Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have thwarted a desperate attempt at the Port Harcourt International Airport to smuggle cocaine into Iran by a woman, Ihensekhien Obehi who disguised with hijab and concealed the illicit drug in her private part, stomach and false bottom of handbag. According to a statement by the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi, she was intercepted at the security checks of the departure hall of the Port Harcourt airport on Sunday 3rd May 2025 while trying to board a Qatar Airline flight to Iran via Doha following credible intelligence. Babafemi said…
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Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has approved the release of 35 patrol vehicles and motorcycles to enhance the operational capabilities of the military and youth volunteers in Izge town. The patrol vehicles and motorcycles aim to improve mobility for local security volunteers, enabling them to respond swiftly to threats and support military operations in their community. Zulum gave the approval on Friday during an assessment visit to Gwoza. The Governor commended the Nigerian military and the local community for their gallantry in repelling recent insurgent attacks. “I am here to examine the situation on ground and find out from…
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated the Leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, as he clocks 99 years today. He said Pa Fasoranti is a leader that’s worthy of being celebrated for his contribution to the growth and development of Yorubaland and Nigeria as a whole. Governor Sanwo-Olu in a statement issued on Sunday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Gboyega Akosile, said Pa Fasoranti’s imprints in Nigeria, particularly in public service, are indelible. The Governor described Pa Fasoranti, who has been leading the Afenifere group for a number of years,…
One of the chairmanship aspirants in the just concluded All Progressives Congress (APC), Local Government Primaries, Mobolaji Sanusi, who did not scale through has succumbed to fate, saying party decision is final and supremacy must prevail above personal interest. The exercise, held at Lagos APC Secretariat, ACME, Ikeja, on Saturday, 10 May, 2025, was in line with stipulated regulations by the umpire, the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission, LASIEC, as a requisite for all political parties towards the July 12 council polls across the 20 Local Government Areas, LGAs, and 37 Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs. Sanusi, a leading contender…
The annual NNPC/SNEPCo sponsored Tennis Tournament ended at the Ikoyi Club 1938 with interesting results to cap up the 10-day long competition. At the Centre Court of Ikoyi Club Tennis Section, fans of the game were given a good dose of tennis skills and competitive spirit in the Men’s Singles A encounter. It was a big fight between Kalada Kienka and Akeem Mustafa. Kienka, the defending champion, won the first set at 6/3 but Mustafa fought back spiritedly to level score with a 6/4 win margin in the second set. In the eventual decider, it was a tough contest. At…
In a staggering achievement for Nigeria’s oil and gas industry, Oando Trading, a subsidiary of the Wale Tinubu-led Oando Group, etched its name into the nation’s energy history books by becoming the first company to lift Nigeria’s newest crude blend, Obodo. This development in April 2025 is not just a commercial breakthrough; it symbolises the growing strength and ambition of indigenous oil companies poised to dominate the global energy conversation. The Obodo crude, a medium sweet blend, is extracted from the onshore OML 150 block operated by Continental Oil & Gas Limited, a company under the ownership of business magnate…
Special Assistants (SAs) who served in the administration of former Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, have again appealed to Governor Dapo Abiodun over the non-payment of their severance allowances. The former Special Assistants, who served Ogun State from 2015 – 2019, in an open letter signed by the group’s coordinator, Hon (Otunba) Musiliu Oladeinde, again appealed to Governor Dapo Abiodun for his kind consideration to approve the release of their statutory severance allowances as prescribed by relevant laws of the land. The group also called on President Bola Tinubu to help intervene and prevail on the Governor to…
By Debbie Eremen The 11th Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) was a show of supremacy for the Yoruba Nollywood as two of its most reverred ambassadors, Femi Adebayo and Lateef Adedimeji Lateef carted home the most prestigious awards at the event, reports thegazellenews.com Femi Adebayo with his block bursting film, Seven Doors; and Lisabi: the Uprising by Adedimeji Lateef won three awards each but the night belongs to Femi Adebayo with Seven Doors winning the Best Actor in Lead Role, Femi Adebayo; the Best Actress in Lead Role, Chioma Chukwuka; and Best Music. Adedimeji’s Lisabi: the Uprising won the Best…
The Federal Government has reiterated the Technical Sub-Committee on the Crude and Refined Product Sales in Naira is proceeding with the implementation of the government’s initiative to conduct crude oil and refined product transactions in naira, thegazellenews.com reports. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, who stated this during a meeting of the committee in Abuja, expressed satisfaction with the level of inter-agency collaboration and the involvement of relevant stakeholders . This was contained in a press statement issued by the Finance Ministry on Saturday, 10 May, 2025. The statement said that the meeting reviewed the implementation milestones…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairmanship candidate for Mosan Okunola Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Hon. Akindele Adunni Opeyemi, has extended a hand of fellowship to fellow aspirants who contested alongside her in the party’s just-concluded primaries, urging them to unite for the greater good of the community. Adunni made the conciliatory appeal following her official emergence as the APC flagbearer for the forthcoming local government elections in Lagos State. Speaking in a tone of gratitude and reconciliation, the former Vice Chairman and Executive Secretary of the LCDA attributed her victory to divine grace and expressed heartfelt appreciation to her…