The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Bassey Eno has dissolved the state cabinet, reports thegazellenews.com The dissolution of the cabinet was announced via statement on Friday, 10 January, 2025, by the Secretary to the State Government, Prince Enobong Uwah. No reason was given for the sudden dissolution of the cabinet by the Governor. The statement directed all Commissiners and Special Advisers to hand over to their Permanent Secretaries and most Senior Directors where there is no PS.
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Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Honourable Sabur Dimeji Bankole has lost his mother, reports thegazellenews.com. Alhaja Monsurat Atinuke Bankole died early Friday, 10 January, 2025 after a brief illness. The late matriarch of the Bankole family of Abeokuta was 79. Until her death, she was the Iya Adinni of Egbaland. She was the founder of Al Monsur Islamic Society of Nigeria and was Iya Sunnah of Alasalatu Society of Nigeria and West Africa. She was buried at her husband’s residence in Abule Oluwo, Onikolobo, Abeokuta after the Asr prayers on Friday, 10 January, 2025.
The Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, has granted an order restraining all commercial banks in Nigeria from releasing or dealing in all monies and assets up to $225.8 million due to Nduka Obaigbena from any account maintained by him. Mr Obaigbena is the chairman and editor-in-chief of THISDAY Media Group and Arise News Channel. The court also blocked all commercial banks from releasing or dealing in all monies and assets up to the said amount belonging to Efe Damilola Obaigbena, Olabisi Eka Obaigbena and General Hydrocarbons Limited, an oil and gas firm in which all the three are directors and…
Five Kingmakers in Oyo have described the move by Governor Seyi Makinde to kickstart a new process for the selection of the vacant stool of the Alaafin as illegal and a disregard for the judiciary. The Kingmakers who expressed their displeasure with this move are: High Chief Yusuf Akínade, Bashorun of Oyo; High Chief Wakeel Akindele, Lagunna of Oyo; High Chief Hamzat Yusuf, Akinniku of Oyo; Chíef Wahab Oyetunji, Warrant Chief Stand-in for Asipa of Oyo; and Chief Gbadebo Mufutau, Warrant Chief Stand-in for Alapinní of Oyo. Their position was revealed in a letter written and signed on their behalf…
Dr. Akintunde Ayeni, founder and CEO of Yem-Kem International has lost his beloved wife, Erelu Anthonia Abiodun Ayeni. She passed away on Monday, 6 January, 2025, three days after her 55th birthday. The sad occurrence comes five months after the Ayeni family had the wedding of their son, Christopher, to Adeola Boye in a colourful ceremony at Hyde Park, Lagos. Though details surrounding Erelu Abiodun Ayeni’s demise are not made public, eminent Nigerians and friends of the Ayenis have been extending condolences to the family. On Wednesday, 8 January, 2025, the Governor of Ekiti state, Abiodun Oyebanji paid a condolence…
Most model colleges in Lagos State on Sunday, 5 January, 2025, witnessed low resumption of students as the State Government insisted on N100,000 boarding fee payment for the second term academic year. The N100,000 insistence by the State Government, indicated a massive 185.71 per cent increase when compared to the N35,000 paid by parents in the first term of the same academic year. The meeting between the State Government, led by Tayo Ayinde, Chief of Staff to the Governor and Mr. Dapo Dawodu, State Chairman, Parents Forum of Model Colleges in Lagos, had hit a deadlock last November. The State…
Former Brazil international Hulk has tied the knot with Camila Angelo, his ex-wife’s niece, in a religious ceremony on Friday, 3 January, 2025, The couple had already formalised their union in a civil ceremony in 2020. An ecstatic Hulk expressed his joy on Instagram as he shared photos from his wedding, writing, “Before God and the promises of our love, we unite in one heart, beginning our eternity together, life! I love you.” The wedding took place in Hulk’s hometown of Campina Grande at The Diocesan Cathedral of Our Lady of the Conception, which was adorned with a sea of…
Popular socialite, Adebisi Edionseri, otherwise known as Cash Madam, has died at the age of 89 reports thegazellenews.com The death of Cash Madam was confirmed in a statement by one of his sons, Dr Adebayo Adebowale on behalf of the family. According to him, their matriarch passed away on January 5, 2025 following a brief illness. The statement reads.. “With deep gratitude to Allah for a life well-lived, we announce the passing of our beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Princess Kadijat Abike Adebisi Edionseri (née Elegbede), who returned to her Creator on 5th January 2025 at the age of 89”.…
Early morning tragedy hit Lagos State on Tuesday, 31 December, 2024 as five secondary school teachers lost their lives via an auto-crash on Ijebu-Ode/Epe Road, reports thegazellenews.com This medium learnt exclusively that apart from the five teachers confirmed dead as at the time of writing this report, there are fears that the death toll may rise due to the severity of injuries sustained by many others in the accident. Inside sources told thegazellenews.com that the teachers were returning from a staff audit organised by the state government to detect ghost workers in Alausa. According to the report, the teachers from…
Kudirat Gbemisola, Lagos female Disc Jockey popularly known as DJ Kulet, has announced separation from her husband, Ohis Emmanuel, a.k.a Benjamin, over alleged infidelity after eight months of marriage. DJ Kulet also called out Benjamin over alleged sexual predatory tendencies against minors, including ‘prolonged sexual abuse of a 13-year-old minor’ for six months, among others. The celebrity DJ took to her Facebook page on Monday morning to disclose these, saying she was publicly disassociating herself from her former husband due to ‘his egregious and reprehensible actions’. “I, DJ KULET, am publicly disassociating myself from my ex-husband, Ohis Emmanuel (aka Benjamin),…