Six playoff. It’s the first time Edo Queens will be winning the NWFL title. Edo Queens have now earned the right to represent Nigeria at the CAF Women’s Champions League. Emem Essien opened the scoring for Edo Queens with an acrobatic finish inside the box a minute before the half hour mark. Bayelsa Queens rallied back with Zainab Olopade equalising four minutes after the…
By Kehinde Bamigbetan The offensive article, Tinubu’s Minister submits N200 billion budget for project already existing, was written to titilate your appetite for sensational hogwash, the pastime of gatecrashers into journalism. In the author’s desperation to report negatively, he betrayed gargantuan ignorance of the gaps in the country’s geo-data environment. The Solid Minerals sector relies on scientific data on the nature and occurrence of rocks underground to determine reserves of commercial quantity that investors can use to make decisions on business ventures. The National Geodata Centre lauded by KPMG is the repository of geological data. We have improved on it…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike One person simply identified as Seun, an alleged member of the Eiye confraternity, has been killed and beheaded during a cult clash in the Ijoko area of Ogun State. According to reports, Seun, a fuel attendant at a filling station in Alaroro, Ijoko, was killed in a reprisal attack. He was decapitated, with his head hung on the Ijoko bridge. It was gathered that the clash began on Friday, 24 May, 2024 when a suspected Aye leader, simply identified as Adisa, was killed. Adisa was reportedly killed and his hand chopped off by a rival group. It was…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike President Bola Tinubu on Sunday, 26 May, 2024 officially flagged off the 700Km Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project, estimated to cost about N15 trillion. Tinubu, who cut the tape at exactly 6:03pm in Lagos State, was flanked by Minister of Works, Dave Umahi; Senate President Godswill Akpabio; and about eight governors, including the Chairman of the Nigerian Governor’s Forum, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq. In his speech, the President said “it’s my bragging day”, while highlighting ten benefits of the superhighway project which cuts across eight states. “It’s my bragging day. We will do this road. We are determined to do…
By Babafemi Ojudu Let me share a bit of my family’s history, perhaps to quell the naysayers and ignorant young men who are uncomfortable with my political affiliations and choices My grandparents, may their souls rest in peace, were staunch members of the Action Group, unwavering in their allegiance to Obafemi Awolowo’s ideals. However, my bold and daring father took a different path and aligned himself with the Zikists, the radicalized youth wing of Nnamdi Azikwe’s NCNC. During the crisis of 1965 in the South West, my grandparents faced intense pressure to forsake Awolowo and join Akintola and Remi Fani…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike In fulfillment of the promise to increase the minimum wage from May 2024, the Edo State Government has commenced the payment of N70,000 new minimum wage to workers in the state. During the recent inauguration of the Labour House in Benin City, the state capital, Governor Godwin Obaseki announced the increase of the minimum wage for workers in the state from N40,000 to N70,000 to cushion the impacts of the harsh economy on the people of the state. In a statement issued on Sunday,25 May, 2024, the State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, said the payment…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Gunmen have reportedly abducted some travellers in the Irun Akoko area of Ondo State, along Irun/Imesi Ekiti Road in Akoko North-West Local Government Area of the state. In the incident which was said to have occurred on the evening of Saturday, 25 May, 2024 around 6 p.m., the victims were travelling in an 18-passenger bus when the hoodlums attacked the bus and dragged the victims into the bush to an unknown destination. The number of the victims was unknown as of the time of filing this report but it was confirmed that the victims were occupants of…