By Abimbola Ogunnaike The death tolls in Senegal protest after court convicted opposition leader Ousmane Sonko have jumped to 15 on Saturday, 3 June, 2023, while no fewer than 500 people were arrested. Sonko, a 48-year-old former tax inspector, was initially charged with rape but was on Thursday convicted on a lesser charge of morally “corrupting” a young woman and sentenced to two years in prison. Sonko claims the charges against him were a bid by the government to torpedo his political career ahead of the presidential election next year, and with his conviction definitely, he will out of the…
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By Abimbola Ogunnaike No fewer than 12 people were confirmed dead on Saturday, 3 June 2023, from asphyxiation in a shuttered gold mine in southeastern Venezuela, a local official said. The Secretary of Security in El Callao, General Edgar Colina Reyes, who confirmed the sad development in a telephone interview on Saturday, 3 June, 2023, said that the deaths occurred on last Wednesday. “We have 12 dead today.They entered a mine that had been closed a long time.The mine was flooded from rains,” cutting off the illegal miners’ oxygen supply,”Reyes said. Five bodies were recovered Friday and seven more on Saturday,…
Real Madrid Football Club and our captain Karim Benzema have agreed to bring his brilliant and unforgettable time as a player at our club to a close. Real Madrid would like to show our gratitude and affection to a player who is already one of our greatest legends. Karim Benzema joined our club in 2009, at just 21 years of age, and has been a fundamental player in this golden age of our history. During the fourteen seasons in which he has represented our badge and our shirt, he has won 25 titles, a record number for any Real Madrid…
Nigeria’s most innovative financial institution, Wema Bank Plc, held its 2022 Annual General Meeting, Wednesday, 31 May, 2023 amidst encomiums over the sterling performance of the bank and the huge dividend payout. Specifically, shareholders of the bank commended the board and management for delivering a good result in the financial year. A shareholder, Mr. Badmos commended the bank for proposing to pay 30kobo dividend per unit of ordinary share, saying it is the biggest in the history of the bank. He charged the new management to sustain the tempo of excellent corporate performance so that shareholders could continue to get…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The immediate past Secretary to the Borno State Government, Alhaji Usman Jidda Shuwa, is dead. Shuwa, who until Sunday, 28 May, 2023, is Governor Babagana Umara Zulum’s SSG, passed away after a brief illness at the age of 65. According to a family source, he passed on at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, UMTH, on the evening of Saturday, 3 June, 2023 Shuwa was a seasoned administrator with a long standing track record of working at both state and federal levels. His burial arrangements will be announced by the state government.
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Federal Government has disclosed reasons for contemplating the banning of underage candidates admission into Unity schools, saying parents and guardian are killing the country’s education system by allowing children under the age of 10-years -old to write the Common Entrance Examination. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Andrew Adejoh, made this disclosure in Abuja, the nation’s capital on Saturday, June 3, 2023 while monitoring the 2023 common entrance examinations into Unity Schools. A total of 72,821 candidates sat for the examination organised by the National Examination Council nation -wide. According to Adejoh, stricter measures will…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Akwa Ibom State High Court presided over by Justice Gabriel Ette sitting in Uyo, the state capital, has sentenced three women: Enobong Nsikak Sunday, 38; Gertrude Thompson Akpan, 48; and Mary Okon James, 49; who specialized in the kidnapping and selling of children to death. Justice Ette in his judgment on Friday, 3 June, 2023 found the trio guilty of conspiracy and kidnapping, punishable by death under Section 1 of the Akwa Ibom State Internal Security and Enforcement Law, 2009. Sunday, a mother of two from Atiamkpat in Nsit Ubium Local Government Area of the state,…
The race for the Speaker of the 10th Assembly Session of the Lagos State House of Assembly may have been settled finally with the decision of the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC) to settle for the incumbent, Rt. Hon Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa to continue in office, thegazellenews.com can exclusively revealed. This medium learnt that the highest decision making body in Lagos met on Saturday, 3 June, 2023, to nip the brewing crisis in the bud and it was decided for stability, Obasa should continue in office It was also decided at the meeting that Obasa’s main rival, Honourable Mustain Abiodun Tobun…
It was a celebration of the rich culture, heritage, and tradition of Lagos State on Saturday, as residents of the State converged on the Agege Stadium for a Cultural Display and Appreciation Carretta 2023. Lagosians trooped out in large numbers from across the five divisions of Lagos State – Ikorodu, Badagry, Ikeja, Lagos Island, and Epe, to celebrate the inauguration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat for a second term in office. The kaleidoscope of colours, sounds, and emotions celebration encapsulates the rich diversity and cultural dynamism that defines Lagos as a metropolis. During the event tagged…
Dr. Adepoju Ajayi, Chairman of Ado-Ekiti Trustees Committee has commiserated with the family of the late past Chairman of the Committee and a strong pillar in the community – Chief Dr. Alex Olu Ajayi, Odoba of Ado-Ekiti who transited to glory last week. In a press statement jointly signed by the Secretary General of Ado Trustees Committee, Dr. Jadesola Taiwo Babatola; and the PRO, CSP Dolapo Badmus; Dr. Adepoju Ajayi described the demise of the late sage as an irreparable loss to Ado-Ekiti people and Nigeria in general. He noted that the accomplished Ado-Ekiti-born Chief was a distinguished frontline administrator…