The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed reason why it is yet to take any decision regarding the disagreement within the Labour Party(LP) and the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), thegazellenews.com According the electoral empire, it is carefully studying the judgment of the Supreme Court on the LP and will communicate its decision to the public in due course. On PDP, the commission stated that the name of the National Secretary of the party on the same website was neither deleted nor reinstated The commission made this disclosure in response to certain media reports claiming it has recognised specific individuals as the National…
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A 27-year-old Nigerian citizen, Imoleayo Aina, now faces a statutory maximum sentence of life imprisonment after he pleaded guilty in the United States for his involvement in a sextortion scheme that authorities say led to the tragic death of a teenager, reportsthegazellenews.com. His alleged co-conspirator, Samuel Olasunkanmi Abiodun, faces 100 years jail sentence. According to the statement issued by the U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday, 8 May, 2025 by U.S. Attorney David Metcalf, confirmed that Aina’s sentencing has been scheduled for August 11, 2025. Aina was arrested in Nigeria alongside his alleged co-conspirator, Abiodun by the Federal Bureau of Investigation…
On Wednesday, 7 May, 2025, the body of a man declared missing earlier in the week was discovered floating in a river in Ibokun community, Obokun local government area of Osun State According to residents of the community, the deceased, named Kehinde Ijebu, was a resident of the town and reportedly vanished without a trace on Tuesday,7 May, 2025 Family members and residents who rushed to the scene confirmed the body was that of Kehinde. He was believed to have entered the river voluntarily, with his recent health struggles cited as a possible factor. A neighbour, who requested anonymity, stated…
Two family chiefs known as Mogaji have been suspended and their beads withdrawn by the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Akinloye Owolabi Olakulehin over alleged land grabbing, reports thegazellenews.com The duo are: Mogaji Kukula, Kamorudeen Kolawole of Kukula family, Oke – Ofa Baba Isale in Ibadan North East Local Government, and Mogaji Samsudeen Bello of Ekerin Ajengbe family, Isale Osi in Ibadan South West Local Government of Oyo State. The suspension order, which takes immediate effect, it was gathered was handed down to the Chiefs on Thursday, 8 May, 2025 during the Olubadan Land Matters Committee meeting at the Old Olubadan Palace,…
CONTRARY to fears in certain quarters, academic and other activities are going on without any hitch at the Federal College of Education (Technical) in Akoka, Lagos State. The school is not on auto-pilot, but under the effective control of its acting provost and his team, according to the Students Union Government (SUG) of the institution. The SUG said any perceived crisis or whatever at FCE (T) was a figment of the imagination of some detractors. Its president, Comrade Junaid Michael, described the picture of leadership failure and neglect being painted by the detractors as misleading, deeply unfortunate, unfounded, and unpatriotic.…
The unfortunate death of a 16-year-old UK-based Nigerian, Valentine Ikechukwu .who drowned while swimming in a lake at Colwick Country Park on April 30, has thrown his family and friends into grief. Nottinghamshire Police shared a statement stating that the teenager reportedly encountered difficulty while swimming, prompting a multi-agency emergency response. Emergency services were alerted to the scene around 5:20 pm and launched an extensive search operation involving the police underwater search team and Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service. His body was recovered shortly before 8 pm. “Emergency services were called to Colwick Country Park at 5.20 pm on Wednesday,…
In a landmark development for maternal and child healthcare in Imo State, the First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has commissioned a 100-bed Mother and Child Centre at Awo-Omamma General Hospital near Owerri. The state-of-the-art facility, constructed and fully equipped by the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (OSSAP-SDGs), is named the Senator Oluremi Tinubu Mother and Child Centre. The inauguration was performed on behalf of the First Lady by the Wife of the Vice President, Hajia Nana Shettima, who described the facility as a symbol of renewed hope and a critical…
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has scored Yaba College of Technology high in quality project execution, transparency and value driven use of funds allocated to it and also commissioned a Workplace Learning Hub of the institution at Ikeja Computer Village. A member of the TETFund Board of Trustees, Southwest geopolitical zone, Honourable Sunday Adepoju gave the applause while addressing the management of the college after touring the 2020 to 2023 TETFund projects in a familiarization visit to the institution. He declared, “having gone round the college to inspect the TETFund projects, I am highly impressed of what I saw.…
By Yinka Salaam Concerns by many Nigerians have greeted the result of the just concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), indicating that only 21.5% (420,415 candidates) scored 200 and above out of 1,955,069 candidates who sat for the 2025. The data showed that 75% of candidates scored below 200 in the exam, with less than 1% scoring above 300. The bulk of the candidates scored between 160 and 199, accounting for 50.29% (983,187 candidates), while 334,560 candidates (17.11%) fell within the 200-249 score range. Another 488,197 candidates (24.97%) scored between 140 and 159, and 73,441 (3.76%) achieved scores from 250…
By Adeyinka Aremu Traditional land ownership and modern governance often collide in West Africa, making land grabbing to become a pervasive issue. Starting from the oil-rich Niger Delta to the fertile plains of Nigeria’s Southwest, powerful individuals and groups have exploited weak regulatory frameworks and corrupt systems to amass vast tracts of land, often at the expense of vulnerable communities. The phenomenon is not alien in countries such as Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire, similar grabbing of lands have triggered violent conflicts which displaced communities and undermine trust in government as well as the politicians involved. Of recent, Ikorodu West Local…