Former Executive Secretary of Ojodu Local Council Development Area of Lagos, Mallam Moyosore Jaji is dead, reports thegazellenews.com This medium learnt that Mallam Jaji died early Thursday, 10 April, 2025, after a six-week illness. Thegazellenews.com learnt that Mallam Jaji has been on admission at the Intensive Care Unit of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja for the six weeks before his eventual demise on Thursday, 10 April, 2025. He was aged 72. A deeply rooted grassroots politician, Mallam Jaji was the Executive Secretary of Ojodu LCDA between 2014 and 2015.
Author: Abimbola Ogunaike
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has formally petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, over what he described as a “criminally defamatory and inciting” allegation made by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who accused him of plotting her assassination. In the petition dated Thursday, 3 April , 2025 and copied to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), Akpabio described the claims as “heinous lies” intended to damage his reputation, incite public unrest, and endanger his life. The controversy stems from a public speech by Akpoti-Uduaghan on Tuesday, 1 April, 2025 in Kogi State, where she…
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has reduced the ex-depot (ex-gantry) price of its premium motor spirit (PMS) from ₦880 to ₦865 per litre. An official of the $20 billion refinery confirmed the development on Thursday, 10 April, 2025 in a statement to newsmen, stating that marketers and distributors had already been informed of the new price. This latest development comes amid ongoing concerns over high fuel costs and its impact on inflation and transportation across the country. Following the price drop, fuel stations such as MRS Oil & Gas, Ardova Plc, Heyden, and others with exclusive supply arrangements with the refinery…
The Orthopedic Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos State was at the weekend a beehive of activities as hundreds of people received free medical treatments, courtesy of a United States-based group of the Kegites Club, the Universal Archivar Elders. The group assembled a team of six doctors, 21 nurses, and five trained counselors to provide medical treatments and distribution of free medicines that were shipped into the country from the United States. This outreach was not only a response to the growing need for accessible healthcare but also a bold declaration that compassion, when organized, can heal both body and spirit. The outreach…
The Chairman of Transnational Corporation (Transcorp Plc), Mr Tony Elumelu has reiterated that access to electricity remains the single most critical factor in fixing the Nigerian economy, reports thegazellenews.com Elumelu stated that access to electricity becomes more imperative as the country seek ensure that the non-oil sector makes greater contribution to the nation’s economy. Thegazellenews.com reports further that Elumelu spoke in Abuja at the 19th Annual General Meeting of Transcorp. Elumelu gave update on the development and growth of the Transcorp Power Ughelli, noting that the company has installed capacity of 1,000mw of electricity generation while Transafam has 1,000mw capacity.…
Turkish Super Lig giants, Fenerbahce are planning to offer Bright Osayi-Samuel a new bumper contract to keep him at the club. Osayi-Samuel’s current contract will expire at the end of the season. Talks over a new contract have stalled since the beginning of the year. The Nigeria international wants a significant increase from his €2.5m annual salary to stay at the club. According to Fanatik, Fenerbahce are preparing an enticing offer that should convince the defender to stay in Turkey. Osayi-Samuel started his career in England and has been linked with a move to Premier League clubs, Everton and Crystal…
The sole aspirant, Jude Ezenwafor, has secured the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, ticket for the Anambra governorship election. The PDP governorship primary was held on Tuesday, 8 April, 2025 at the Professor Dora Akunyili Women Development Centre in Awka, the state capital. Chairman of the state governorship election congress committee, Chijioke Onwubuya announced Ezenwafor as the party’s flagbearer at the end of the exercise. Onwubuya said Ezenwafor secured 798 ‘yes’ votes, with 26 invalid votes, noting that 853 delegates were accredited out of the 999 on the list for the congress. “By the power vested in me and in line with…
The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has fixed May 21, 2025, to commence hearing on a suit filed by Belema Briggs and others against President Bola Tinubu, the National Assembly, the Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, and the Nigerian Navy. The plaintiffs are seeking a judicial interpretation of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended), specifically Sections 1, 4, 5, 11, 180, 188, and 305. They are asking the court to determine whether, under these provisions, President Tinubu has the constitutional authority…
The naira dropped marginally against the dollar in the foreign exchange market, indicating a brief respite after days of decline following the United States President Donald Trump’s administration’s tariff announcement. The Central Bank of Nigeria’s data showed that the naira strengthened slightly to N1,611.55 per dollar on Tuesday, 8 April, 2024 from N1,612.23 traded on Monday, 7 April, 2025 This showed that the naira gained 0.68 on a day-to-day basis after shedding N45.21 on Monday, 7 April, 2025. Meanwhile, at the black market, the naira remained stable at N1,575 per dollar on Tuesday,8 April, 2025 the same exchange rate as on…
Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.) has appointed administrators for the 23 Local Government Areas of the state, despite the court order restraining from doing so. The appointment is coming barely 24 hours after a Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, the state capital reportedly restrained Ibas from appointing administrators to oversea the affairs of the local government councils. Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Ibibia Worika disclosed this in a Special Government Announcement issued on the morning of Wednesday , 9 April, 2025. Although the details of the new appointees were not mentioned, the statement said…