Former Senate President and Chairman, Senate Committee on Defence, Ahmed Lawan, was on Monday snubbed by former First Lady and wife of late former President, Hajia Aisha Buhari, at an event put together to mark the one year remembrance of the late President in Abuja. According to a source in the know of what happened at the well attended event, “as expected, on arrival at any event of such magnitude, invited guests would always want to exchange pleasantries with the host(s) of events, but the former Senate President met the shock of his life, as his attempt to exchange pleasantries…
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The Federal High Court in Abuja presided over by Justice Mohammed Umar has rejected an application by the presidential candidate of the African Action Alliance (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, seeking a lengthy adjournment in his trial over alleged cyberbullying of President Bola Tinubu, a case instituted against him by the Department of State Services (DSS). Sowore, through his lawyer, Raphael Adakole, had requested that the defence stage of the trial be postponed until after the court’s annual vacation. Adakole told the court that the lead defence counsel, Olumide Fusika (SAN), was out of the country and therefore unavailable to proceed with…
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, on Monday, 13 July, 2026 formally announced Deputy Governor Murtala Garo as his running mate for the 2027 governorship election, reports thegazellenews.com. Yusuf made the declaration during a strategic meeting with federal political appointees of President Bola Tinubu at the Kano Governor’s Lodge in Abuja. The governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, who confirmed the development through a statement issued on Monday, 13 July, 2026, the decision was based on Garo’s performance, loyalty, and commitment since assuming office. Yusuf said he remained satisfied with his choice of Deputy Governor, expressing confidence in Garo’s ability to continue…
The Federal Capital Territory(FCT) Police Command on Monday, 13 July, 2026 arraigned two children of the late Adimike Godwin and another suspect before the FCT High Court over the alleged murder of the deceased in the Guzape area of Abuja, reports thegazellenews.com. FCT Police Command Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh, who confirmed the development through a statement issued on Monday, 13 July, 2026, said the defendants, Adimike Anthony, Adimike Stephany and Comfort Ajibade, were arraigned on four charges bordering on criminal conspiracy to commit culpable homicide, culpable homicide and offences under the Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act. The court subsequently adjourned…
The Sultanate Council of Sokoto on Monday, 13 July, 2026 called on Muslims across Nigeria to look out for the new moon of Safar 1448AH on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, corresponding to the 29th day of Muharram 1448AH, reports thegazellenews.com. The Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sultanate Council, Prof. Sambo Wali Junaidu, made the call through statement issued on Monday, 13 July, 2026. Junaid said in the statement that Muslims who sight the new moon are requested to promptly report the sighting to the nearest District Head or Village Head for onward communication to the Sultan of Sokoto…
The Ondo State Government, through the State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, has suspended 27 students from three public secondary schools in Akure over alleged acts of misconduct. The affected students are from Oyemekun Grammar School, Aquinas College and CAC Grammar School, Daily Trust reported on Monday. According to the ministry, the immediate and indefinite suspension followed reports of unruly behaviour and other acts of gross misconduct said to be in violation of the state’s Code of Conduct for public secondary schools. The Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Dr. Akindele Ige, who visited the affected schools to enforce the suspension…
The Ministry of Defence, through its Permanent Secretary, Richard Pheelangwah on Monday, 13 July, 2026 dismissed reports alleging that House Officers and Interns at the Armed Forces Reference Hospitals have not been paid their allowances, describing the claims as inaccurate and confirming that payment of outstanding arrears has already commenced. Pheelangwah said the clarification follows a viral video in which a House Officer at the Nigerian Navy Reference Hospital, Calabar, who identified himself only as Innocent, alleged that he and his colleagues had worked for about 290 days without receiving their salaries. In the video, Innocent claimed repeated efforts to…
By Segun Adewale in Bauchi The Vice Chancellor of Sa’adu Zungur University (SAZU), Bauchi, Professor Fatimah Tahir, has stressed the need for peaceful coexistence, tolerance and mutual respect among Nigerians, describing cultural diversity as a unifying force capable of strengthening national integration. Professor Tahir made the call during the Second Cultural Exhibition and Language Fair (SAZUSELF 2026), organised by the Centre for Languages and Culture Studies of the University. Speaking at the event yesterday, the Vice Chancellor recalled the success of the maiden edition held last year, noting that it revealed the rich cultural and linguistic diversity within the university…
By Segun Adewale in Gombe The Gombe State Government has ordered an immediate investigation into the collapse of a section of the ongoing construction of the new Gombe State House of Assembly Complex where a life was lost and eight others sustaining injuries. The incident which occurred on Friday during construction work, affected the cantilevered entrance canopy of the multi billion naira project. A statement by the Permanent Secretary, Gombe State Ministry of Works, Housing and Transportation, Danladi Adamu, quoted him saying, “The incident resulted in eight (8) casualties. Seven (7) workers sustained injuries and were immediately evacuated for medical…
Hybrid security forces supporting counter-insurgency and anti-banditry operations in Nigeria’s North-West have reportedly killed Kachalla Sani Yellow, a notorious bandit commander accused of masterminding deadly attacks, kidnappings, cattle rustling and widespread sexual violence across Zamfara State, before dragging his body through a roadway in a victory procession. PRNigeria obtained a video purportedly showing members of the hybrid force tying Sani Yellow’s lifeless body to a motorcycle and dragging it along a road as a convoy of armed volunteers celebrated what they described as the elimination of one of the region’s most feared criminal leaders. The operation followed a carefully coordinated…