By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola African cocoa farmers have raised fresh concerns over persistently low earnings despite the continent’s dominance in global production, warning that the widening gap between output and profit continues to threaten livelihoods. Speaking on Wednesday, 8 April, 2026, the Global President of the Cocoa and Coffee Farmers Alliance Association of Africa (COCEFAAA), Adeola Adegoke, said the situation remains dire even as West and Central Africa account for about 70 per cent of global cocoa production. He noted that many smallholder farmers still earn less than one dollar per day, underscoring deep-rooted structural imbalances in the value chain,…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
L ess than two weeks after assuming office as the Lagos Commissioner of Police, Tijani Olayiwola Fatai has led the Lagos State Police Command to busting a total of 15 crime cases leading to the arrest of 47 suspects, reports thegazellenews.com Thegazellenews.com also reports that within the same period, the Command recovered 14 firearms, over 120 rounds of ammunition and cartridges, multiple vehicles, laptops, mobile phones, and other incriminating items, underscoring a broad-based offensive against criminality in the state. In operations described as a decisive offensive against criminal networks, a significant portion of these breakthroughs stems from targeted operations against armed…
The Special Adviser to the President on Public Communications and Orientation, Sunday Dare, has explained that President Bola Tinubu was unable to attend a scheduled project inauguration in Lagos due to ongoing security briefings. Dare disclosed this during an interview on Channels Television on Wednesday, 8 April, 2026, stating that the President prioritised national security developments over the event. According to him, “Yes, the President is in Lagos, and I’m sure beyond the pictures, you know that the president has been busy with state matters.” He added that recent security concerns across parts of the country required the President’s attention,…
The profile of Dr (Mrs) Abosede Oluyinka-Ogundimu continues to rise with her recent election into the prestigious and powerful Governing Council of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) reports thegazellenews.com Dr (Mrs) Oluyinka-Ogundimu is the Divisional Head of Providus Bank, a fastly growing new generation commercial bank in Nigeria. She is also the wife of three-term member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Dr Oluyinka Ogundimu. Thegazellenews.com learnt that Dr (Mrs) Oluyinka-Ogundimu was elected into the CIBN’s Governing Council during its annual meeting last week in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Thegazellenews.com’s investigations revealed that 15 potential members…
The Chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), Dr Abdullahi Bello, has advised the staff of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), to strictly adhere to the provisions of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act. Speaking during an Enlightenment Session on Good Governance and Ethical Conduct for NDDC staff in Port Harcourt, Bello emphasised that ignorance of the law would not be an excuse for offenders. He called for a continuous effort to promote transparency, accountability and professionalism in the NDDC, stating that “asset declaration is not optional but an obligation that must be fulfilled by all…
By Segun Adewale in Gombe Gombe State Governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has approved the immediate dissolution of the Gombe State Executive Council, bringing an end to the tenure of commissioners who have served in his cabinet over the past two and a half years. The decision was announced on Wednesday, 8 April, 2026, during a press briefing by the Secretary to the State Government(SSG), Prof. Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi, shortly after the 53rd session of the State Executive Council. Prof. Njodi stated that Governor Inuwa Yahaya has directed all commissioners to hand over the affairs of their respective ministries to…
By Segun Adewale in Bauchi A chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Bauchi State, Comrade Aliyu Ilelah has explained that only self centred politicians who are enemies of Tinubu’s victory in 2027 general election can oppose Governor Bala Mohammed’s move to decamp to APC Ilelah flanked by hundreds of his supporters stated this Wednesday, 8 April, 2026, when he addressed reporters in Bauchi, while reacting to a caucus meeting of APC stalwarts led by Senator Samaila Dahuwa representing Bauchi North Senatorial District in the Upper Legislative Chamber who opposed the move to accept Bauchi Governor into APC ahead…
Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) last week donated an Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS) system and a Body Plethysmograph to the University of Lagos Teaching Hospital (LUTH), enabling one of Nigeria’s foremost health institutions to provide advanced diagnostics in pulmonary or respiratory care. The EBUS system will enable doctors to perform real-time guided biopsies and accurately stage lung cancer—an essential step in determining treatment options and timelines. The Body Plethysmograph facilitates better diagnosis of asthma, restrictive lung diseases and related ailments. “This is more than a donation—it is a shift,” said…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has spoken proudly of his vision for sustained development of Lagos, the State he governed for eight years during which he laid the foundation for its modernisation. The President inaugurated the newly constructed Ojota-Opebi Link Bridge, a project envisioned by the then Governor Tinubu administration in 2002 but now delivered by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The bridge, a 5.04-kilometre transport corridor, is one of the three key Lagos projects inaugurated on Wednesday, 8 April, 2026, by Tinubu in the first of his two-day official visit to Lagos for commissioning. Other projects inaugurated by the President are: five-storey…
Residents of Imota Local Council Development Area are witnessing improved access to voter registration services as the council intensifies efforts to bring the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) exercise closer to the grassroots. The initiative, spearheaded by the Chairman of Imota LCDA, Hon. Benson Sunday Ayodele, is designed to deepen democratic participation by ensuring that eligible residents across all wards can conveniently register and update their voter information. The exercise, which held on Tuesday, 7 April, 2026, at Polling Unit 020, located in front of 14 Owode Street, Imota, featured a well-coordinated deployment of registration teams across designated polling…