A newly sworn-in councilor in Ibeji Lekki Local Government Area of Lagos State, Oluwakemi Rufai is dead, reports thegazellenews.com Oluwakemi who represented Ward C1 in Ibeji Lekki Local Government died early today, Wednesday, 13 August, 2025. Thegazellenews.com that the late Oluwakemi was just sworn-in as an elected Councillor two weeks ago. She reportedly died after a brief illness. Thegazellenews.com also recalled that the late Oluwakemi was the only female Councillor in the local government legislative arm. The state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has reacted to the what it described as the “sudden and untimely passing of Hon. Oluwakemi…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released former Governor of Sokoto State Aminu Tambuwal, from its custody after spending a night, reports thegazellenews.com. Thegazellenews.com recalled that on Monday, 11 August, 2025, Tambuwal, a serving Senator, was detained by the commission over alleged fraudulent cash withdrawals to the tune of N189 billion. The withdrawals, according to the anti-sleaze agency, are in violation of the Money Laundering (Prevention & Prohibition) Act, 2022. While the anti-graft agency has not issued any statement about Tambuwal’s release, the Senator on Tuesday, 12 August, 2025 was at his residence in Abuja, receiving visits from prominent…
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, on Wednesday , 13 August, 2025 disclosed that Comfort Emmanson, the passenger accused of unruly behaviour onboard an Ibom Air flight, will be released this week, reports thegazellenews.com. In a press statement on issued on his X handle on Wednesday, 13 August, 2025, Keyamo added that the Airlines Operators of Nigeria (AON) has agreed to lift the lifetime ban placed on her. Thehazellenews.com recalled that viral videos circulating on social showed Emmanson slapping and kicking airline and airport officials, including a female air hostess, after she allegedly refused repeated instructions to switch…
Festus Keyamo, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, has directed the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to reduce six month air ban imposed on Wasiu Ayinde, a Fuji artiste known as K1 De Ultimate to one month, reports thegazellenes.com In a statement via X on Wednesday, 13 August, 2025, Keyamo also directed the NCAA to withdraw the criminal complaint lodged against him with the Inspector General of Police. “Having displayed penitence, the NCAA is also to withdraw its criminal complaints against KWAM 1 earlier lodged with the Police,” the Minister said. Also, the Minister said the licences of captain Oluranti Ogoyi…
Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has flagged off the training of 18,000 primary and junior secondary school teachers across the 33 local government areas of the state. This was as he kick-started the distribution of instructional training materials and teaching aids to the teachers, stating that the Oyo State Government remained determined to be abreast of developments in the education sector and to meet universal standards. Governor Makinde, who was represented by the Deputy Governor, Barr. Abdulraheem Bayo Lawal, at the event held at the Emmanuel College, Agbowo, Ibadan, on Tuesday, added that the programme was part of the government’s…
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr, Ola Olukoyede has disclosed that many public officers are now perfecting the antics of anticipatory declaration of assets to justify their intended stealing of public funds and other acts of corruption. He stated this in Abuja on Tuesday, August 12, 2025 delivering a goodwill message at the launch of the Virtual Tool on the Code of Conduct for Public Officers organized by the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB in collaboration with the Technical Unit on Good Governance and Anti-corruption Reforms, TUGAR. Explaining how anticipatory asset declaration is done, …
Nigeria’s National Sugar Development Council, NSDC, has secured a deal with four operators to develop greenfield sugar projects that will produce 400,000 tonnes annually, reports thegazellenews.com. NSDC, made this disclosure in a statement issued in Abuja after the partnership signing ceremony. According to the statement, the deal is the latest phase in an ambitious campaign by the Nigerian government to slash the country’s hefty sugar import bill and achieve domestic self-sufficiency. The statement added that the four operators will each develop 100,000-tonne facilities across Nigeria’s agricultural belt, such as Brent Sugar in Oyo State, Niger Foods in Niger State, Legacy Sugar…
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has announced that the official of Ibom Air official who linked the unruly passenger’s indecent clip of Comfort Emmanson, the passenger accused of assaulting airline officials, will be punished, reports thegazellenews.com Keyamo made this disclosure while reacting to the incident in a statement posted on his X handle on Monday, 11 August, 2025. The Minister, who also confirmed that Ms Emmanson was arraigned before the Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on criminal charge, criticized the circulation of the viral indecent video, which showed Ms Emmanson’s top torn and her upper body exposed. The statement…
By Bayo’ Onanuga When President Bola Ahmed Tinubu took office on 29 May 2023, the All Share Index at the Nigerian Exchange was 52,973.88 points. The market capitalisation was N28.845 trillion. Today, the stock market valuation has soared to unprecedented heights. The benchmark All-Share Index (NGX-ASI) closed on Tuesday at 146,055.89 points, bringing year-to-date returns to 41.90%. Market capitalisation edged up to ₦92.40 trillion from ₦92.33 trillion in the prior session. Compared to the market position in 2023, there has been an increase of over 300 per cent in the market capitalisation in the Tinubu era. Companies such as Nestle,…
It was a bad day in the office for the Super Eagles B Team at the ongoing CHAN tournament across three East African countries, Kenya, Uganda and Zanzibar as Sudan thrashed Nigeria 4-0 to eliminate the country from the tournament. After losing the first game 1-0 to defending champions Senegal, there was hope that the team would bounce back against Sudan especially after Senegal failed to win their game against Congo, with the game ending 1-1, but it was a reverse situation, with Nigeria losing 4-0. Anthony Ijoma thought he had already put the Super Eagles ahead in the 21st…