By Segun Adewale, Gombe . Jennifer Etuh Foundation,a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) has organised a free medical outreach for over 3,000 residents in Tula village of Kaltungo local government area of Gombe State as part of its efforts to give the people of the area access to free healthcare services. Thegazellenews.com reports that the five-day outreach which was held at the Charity organisation’s medical center in Tula provided services such as general and specialized surgeries, ophthalmology, dental care,obstetrics and gynaecology, laboratory tests,medical consultation, medication distribution, health promotion, among others. Speaking with thegazellemews.com Wednesday, 12 November, 2025, the Programme Officer, Jennifer Etuh Foundation, Christiana…
Author: Olamide Obayemi
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has renewed the appointment of Brigadier-General Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd) as the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for another five-year term. Marwa was first appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari in January 2021, after serving as the Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee for the Elimination of Drug Abuse from 2018 to December 2020. The reappointment means the Adamawa-born former military officer will remain at the helm of the NDLEA until 2031. Marwa, a former Military Governor of Lagos and Borno States, is a graduate of the Nigerian Military School and the Nigerian…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday, 13 November, 2025, restated his administration’s resolve to ensure that Nigeria maximises its human, material, and intellectual potential for enhanced industrialisation, peace, and prosperity. He spoke at the Council Chambers in Abuja as he received in audience members of Course 33 of the National Defence College. He charged the participants to view themselves as agents of positive national development and commended them for their patriotic duty and commitment throughout the programme. President Tinubu reiterated that the government will always provide a platform for proffering inclusive solutions to emerging socio–economic national challenges. The President also…
Tunde Odesola (Published in The PUNCH, on Friday, November 14, 2025) The bully in me met its match in my primary school classmate, Lukman Oluwuyi, on our way back home one afternoon. In the eyes of a schoolkid, St Paul Anglican School, Idi-Oro, Lagos, was a couple of giant two-storey buildings on an expansive compound which served as an assembly ground in the morning and a football field during break. That was in the 70s when any elder on the street could fetch a cane, flog a wayward child, and march the culprit home to the applause of the entire…
A prominent politician in Adamawa State, Prof. Caleb Fili has continued to use his political influence to deny his former wife, Ms. Zhihwi Mercy Tizhe access to their four daughters for 12 years. Fili, who was a prominent member of the Labour Party in the state during the 2023 General Election broke up with his ex-wife 12 years ago and had kept the children from Tizhe, which compelled her to take the matter to court. The former husband was alleged to have used his position to get the case protracted and kept his ex-wife from having access to their four…
The Federal Government has said in the next ten years the contribution to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from the livestock industry may reach $94 billion. The industry according to the government is currently contributing over $32 billion to the nation’s GDP, with great impact on national food security, job creation, and rural income generation. The Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Mukhtar Maiha, speaking at the Policy Dialogue Workshop for the Valuation of PRISMA Project Results in the Regional Agricultural Priorities of West Africa and the Sahel, organised by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)’s Regional Agency…
The Saudi Museums Commission, one of 11 sectors under the Ministry of Culture, has presented Nigerian singer-songwriter Keziah Jones at the Saudi Arabia Museum of Contemporary Art at Jax (SAMoCA), as part of its SAFAR live music programme. Performing in Riyadh for the first time, Jones captivated audiences with his distinctive ‘Blufunk’ sound, a fusion of blues, funk, and global influences in a set that was both high-energy and deeply resonant. Known for his exceptional guitar work, distinct rhythms, and magnetic stage presence, Jones entertained the lively crowd by effortlessly moving between driving funk grooves tosoulful blues passages and moments…
Human rights lawyer and activist, Femi Falana has challenged Nigerian students and youths to take responsibility for defending their own future and holding leaders accountable for the country’s growing inequality and governance failures. Speaking on Thursday, 13 November, 2025, during the conferment of honorary title of ‘Senior Advocate of the Masses’ on him by the law students of the University of Abuja, Falana expressed disappointment at what he described as the growing apathy among Nigerian youths toward national issues, contrasting it with the activism and courage that defined students of his generation. He said: “I hardly want to go to…
The Professional Women Network of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has concluded plans to unveil ‘Tinubu Cares’ an initiative aimed at improving the welfare of women and youths in the country, reports thegazelleews.com The President of the group and Southwest representative in the North Central Development Commission, Engineer (Dr) Atinuke Wuraola Owolabi, disclosed this to thegazellenews.com via an exclusive telephone interview conducted on Thursday, 13 November, 2025. Speaking on the programme, Dr Owolabi who is also the Vice President, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) of the Nigerian Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (NIEEE), stated that the programme aimed to contribute the group’s…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has adjourned till January 19, 2026, the hearing of a suit filed by members of the Onikoyi Royal Family challenging the appointment and installation of Prince Kunle Fafunwa as the Oba Onikoyi of Ikoyi and Moba Land. Justice O. A. Oresanya, presiding over the matter, adjourned the case after it came up for mention on Thursday, 13 November, 2025, for further hearing and hearing of pending applications. The Claimants were represented in court by P. O. Lasisi, SAN, and former Lagos Attorney-General, Adeniji Kazeem, SAN, while the 4th Defendant…