The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday , October 24, 2025, arraigned one Martins Morakinyo for an alleged N13m theft before Justice R. A. Oshodi of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos. Morakinyo was arraigned on a three-count charge bordering on stealing , obtaining property by false pretence and conspiracy to steal to the tune of N13 million. One of the counts reads: “ Martins Morakinyo (Trading under the name and style of Refined Edge Concept) and Tope Afolabi (at large) sometime in 2024 in Lagos, within the…
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Officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Saturday, 25 October, 2025 rescued a severely injured man after a fully loaded six-tyre truck plunged off the Oshodi Bridge, inward Mile 2, following a suspected brake failure. The truck, with registration number AKD 135 YK, was said to be carrying toner printing materials when the incident occurred. Witnesses said the vehicle lost control while descending the Oshodi-Oke Bridge and crashed into the terminal ditch below. The Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA, Adebayo Taofiq, confirming the incident on Saturday, 25 October, 2025, said the prompt response…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Executive Committee has approved the purchase of 12 brand-new, state-of-the-art ambulances valued at N1.7 billion to strengthen emergency medical response across the FCT. Speaking after the Council meeting chaired by the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, the Mandate Secretary for Health Services and Environment, Dr Adedolapo Fasawe, disclosed that the ambulances, the first of such acquisition in nine years have already been delivered and would soon be commissioned. According to her, the vehicles meet international standards and are fully equipped for emergency response. She noted that the newly constructed roads across the capital will…
Ahead of the 2026 Ekiti State governorship election, the Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has backed the re-election of the incumbent Governor of the state, Biodun Oyebanji, saying that the state deserves the beauty and progress that comes with continuity as obtained to what is presently going in Lagos State. Thegazellenews.com recalled that the All Progressives Congress (APC) had announced Oyebanji as the party’s sole aspirant in the state following the withdrawal of the second aspirant, Mrs Atinuke Olayemi Omolayo. The party had earlier disqualified the remaining two aspirants: Kayode Ojo and Abimbola Olawumi. Bamidele, who spoke in Ado Ekiti,…
Justice Prof. Peter Umeadi, Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the 2023 General Elections has announced his resignation from the party and his withdrawal from partisan politics altogether. Umeadi, who made the announcement through a letter personally signed, dated October 24, 2025 and addressed to the Chairman of APGA Ward 1, Nri, in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State, Mr. Onyekwelu Jideobi, expressed deep appreciation to the party that gave him a national platform in the last general election. The letter, titled “Resignation from Membership of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA)”, read in part:…
The Gombe State Government on Friday, 25 October, 2025 announced the death of its Commissioner for Internal Security, retired Col. Abdullahi Bello. Gov. Inuwa Yahaua, who made this disclosure through a statement issued on Friday, 24 October, 2025 by Ismaila Uba-Misilli, Director-General, Press Affairs, Gombe Government House, stated that the deceased died alongside his police orderly, Sergeant Adamu Husaini, in a tragic motor accident on Friday, 24 October, 2025, along the Malam Sidi-Gombe road. He said the late Commissioner was returning from Maiduguri, Borno, after attending the North East Regional Consultation on the Development of a National Disarmament, Demobilisation and…
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, on Saturday, 25 October, 2025 praised President Bola Tinubu for the appointment of General Olufemi Oluyede as the new Chief of Defence Staff. Thegazellenews.com earlier reported on Friday, 24 October, 2025 that Tinubu made changes in the hierarchy of the Service Chiefs to reorganise the Armed Forces. Oluyede, a native of Ikere-Ekiti, was until his new appointment the Chief of Army Staff. The Governor, who described the gesture as a profound recognition of excellence and a source of pride for the people of Ekiti State, said elevation to the apex of Nigeria’s military hierarchy is…
By Segun Adewale, Bauchi A Non- Governmental Organisation (NGO), Journalists for Public Health and Development Initiative (J4PD), has advised Nigerians to imbibe the culture of hand-washing with soap to prevent diseases like diarrhoea, cholera, typhoid fever, pneumonia and from acute respiratory infections, especially amongst children. The Executive Director of J4PD, Elizabeth Kahh gave the advice yesterday while sensitising nursery and primary school pupils on the importance of regular hand washing to mark the 2025 International Hand Washing Day. Addressing the pupils of Meenas Scholars’ Academy, Bauchi the Executive Director , said the theme for this year’s celebration is “Be a…
By Segun Adewale, Bauchi As part of activities to commemorate the World Polio Day on Friday, Bauchi state government, Rotary club and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) embarked on a road walk against polio reaffirming their commitment to support the country in eradicating the disease. Speaking during the rally commemorating the event Friday in Bauchi, UNICEF Global Special Behavioral Change Manager and Head of World Polio Outbreak Response, Dr Panchanan Achari callied on governments, partners, and communities to intensify efforts to ensure that no child is left unvaccinated. He emphasised that this year’s theme “End Polio: Every Child, Every…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent a congratulatory letter to the first female Prime Minister of Japan, Sanae Takaichi, describing her emergence after winning the votes in the parliament as an affirmation of her contributions to the influence of her political party in governance in Japan. The President said he looks forward to working with Prime Minister Takaichi. In the letter personally signed by him, President Tinubu states: Your Excellency, “On behalf of the people and Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, I extend to you my warmest congratulations on your election as the first female Prime Minister of…