By Tunde Opeseitan In the general horoscope, Buffalo people are honest, sincere, compassionate, and generous to a fault. They put in great effort and hard work to achieve success in life and usually demonstrate unrivaled perseverance in attaining their goals. They are loyal, reliable, and keep their word. In the face of challenges or dangers, Buffalo people are not lily-livered or chicken out sheepishly. They calmly, bravely, and strategically overcome challenges. As a matter of fact, they see challenges as opportunities to learn, grow and evolve. The above attributes are very well reflected in the lifestyle of Mr Tayo Akinmande…
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The Minister of Information, Alhaji Mohammed Idris Malagi has called on media practitioners to collaborate with his Ministry and the government for the betterment of society. Malagi made the call while receiving Executive Committee (Exco) members of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), led by its President, Maureen Chigbo, in Abuja on Tuesday, 22 August, 2023. The Minister also urged online publishers to always endeavour to cross-check information before publishing. He urged journalists to take pride in the fact that they have their representative as part of government. The Minister said the President appointed “one of us and the…
Former Secretary of the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Honourable Lanre Ogunyemi has been declared winner of the Ojo Federal Constituency seat by the National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Lagos, reports thegazellenews.con The three man panel, Panel 3 sitting at the old National Assembly complex, Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos declared Ogunyemi, former member of the Lagos State House of Assembly and his party, APC winner of the election conducted on Saturday, 25 February, 2023. Members of the panel are: Justice Ashu A. Ewah, Chairman; Justice Abdullahi A Ozegya; and Justice M A Sambo. Ogunyemi…
Defending champion and World record holder, Tobi Amusan of Nigeria on Wednesday night, 23 August, 2023, qualified for the final of the 100m hurdles event at the ongoing World Athletics Championship going on in Budapest, Hungary, reports thegazellenews.com Amusan won her semi final heat 2 with a time of 12.56 seconds. The defending World Champion had to dig in dip to beat her Jamaican counterpart in the second semi final piping the Jamaican at the finishing line. Amusan would however need to better on Thursday night, 24 August, 2023 when the final takes place. Of all the eight qualifiers for the…
The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service, LIRS, has reaffirmed its renewed efforts in leveraging cutting-edge technology and effective advocacy to significantly enhance the state’s revenue generation. The Executive Chairman, LIRS, Mr Ayodele Subair, made this known while speaking in an interview on The Tax Talk, a newly launched 30-minute public enlightenment television programme on taxation, monitored on Channels Television recently. The Tax Talk, an LIRS production, is broadcast every week on TVC, Channels, LTV and WAP TV. While speaking on the programme, Subair noted that the use of technology has helped the agency in optimizing its operations while also enhancing…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday, 23 August, 2023, gave eight month ultimatum to the Chinese Concession Company to complete the rehabilitation of Abuja light rail rehabilitation. Wike also directed the Permanent Secretary to complete payment to the Chinese company so that it can complete the rehabilitation within the stipulated period. The immediate past Rivers State Governorgave the ultimatum during an inspection of the Abuja Metro Station in Idu and at the Airport Station on his first assignment outside the office, less than 48 hours after the swearing-in of the 45 new ministers. According…
Immediate past Commissioners of: Health, Budget and Economic Planning and Information and Strategy, Professor Akin Babyomi, Sam Egube and Gbenga Omotoso respectively were among 17 Commissioner nominees who failed to secure the clearance of the Lagos State House of Assembly, reports thegazellenews.com Former Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo; her counterpart in the Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Mrs Cecilia Bolaji Dada; erstwhile Special Adviser on Works and Infrastructure, Engineer Aramide Adeyoye; and former Special Adviser on Sustainable Development Goals, Mrs Solape Hammond were also not lucky as the lawmakers declined to confirm them. However, the House members cleared:…
The lawmaker representing Oyo central Senatorial District in the Upper Legislative Chamber, Dr. Yunus Abiodun Akintunde has urged the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal to dismiss the petition filed against him by Chief Bisi Ilaka and his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for lack of merit. This is contained in the joint final written address of the All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, adopted on Tuesday, 22 August, 2023 by his counsels before the lordships of the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Ibadan.. Akintunde, APC and INEC are the first, second and third respondent respectively in the petition filed by…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike with agency report A British nurse, Lucy Letby, on Friday, 18 August, 2023 was sentenced to whole life imprisonment for killing seven newborns and attempting to kill six more. A whole-life order means a convicted criminal can never be released from prison. Letby has been on trial since last October. She was accused of injecting her young victims, who were either sick or born prematurely, with air, overfeeding them milk and poisoning them with insulin. The jury at Manchester Crown Court in northern England reached all of its verdicts after deliberating for 22 days. The evil nurse was arrested following a…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Enugu Rangers Football Club forward, Eboko Ikechukwu has joined Japanese club, Giravanz Kitakyushu. Ikechukwu, who played for the Enugu based club last season, joins another Nigerian, Mikel Agu at the club. The striker was part of the Rangers side that finished second in the Federation Cup last season. It is the first time Ikechwuku ,who spent two seasons with the Flying Antelopes, will be playing outside Nigeria. Giravantsu Kitakyūshū is a Japanese football club based in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture. They currently play in J3 League, Japan’s 3rd tier of professional league football. The club was formed in 1947 as part of Mitsubishi…