UBA Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, is positioning itself at the forefront of Africa’s green revolution, advocating for climate action and a greener future. In a bold move to champion environmental sustainability across Africa, the UBA Foundation has embarked on the 2024 Tree Planting Campaign, with the theme: ‘Our Land: Grooming a Greener Future’, and a commitment to plant one million trees across the continent by 2025. Giving the pledge during this year’s edition of the UBA Foundation Tree Planting for Sustainability Initiative, UBA’s Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Oliver Alawuba, reinforced…
Author: Adetutu Audu
Olukayode Ojo, a 36-year-old Nigerian pilot, is facing a potential five-year prison sentence in Texas, United States, after being found guilty of making false statements to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to obtain a certificate. According to information obtained on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Jodi Dishman ordered Ojo to remain in custody until his sentencing, following the guilty verdict. U.S. Attorney Robert Troester announced the conviction on Monday, stating on the FAA’s official website that Ojo had been attempting to secure a medical certificate required for piloting a commercial passenger aircraft. His efforts led to his conviction on August 16,…
Pa Taiwo Akinkunmi, designer of Nigeria’s national flag has been laid to rest after his family waited in vain for over a year for a state funeral. Despite assurances from the Federal Government, Akinkunmi’s family revealed they were compelled to proceed with the burial as they could no longer afford the daily N2,000 morgue fee required to keep his body. The Oyo State Government eventually provided the necessary funds for the burial, stepping in to support the family in honouring the late national icon. A befitting funeral programme was held in honour of the late Pa Akinwunmi at the Liberty…
Actress and media personality Alex Okoroji, daughter and first child of former President of PMAN and chairman of the Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON), Tony Okoroji has married her partner Eric McGill in the US. Alex and Eric had their wedding on Friday, 30 August, 2024 in the US. The newlyweds shared the good news recently. “We did it Friends and Family. Sharing with you all a few sneak preview from Part 2 of our wedding celebration which happened on my husband, Eric’s birthday on Friday, August 30, 2024 at Turf Valley Resort in Ellicott City, Maryland, USA. So grateful…
The ancient town of Isolo, one of the major towns in Aworiland will soon have a new traditional ruler with the selection of Prince Jimmy Adetokunbo Yekini-Goloba by the town’s Kingmakers to ascend the throne of his forefathers, thegazellenews.com can exclusively report. Sources told thegazellenews.com that the choice of Yekini-Goloba was unanimous among the four Kingmakers who screened all the 15 aspirants to the stool. All the four Kingmakers who approved the selected Prince Jimmy Adetokunbo Yekini-Goloba were: Chief Mukaila Adesegun Agbabiaka who leads the Kingmakers and represents Jagun Aluko arm of the Kingmakers; Chief Rahman Mustapha aka Inufele who…
Comptroller Kayode Rasheed Kolade has taken over the mantle of leadership of Seme Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service on Tuesday, 3 September 2024, following the recent appointment of the immediate past Customs Area Controller (CAC) Timi Bomodi as An Assistant Comptroller General of Customs (ACG). Speaking on resumption of duty, Comptroller Kolade promised to build on and improve the achievements of his predecessors. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Kolade succeeded Timi Bomodi, who was recently appointed an Assistant Comptroller General of Customs. He expressed confidence in fulfilling the responsibilities entrusted to him by the management of…
Old students of Methodist Nursery and Primary School, Lagos Island, have revealed their plans to donate uniforms and items to pupils of the school, report thegazellenews.com The items to be donated include uniforms for all the pupils of the school by Mr. Micheal Olalekan Oladele; a megaphone, donated by Dr Olabode Dada; while Mrs Mercy Mathew Ferreira and Hussein Adeyemi bought chairs and other items for the school. According to Hussein Adeyemi, a member of the interim executive of the old students, the donations were parts of their plans to give back to the school. Hussein revealed in an interview…
A Lagos Chief Magistrate’s Court yesterday remanded a chieftain of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Ganiyu Oyedepo (aka Kokozaria), in prison custody for assaulting an actor, Alhaji Ade Adele (aka Baba Lawori). Oyedepo was remanded following his arraignment on alleged offences of conspiracy, assault occasioning harm, and conduct likely to cause breach of public peace. Chief Magistrate B. Sonuga remanded Oyedepo, after he pleaded not guilty to the charges brought against him by the operatives of the Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (FCIID). The prosecutor, Morufu Animashaun, a legal officer in the legal department of FCIID,…
Doctors in India were shocked to find keys, nail clippers, and even a knife from the stomach of a man, reported to be in his early twenties. A footage of the team extracting metal implements is going viral.The issue came to light after the unnamed patient’s mother noticed that she was missing the keys to her wardrobe closet, Viral Press reported. When she asked her son where they were, he said he had swallowed him — a statement she initially took as a joke. However, unknown to her at the time, the man had indeed ingested the door opener. She realized…
Alhaji Abass Akande Obesere popularly known as Obesere is in a grateful mood after cheating death. The Agbaakin Abobagunwa of Yoruba land via his Instagram page shared a video of him on a hospital bed as he revealed that he escaped a surgery that almost took his life. Expressing gratitude to his Maker, he noted how Allah has been merciful to him. “Alhamdulillah. The Almighty Allah has been merciful to me. I escaped a surgery that almost took my life but Allah said NO!”.