The Governor of Jigawa State, Umar Namadi, has announced the death of his son, Abdulwahab Umar-Namadi, a day after the death of his mother. The Governor on Wednesday, Christmas Day, 25 December, 2024, announced the death of his mother, Maryam Namadi-Umar, after a brief illness. She was buried on Wednesday, 25 December, 2024, at the Kafin-Hausa Local Government Area of the state. The Governor’s son, Abdulwahab, died in an accident on his way to the Kafin-Hausa Local Government on a condolence visit over the death of his grandmother. The vehicle he was driving in had a head-on collision with a…
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Few days after about 35 children were killed during a stampede at Xmas carnival programme in Ibadan, another stampede has led to the death of 11 people in Abuja, reports thegazellenews.com. This medium learnt that the incident occurred early Saturday, 21 December, in Maitama, Abuja. The Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Maitama, Abuja, has put in place food palliative distribution programme. The influx of people at the programme led to a stampede which had reportedly led to the death of 11 people while several others are injured. Thegazellenews.com learnt that the incident occurred around 8am. The injured people have been taken…
Justice Suleiman Akanbi of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on Monday, December 09, 2024 sentenced a student, Akanbi Akorede Afeez, to two years imprisonment for internet fraud. He was arraigned on a lone-count charge bordering on internet fraud. The charge reads: “That you, Akanbi Akorede Afeez (a.k.a Erdis) between February 2023 or thereabout Kwara State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court dishonestly induced one Dinero Enviado, a white man to send you gift cards worth the sum of $551 when you knowingly pretended and represented yourself to be one Erdis, a white lady who is in…
Friday, 13 December, 2024, another day of glory for the Chairman of Odiolowo/Ojuwoye Local Council Development Area of Lagos, Honourable Rasaq Olusola Ajala at the prestigious MUSON Centre in the heart of Lagos. It was the day the General Secretary of Conference 57, umbrella organisation for Council Chairmen in Lagos State bagged the Shinning Star Award for Grassroots Governance presented to him by the Lagos State chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR). It was the Lagos Public Relations Industry Gala and Awards (LaPRIGA 2024) and the Shell Hall of the MUSON Centre was packed full. At the…
Queen Damilola Adeyemi, girlfriend of street king,Habeeb Okikiola aka, Portable has announced the end of their relationship after he “publicly insulted” her during a TikTok live session. Portable had allegedly made disparaging remarks about her. The incident occurred on Wednesday, 11 December, 2024, when Portable criticised Damilola for being online late at night. He also accused her of engaging in “polygamy and prostitution”. “What are you doing online at this time? Do you want to be practicing polygamy. Did I not tell you not to be coming online at this time? He asked. “Are you a prostitute? What is a…
The Chairman of Odiolowo/Ojuwoye Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, Honourable Rasaq Olusola Ajala has highlighted the problems of alleviating poverty in the Nigerian the society, particularly at the grassroots level. Ajala, Secretary of Conference 57, umbrella organisation of elected Council Chairmen in Lagos State, highlighted these problems while speaking at TheGazelleNews 2024 Public Lecture held at Radisson Blu Hotel, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos State on Thursday, 5 November, 2024. While stating that, as council Chairman, he believes in the philosophy of putting smiles on the faces of the residents by initiating various empowerment programmes to eradicate or reduce the…
Former Senate Minority Whip, Senator Ganiyu Solomon, has recommended vocational training and technical skills as tools for tackling poverty. Senator Solomon stated this while speaking at TheGazelleNews 2024 Public Lecture held at Radisson Blu Hotel, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos State on Thursday, 5 November, 2024. According to him, “poverty can be reduced to the barest minimum if the people can imbibe the culture of undergoing vocational training and acquiring technical skills that will help them not only to cater for themselves but also for their families. He said that the government at various levels have put a lot of mechanisms in…
History was recorded as a Nigerian entrepreneur and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Arabel Islamic Nigeria, Mrs. Shareefah Abiola Andu emerged as the first female chairman of Lekki Phase 1 Residents Association (LERA). The founder of the popular Islamic merchandising brand in Nigeria was elected and sworn-in on Sunday, 8 December, 2024 alongside six executive members. They are: Kevin Ebhojie, Vice Chairman; Yetty Ogunnubi, General Secretary; Toye Owodunni, Assistant General Secretary; Kola Oni, Financial Secretary; Kenneth Atuanya, Treasurer; and Akin Semowo, Publicity Secretary. The newly elected executive will direct the affairs of the highbrow residential estate for the next two…
A scoio-political group in Lagos, Concerned Citizens of Lagos has taken the members of the Lagos State House of Assembly to task of their alleged refusal to screen and clear members-designate for the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), reports thegazellenews.com The group in a statement titled ‘An Open Letter To The People of Lagos’, urged Lagosians to take lawmakers to task over the issue as this has hampered prpeaptions for the local government elections. Omooba Murphy Ajibola, Leader of the group in a statement decried the present situation which affect the local government elections. According to the group, the…
The trial of four bloggers: Precious Eze, Olawale Rotimi, Rowland Olonishuwa, and Seun Odunlami, charged with allegedly blackmailing Guaranty Trust Holding Company and its Group Chief Executive Officer, Segun Agbaje, will continue on Thursday, 12 December, 2024, following the request on Tuesday, 10 December, 2024, of the defence counsel, A. Adeniyi, to call more witnesses. The four bloggers were dragged before Justice Ayokunle Faji by the Special Fraud Unit of the Nigeria Police Force, Lagos. They are facing a 10- count amended charge for allegedly publishing false information about GTCO and Agbaje through various social media platforms. They had pleaded…