A media and communications platform of the All Progressives Congress(APC), the APC Media Network, on Monday, 1 December, 2025 defended President Bola Tinubu ambassadorial nominees, saying his picks reflected sound judgment. The group’s defence of Tinubu’s pick of ambassadorial nominees comes after the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP and former Commissioner of Information in Akwa Ibom State, Ini Ememobong, had condemned the 32 nominees who also include the immediate past Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu; former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode; and former presidential aide, Reno Omokri and others. However, the Director-General of…
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Wounded-in-action Nigerian soldiers have been assured of best medical care, so that their sacrifices to the nation would never be in vain. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Waidi Shaibu, gave the assurance on Sunday, 30 November, 2025. The Chief of Administration, Army Headquarters, Maj.-Gen. Isah Abdullahi delivered the Army Chief’s message to the wounded-in-action soldiers during a working visit to the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital in Kaduna. “This visit serves as an assessment to evaluate the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital, regarded as a flagship facility of the Nigerian Army. “Last week, upon my assumption of duty,…
An Indian news medium, Times of India has reported that a Nigerian suspect has been arrested in the country for allegedly supplying about N812 million (Rs 5 crore) worth of drugs to at least 1,975 consumers in Telangana. The incident comes just days after a separate report of a sweeping operation in which more than 50 Nigerians were arrested for alleged overstaying during a raid conducted by Eagle Force Telangana in collaboration with the NCB, the Delhi Police Crime Branch, and with support from the Noida Police. According Times of India, the suspect, identified only as Nick, carried out the…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered and dismantled a social media network used to distribute illicit substances packaged as imported Christmas cookies and snacks with two masterminds arrested and taken into custody after a raid on their hideout in Lekki area of Lagos. The drug syndicate run by the duo of Deji Adesanya and Olubiyi Majekodunmi had imported consignments of Canadian Loud, a strong strain of cannabis and a variety of colourful designer sachets with pictures and labels of cookies and snacks printed on them, and used to package the psychoactive substance in retail quantities.…
Following the continued indiscriminate dumping of refuse in and along the Agege Motor Road corridor in Oshodi Market, the Chairman of Oshodi-Isolo Local Government, Otunba Kehinde Oloyede-Almaroof, has ordered a total clean-up of the area. He also directed the Environmental Department of the council to ensure strict enforcement. To ensure effective clearance of the accumulated waste, several defaulting shops along the axis were sealed, while one individual was arrested for attempting to obstruct government officials from carrying out their lawful duties. This enforcement action follows several warnings earlier issued to the marketers to clean up their environment and desist from…
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has commended the judgment of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, delivered by Hon. Justice A. I. Kala, which sentenced two arrested rail track vandals: Mudansuru Mutari, aged 27 years; and Blorie Kokori, aged 39 years; to two years imprisonment each for tampering with critical components of the Warri–Itakpe rail track. The convicts, who were earlier apprehended around Kilometer 208 before Abraka, Delta State, and subsequently paraded by the Railway Police Command, Lagos, were prosecuted on charges bordering on vandalism and economic sabotage. They were found guilty under Section 36(6)(b) and Section 1(10) of the Miscellaneous…
The Lagos State University Muslim Alumni (LASUMA) is set to hold its 2025 General Assembly and Awards Ceremony slated for Sunday, 7 December, 2025, at the Eko Club Bamboo Elegushi Hall, Surulere, reports thegazellenews.com The event commencing at 11:00 am is set to bring together eminent LASU Alumni and other important personalities across the nation. The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr Kadir Obafemi Hamzat, will deliver the Keynote Address at the event while one of his immediate predecessor and Senator representing Lagos West Senatorial District, Dr Idiat Oluranti Adebule will be Chairman at the event. Royal fathers such as:…
Police confirmed on Sunday, 30 November, 2025 that the death toll in a fire that tore through a Hong Kong residential estate this week has risen to 146. Officers of the Disaster Victim Identification Unit recovered additional bodies as they expanded their search into three more high-rises at Wang Fuk Court, which suffered the world’s deadliest residential building fire since 1980. “As of 4:00 PM (0800 GMT), the latest death toll stands at 146. We cannot rule out the possibility of further fatalities,” Chief Superintendent Tsang Shuk-yin of the police’s casualty enquiry unit said at a news conference. More than…
After reaching an agreement with the Federal Government, the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on Saturday, 30 November, 2025 announced the suspension of their indefinite nationwide strike. NARD President Mohammad Suleiman confirmed the suspension of the strike through a post shared on his X handle on Saturday, 29 November, 2025. “The National Executive Council of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has resolved to suspend the ongoing total, indefinite and comprehensive strike action,” he wrote. According to Suleiman, the suspension of the industrial action follows a series of conciliatory meetings with the Federal Government and the signing of a…
Three officials of the National Union of Road Transport Workers(NURTW), Katsina-Ala branch, in Benue State, have been arrested by the operatives of state Police command over their alleged role in a crash that claimed the lives of nine passengers. Benue State Police Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Udeme Edet, who confirmed the arrest of the NURTW officials through a statement issued to newsmen on Sunday, 30 November, 2025, the incident occurred on Friday, 28 November, 2025 along Katsina-Ala highway. According to Edet, the NURTW officials allegedly blocked the highway, causing severe traffic disruption that triggered the fatal crash. The statement…