President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Dr Philip Mshelbila, Managing Director of Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), on his election as Secretary-General of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) at the 27th Ministerial Meeting of the Forum held in Doha, Qatar. The President also congratulated the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, on his emergence as President of the 2026 GECF Ministerial Meeting, a development that will further consolidate Nigeria’s leadership in global gas diplomacy. President Tinubu expressed confidence in the abilities of Dr Mshelbila and Minister Ekpo to represent Nigeria with distinction and work with other member…
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The Northwest region of Nigeria witnessed a dramatic split in security events as over 120 captives were released by bandit leaders in Zamfara and Katsina States, even as a new mass abduction of scores of villagers was reported in Zamfara. PRNigeria gathered that notorious bandit kingpin Bello Turji released over 100 captives in Zamfara, while an unknown bandit leader released more than 20 kidnapped victims in Katsina. These releases followed sustained dialogue and confidence-building efforts facilitated through the regional “North West Operation Safe Corridor” peace deal process. The positive momentum, however, was immediately overshadowed by a fresh banditry attack on…
Stakeholders of the Lagos State chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have unanimously expressed support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election, urging him to seek a run for a second term in 2027. The decision was reached on Tuesday, 21 October, 2025, in Lagos by thousands of the party’s chieftains and members during the APC Stakeholders Forum 2025 held at Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island. The meeting was attended by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu; his predecessors, Mr Babatunde Fashola and Mr Akinwunmi Ambode; Deputy Governor, Dr Obafemi Hamzat; his wife, Oluremi; Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly,…
The Wife of the Lagos State Governor and Convener, National Women Conference,Dr. Ibijoke Sanwoolu has unveiled the lineup of activities for the 2025 National Women Conference scheduled to take place between Tuesday, 28 October, and Thursday, 30 October, 2025 at the Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. According to the Chairman, COWLSO,the Special Guest of Honour for the opening ceremony is Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma. while the Special Guest of Honour for the closing ceremony is Sokoto State Governor, Hamad Ali The COWLSO 25th Anniversary Conference is themed: Engage, Connect, Innovate with the sub-theme as Visionary Legacy: Inspiring…
The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has expressed sympathy to his Niger State counterpart, Governor Mohammed Bago, the government and people of Niger State over the tanker explosion that reportedly claimed no fewer than 35 lives and left 17 people hospitalised. Sanwo-Olu, who is the Chairman of the South-West Governors Forum, also condoled with families of the victims over a lone tanker vehicle accident along the Bida/Agaie highway. Governor Sanwo-Olu, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Gboyega Akosile, on Wednesday, 22 October, 2025, said the incident is worrisome and pathetic. He…
The member representing Mushin Federal Constituency I in the House of Representatives, Honourable Taofeek Adeyemi Alli has described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a modern reformer and administrator with the innate ability to turn things round for the better, reports thegazellenews.com Honourable who spoke exclusively with thegazellenews.com on the sidelines of the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Stakeholders’ Forum at Eko Hotels and Suites on Tuesday, 21 October, 2025, said the performance of Tinubu in office in the past two years are enough for him to be voted back to office in 2027. “President Tinubu has…
Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has said that some pilots operating in Nigeria’s aviation industry smoke Indian hemp. Kalu levelled this allegation on Wednesday, 15 October, 2025, while speaking during plenary in support of a motion that raised safety concerns following the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau’s (NSIB) report on the Air Peace runway incident at the Port Harcourt International Airport. On July 13, a Lagos-Port Harcourt Air Peace flight P47190 skidded off the runway upon landing. Moving the motion, Abdulfatai Buhari, Senator representing Oyo North Senatorial District and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Aviation, said the incident involving an Air…
Islamic scholars visiting the Vatican Apostolic Library had requested a “room with a carpet to pray on” and staff heeded their request. The Vatican Apostolic Library was founded in the 15th century and is thought of as the intellectual epicentre of the Catholic Church. It boasts around 80,000 manuscripts, 50,000 archival items and almost two million books. The library’s Vice Prefect, Giacomo Cardinali, told Italian outlet La Repubblica: “Muslim scholars asked us for a room with a carpet to pray on, and we gave it to them: we have incredible ancient Korans. “We are a universal library, with Arabic, Jewish and Ethiopian collections,…
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 17-year-old boy, Auwalu Muhammad for removing his 7-year-old sister’s eyes for suspected money ritual. The incident occurred in Wailo town in Ganjuwa Local Government Area of the state on Friday, 17 October, 2025. The spokesperson for the command, CSP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, who confirmed the horrific incident in a statement on Monday, October 20 said the suspect lured his sister, Rukayya Muhammad, into a nearby bush, where he gruesomely attacked her and plucked out her eyes. Rukayya was immediately rushed to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH) in Bauchi for emergency…
The Senate Minority Leader and Senator representing Benue South, Senator Patrick Abba Moro, has lost his son and grandson within two days. His son, Victor Moro, died in a ghastly motor crash yesterday along the Mararaba axis in Nasarawa State, barely 24 hours after the burial of his father’s grandson. Victor, who had recently completed his studies in Turkey, returned to Nigeria to participate in the National Youth Service Corps programme. Source: Daily Post