Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has inaugurated a 3.1km runway at the Wilberforce Chuba Okadigbo International Airport, Onueke, Ebonyi State. She performed the ceremony during her visit to the state where she attended the 2024 Ebonyi Women’s Day celebration. She was joined at the inauguration ceremony by Wife of the Vice President, Hajia Nana Shettima; the state Governor, Francis Nwifuru; and former Senate President, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim; among others. While applauding the state Governor for seeing the project through, the First Lady said commercial activities at the airport will usher in more socio-economic development for the state. The…
Author: Abimbola Ogunaike
By Muhammad Hamisu As Nigeria awaits the Supreme Court’s verdict on the landmark case of SC 1/2008, the nation holds its breath. At stake is the future of lottery regulation and revenue collection, with far-reaching implications for national development. The case pits the Attorney General of Lagos State and 21 other states against the Federal Government, sparking intense debate. Proponents of state autonomy argue that lottery regulation should rest with individual states, while federal authorities insist on their constitutional mandate. The case is a contentious issue that has been argued and awaits judgment from the Supreme Court. At its core,…
Former Ondo State First Lady, Betty Akeredolu, has come under fire for calling Nigeria “a zoo country that is beyond redemption”. Mrs. Akeredolu, whose husband, Rotimi Akeredolu died in office on December 27, 2023, got herself into trouble while making comparisons between Nigeria’s presidential election and that of the United States via her X account. Posting on the social media platform, Mrs Akeredolu, a PhD holder, wrote: “Just thinking. 2023 Nigerian Presidential Election Total Votes Cast: 25 million Counting Duration: 5 days. “2024 U.S Presidential Election Total Votes Cast: 155 million Counting Duration: Approximately 10 hours “Moral: When dishonesty is…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has removed Olusola Ebiseni as the Labour Party (LP) candidate for the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State. In a unanimous judgment prepared by Justice Hamma Barka but read by Justice Adebukola Banjoko, the appellate court held that LP’s appeal against Ebiseni is allowed. Similarly, Justice Abba Mohammed ruled that the appeal marked CA/ABJ/CV/1172/2024 brought by the LP against Ebiseni and two others had merit. A Federal High Court in Abuja presided by Justice Emeka Nwite had ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to accept and recognize Ebiseni and Ezekiel Awude as…
Former Commonwealth Secretary-General, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, has warned that it would be difficult for anybody to fix Nigeria with the present constitution. Anyaoku stated this during the launch of the book: “The Noble Academic and Patriot: A Biography of Emeritus Professor Akinjide Osuntokun,” held in Lagos State. According to the elder statesman Nigeria as a pluralistic country needs to address its diversity with true federal constitutions. Anyaoku said as long as the status quo remains, not even angels can tackle the country’s problem under the present system. “To those who think that the trouble with Nigeria today is the political…
Nazarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule has commended the tax reforms embarked upon by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu but insisted that Northern governors are only against the removal of Value Added Tax (VAT) from the federation allocation. Sule stated this on Thursday, 14 November, 2024 while formally launching an innovative tax digital codes initiated by the Nasarawa State Board of Internal Revenue Services (NSBIRS), at the Government House, Lafia, the state capital. Sule stated this while formally launching an innovative tax digital codes initiated by the Nasarawa State Board of Internal Revenue Services (NSBIRS), at the Government House, Lafia, the state…
Ahead of the Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has distributed sensitive materials to all 18 local government areas of The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Oluwatoyin Babalola, monitored the exercise held at the facility of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Akure, on Thursday, 14 November, 2024. Babalola explained that the early distribution of sensitive materials to the LGAs had shown the readiness of the electoral body in ensuring a free and fair exercise in the state. “You can see that the distribution exercise is going on very smoothly. The farthest…
Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori on Thursday, 14 November, 2024 presented a N936 billion 2025 budget proposal to the State House of Assembly for consideration. Oborevwori arrived the Assembly complex at about 10:00 am amidst cheers from Assembly staff. The Assembly staff ,who were excited to see Oborevwori, sang and danced to welcome him to the complex. Presenting the appropriation bill christened ‘Budget of Fiscal Consolidation’ to the Assembly, Oborevwori laid emphasis on human capital development and infrastructure. Road infrastructure got the highest allocation of N230 billion while education was allocated N67.42 billion. Other sectoral allocations include health, N30.55 billion,…
Atalanta FC of Italy mercurial winger, Ademola Lookman, has been nominated for the 2024 Globe Soccer Awards, thegazellenews.com reports. The organisers of the award announced the name of the nominees on X on Thursday, 14 November, 2024 Lookman is nominated along top stars like Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland. The 27-year-old finished 14th in the 2024 Ballon d’or ranking and is also in the running for the CAF Men’s Player of the Year. The former Leicester City striker has been in fantastic form this year for both club and country. Lookman scored three goals in seven…
The Ondo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the involvement of some officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), in Saturday’s governorship election. Thegazellenews recalls that the PDP had protested severally, calling for the removal of Mrs Babalola Oluwatoyin as Resident Electoral Commissioner for the state before the poll. Speaking at a press briefing in Akure, the state capital, Chairman of the PDP Campaign Council, Dr. Eddy Olafeso, said INEC staff who are notorious for manipulating election should not be allowed to participate in the Ondo election. He also accused the ruling All Progressives Congress,…