Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, on Wednesday, 10 December, 2025 made history as the first commercial aircraft landed at the newly completed Ekiti Agro-Allied International Cargo Airport in Ado-Ekiti. Governor Oyebanji led top dignitaries to receive the United Nigeria Airlines aircraft, marking the official commencement of commercial flight operations in the state. The aircraft, with registration number 5N-BWY, touched down at 11:09 a.m. carrying about 50 passengers, including Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele; three former governors: Dr Kayode Fayemi, Otunba Niyi Adebayo, and Dr Ayodele Fayose; as well as members of the National Assembly from Ekiti, and the Chairman of United…
Author: Olamide Obayemi
The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria(CAN), Archbishop Daniel Okoh, has acknowledged the efforts of President Bola Tinubu in the fight against banditry, terrorism and others forms of insecurity, but said he should do more. The association said that beyond the human tragedy, insecurity is crippling the economy as farmers can no longer access their farmlands, while traders face rising operational challenges amid fear of investment in the country. These realities, CAN said, continue to deepen poverty, hunger, and frustration-conditions that further fuel instability. Okoh said these at the opening ceremony of opening of a meeting of the. Ngerian…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, 10 December, 2025 transmitted the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) for 2026–2028 to the House of Representatives for approval. This comes as the House of Representatives called on the Federal Government, through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) Microfinance Bank, and the Federal Ministry of Finance, to immediately suspend all deductions on N419.42 COVID-19 intervention loans. The President’s communication on the MTEF and FSP, addressed to Speaker Abbas Tajudeen, was read by the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Benjamin Kalu, during on Wednesday’s…
Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command on have arrested at least five men over vandalism and theft at an International Company located at Agulu community in Anaocha in Local Government Area of the state, reports thegazellenews.com. The Anambra State Police Command Public Relations, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who confirmed the development through a statement issued on Thursday, 11 December, 2025, in Awka, the state capital, said the suspects were arrested in a follow-up investigation into a case of conspiracy and armed robbery. According to Ikenga the arrest of the suspects was carried out during a coordinated operation in the evening of…
The Police Service Commission (PSC), in collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force(NPF), on Thursday, 11 December, 2025 announced the commencement of the recruitment of 50,000 police constables, as approved by President Bola Tinubu, reports thegazellenews.com. According to the PSC, the recruitment process is in line with the President’s directive to strengthen community policing, improve internal security and boost manpower within the police. Thegazellenews.com recalled that President Bola Tinubu, on 26 November, 2025, declared a nationwide security emergency, ordering the Nigerian Police and Armed Forces to recruit additional personnel to tackle rising insecurity across the country. The Head of Protocol and Public…
The Chairman of Ikeja Local Government, Comrade Akeem Olalekan Dauda (AKOD), on Wednesday, 10 December, 2025, commissioned Shanu Street and Balogun Street, two major rehabilitated roads executed under his administration. The commissioning was performed by the Chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, who arrived with an impressive delegation of APC State Working Committee members. Their presence underscored the significance of the project and the confidence the party leadership has in the Dauda-led administration. Also in attendance at the Shanu Street commissioning was the Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC),…
It has come to the attention of the Executive Chairman of Oshodi-Isolo Local Government, Otunba Kehinde Oloyede Almaroof, who just returned from a working visit to China, the publication by Lagos Reporters concerning the severance payment of the immediate past executive members. We would like to place on record that Oshodi-Isolo Local Government, in the last administration, had the largest number of cabinet members in Lagos State. Aside from the statutory nine, comprising the Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary, Chief of Staff, and the state-released nominees, the Chairman, in a bid to accommodate more party members and empower deserving youths, expanded…
Residents of Mosafejo community in Ojo Local Government have uncovered a warehouse where expired drugs were being repackaged for sale, reports thegazellenews.com Concerned community members noticed suspicious activities and immediately reported the matter to the Ojo Police Station. Following the report, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Ojo police station and the state Commissioner of Police, CP Olohundare Moshood Jimoh, visited the warehouse to assess the situation and ensure proper investigation. The building used for the illegal activity is said to belong to Eze Nkpado Olu of Imo State, a traditional ruler. The structure is a 15-block of flats. It was…
The Chairman of Odi-Olowo/Ojuwoye Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Hon. Seyi Jakande, has convened Budget Retreat to chart the course for the council’s 2026 fiscal year under the theme: ‘Budget of Sustainability’. The retreat, held on Wednesday, 10 December, 2025, brought together principal officers, heads of departments and units, and key community stakeholders to deliberate on strategies that will ensure prudent resource management and sustainable development across the LCDA. In his address, Hon. Jakande emphasized that the 2026 budget will focus on long-term impact, fiscal responsibility, and inclusive governance, ensuring that every initiative delivers measurable value to residents. According to…
Former Chairman of old Alimoso Local Government, Sir Ayo Akinyemi is dead, reports thegazellenews.com This platform learnt that elderly politician died at the age of 85 at a yet to be known hospital in Lagos. He was reported to have complained of body discomfort, and he was promptly taken to the hospital for medical attention. He later died on the evening of Wednesday, 10 December, 2025. Sir Akinyemi was among the first set of elected council Chairmen when the present democracy was birthed in 1999. He was elected Chairman of the old Alimoso Local Government on the platform of the…