Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has mourned the passing of a former member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Victor Akande, who died on Wednesday, 30 July, 2025 The Governor described the death of Hon. Akande, a lawyer who represented Ojo State Constituency I during the Eighth and Ninth Assemblies, as a shocking and devastating loss to him personally and the people of Ojo and Lagos State. Governor Sanwo-Olu, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, on Thursday, 31 July, 2025, commiserated with the deceased’s family, friends, and political…
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By Segun Adewale, Bauchi The Management of Sa’adu Zungur University (SAZU has debunked an allegation made by Mr. Shehu Ahmed Buwayi, accusing the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Fatima Tahir of engaging the Department of State Security (DSS) to hunt him over an article he published. This was contained in a press statement by the Public Relations Officer, Sa’adu Zungur University (SAZU), Auwal Hassan and made available to Journalists in Bauchi on Thursday, 31 July, 2025. According to the statement, “the attention of the Sa’adu Zungur University (SAZU) was drawn to a misleading and malicious publication authored by one Mr. Shehu Ahmed Buwayi,…
Senator Dino Melaye has formally resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), saying the party lack the capacity to deliver the country from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027, reports thegazellenews.com Melaye in his letter of resignation dated 4th July, 2025, and addressed to the Chairman PDP, Ward 1 Aiyetoro Gbede, in Ijumu LGA of Kogi State, said he cannot in good conscience participate in the activities of the party or lend his support to its agenda. Part of the resignation letter said, “I hereby tender my resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party at all levels of…
Your Excellencies, Ministers, Central Bank Governors, esteemed representatives of the IMF & World Bank, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen It is truly an honour to be here with you today. This gathering could not be timelier, as we work together to amplify Africa’s voice and shape a development path that reflects our unique needs and aspirations. We live in a highly volatile, complex world. It is a world where the rules-based order has been challenged, where we need to reaffirm our commitment to the idea of a global community. But as an African, I must be frank. This global community…
As part of efforts to promote tourism and culture in Ogun State, the famous Olumo Rock Tourist Centre in Abeokuta will be open to members of the public free of charge from now until the end of September this year. Governor Dapo Abiodun, who made the announcement on Thursday, 31 July, 2025 at the commissioning of the newly renovated Tourist Complex, said the gesture is to encourage people to embrace tourism as well as appreciate the richness of their culture. The Complex has a galleria that contains artworks made up of pictures of eminent Nigerians, a gazebo, a restaurant that…
By Oluwaseyi Oduyela By choosing to reduce a complex issue to yet another round of moral panic, Babafemi Ojudu does little more than stoke the very ethnic tensions he claims to decry. His article, dripping with performative concern, ends up projecting a dangerously skewed version of events in Lagos State, where nuance is abandoned for a convenient narrative: that Yoruba assertiveness is synonymous with intolerance, and that President Tinubu alone must save Nigeria from itself. Let’s start with the core accusation: that local government chairmen are embarking on a spree of renaming streets bearing Igbo names in Lagos. If this…
Actor and voice artiste, EyiyemiOlivia Rogbinyin, has been announced as host of the inaugural QEDNG Creative Powerhouse Summit holding on August 12, 2025, at Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos. The announcement was made on Thursday, 31 July, 2025, by Mighty Media Plus Network Limited, publishers of the online newspaper QEDNG. With a career spanning over three decades, EyiyemiOlivia is celebrated for her dynamic presence across theatre, film, and radio. She is widely recognised for her captivating performances as Iya Onidiri in Itura (M-Net Africa Magic) and Hajia Malaika Doherty in Dust. Beyond her acting talent, she has won the hearts…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has announced plans to commence mandatory hepatitis screening for food handlers operating in restaurants, markets, bakeries, and canteens across Abuja, reports thegazellenews.com. The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, who announced this in a statement commemorating the 2025 World Hepatitis Day, said the initiative aims to safeguard public health and food safety In the statement delivered on his behalf by Dr. Adedolapo Fasawe, Mandate Secretary of the Health Services and Environment Secretariat, the Minister said the initiative is aimed at preventing hepatitis and other food borne diseases. “This, in the long run, will protect public health and…
A counter-insurgency expert and security analyst in the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, has disclosed that a young man named Stephen Chidubem has allegedly took his own life at his residence on Abba Street, behind the Anglican Church in Saburi 2, Abuja, reports thegazellenews.com. Makama, who confirmed the sad development in a post on his X handle on Thursday, 31 July, 2025, also disclosed that Chidubem hung himself using a rope tied to a ceiling fan. He added that emergency responders arrived at the scene and evacuated the body to Kubwa General Hospital. According to him, Chidubem was confirmed dead by…
The Chairman of the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria, Rt. Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin, has strongly denied a widely circulated report alleging the suspension of the Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun. In a swift and emphatic rebuttal issued on Thursday,31, July, 2025, Rt. Hon. Ogundoyin described the report, originally published by TruthParrotNews on July 30, 2025 as “entirely false, malicious, and a deliberate attempt to mislead the public.” The online blog had falsely claimed that Rt. Hon. Egbedun was suspended from the Conference over alleged insubordination and abuse of office. “There…