There is growing anxiety in Akure, Ondo State, after personal belongings of a man declared missing were discovered inside a hotel room where he lodged for a seminar. The missing man, identified as Olaloye Olatunde, had travelled from Owo on Sunday, 24th August 2025, to attend a Child Labour programme organised by Trace Project, Akure in partnership with Charakids Foundation. The week-long training, which brought together about 56 participants, was held at Sunview Hotel, Alagbaka, Akure. Family sources said Olatunde maintained contact with them between Monday, 25 August, 2025 and Wednesday, 27 August, 2025, of the programme. However, on Friday,…
Author: Adetutu Audu
It was all smiles for the people of Sabonkogi settlement in Amuwo- Odofin LGA, Lagos state on Friday, 12 September, 2025 as Hope for the Masses Foundation commissioned a solar-powered water project for the use of residents of the community, reports thegazellenews.com For several years, the community lacked good water and other essential amenities but the Foundation has brought smiles to the faces of the residents with the commissioning of the water project. Commenting on the project, Executive Director, Hope for the Masses Foundation, Oluwatomisin Adebukola said the project will go a long way in ameliorating the suffering of the…
Two bakery workers in Lagos State have been sentenced to two weeks of community service after they were accused of stealing bread. The offenders were said to have stolen five loaves of bread from their employer. According to a statement posted on the state government’s social media platform on Monday, 8 September, 2025, the Ministry of Justice, through its Restorative Justice Centre in collaboration with the Non-Custodial/Community Service Centre, secured the non-custodial sentence in place of prosecution. According to the statement, the employer of the two prosecuted workers had insisted they should e charged to court for theft, which was…
You have to succumb to your husband; he’s your boss” — Billionaire businessman Femi Otedola tells his daughter, Temi, in an emotional speech at her wedding “Temi, I wish you all the best in your future endeavours. You found a great guy. Very great guy. Blessed guy. He comes from a very decent family.” But his most striking counsel came as he charged his daughter: “One thing I will advise you, Temi, is… You have to succumb to the whims and c¥rses of your husband. Okay? He is your husband and he is your boss. There is no more daddy.…
Police in the United States of America are on the trail of a gate-crasher into wedding party who stole gifts meant for the bride and her groom, reports thegazellenews.com Police said the uninvited guest stole cash and cheques worth $60,000 or N90 million. The wedding took place in California and the suspect has been declared wanted by the police. During the wedding, which was held on Sunday, 31 August, 2025, the suspect entered the wedding hall shortly after midnight, grabbed a gift box, and fled through an exit, witnesses told Glendale Police. Surveillance footage then showed the suspect fleeing the…
A trailblazing entrepreneur and cocoa exporter, Homto Dokpesi,is gearing up to showcase Nigeria’s finest cocoa products at the International Africa Trade Fair (IATF) 2025, fully sponsored by the Lagos state Government through the Ministry of Commerce cooperative trade and investment Lagos state.The event, scheduled to hold from September 4th to 10th, 2025, in Algiers, Algeria, will bring together over 35,000 buyers from around the world. Dokpesi’s product portfolio will feature a range of artisanal cocoa products, including cocoa beans, roasted cocoa nibs, cocoa cake, cocoa butter, and cocoa powder. As an active exporter of cocoa products from Nigeria, Dokpesi is…
The former Minister of Justice and leader of the coalition party, African Democratic Congress (ADC), Abubakar Malami, along with his entourage, narrowly escaped death after being attacked by hoodlums who pelted them with stones while returning from a condolence visit in Kebbi city. The incident occurred Monday, 1 September, 2025, while he and his team were on their way back from the condolence visit within Kebbi metropolis. Reports indicated that locals pelted the former Minister’s vehicles with stones as a sign of their disapproval, claiming that he did nothing to improve their lives. Source: Facebook page of Joe Igbokwe
Nestle has dismissed its Chief Executive, Laurent Freixe, after an investigation into an “undisclosed romantic relationship” with a subordinate that was found to have breached its code of business conduct. The Swiss-headquartered multinational named Philipp Navratil as his replacement. Nestlé said Freixe’s departure after 40 years at the company followed an investigation overseen by its chair, Paul Bulcke, and lead independent director, Pablo Isla, with the support of outside counsel, into the relationship with a direct subordinate in breach of the company’s conduct code. “This was a necessary decision,” said Bulcke in a statement. “Nestlé’s values and governance are strong…
Popular Nollywood actor, Afeez Owo has revealed some of the things that happened between him and his wife, actress Mide Martins, that led to their break up at a time, reports thegazellenews.com He also narrated how they reconciled their differences afterwards. According to the video that was posted on the official YouTube channel of Behind The Fame TV on Saturday, 23 August, 2025, during an interview, he stated that he broke up with his wife, Mide Martins, and that it was the first and the last time they had a fight together. When asked if he truly broke up with…
Ruth Otabor, sister of a former Big Brother Naija housemate, Phyna, who was hit by a truck owned by Dangote Cement, is dead. The lawyer to the Otabor family, Eko Solicitors and Advocates, announced the death of the lady hit by a Dangote Cement truck in Edo State on Wednesday, 13 August, 2025. Otabor who was said to have recently graduated from Auchi Polytechnic in Auchi, Edo State, was hit by the truck close to the school. One of her legs was initially amputated. In the statement on Sunday, which was shared by Phyla on her social media page, the…