The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has acknowledged that Nigeria is on steady road to recovery, reports thegazellenews.com The First Lady spoke in Abuja on Thursday, 6 March, 2025, during an Iftar (breaking of fast) programme she hosted at the Presidential Villa. “Nigeria is on steady road to full recovery and things will continue to get better for the country,” she said. Senator Tinubu stated that the lecture topic, ‘Role of Compassion and Mercy in Human Relations’ is a reminder to everyone to do good, “though it is sometimes difficult but it must be done in worship to…
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Islamic organisations have been advised to prepare adequate media budget to enhance their visibility and impact in the society, reports thegazellenews.com This was conclusion reached at a media parley organised by the Zakat and Sadaqat Foundation (ZSF) to celebrate its 25th anniversary. The event took place on Thursday, 6 March, 2025 in Lagos. At the interactive session on Media Collaboration for Social Impact anchored by Alhaji Tajudeen Adebanjo of The Nation Newspaper, participants emphasised the need for Islamic organisations to always have adequate budget for the media to enhance their visibility and impact. They also called for the establishment of…
Former Presidential Spokesman, Dr Doyin Okupe, is dead reports thegazellenews.com According to Sahara Reporters, Okupe’s death was linked to cancer having been battling with Prostate Cancer for the past 16 years. Thegazellenews.com reports further that died at the age of 72. He was reported to have been critically ill in the weeks leading up to his death. He was also reported to have been hospitalised for prostate cancer in October 2023 when he was flown to Israel for treatment. The sickness relapsed in the past weeks which eventually led to his death
I have to come to bury Caesar not to praise him, the evil that men do, live after them Marcus Brutus in Williams Shakespeare’s Julius Ceaser The above quote from one of the most popular of Williams Shakespeare’s works forms the basis of my writing this article. For me, I owe it a point of duty to put the record straight at all, particularly for the new generation popularly called the GenZ generation who may have been swayed by the lies and misrepresentation of facts by ignorant people posing as public analysts on the Lagos political landscape. In recent time,…
A Federal High Court in Abuja and presided over by Justice Emeka Nwite has thrown out a suit seeking to compel the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, AGF, Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, to stop the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, from investigating allegations of fraud and economic crimes allegedly committed by a businessman, Abu Samaila Isa Funtua. The presiding judge dismissed the case on Monday, February 24, 2025 on the ground that the request of the businessman lacked merit and substance. Delivering judgment in a fundamental rights enforcement suit against AGF and EFCC, Justice Nwite…
Singer, Oluwatosin Oluwole Ajibade a.k.a Mr. Eazi has lost his mum, Mrs Ifeoma Ajibade. Mr Eazi is the fiancé of Temi, daughter of billionaire Femi Otedola which made the deceased potential in-law of the business mogul. Mr Eazi announced the demise of his mother on his Social Media on Thursday, 6 March, 2025. “Thank you, Mummy For your strength, your sacrifices, your unwavering faith. For raising us with love, discipline, and devotion to God. For teaching me confidence, entrepreneurship, forgiveness, and family. You were my greatest protector, my toughest critic, and truest Fan . You were not perfect, but you…
The Federal Government may be shutting down the General Aviation Terminal (GAT) of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, following reports that the VIP section of the airport has become a hub for money laundering, drug and human trafficking, among other criminal activities. The GAT is the wing dedicated to private jet owners and other aircraft charter services at the airport. Festus Keyamo, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, while receiving the report of a seven-member ministerial task force on illegal private charter operations and related matters, said the issue of illegal charter operations by private jets and aircraft owners,…
In a dispassionate counter-affidavit, Hayatu Hassan Hadejia has individually and collectively, on behalf of Seltrix Limited, denied holding in trust the controversial 43,000,000 (Forty-three million) ordinary shares of Emerging Markets Telecommunication Service (EMTS), the holder and operator of 9Mobile Telecommunication licence for Abubakar Funtua Isa (referred to in the application as Abubakar Ismaila Isa) as claimed in a suit filed against him and others before a Federal High Court in Abuja. Amongst other reliefs, the Plaintiff seeks: “A Declaration that he is the beneficial owner of the 43,000,000 (Forty-three Million) ordinary shares held in trust for him by the 1st…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has denied allegations of sexual harassment levelled against him by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. It was the first time the Senate President will publicity reacted to the allegation by the Kogi State Senator, reports thegazellenews.com While speaking during the Senate Plenary session on Wednesday, 5 March, 2025, Akpabio dismissed the allegation. In his words: “At no time did I ever harass any woman. I was raised very well by my late single mother, and I have always upheld respect for women. I was even awarded the most gender-friendly governor in Nigeria.” The former Akwa Ibom state governor…
Olowu of Kuta, HRM Oba Dr Hameed Adekunle Oyelude , CON, Tegbosun 111, has congratulated former President Olusegun Aremu Obasanjo on his 88th birthday. Olowu, in a statement he personally signed, described the former President as a ‘rare breed’ whose regime witnessed an increase in the GDP of the country and phenomenal growth. Olowu said, “Today, I want to congratulate former President Olusegun Aremu Okikiola Obasanjo, who turns 88. “A quintessential persona who has made enormous contributions to Nigeria’s development and whose life for the past six decades is woven deeply into the fabric of Nigeria’s history. “General Obasanjo, as…