The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, on Friday, 8 August, 2025 announced that plans are underway for prison inmates to vote during elections, reports thegazellenews.com. According to Yakubu, the plan was on the agenda in discussions between the commission and officials of the Nigeria Correctional Service at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja on Friday, 8 August, 2025. INEC, who said the moves to address the voting rights of inmates have commenced, added that move would grant voting rights to thousands of prisoners in the country. The Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Sylvester Ndidi…
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC on Friday, 8 August, 2025 raised alarm on the risk of Chikungunya virus transmission in the country at the moment, reports thegazellenews.com. The NCDC, which raised the alarm through its official website on Friday, August, 8, 2025, warned that recent epidemiological reports indicate a heightened potential for outbreaks in some states. According to health agency, Chikungunya, a viral disease transmitted primarily by Aedes mosquitoes, the same vector responsible for dengue and Zika viruses, can cause sudden fever, severe joint pain, headache, muscle pain, fatigue, and rash. Although rarely fatal, the NCDC noted…
Turkish football giants, Besiktas on Friday, 8 August, 2025, confirmed that Super Eagles midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi has completed permanent transfer to the club, reports thegazellenews.com. The Turkish Super Lig club, which confirmed the development on its official website on Friday, 8 August, 2025, said Ndidi penned three year contract with the option of another year with the club. Besiktas, also known as The Black Eagles, announced they paid the Foxes €8 million to secure his signature. The Nigerian international spent seven-and-a-half years at the King Power Stadium. He won the Emirates FA Cup, and Community Shield during his time Leicester City…
The abductors of of Omoniyi Eleyinmi, a member of staff of Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba-Akoko, AAUA, Ondo State, have demanded a ransom of N7 million for the release of the victim, reports thegazellenews.com. Following the development, the school alumni have appealed for donations from to raise the demanded ransom to secure his release. Recall that Eleyinmi, a staff at the institution’s Faculty of Education, was abducted five days ago while returning to his residence in Supare-Akoko, Akoko South West Local Council Area of the state, from work. The gunmen had, before his arrival, stormed his residence, after which he was seized…
The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Friday, 8 August, 2025, led a delegation of Wives of National Assembly members and some Wives of State Governors on a condolence visit to the Kaduna residence of the late President Muhammadu Buhari. During the visit, Senator Tinubu was warmly received by the gormer First Lady of Nigeria, Dr Aisha Buhari, with whom she shared a heartfelt embrace, reflecting the deep mutual respect and friendship between them. The visit was marked by moments of comfort and solidarity, as the delegation expressed their sympathy to Dr Aisha Buhari and her family over…
After four games each and with just one Matchday left, Remo Stars and Ikorodu City have qualified for the finals playoff for the 2025 NPFL Youth League from the Southwest zone. The two sides recorded emphatic wins in their respective Matchday 4 fixtures to take their points haul to 10 apiece. They had cancelled each other out in a scoreless draw at the resumption from one day break on Thursday. In the first game of the day, the Lagos side hit Kwara United 3-0 to snuff out their Matchday 3 resurgence. Kwara United had smashed Shooting Stars 3-0 in what…
By Mobolaji Sanusi Wasiu Omogbolahan Adewale Ayinde Marshal, known in global music circles as KWAM 1 or K1 De Ultimate, is a man of great musical talent. His genre of music, Fuji, pioneered by late Dr Sikiru Ayinde Agbajelola Balogun Barrister, is largely at inception associated with societal dropouts. But because music is food for the soul, admirers of this genre of music, with time, cut across the educated, less educated, illiterates, and even the rich and powerful members of Yoruba land and this country. Surprisingly, yours sincerely have been a devoted fan of Fuji genre of music championed by…
The incident that occurred at the local wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on August 5, 2025, involving my humble self and ValueJet Airline, was to say the least, unfortunate. Unknown to many, I suffer from chronic dehydration, and my doctor strongly advised that I remain constantly hydrated. This is why I always carry a water flask with me. And contrary to the negative narrative being circulated in some quarters, the flask I carried on that particular day contained only water — not alcohol, as wrongly alleged. For the record, I passed through two security screenings with the flask…
Famous Nigerian singer, Tiwa Savage, has opened up on why she is yet to experience true love at 44, reports thegazellenews.com. According to the globally-acclaimed singer, the only true love she has ever experienced was through her only child, Jamil. Savage, who made this disclosure during an interview with Zeze Mills, said when she looks back at her past romantic relationships, she realises that they were infatuation and not true love. “I don’t think I’ve experienced true love apart from my son. Because every time I look back at all my relationships, I’m like, nah, that wasn’t love. I was just…
Over 1,000 beneficiaries attended Nasara Women Development Foundation also known as Nasara Foundation’s Free Dental Medical Outreach which held recently at the Kebbi State Teaching Hospital, Kalgo. According to the Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation, Hajiya Bilkisu Muhammad Nasir, the procedures that were conducted in the outreach ranged from oral health talks, checking of vital signs, scaling and polishing (washing and whitening of teeth), teeth extraction (removal of decayed teeth), filling (filling of cavities), replacement of missing teeth (artificial teeth replacement) as well as referral of major cases. While launching the two-day outreach, the Founder of the Foundation, who…