Journalists from various chapels of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Ondo State have paid courtesy visits to the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Hon. Idowu Ajanaku, pledging their support and seeking greater collaboration in promoting government activities across the state. The visits, held at the commissioner’s office in Akure, began with the Syndicated Chapel comprising television correspondents from national media houses, led by Mr. Ayo Moradeyo of TVC News. Speaking on behalf of the group, Moradeyo congratulated Hon. Ajanaku on his appointment and prayed for a successful tenure. He emphasized the role of grassroots journalism in amplifying government…
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Ahead of October 3, 2025 sentence, famous music mogul, Sean “Diddy” Combs, through one of his lawyers, Nicole Westmoreland, is seeking a pardon from President Donald Trump, reports thegazellenews.com. “It’s my understanding that we’ve reached out and had conversations in reference to a pardon,” Westmoreland told CNN. However, it is understood that Trump is is unlikely to grant a pardon to the 55-year-old. Speaking with Newsmax on Friday, 1 August, 2025 the US president admitted he was “friendly” with Diddy. But when asked if that doesn’t mean he would necessarily pardon Diddy, Trump replied: “I would say so, yeah.” Last month,…
Residents of Ore, headquarters of Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State, are presently in a mourning mood after tragedy struck on the evening of Tuesday, 5 August, 2025 following the drowning of two siblings in the community, reports thegazellenews.com. It was gathered that the teenage boys were swept away in an attempt to cross the popular Omileye River in the area while on their way home. According to a resident, who simply identified her as Jumoke, the two brothers had gone to their father’s shop, who is a motorcycle mechanic, after the summer class but left his shop in the…
Ahead of the wedding of popular music sensation, Davido’s white wedding with his wife, Chioma Avril Rowland, scheduled for August 2025, Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has jetted out of the country to the United States to attend his nephew’s wedding, reports thegazellenews.com. This medium recalled that Davido confirmed he and his wife, Chioma Avril Rowland, are set to hold their white wedding in Miami, Florida, in August 2025. Davido made this disclosure during an interview on The Breakfast Club, which aired on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. The Governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, confirmed Adeleke’s trip in a statement released on Tuesday,…
Hollywood industry has recorded the death of one of its members in the person of talented actress, Kelley Mack, known for her roles in popular TV shows such as The Walking Dead and Chicago Med, reports thegazellenews.com Mack passed away at aged 33. Mack, who was born Kelley Klebenow, died in her hometown of Cincinnati on Saturday, 3 August, 2025 after a courageous fight against a rare brain tumour called glioma of the central nervous system. Mack’s career in the spotlight began at a young age. She went on to land roles in several notable TV shows and commercials. Her portrayal…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission has emphasized the need for enhanced coordination among all the police authorities in West Africa for efficient security and for dis-escalation of the current security threats in the region. Speaking at a workshop for senior officials and representatives from across ECOWAS member states to discuss progress, challenges, and strategies in preparing regional police forces for peace support operations under the ECOWAS Standby Force, the Acting Head of Peace Support Operations, Sani Adamu, emphasised the critical objectives of the meeting, insisting that there is need for collaboration and coordinated action by police…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has mourned the passing of Dr. Doyin Abiola, the first former female Managing Director and Publisher of the National Concord newspapers and wife of the late winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, Chief MKO Abiola. Governor Sanwo-Olu, in a statement issued on Wednesday, 6 August, 2025, by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, described the late Abiola, who died on Tuesday at the age of 82, as an Amazon in the media industry. He said Dr. Doyin Abiola, during her lifetime, especially at a younger age, contributed her…
Nigeria’s efforts to achieve a sustainable energy future will deliver the desired results if she introduces the right polices and deploys fit-for-purpose technology, while at the same time developing a robust supply chain and human resource base to help to unlock production and investments. Managing Director, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo), Ronald Adams made the remark while opening a panel session at the ongoing annual international conference and exhibition of the Nigeria Section of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) in Lagos yesterday. He explained that the right policies would provide a good framework for a sustainable…
I received with deep sadness the news early on Wednesday of the passing of Dr. Doyinsola Hamidat Abiola, a trailblazing journalist, editor, and former managing director of the defunct Concord Group of newspapers and wife of the late Bashorun MKO Abiola. Doyin Abiola, 82, was an Amazon and an icon in Nigerian journalism. She stayed in the journalism course since starting as a reporter with the defunct Daily Sketch after graduating from the University of Ibadan in 1969, majoring in English and Drama. She broke the gender barrier, becoming the first woman to edit a national newspaper and the first…
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Nafisa Abdullahi Aminu, Rukayya Muhammad Fema, and Hadiza Kashim Kalli on emerging world champions in English language communication skills and debate at the 2025 TeenEagle Global competition in London, United Kingdom. Seventeen-year-old Nafisa was named the overall best in English language skills; 15-year-old Rukayya emerged as the overall best in debate, while Hadiza clinched the outstanding talent award (gold medal). President Tinubu commended the exceptional young Nigerians for the feat and affirms that the nation’s future is much brighter with many of its youth as repositories of excellence. The President also commended the institutions of…