African students were among the standout performers as the KDI School of Public Policy and Management held its 2025 Commencement Ceremony, reinforcing the institution’s growing role in shaping a new generation of global policy leaders committed to ethical governance and sustainable development. The award recipients included Stephen Ojegbola from Nigeria, who earned the Academic Excellence Achievement Award in Intellectual Property and Development Policy. Speaking at the ceremony in Sejong, the Dean of KDI School, Professor Joon-Kyung Kim, congratulated the graduating class on what he described as a hard-earned achievement, while urging them to prepare for greater responsibilities ahead. “Today is…
Author: Olamide Obayemi
Three weeks after escaping arrest at his home in Anguwan Makera, Kuta, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger state, a notorious supplier of illicit drugs to bandits operating in the area, 33-year-old Mohammed Sani (alias Gamboli) has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at his hideout. Spokesman of anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi, in a press statement on Sunday said the arrest of Gamboli followed credible intelligence about his illicit drug activities. He said NDLEA operatives had on 20th November 2025 raided his house at Anguwan Makera, Kuta, where they recovered 471.8 kilogrammes of skunk,…
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Congress has renewed its call for stronger collaboration with government and housing finance institutions to improve access to decent housing for journalists, as stakeholders gathered for the 2025 Housing Industry End-of-Year Dinner and the 17th Africa Housing Awards in Abuja. Speaking at the event, the NUJ FCT Chairman, Grace Ike praised the organisers for sustaining a platform that brings together policy makers, financiers, housing professionals and the media to address Nigeria’s housing challenges. Ike, while giving special commendation to the Chief Executive Officer of Housing TV Show, Barrister Festus Adebayo,…
By Yarima Haruna, Birnin Kebbi The former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Chika Malami has flatly rejected the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission allegations of operating 46 unlawful bank accounts. According to his media aide, Alhaji Bello Doka, Malami had no link with Abacha loot or has a hand in any financial misconduct as alleged by the EFCC. Doka maintained that the former Minister had only six bank accounts to his name which are known to the Commission and anyone close to him. “The EFCC knows his six bank accounts that are to his name,…
Video Link: https://youtube.com/shorts/WluVd4yHk6s?feature=shared Ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, the Super Eagles camp officially opens on Sunday, 14 December, 2025, reports thegazellenews.com Returning Super Eagles goalkeeper, Francis Uzoho was the first to arrive camp, thegazellenews.com reports further. The Omonia of Cyprus goalkeeper breezed in exactly 2am on Sunday, 14 December, 2025. He was warmly welcome by the team coaches and the backroom staff. The team is camped at the Renaissance Hotels, Cairo, Egypt with all backroom staff already in town awaiting the arrival of the players.
The Kano State Government has disclosed reasons it issued an executive order proscribing a group operating under the name “Independent Hisbah Fisabilillahi,” citing illegal recruitment and activities capable of undermining public peace. The order, signed by Governor Abba Yusuf and dated December 8, 2025, said the government uncovered “ongoing recruitment, training and mobilisation of youths into the group without lawful authority and in violation of the Kano State Hisbah Board Law.” The state Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya, who made this disclosure while briefing newsmen, said the Kano State Hisbah Board remains the only institution legally…
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) on Saturday, 13 December, 2025 denied reports alleging that the Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) Skipper intercepted by United States authorities is Nigerian-owned or Nigerian-flagged. NIMASA’s Head of Public Relations, Osagie Edward, who made the denial through a statement issued on Saturday, 13 December, 2025, said that the vessel, with IMO Number 9304667, did not fly the Nigerian flag and is not registered under Nigeria’s shipping registry. According to Edward, the purported owners, Thomarose Global Ventures Limited, were not registered with NIMASA as a shipping company. The clarification follows media reports that…
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has called for stronger inclusion of persons with disabilities in Nigeria’s crime prevention and security strategies, warning that exclusion weakens national responses to transnational organised crime. This call was made during a Stakeholder Dialogue on Crime Prevention and Transnational Threats, held at the UN House in Abuja as part of activities marking the 2025 International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD). In his opening remarks, the UNODC Deputy Representative, Danilo Campisi emphasized that disability inclusion must move beyond symbolic recognition to become a core component of policy design, data collection, and…
The immediate past Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) Bola Oyebamiji, has emerged the All Progressives Congress (APC) consensus candidate for the next governorship election in Osun State scheduled for Saturday, 8 August, 2026, reports thegazellenews.com Oyebamiji secured the party’s ticket after being affirmed by 1,660 delegates during the primary election. His nomination was initiated by one of the aspirants, Mr. Kunle Adegoke, SAN, and was seconded by another aspirant, Senator Babajide Omoworare, demonstrating a move toward consensus within the party. The other aspirants stepped down, sacrificing their personal ambitions for the interest of the…
Walkiya Humanitarian Foundation has stepped in to provide relief for vulnerable residents of the Federal Capital Territory, distributing food items to 500 women in the Jikwoyi area of Karu, Abuja. The outreach, which took place on Saturday, formed part of the foundation’s annual humanitarian intervention aimed at cushioning the effects of rising food costs and helping households struggling to meet basic nutritional needs. Addressing beneficiaries at the event, the Executive Director of the foundation, Dr. Dominic Egwuda, explained that the initiative was designed to reach individuals facing immediate food insecurity, particularly women who often shoulder the responsibility of feeding their…