The United Nations Children Emergency Fund(UNICEF) has disclosed that Biu and Shani local government areas in Borno State have made the list of 130 local government areas in Nigeria declared open defecation free. This came when the state authorities in collaboration with UNICEF and other development partners launched the Borno State Open Defecation Free Roadmap and flagged off campaign for Open Defecation Free in the state. UNICEF Country Representative in Nigeria, Cristian Munduate, who commended the Borno State Government for its collaboration in the campaign against open defecation, noted that Biu and Shani had already achieved ODF status last year.…
Author: Abimbola Ogunaike
All is now set for the Gelede Festival of the Igbobi-Sabe Kingdom in the Yaba Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, reports TheGazelleNews.com Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, 20 November, 2024, at his palace, the Onisabe of Igbobi-Sabe Kingdom, His Royal Majesty Owolabi Adeyemi Adeniyi, stated that the event will rekindle and reawaken the cultural development of the kingdom and its environs. “Gelede is an age-long traditional festival which belongs to the Sabe people and we intend to sustain this festival and make it one of the celebrated ones in Nigeria and Africa,” the respected Monarch said. According…
The National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR) has welcomed its new Director General, Dr. Abisoye Fagade, who officially resumed office this week. NIHOTOUR, a collaboration between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), and the Federal Government of Nigeria, is at the forefront of human capacity development in Nigeria’s tourism and hospitality sectors. Upon his assumption of office, Dr. Fagade was warmly received by the institute’s management team, which includes: Dr. Green, Director of Travel and Tourism; Dr. Baba, Director of Hospitality Management; Dr. Ibru, Director of Human Relations; Dr. Shehu, Registrar; Ahmed…
TheGazelleNews, a leading online newspaper, is set to honour elder statesman and one of Nigeria’s most respected politicians, Prince Tajudeen Oluyole Olusi, Chairman of the Lagos State Governance Advisory Council (GAC), with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at its Annual Public Lecture and Award Night. The event is scheduled for Thursday, December 5, 2024, at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Isaac John Street, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos. This year’s lecture, themed “Poverty Alleviation: Fantasies, Expectations, and Realities of People’s Empowerment,” aims to foster insightful discussion on critical socio-economic issues facing the country. In recognition of his lifetime of exemplary service, leadership, and…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the immediate swap of the Pro-Chancellors and Chairmen of the Governing Councils for the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti and Federal University, Lokoja. In the reshuffling, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN, currently serving as the Pro-Chancellor of Federal University, Lokoja, will take over at Federal University, Oye-Ekiti. Engineer Kayode Ojo, who previously held a similar position at Oye-Ekiti, will assume the role in Lokoja. “This strategic change is part of President Tinubu’s initiative to foster diversity and national cohesion in the management of the country’s universities,” a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented certificates of return to Ondo State Governor-elect, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, and his deputy, Adelami Olayide. The certificates were handed over in Abuja on Wednesday, 20 November, 2024 by the Supervisory National Commissioner for Ondo State, Prof. Kunle Ajayi. This comes four days after INEC declared Aiyedatiwa the winner of the governorship election held on Saturday, 16 November, 2024. Representing the All Progressives Congress (APC), Aiyedatiwa defeated Agboola Ajayi of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) and 15 other candidates. He won across all 18 local government areas of the state, polling 366,781 votes against Ajayi’s 117,845.
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has said the federal government is determined to put an end to conflicting court judgments that had plagued the sector for some time. Fagbemi further said the reform in the justice system by President Bola Tinubu-led administration is meant to stimulate the economy. The minister of justice disclosed this on Tuesday, 19 November, 2024in Ilọrin at the commencement of a three day conference of the Network of Justice Sector Reform Teams (JSRTs). The programme was organised by the Ministry of Justice with the assistance of the European Union-funded…
A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court presided over Magistrate Ibrahim Emmanuel on Wednesday, 20 November, 2024 ordered an unemployed man, Vincent Danladi, to sweep the court premises for three weeks for stealing one carton of floor tiles and other items worth N130,000. The police had earlier charged Danladi, 30, of Ungwan Pama in Kaduna, with theft. Delivering the ruling, Magistrate Emmanuel stated that the court considered the fact that Danladi was a first-time offender. He ordered the convict to report to the court for three weeks to sweep the premises after he pleaded guilty to the offence, with no option of…
Men of the Crack Squad of the Ebonyi State Police Command on Wednesday, 20 November, 2024 shot dead a yet-to-be-identified labourer and critically injured another three in the state. The incident which happened at Ugwuechara junction within the state capital started when the Crack Team stopped a bike man and wanted to confiscate his motorcycle thinking he was into Yahoo business. An eyewitness narrated that the bike man introduced himself to the policemen as a military personnel but the Crack Team started molesting and beating him. “As the policemen removed his cap and started hitting him with their guns and…
The Accord National Executive Committee (NEC) has approved the expulsion and suspension of some members of the party. This was contained in a communiqué read out by Maxwell Mgbudem, its National Chairman and Adebukola A. Ajaja, National Secretary after a meeting held at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja on Wednesday, 20 November, 2024. The NEC deliberated on the report of the 7-man Disciplinary Committee set up by the National Working Committee, NWC, to investigate alleged gross misconduct, anti-party activities and breaches of the party’s constitution against some members. “Accordingly, NEC expelled eight members and suspended three others for violating…