A woman named Mrs Sarah Innocent has been arrested by the operatives of the Abia State Police Command for allegedly stabbing her husband, Innocent dead during a misunderstanding, reports thegazellenews.com. The sad incident, it was gathered happened on the night of Saturday, 8 August, 2026 at Ohuru Ishimiri village in Obingwa local government area of the state. According to relatives of the victim, couple got married in December 2025, eight months before the ugly development. Abia State Police Command Public Relations Officer DSP Maureen Chinaka confirmed the incident to newsmen on the evening of Monday, 10 August, 2026. “The report about…
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By Segun Adewale in Gombe Gombe State Governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has approved the appointment of 19 Permanent Secretaries to fill existing vacancies in the State Civil Service and strengthen administrative capacity for effective and efficient service delivery. The state Head of the Civil Service, Professor Mu’azu Shehu, who conveyed the Governor’s approval on Monday, 10 August, 2026, said the appointments became necessary following the dearth of Permanent Secretaries in the service, as well as the recent creation and restructuring of ministries by the state government. He explained that filling the vacancies would ensure that the affected ministries have…
Despite huge profits they made, only six of Nigeria’s biggest listed banks rewarded shareholders with a combined N1.27 trillion dividend for the 2025 financial year, while five other profitable lenders were barred from making payouts after failing to meet the Central Bank of Nigeria’s prudential requirements, the Vanguard online reports. According to the news medium, findings, report showed that: GTCO, Zenith Bank, Stanbic IBTC, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, Wema Bank and FCMB passed the apex bank’s dividend eligibility test and declared payouts. However, five other banks, despite posting strong profits, withheld dividends as the CBN’s capital retention policy, rising non-performing loans…
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has commenced a nationwide Emergency Preparedness and Fire Prevention Awareness campaign to equip Nigerians with practical skills for responding to fire outbreaks, building collapses, workplace accidents and other emergencies. The initiative, according to the Board, is aimed at reducing avoidable deaths and losses by improving safety awareness and ensuring that individuals, businesses and communities know what to do during the critical first minutes of an emergency. Speaking during the Lagos edition of the training at Lekki Grandview Hotel, Lagos, the Managing Director of Matosi Nigeria Limited, Mr. Tosan Bolorunfe, described emergency preparedness…
The European Union (EU) Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS has dismissed reports that it rejected an invitation from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to observe Nigeria’s 2027 general election, describing the reports as inaccurate and speculative. The EU, in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday, said it had received a formal invitation from INEC dated April 17, 2026, to deploy observers for the 2027 elections. Contrary to reports that the EU had declined the invitation citing worsening insecurity and alleged hostile treatment of its observers and officials following the publication of its final report on the 2023 general…
As part of measures to guide against vandalism and other unauthorised activities, the federal government has deployed security team, Coastal Highway Guards, to protect the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, reports thegazellenews.com. The 750-kilometre, 10-lane Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is designed to connect Lagos to Cross River through Ogun, Ondo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers and Akwa Ibom states. The project is being executed by Hitech Construction Company Limited under the supervision of the Federal Ministry of Works. The Senior Special Assistant on New Media to the Lagos State Governor, Jubril Gawat, who made this disclosure through a statement posted on his official X handle on…
The latest domestic debt service report released by the Debt Management Office, DMO, has revealed that the Federal government spent N3.14 trillion on servicing its domestic debt in the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, reports thegazellenews.com. According to the report, figure comprises N2.97 trillion in interest payments and N169.68 billion in principal repayments. The agency said in January, while disclosing that the government spent N741.82 billion on domestic debt service, while the figure rose to N967.67 billion in February, the agency added that debt service increased further to N1.43 trillion in March, bringing the total for the quarter to N3.14 trillion.…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Federal Ministry of Livestock Development (FMLD) has distributed over 1,000 livestock feed inputs to farmers across Bayelsa State as part of its ongoing efforts to strengthen livestock production, improve farmers’ livelihoods and enhance food security in the country. The intervention was carried out on Saturday, 8 August, 2026 by the Ministry’s Department of Ranch and Pastoral Resources Development. Representing the Minister of Livestock Development, Hon. Idi Mukhtar Maiha, the Director, Ranch and Pastoral Resources Development, Dr Hakeem Ibilade, described the intervention as one of the Ministry’s milestones in responding to the needs and concerns of…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Executive Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), Zacch Adedeji, has defended President Bola Tinubu’s lifestyle, dismissing claims that public officials live extravagantly amid Nigeria’s economic challenges. Adedeji made the defence during an interview on Channels Television on Sunday, 9 August, 2026, while responding to questions about the lifestyle of political office holders and concerns over government spending. He said Tinubu does not live a lavish lifestyle despite occupying the nation’s highest office, insisting that the President remains focused on his duties. According to Adedeji, Tinubu often walks from his residence to his office and…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, has unveiled a new spiritual movement, the New Wine Prophetic Tabernacle (NWPT), describing it as an interdenominational altar and global movement of consecrated believers. The actress announced the development via a post on her Instagram page on Sunday, 9 August, 2026, explaining that the movement was anchored on the biblical passage in Mark 2:22, which reads that no one puts new wine into old wineskins. According to the post, “NWPT exists as a dwelling place of His presence for those who refuse to settle for lukewarm Christianity and are hungry for genuine…