By Wale Joseph The Lagos State Football Association (LSFA), in partnership with Cloud Sports Limited, has announced a media training programme for Media Officers of clubs participating in the state FA Cup as part of efforts to strengthen professionalism in football communication and promotion. The initiative is designed to equip club media representatives with the necessary skills to effectively promote their teams while enhancing the overall presentation of football activities in Lagos. According to the organisers, the training session will feature experienced media professionals who will share insights on modern sports communication, media management, and expectations for clubs during the…
Author: Abimbola Ogunaike
A Muslim-owned religious organisation operating across the five divisions of Lagos State, Ibile Muslims Community Zakat and Sadaqat Foundation, has disbursed over N25 million to indigent beneficiaries in the state. This was revealed in its 2025 Disbursement and Impact Report released on Thursday, 12 March, 2026. According to the report, the foundation, which debuted in June 2024, a total of N25,954,167.48 was disbursed to 161 beneficiaries spread across the Ikeja, Badagry, Ikorodu, Lagos and Epe divisions of the state. The beneficiaries were grouped into four categories: education, healthcare, economic empowerment and humanitarian intervention. A breakdown of the disbursements showed that…
For generations, millions of Nigerians have relied on informal group savings schemes known by different names across the country — ajo in Yoruba communities, esusu in parts of the South-West, and adashe in the North. The concept is simple: a group of people contribute a fixed amount periodically, and each member receives the pooled sum when it is their turn. The system has endured for decades because it works. But it also carries risks — defaults, disputes, poor record-keeping, and sometimes outright loss of funds. A new Nigerian fintech startup, Thrifto, is aiming to modernise this long-standing financial practice by…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has unveiled a platform, ‘One ADC Movement,’ to unseat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027. The platform unveiled in Abuja on Wednesday, is designed to rally members around unity, discipline and shared political purpose. Speaking at the unveiling, the National Coordinator of the movement, Mrs. Lauretta Onochie, described the project as a deliberate effort to reinforce solidarity across the party’s structures while discouraging actions that undermine collective progress. According to her, the movement emerged from the conviction that the strength of a political party lies not in individual ambitions but in the unity…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF)n Thursday, 12 March, 2026 officially pulled a former Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, out of service, marking the official end of his time in the NPF. The former police chief was accompanied to the event held in Abuja on Thursday, 12 March, 2026 by his wife, Elizabeth Egbetokun. Speaking at the ceremony, the former IGP said that serving as IGP remains one of the highest privileges of his life. He said that under his leadership, the police expanded their operational capabilities. The former police chief disclosed that the cybercrime section had been upgraded. The former…
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) on Thursday, 12 March, 2026 urged Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Abuja, to throw out the rights enforcement suit filed by former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai. El-Rufai is seeking ₦1 billion in compensation against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), the Chief Magistrate Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, the IGP, and the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF). He is challenging a recent search of his Asokoro home in Abuja by law enforcement agents, during which some items were allegedly recovered. In a…
Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who is yet to appear in public, vowed on Thursday, 12 March, 2026 to avenge the deaths since the start of the war with the US and Israel, in a statement read out by a presenter on state TV. “A limited amount of this revenge has so far taken concrete form, but until it is fully achieved, this case will remain among our priorities,” Khamenei, said according to the statement. “We will seek compensation from the enemy, and if they refuse, we will take as much of their property as we determine, and if…
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) on Thursday, 12 March, 2026 announced that it has granted another extension for its Student Loan Application Portal to accommodate institutions that requested additional time for the 2025/2026 academic session, reports thegazellenews.com. NELFUND’s Director of Strategic Communications, Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, who made this disclosure through a statement issued on Thursday, 12 March, 2025, said the extension applies only to institutions that submitted formal requests, allowing eligible students extra time to complete their applications. “The Nigerian Education Loan Fund has approved an extension of its Student Loan Application Portal for institutions that have formally requested additional time…
The Chief of Mission of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Nigeria, Sharon Dimanche, has disclosed that over 3.7 million people are currently living in displacement across Nigeria as a result of conflict, violence, and climate-related shocks such as flooding and environmental pressures, reports thegazellenews.com. Dimanche, who made this disclosure while delivering a goodwill message at the First Edo State Humanitarian Summit held in Benin City, noted that behind the growing displacement figures are families struggling to rebuild their lives with dignity and determination, stressing that humanitarian action must go beyond emergency response to restoring hope and opportunity. According to…
The United Nations refugee agency on Thursday, 12 March, 2026 disclosed that to 3.2 million people have been displaced inside Iran since the Middle East war started, reports thegazellenews.com. The Head of UNHCR’s emergency support team and also refugee response coordinator for the Middle East emergency, Ayaki Ito made this disclosure through a statement issued on Thursday, 12 March, 2026. “Between 600,000 and one million Iranian households are now temporarily displaced inside Iran as a result of the ongoing conflict, according to preliminary assessments,” Ito said. According to him, that represents “up to 3.2 million people”, he said in a statement,…