Khamis Haruna, a 29-year-old groom, who was hospitalized after consuming poisoned food allegedly prepared by his 14-year-old bride, has disclosed that they had been in a relationship for two years before their marriage. Speaking to newsmen, Haruna expressed shock and disbelief over the incident, stating that he believed their love was genuine. Recall that thegazellenews.com had reported that the food poisoning occurred on Sunday, 22 December, 2024, two days after their wedding in Jigawa State. Recounting the events of the fateful evening, he said the bride’s friends brought a meal of jollof spaghetti to him and his two friends while…
Author: Abimbola Ogunaike
Famous Nigerian singer, D’banj, has revealed the role American rapper and music executive Kanye West played in popularising Afrobeats in the Western world. According to the Koko Master, Ye was the first international artist to embrace Afrobeats. Featuring in a recent episode of the ‘Listen’ podcast, D’banj stated that West’s love for African music was the reason he signed him and Don Jazzy to his record label, Good Music. Kanye West “The first time I met Kanye West in Dubai, he told me that he had enquired about afrobeats from students in the university. So, he actually wanted to pick up…
No fewer than nine clubs have so far qualified for the Copa del Rey round of 16 following the conclusion of Saturday, 4 January, 2025 round of 32 fixtures. Barcelona advanced to the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey after thrashing UD Barbastro 4-0 on Saturday, 4 January, 2025. Goals from Eric García, Robert Lewandowski (2), and Pablo Torre gave Barcelona the victory over Barbastro. Also, Captain Antoine Griezmann gave Atletico Madrid a 1-0 win at third-tier Marbella on Saturday, 4 January, 2025. The victory sends Atletico into Copa del Rey round of 16 with a 13th consecutive…
A man identified as Awolesi Precious has been arrested by the operatives of the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly stealing valuables worth over N7 million from a lounge within the premises of the Federal University of Agriculture, FUNAAB, in Abeokuta. The suspect was intercepted by officers of Harmony Division, a station located within the campus while transporting a large Firman generator valued at N1.2 million. The Ogun State Police Command Public Relations Officer,Omolola Odutola, who confirmed the incident through a statement issued on Saturday,4 January, 2025, said he was arrested at about 3:00 am on Wednesday, 1 January, 2024.…
A recent nine-minute video released by Boko Haram’s Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati Wal-Jihad (JAS) has revealed heightened clashes with their rivals, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). The video, titled “Kill Them Wherever You Find Them: A Struggle Between the Believers and the Apostates Inside the Islamic Caliphate,” portrays fierce confrontations between the two groups. The violent encounters reportedly occurred between December 23 and 24, 2024, in several locations within Abadam Local Government Area of Borno State, including Toumbun Gini, Toumbun Sale, Mangari, and Metele. The footage highlights the growing intensity of the conflict between these factions, with graphic…
The Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF) has again raised concerns over the Federal Government’s proposed Tax Reform Bills, urging immediate suspension of the implementation and calling for extensive dialogue with stakeholders. The forum criticized the government for failing to engage critical stakeholders and experts before drafting the reforms. NEF expressed its position in a statement on Saturday, 4 January, 2025 signed by its Chairman of Management Board, Al-Amin Daggash, highlighting the reforms’ potential adverse effects on Northern Nigeria and the nation as a whole “Once again, it is necessary to reiterate, that indeed, Nigerians in general and Northerners in particular, are…
On Saturday, 4 January, 2025 youths of Odo Ape community in Kabba-Bunu Local Government in Kogi State blocked the Lokoja-Kabba federal highway, following the killing of two farmers by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers in the area. It was learnt that the protesting youths blocked the highway that passes through their community at 8am, bringing vehicular movement to a standstill for hours. “It took the intervention of security operatives, vigilante and spirited individuals to clear the barricade on the highway and bring the chaotic situation under control,” said a motorist who claimed to have run into the irate youth in the morning.…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control(NAFDAC), has alerted Nigerians, including healthcare providers, about a counterfeit cancer treatment drug, Phesgo 600mg/600mg/10ml, labelled with batch number C5290S20. This is contained in a public alert (No. 051/2024) available on the agency’s website. The agency reported that the Marketing Authorization Holder, MAH, Roche, received a complaint from a doctor at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH-NSIA, regarding the suspected counterfeit product. It said that the Phesgo 600mg/600mg, labelled with batch number C5290S20, was reported to have been brought in by a patient for administration. According to the agency, at the…
The Sokoto State government has distributed 1,000 motorcycles and 500 tricycles to commercial riders at 80 per cent discount. Governor Ahmed Aliyu, while flagging off the distribution on Saturday, 4 January , 2025, said the gesture was to make transportation within the state metropolis and local government areas accessible and affordable for the masses. Aliyu added that it was part of the several measures taken to create more jobs in the state and make the lives of the beneficiaries and their families better. According to him, the tricycles were bought at the cost of N3.6 million and the motorcycles at N1.3…
The Kano State government has revoked the operating license of actress Samha M. Inuwa over indecent dressing and posting of vulgar content, just as it also censored any films featuring Samha. The government made this known in a statement issued by its Censorship Board’s Information Officer, Abdullahi Sani Sulaiman, on Saturday, 4 January, 2025. Sulaiman explained that the actress who was repeatedly warned over her “crude dressing and vulgar displays,” has continued to flout the Board’s regulations. Sulaimon in the statement also added that Samha was barred from appearing in any films for the next 12 months. According to the…