The All Progressives Congress (APC) has made a statement in Rivers State as it won 20 of the 23 local government areas in Saturday, 30 August, 2025, local government elections held in the state. The Chairman of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, Dr. Michael Odey, declared the results in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital on Sunday, 31 August, 2025. According to Odey, the Peoples Democratic Party managed to clinch the remaining three LGAs. The full list of chairpersons-elect is as follows: 1. Abua/Odual: Ofori Owolabi (APC) 2. Ahoada East: Solomon Achoma (APC) 3. Ahoada West: Eugene Epelle (APC)…
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Jamaican woman, named Dreanation, has publicly claimed she shares a child with the late Nigerian music star, Mohbad. Dreanation, who made the claim during a live TikTok session, accused Mohbad’s widow, Wunmi, of withholding the truth about her son Liam’s paternity and challenged her to submit to a DNA test. She insisted that her own child’s paternity had already been confirmed, declaring her child as Mohbad’s legitimate heir until further proof emerges. In her remarks, she also called on singer Naira Marley to release Mohbad’s royalties to the singer’s father, Joseph Aloba, whom she described as the rightful next of kin.…
Hon. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, has urged President Bola Tinubu to “direct full enforcement of the executive order” on reduction in prices of essential medical consumables and machine in the country. Oyintiloye, a member of the defunct APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), said this while speaking with newsmen on Sunday, 31 August, 2025 in Osogbo. He said that despite the President’s executive order in June 2024 aimed at easing the financial burden of patients regarding drug prices, many life-saving drugs are still priced very high. The former lawmaker noted that the order,…
In the light of recent insinuations, half-truths and fake information being circulated, we find it expedient to make it abundantly clear that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration has been guided, at all times, by the principles of fairness, justice, and equity in the distribution of federal government projects, appointments, and opportunities across all six geopolitical zones of our country. • Contrary to the perception being pushed in some quarters, this administration has demonstrated uncommon commitment to balanced development and inclusivity since assuming office. The distribution of capital projects under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is equitable. No region is playing a…
By Tanimu Yakubu, Director-General, Budget Office of the Federation. The Lagos Illusion The viral chart bundles together national infrastructure—federal highways, coastal transport corridors, and legacy roads—and labels them “Lagos-only projects.” By that logic, the Kano–Maiduguri expressway could be called a “Maiduguri-only project.” It is a sleight of hand that ignores the truth: these are national arteries, not local trophies. When disaggregated, Lagos’ actual exclusive projects—airport fencing, Carter Bridge works, localized upgrades—stand at about ₦1.2 trillion. The much-touted ₦2.7 trillion are federal highways and transport links that pass through Lagos but serve the entire federation. In short, Lagos is not swallowing…
By Sunday Dare Daily Trust’ recent headline screamed: “In Two Years, Lagos Gets ₦3.9 Trillion Projects.” Sensational, Yes. Accurate? Hardly. Numbers without context are not facts. They are distortions—weaponized to inflame rather than inform. The attempt to portray Lagos as over-pampered while casting the North as neglected is not just misleading—it is lazy journalism. The truth is more complex, more national, and more honest. President Bola Tinubu is not just a statesman, he is a nationalist and a President for all. Northern Nigeria: Mobilized, Not Marginalized Let’s start with the North. Far from being abandoned, it anchors over half of…
After several loan spells, Nottingham Forest Football Club have now officially announced the mutual contract termination of Super Eagles star, Emmanuel Dennis, reports thegazellenews.com The decision marked the end of a turbulent three-year tenure for the 27-year-old player with the tricky trees. According to the club, “Nottingham Forest can confirm that Emmanuel Dennis has left the Club following the mutual termination of his contract. “We wish Emmanuel Dennis well as he seeks to resuscitate his club career. Thegazellenews.com recalled that Forest signed Dennis from Watford in 2021 when the club gained promotion into the Premiership.
A former Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Solomon Ehigiator Arase, is dead reports thegazellenews.com According to a report from NTA on Sunday, 31 August, 2025, Arase, who was also a former Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC) is reported to have died in an Abuja hospital and suffering from ill health. Thegazellenews.com reports that Arase who was born on 21 June, 1956, died at the age of 69. There is still no official confirmation of the development from the former IGP’s family or the Nigeria Police Force. Before becoming IGP, he headed the Force Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Bureau, the police…
By Chuks Collins, Awka Critical stakeholders and party elders/surviving founding fathers of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State have urged the national headquarters at Wadata House to jettison any plans against the state chapter officers. The Elders Council led by the party’s former Vice Presidential candidate, Senator Ben Obi, at the weekend met in Awka where they came up with the call. The party egg heads told journalists shortly after the meeting warned the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) against any plan to dissolve Anambra executives of the party. Rising from the Awka meeting, which held at Senator…
A 75-year-old grandpa, Uchelue Ikechukwu was among six suspects arrested with illicit substances in raids by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in parts of Anambra state, reports thegazellenews.com Officials of NDLEA also took into custody 30-year-old Alfa Andrew following the destruction of 178,750 kilogrammes of skunk on his 71.5 hectares of cannabis farm in Mayodoga forest, Sardauna Local Council Area of Taraba state. While Uchelue was nabbed at Umudioka, Dunukofia local government area of Anambra with 26.7kg skunk on Thursday 28th August 2025, Eneh Makuo; Emmanuel Chiemeli; Uwakwe Matthew; Chukwujekwu Ehirim; Ifeanyichukwu Olisa and Odoh Chukwuma, were…