The Secretary of the Governance Advisory Council (GAC) and Southwest representative on the board of the North East Development Commission (NEDC), Alhaji Mutiu Are has commended the Chairman of Lagos Island Local Government, Prince Taiwo Oyekan for his impressive performance in office so far, reports thegazellenews.com Alhaji Are particularly commended the Lagos Island LG Chairman for the successful construction and commissioning of Onikoyi Street and Oja-oba road. “The Lagos Island Local Government Chairman, Prince Taiwo Oyekan, has done a magnificent job on Lagos Island,” the APC chieftain said. The GAC Secretary urged residents of the communities where the roads are located…
Author: Olamide Obayemi
A delegation from the Lagos State University Muslim Alumni paid a courtesy visit to the Commissioner of Police and Principal Staff Officer (PSO) to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr Ahmed Lateef Adio at the police headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday, 10 December, 2025, reports thegazellenews.com According to the President of LASUMA, Dr Abdul Azeez Anjorin, the visit to express appreciation to the PSO for his material and financial support towards the success of the recent Annual General Assembly and Award ceremony of LASUMA. Renowned Professor of Business Administration at the Lagos State University, Prof. Abideen Adekunle Tijani, who is…
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has urged the international community to recommit to the protection of fundamental freedoms, warning that human rights are increasingly under threat worldwide. Guterres made the call in his annual message to mark Human Rights Day, commemorated globally. Guterres, whose message was read by the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr. Mohamed Fall, at the celebration of 30th Anniversary celebration of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), reflected on the legacy of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted nearly 80 years ago, describing it as a “philosophical and political breakthrough” that remains the…
The National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and with the support of the Government of Canada, has established a Technical Working Group (TWG) on Mineral Crime and Terrorism Financing. Nigeria’s mineral sector, particularly artisanal and small-scale gold mining, has increasingly been exploited by criminal and terrorist networks. These illicit activities have continued to deprive the government of vital tax and royalty revenues, weaken state capacity to deliver essential services, and fuel instability nationwide. By exploiting regulatory gaps and opaque value chains, criminal…
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu has called on members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to remain steadfast in defending constitutional order, promoting inclusive political dialogue, and supporting credible transitions that reinforce stability. Odumegwu-Ojukwu, who also called for the acceleration of economic integration in the sub-region, challenged ECOWAS to meet the yearning of the regional youth who are looking up to the regional body to create opportunities for them. Odumegwu-Ojukwu, spoke on Wednesday at the opening of the 95th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Council of Minister in Abuja. The Nigeria’s minister while…
Residents of Katampe Extension in Abuja have been sent into panic as a group of thugs, in the company of some gun-toting policemen, raided the district. Residents alleged that the thugs and armed men went on a rampage, indiscriminately catching and bundling gatekeepers manning residential gates into their truck and driving off, for no offence, leaving the residences unsecured with some gates left wide open. The residents sounded the alarm over what they described as the unlawful and dangerous campaign by the Bwari Area Council to extort money from them under the guise of enforcing payment for radio and television…
By Segun Adewale, Bauchi The President Bauchi Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (BACCIMA)Hon. Aminu Mohammed Danmaliki has cautioned Nigerians against falling for an unverified online report claiming that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is planning to rename the country the United States of Nigeria, and abolish Shariah criminal law in the North, and restructure the federation without national consensus. Alhaji Aminu who holds the traditional title, Danmaliki of Bauchi Emirate, said this in a statement he personally signed Wednesday, 10 December, 2025, when he reacted to the viral report circulating in the social media on Federal Government desire to…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday in Abuja said the directive to redeploy police officers working with VIPs, VVIPs and ministers was not negotiable, admonishing all ministers to ensure immediate compliance. Speaking at the opening of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in the State House Council Chamber, the President warned against non-compliance. “If you have any problem because of the nature of your assignments, please contact the IGP and get my clearance,” he said. President Tinubu directed the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu; the Minister of Police Affairs, Sen Ibrahim Gaidam; and the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egebtokun; to…
A former Minister of Aviation, Senator Stella Oduah, on Wednesday, 10 December, 2025 was arraigned before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Maitama, Abuja presided by Justice Hamza Muazu.Oduah was arraigned by the Federal Government over allegations bordering on corruption in the sum of N5 billion. She was arraigned by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, on five counts bordering on conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretences. In one of the counts, Stella Oduah was accused of obtaining by fraudulent pretences a sum of N2.4 billion through Broad Waters Resources…
A notorious bandits’ kingpin, Kachalla Kallamu, who was also an ally of Bello Turji and 14 other suspected bandits were eliminated by Nigerian Army troops on Tuesday, 9 December, 2025, just as they also recovered eight AK-47 rifles at two different operations in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State. A reliable source from the security operatives, who revealed the major operational success on Tuesday, 9 December, 2025 in Sokoto, said the notorious bandits were killed by troops working with the community’s vigilante operatives. The source said Kallamu, a close associate and senior lieutenant of the notorious bandits’ leader,…