President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Nigeria’s female basketball team, D’Tigress, on their remarkable achievement of reaching the final of the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket for the fifth consecutive time, following a hard-fought victory over Senegal, reports thegazellenews.com. The President commended the resilience and dominance of the reigning champions, who have now defeated their Senegalese rivals for the seventh time, with a historic 75-68 win at the Palais De la Sport, Treichville, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Thegazellenews.com reports further that the Nigerian team is seeking its fifth consecutive continental title and seventh overall. President Tinubu celebrated the team’s victory in what was dubbed…
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Ondo State Governor, Dr. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, on Saturday, 2 August, 2025, inspected the level of work done on the construction of a 1,000-meter concrete walkway with an accompanying jetty at Obe-Nla community in Ilaje Local Government Area of the State. The concrete walkway, which will have streetlights to illuminate the path of users, is a clear departure from the usual construction of wooden structures in the riverine areas of the State. Expressing satisfaction with the quality of work done so far, considering the challenges of the terrain, the Governor urged the contractor to speed up work and deliver on…
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has called on Nigerians to use their U.S. visas responsibly and in strict compliance with the stated purpose of their application, reports thegazellenews.com. This follows concerns raised by the U.S. Government over the misuse of visas by some Nigerian citizens. The NIS, through its Public Relations Officer Akinsola Akinlabi handed down the warning in a statement issued on Saturday, 2 August, 2025 in Abuja, Akinlabi said Nigerians holding U.S. visas must adhere to the terms and conditions under which the visas were granted. “The Nigeria Immigration Service wishes to inform the general public of concerns raised…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has disclosed that at least 165 persons have died, 82 missing and 119,791 have been affected by this year’s flooding, reports thegazellenews.com NEMA, which made this disclosure in its data dashboard on Friday, 1 August, 2025, also revealed that 138 persons sustained various degrees of injuries, 43,936 displaced, 8,594 houses affected and 8,278 farmlands destroyed across 43 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in 19 States. According to the agency, children and women were mostly affected. “53,314 children , 36,573 women, 24,600 men, 5,304 elderly, 1,863 disabled persons have so far been affected by this year flood,”…
The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) on Saturday, 2 August, 2025 announced the suspension of its nationwide warning strike, reports thegazellenews.com. This was confirmed in a circular signed by the association’s National President, Haruna Mamman, and General Secretary, T.A. Shettima. Recall that on Wednesday, 30 July, 2025, the nurses began a seven-day nationwide warning strike. The strike, according to NANNM’s leadership, was aimed at addressing issues including poor remuneration, staff shortages, unpaid allowances, and unsafe working conditions. This strike came amid an existing face-off between doctors and the government over welfare and other issues. The nurses strike, which…
The Management of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has refuted a report of vandal invasion of a section of the Lagos-Ibadan Railway project published on the internet, by Sahara Reporters via its X-handle (formerly Twitter), reports thegazellenews.com. According to a statement by the NRC, the said report has been replicated by several other platforms. The report claimed that vandals have invaded a section of the $1.5 billion Lagos-Ibadan Railway Project inaugurated by late President Muhammadu Buhari in 2021, stealing major components. The Corporation stated that the video circulating was a not a recent event but an event that occured between 7…
The Ondo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Hon. Idowu Ajanaku, has reaffirmed the leadership role of Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa in coordinating all political structures in Ondo State, especially as it relates to the endorsement and mobilization efforts for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s second term bid in 2027. This follows the official launch of the “Ondo State for Tinubu 2027” campaign platform by Governor Dr. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa during a meeting of All Progressives Congress (APC) state leaders held on Friday, 1 August, 2025, at the Government House, Akure, reports thegazellenews.com. The Governor declared the platform as the unified and…
The Nigerian female basketball team, D’Tigress played the game of their lives to beat Senegal 75-68 and qualified for the final of the FIBA AfroBasket final in Abidjan on Saturday, 2 August, 2025, reports thegazellenews.com D’Tigress emulated the Super Falcons by overcoming a six point deficit going into the final quarter to win by seven points and qualified for the final. Thegazellenews.com reports that D’Tigress have not lost an AfroBasket match since 2015, hence maintained its 10 year unbeaten run going into the final. This medium also reports that the Nigerian female basketball team is chasing its fifth consecutive AfroBasket…
The Apex Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for Ojo Federal Constituency, Alhaji Rasaq Adeola Banire is dead, reports thegazellenews.com This medium learnt that the late Alhaji Banire died suddenly on Friday, 1 August, 2025 without any complaint of illness. “He died this morning without any complain of sickness. He had meeting all day yesterday. He went out today. It was a big shock to us,” a top member of the APC told thegazellenews.com Reacting to the shock news, the Chairman of the state chapter of APC, Pastor (Hon.) Cornelius Ojelabi, expressed deep sadness and shock over the…
Following the prolong delay in implementing a new salary structure for workers under the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, the Unions in Nigeria’s aviation sector have issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo to take action without delay on the matter, reports thegazellenews.com. In a joint letter dated Thursday, 31 July, 2025, the unions expressed frustration that, despite concluding negotiations with NAMA management over eight months ago, agreed salary adjustments remain unimplemented. The letter was signed by the General Secretaries of the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria; National Union of Air Transport…