Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State, the Governor of the state, Ademola Adeleke has called on the state workers, their relatives and friends to turn out massively for the election and defend their votes to ensure continuity in the state, reports thegazellenews.com. Adeleke, in a pre-election message to workers, commended the leadership of organised labour and workers for their support for his administration, just as he also also described the relationship between his administration and Osun workers as mutually beneficial. “The time for action has come. As formal workers at state establishments, I task you to mobilise informal workers,…
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Ahead of Osun State governorship election scheduled for Saturday, 15 August, 2026, the state Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Wednesday, 12 August, 2026 declared Friday, August 14, 2026, a work-free day for public service workers across the state. This was contained in a circular issued by the state Head of Service, Elder Ayanleye Aina and posted by the spokesperson to the state governor, the Olawale Rasheed on his official X handle on Wednesday, 12 August, 2026. The decision, according to the circular was taken to enable workers who need to travel to do so and prepare to exercise their constitutional right…
Portugal mercurial striker, Cristiano Ronaldo, on Wednesday, 12 August, 2026 has sent a heartfelt message of support to his football colleague, Lionel Messi, over the death of his father, Jorge Messi reports thegazellenews.com. Ronaldo offered words of encouragement to his longtime football rival during a difficult moment as the Argentine mourns his dad. The father of the Argentina football icon had bid farewell on Sunday, 9 August, 2026 to his father, the global star’s emotional anchor and agent since childhood who passed away following a battle with cancer aged 68. Despite their legendary rivalry on the pitch, the pair have repeatedly…
Nollywood actress Toyosi Adesanya, who is also the National Director of Social and Welfare of the Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria.(TAMPAN), on Tuesday, 11 August, 2026, alleged that some of her colleagues declined to support the burial of late actress Temitope Osoba because they claimed she was not a member of the association Adesanya made the allegation on Tuesday, at the candlelight procession and artistes’ night held in honour of Osoba in Ikeja, Lagos State. The actress, who represented the association’s President, Bolaji Amusan, popularly known as Mr Latin, at the event, appealed to practitioners in…
The Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Hon. Wale Egbedun, on Wednesday, 12 August, 2026, allegedly attacked the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives candidate for Ifelodun, Boripe and Odo-Otin Federal Constituency, Francis Eniade, in Okuku, headquarters of Odo-Otin Local Government Area of the state. The convoy of Eniade was ambushed while returning from Inisa by suspected thugs and security personnel attached to Hon. Egbedun, who were said to be travelling in a Lexus Jeep. Sensing danger, Eniade increased his speed and headed to the Okuku Divisional Police Station for safety. However, Egbedun security details and suspected…
Ahead of Osun State Governorship election scheduled for Saturday, 15 August, 2026, the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy and leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the state, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Wednesday, 12 August, 2026 called on voters across the state to support the party’s governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, in Saturday’s election, reports thegazellenews.com. Oyetola, who made the call on Wednesday, 12 August, 2026 in Inisa, Odo-Otin Local Government Area, while addressing APC leaders, stakeholders and supporters during an interactive meeting ahead of the governorship election, said residents across the state deserved equitable access to government projects and essential…
An 18-year-old man named Abdullahi Aminu has drowned after falling into a pond at Kofar Gabas in Danbatta Local Government Area of Kano State, reports thegazellenews.com. The Director of the Kano State Fire Service, Sani Anas, who disclosed this sad development through a statement signed by the service’s Public Relations Officer, Saminu Abdullahi, on Wednesday in Kano, 12 August, 2026, said the incident occurred on the noon of Tuesday, 11 August, 2026. Abdullahi in the statement added that the station received a distress call from the Danbatta Fire Station at about 3:28 p.m. from Aminu Lawan, the victim’s father, who reported…
The Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC) on Tuesday, 11 August, 2026 charged Nigerians to reject attempts to weaponise religion, ethnicity and poverty to create division, emphasizing that humanity remains the common bond among citizens, reports thegazellenews.com NIREC, through its Executive Secretary, Prof Cornelius Omonokhua stated this on Tuesday at the International Conference on Security and National Unity, organised by Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa Iqamatus Sunnah in collaboration with the Muslim World League. According Omonokhua, Christians and Muslims must promote mercy, compassion, love and respect for human dignity. “No one is created a Christian, and no one is created a Muslim. We are…
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof Nentawe Yilwatda, Tuesday, 11 August, 2026, warned political leaders against exploiting religion and ethnicity for political advantage, saying such actions could deepen divisions and leave lasting damage on the country, reports thegazellenews.com. Yilwatda stated this at the International Conference on Security and National Unity, organised by Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa Iqamatus Sunnah in collaboration with the Muslim World League. According to the APC Chairman, Nigeria’s diversity should be a source of strength rather than division, stressing that religious and ethnic differences should not undermine the shared humanity and common destiny…
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday, 11 August, 2026 called on all Nigerians to preserve the unity of the country despite their differences, saying dialogue remains essential to sustaining Nigeria as a united nation, reports thegazellenews.com. Tinubu, stated this on Tuesday, 11 August, 2026 at the International Conference on Security and National Unity, organised by Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa Iqamatus Sunnah in collaboration with the Muslim World League. The President, represented by the Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin, said the government was committed to addressing Nigeria’s security challenges and promoting peace globally through collaboration with other nations. “Not only…