By Segun Adewale in Gombe Gombe State Governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has approved the appointment of Dr. Lawan Bala as Permanent Secretary of the state Ministry of Health. Until his elevation, Dr. Lawan Bala served as the Executive Secretary of the Gombe State Hospital Management Services Board, where he made remarkable contributions toward repositioning secondary healthcare delivery across the state. This is contained in a Press release issued by Ismaila Uba Misilli, Director-General(Press Affairs), Government House, Gombe and made available to Journalists on Thursday, 16 October, 2025. The state Head of Civil Service, Alhaji Ahmed Kasimu Abdullahi, who conveyed…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
By Segun Adewale in Gombe The Gombe State Government has finalized arrangements with Rano Air Limited for the commencement of scheduled commercial flight operations between Abuja and Gombe. This followed a meeting between Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya and top management officials of the airline at the Governor’s Lodge in Abuja, where both parties concluded plans to begin the service. To formalize the partnership, an official Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on Thursday, 16 October, 2025, with the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Professor Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi, signing on behalf of the Gombe State Government, while the General Manager…
It was a proud moment for Nigerians in general and Yoruba people in particular who reside in Australia, as the City of Casey in Melbourne has named a new street Yoruba Lane, recognising the positive image, professionalism, and contributions of Yoruba people and the wider Nigerian community to Australian society. Located within one of Melbourne’s most vibrant growth corridors, Yoruba Lane stands as a lasting symbol of cultural pride, diversity, and achievement. The gesture by the Casey City Council reflects the growing influence of the Yoruba community as well as Nigerian professionals and families who have distinguished themselves across various…
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) Police Command has arrested Musa Abdullahi, also known as Major, aged 32, a notorious receiver and kingpin of vandalized railway materials in Kaduna. The arrest was a major breakthrough in the Corporation’s campaign against the vandalisation and theft of railway materials, just as it intercepted a trailer loaded with railway components in Plateau State. In Kaduna, operatives of the Nigerian Police, Railway Command, arrested the suspect around the Rigasa area. His arrest followed intelligence reports on the vandalism of electrical installations along the Mando–Rigasa corridor on Tuesday, 14 October, 2025. Investigation is ongoing, and the…
In what appears to be a total U-turn in his testimony at the resumed proceedings of the ongoing criminal trial between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) vs the ex-AMCON MD/CEO, Ahmed Kuru, Kamilu Omokide, a former receiver manager of Arik Air Ltd; Captain Roy Ilegbodu, the airline’s CEO; Union Bank Ltd; and Super Bravo Ltd, Mr Mohammed Abbas Jega on Wednesday, 15 October, 2025, told the Special Offences Court presided by Justice Mojisola Dada that Arik actually had a huge non-performing loan of over N71billion before AMCON intervened. Jega, a former Executive Director, Credits at Asset Management Corporation…
Motorists in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Tuesday, 14 October, 2025, were in jubilating mood as the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) sold 14,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, from an intercepted tanker at N600 per litre to residents. The sale took place at Afoo Multi Ventures Limited’s fuel station in the Muslim area of Ibadan, under the supervision of the National Coordinator of Operation Whirlwind, Assistant Comptroller General (ACG) Kola Oladeji. The discounted sale was part of a public auction of the intercepted petroleum product suspected to be smuggled or diverted. TheGazelleNews gathered that the fuel…
The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has destroyed 700 sacks of donkey parts handed over to it by the Nigerian Customs Service in Kaduna in compliance with environmental regulations and safety protocols. A statement on Wednesday, 15 October, 2025, by the agency’s Assistant Director (Press), Nwamaka Ejiofor said the destruction of the donkey bones and skins took place on the 3rd, 4th, and 6th of October, 2025, in Kaduna. She said two facilities were utilized for the incineration of the bones, while the skins were buried in a designated area. The exercise was conducted in the presence of…
As the United Nations celebrates 80 years of promoting peace, human rights, and sustainable development, the Head of the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) in Nigeria, Ronald Kayanji, has reaffirmed the organisation’s commitment to adapting to a changing world and empowering young people to shape the future. Speaking at a commemorative event in Abuja, Kayanji reflected on the UN’s eight decades of work and highlighted its five key pillars maintaining international peace and security, protecting human rights, delivering humanitarian aid, advancing sustainable development, and upholding international law. He said: “If we don’t protect human rights, there’s no way we can…
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps’ Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad has arrested 70 suspects for their various involvements in kidnapping, rape, logistics supplies, and criminal disposition in the Okpella area of the Esouko East Local Government Area of Edo State. The Commandant of the CG’s Special Intelligence Squad, Commandant Apollo Dandaura told journalists that the ordeal of unraveling the mysterious force behind the kidnapping of innocent people by criminal elements who disguised themselves as illegal miners and charcoal vendors in the Okpella area of Edo State. He said: “Following the directive of the Commandant General, Prof. Ahmed Abubakar…
In view of the announcement of a planned rally purported by the former presidential candidate and human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore and the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar to press for the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, a group under the auspices of the Northern Nigeria Youth Leadership Forum (NNYLF) has cautioned those planning to be part of that exercise to keep-off to avoid any problem. Sowore has been mobilizing notable Nigerians and members of the general public to turn out en mass on October 20 for a march to the…