Following an Islamist attack plot, American singer, Taylor Swift’s three concerts in Vienna this week have been cancelled by the organiser It was gathered that the cancellation came after the government confirmed a planned attack at the stadium. The show organiser, Barracuda Music, made the announcement late on Wednesday, 7 August, 2024 and Austria’s Chancellor Karl Nehammer said a tragedy was prevented. In an Instagram post, the organizer said, “With confirmation from government officials of a planned terrorist attack at Ernst Happel Stadium, we have no choice but to cancel the three scheduled shows for everyone’s safety.” The organisers added that…
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Tragedy occurred on Wednesday,7 August, 2024 along the Ezetu 1 community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State as no fewer than 20 persons were confirmed dead after a wooden cargo boat, identified as ‘Godbless Dickson’, exploded, and burst into flames in Bayelsa State. Thegazellenews.com gathered that the boat, was laden with cargo and had over 64 passengers and crew on board at the time of the incident.The tragic incident was said to have occurred on Wednesday along the Ezetu 1 community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of the state. The State Police Spokesman, ASP Musa Mohammed ,…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State has placed a one month suspension on a former governor of the state, Gabriel Suswam, a former member of the House of Representatives, Terngu Tsegba, as well as three other party chieftains, Richard Gbande, Terseer Tsumba and Prof Nicholas Adam. Also suspended were the chairmen of the party for Gboko, Apa, Gwer-East, Monshisha, Katsina-Ala, Logo, Otukpo and Ukum local government areas. According to a statement by the Publicity Secretary of the party in Benue, Chief Bemgba Iortyom, the PDP members were suspended for alleged gross insubordination. Recall that the party, in a…
The Department of State Services, DSS, has denied playing a role in the reported raid of the headquarters of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC. The secret service specifically said that it did not carry out any operation at the NLC office in Abuja. “Please kindly note that the Service (DSS) did not carry out any operation at the NLC office in Abuja,” DSS posted on its official X handle on Thursday, 8 August, 2024 Thegazellenews.com recalls that the NLC had raised the alarm over the reported invasion of its office by security agents. The union in a statement signed by…
Amnesty International (AI) has lambasted security operatives over the invasion of the Abuja headquarters of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). A statement by the Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, Isa Sanusi, said the invasion undermines workers’ rights to organise, bargain collectively and take industrial action. NLC had said that heavily armed security personnel stormed and raided its head office in the nation’s capital on the night of Wednesday, 7 August, 2024, just as it also added that the operatives stormed the Labour House at 8:30 pm. Reacting, the global rights group strongly condemned the brazen invasion, saying it “appears to…
In a bid to stop the rising trend of buying looted properties following the destruction and looting of properties during the nationwide protests, the Jigawa State chapter of the Scrap Dealers Association of Nigeria has issued a stern warning to its members, threatening to expel anyone found guilty of purchasing looted properties. State Chairman Musa Ibrahim stated that the group emphasized its zero-tolerance policy towards any member involved in illegal activities, particularly those related to the acquisition of stolen goods. Musa, who said the warning is aimed to ensure that scrap dealers operate within the bounds of the law, added that…
A member of the Presidential Economic Coordination Council, Bismarck Rewane has disclosed that the prices of tomatoes and pepper dropped to N60,000 per basket amid the hunger protests. Rewane, who is also an economist and the Executive Director of Financial Derivatives, made this disclosure on Thursday, 8 August, 2024 in an interview with Channels Television. According to him, the drop represents a significant price reduction when compared to the N130,000 to N150,000 a basket of tomatoes and pepper sold two to three weeks ago. He, however, noted that the food items were sold out at perishable value. According to him, the prices of…
The Group Chief Strategy Officer, Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals Company, Aliyu Suleiman , on Wednesday,7 August, 2024 disclosed stated that 60 per cent of the crude supplied to the refinery was done by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL. Aliyu made the submission during an interactive session organised by the Senate Ad-hoc committee to investigate alleged sabotage in the Nigerian petroleum industry. This supersedes the position of the Group Chief Commercial Officer, Dangote Industries Limited, Rabiu A. Umar, who had claimed that the NNPC has been supplying insufficient crude oil for its production demand. Umar had said that NNPC supplies…
Famous Nigerian Afrobeats star, Divine Ikubor, popularly addressed as Rema, has finally opened up about how the death of his dad, brother affected his childhood and placed heavy burden on him taken care of the family. According to the The ‘Calm Down’ exponent, the death of his father left him the responsibility of catering for his family at a young age and in the process, he was “forced to sell” his childhood. Rema, 24, who made this disclosure In a candid chat with GRM, Rema, 24, said he wants to “feel young again, just as also disclosed that he recently started smoking cigarettes in a…
Niger State Commissioner of Police Shawulu Ebenezer Danmamman Thursday, 8 August, 2024 paraded 23 hoodlums that allegedly vandalised the Tafa Local Government Secretariat during the ongoing hunger and hardship protest in the state. Parading the miscreants in Minna, tCP Danmamman said the hoodlums vandalised the Secretariat and set it ablazed, and burned two cars while two others were vandalized during the nationwide protest which commenced on 1 August, 2024, Danmamman explained that they further looted office valuables such as computer, refrigerator, file cabinet, office celing fan, office chairs, television set and office burglaries “Some miscreants of Tafa area of Kagarko LGA…