The Presidency on Tuesday, 6 0ctober, 2026 ) mocked the Nigeria Democratic Congress, (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi and his running mate, Rabi’u Kwankwaso, over their differing views on fuel subsidy. The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Communications, Daniel Bwala, in a post on his official verified X handle on Tuesday said Obi and Kwankwaso are confused. Recall that Kwankwaso had said the NDC would reintroduce fuel subsidy, in a different form if it wins the January 2027 presidential election. Meanwhile Obi had also said that the subsidy should be removed, saying that the mismanagement…
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The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, Dr . Muyiwa Gbadegesin on Tuesday gave reason why the authority withdrawn the operating licences of six Private Sector Participation, PSP, citing operators inability to provide effective waste collection services in their assigned areas. Gbadegesin, who made this disclosure Tuesday, 6 October, 2026 during a management briefing at the Authority’s headquarters in Ijora-Olopa, said the decision was part of efforts to strengthen the PSP waste collection system and ensure that operators responsible for serving communities have the capacity to meet the waste management needs of residents.…
Golden Eaglets head coach, Eboboritse Uwejamomere, has unveiled his squad for 2026 WAFU B U-17 Championship. The 25-man squad comprises of goalkeepers, seven defenders, eight midfielders and seven forwards. Nigeria will face hosts Burkina Faso, and Niger Republic in Group A. Ghana, Togo and Benin Republic have been drawn in Group B. The Golden Eaglets will travel to Ouagadougou for the regional tournament on Tuesday, 6 October, 2026. The competition will serve as a qualifying tournament for next year’s U-17 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday, 6 October, 2026 expressed sadness over the death of the Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria, SCSN, Malam Nafiu Baba-Ahmed. Baba-Ahmed, a respected administrator and Islamic leader, died in the early hours of Tuesday, 6 October, 2026 after years of service to Islam and the nation. Tinubu, through a condolence message issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Tuesday, described the deceased as an impactful leader who steered the affairs of the SCSN with wisdom, foresight and commitment to unity, justice and peaceful coexistence. The President recalled…
Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Matters on Tuesday, 6 October, 2026 urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to disqualify candidates whose names are not contained in political party registers, as stipulated by the Electoral Act 2026. The Chairman of the Committee, Bayo Balogun, who stated this through a statement on Tuesday, 6 October, 2026, called the attention of the commission to a Supreme Court ruling on Sections 77(5), 77(6) and 77(7) and called for their full enforcement across all political parties. According to Balogun, a member of the ruling All Progressives…
Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday, 6 October, 2026 revealed names of top ten states by number of registered voters in Nigeria with Lagos State topping the list, reports thegazellenews.com. The Chairman of INEC, Prof Joash Amupitan, made this disclosure on Tuesday, 6 October, 2026 during the commission’s World Press Conference in Abuja. The event was held as part of INEC’s preparations for the 2027 general elections. According to INEC boss, Lagos has 7,488,633 registered voters, followed by Kano State with 6,000,570. Kaduna State ranks third with 4,000,640 registered voters, while Katsina…
The Nigerian Air Force(NAF) on Tuesday, 6 October, 2026 announced the names of the victims who perished in an air crash involving Nigerian Air Force (NAF) ATR 42 aircraft, NAF 931, in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State. Thegazellenews.com recalls that NAF 931 had 25 persons on board, comprising five crew members and 20 passengers. The aircraft was on a routine mission from Benin to Lagos when the accident occurred early Monday, 5 October, 2026. NAF, through a statement on Tuesday, 6 October, 2026 by Air Commodore, Ehimen Ejodame, Director of Public Relations and Information Headquarters, announced the names of…
This is indeed good news for men of the Nigerian Police Force as the Federal Government, through the Nigeria Police Force Pension(NPFP), on Monday, 5 October, 2026 disclosed that plans are underway to review upward the monthly pensions for them.. The Acting Managing Director of the( NPFP), Muhammad Dutse, who made this disclosure on Monday, 5 October, 2026 at an event, said the Federal Government is working to ensure that police officers battling insecurity have a decent pension upon retirement. Dutse appealed to police officers to exercise patience with the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration. “We have been working to…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has described the African Democratic Congress(ADC), presidential ticket of Atiku Abubakar and former Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi, as a joint ticket of corruption. The controversial Wike made the scratching remarks launched the blistering attack on Monday at a town hall interactive meeting with the Rumueme and Apara kingdoms in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. He said the coalition does not stand any chance of securing the mandatory 25% constitutional vote share in Rivers State. The former Rivers State Governor recalled the verdict former President Olusegun Obasanjo passed…
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has offered reasons why he did not support the resolution by All Progressives Congress (APC), Governors to distance themselves from the Rainbow Coalition, a multi-party political group championed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike. Thegazellenews.com recalled that the APC Governors, led by Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, had resolved to reject the idea of a multi-party coalition, arguing that it could jeopardise the political ambitions of party members seeking various elective positions. The position, however, created division among the Governors, with some openly aligning with Wike and the coalition. Aiyedatiwa,…