The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has declared that the House of Representatives did not ask him to revoke the airstrip license for Oyedepo’s Living Faith Church or those of other private individuals. Keyamo stated this in a statement via his official X handle on Friday, 1 November, 2024 There were reports that the House of Representatives asked the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development to halt the issuance of airstrip licenses to private individuals and organizations and to revoke existing licenses, including those granted to Living Faith Church, as a measure to safeguard national security. Reacting…
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After spending two years in prison custody, famous American rapper, Jeffery Williams, aka Young Thug, has regained freedom. Thug was released from jail after accepting a plea deal Thursday, 31 October, 2024 in his lengthy racketeering case. Thegazellenews.com recalls that in May 2022, Young Thug was taken into custody as part of a major street gang bust. He was one of 28 individuals named in a 56-count indictment that involved violations of Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act and accusations of participating in criminal street gang activity. The rapper was accused as one of the three founders of…
An 18-year-old boy, Khamisu Ibrahim, has been arrested by the operatives of the Jigawa State Police Command over the alleged rape of a three-year-old girl in Malam Madori Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, whoconfirmed the arrest of the suspect in a statement signed and issued to newsmen, said the incident occurred on Tuesday,29 October, 2024 in Garin Malam Sanda village, Malam Madori Local Government Area. “On Tuesday at about 10:15 hrs, one Suleiman Bashari of Garin Malam Sanda village, M/Madori LGA, reported at M/Madori Division that, on Monday at about 20:10…
The Nigeria Police Force on Thursday, 31 October, 2024 detained famous Nigerian social media influencer, Martins Otse, also known as Verydarkman, VDM, thegazellenews.com reports. His lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, who made this disclosure on the night of Thursday, 31 October, 2024 via a post on his official Facebook page, said the social media critic was arrested after honouring an invitation from the police. Popular social media influencer, Martins Otse, also known as Verydarkman, VDM, has been detained by the Nigeria Police Force. His lawyer, Deji Adeyanju stated this on Thursday night via a post on his official Facebook page. According to…
Tragedy occurred on the evening of Wednesday, 30 October, 2024 as 33-year-old wife, named Comfort Olalere Tinubu, allegedly stabbed her 39-year-old husband, Olusegun Tinubu, to death in Gbeyi community in Adegbayi area of Ibadan, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. According to sources, the crisis started as a result of an argument over the wife locking the husband out of the bedroom. This later resulted in a fight during which the wife allegedly stabbed the husband in the back. It was gathered that the couple, who got married about three years ago, had two children from the marriage. It was also…
The naira on Thursday, 31 October, 2024 depreciated to N1675.49 and N1750 against the dollar at the official and parallel foreign exchange markets . This comes as FMDQ data showed that the weakened further to N1675.49 per dollar on Thursday from N1631.17 exchanged on Wednesday, 30 October, 2024. This means that it lost N44.32 against the dollar on Thursday, 31 October, 2024 compared to the N1631.17 exchange rate on Wednesday, 30 October, 2024. However, at the black market, it remained flat at N1750 per dollar on Thursday,31 October, 2024 the same exchange rate traded on Wednesday, 30 October, 2024. The…
The Federal Government has revealed a new government policy that would permit Nigerians who currently hold dollars outside the formal banking system to bring those funds into the financial system. Such individuals have a nine-month grace period to comply with the directive without attracting legal liability or financial penalties. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun made this disclosure after the National Economic Council meeting, chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima on Thursday, 31 October, 2024 where an update was given on the Excess Crude Account currently standing at $473,754.57, the Natural Resources Fund at…
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is passionate about the health of women and all residents of the state as he charges them to embrace healthy living. Speaking through the Director General of Lagos State Sports Commission, Lekan Fatodu, Sanwo-Olu said it was important that the women have adequate awareness about their health. The Governor said: “That health is wealth is not new but more importantly it is important to educate women as our mothers to embrace good healthy living and all round fitness. “The Lagos Women Run is such avenue to make a bold statement on women and…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has received overwhelming commendation from auctioneers for its successful assets disposal exercise, describing it as “transparent”. The 2024 exercise, which the Commission conducted Thursday, 31 October, 2024 at the auditorium of the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja had 40 auctioneers in attendance. The balloting exercise for the assets, which was organised by the Proceeds of Crime (Recovery and Management) Department (POCD) of the Commission saw twenty-six out of the forty auctioneers winning various categories of assets disposed by the Commission on behalf of the federal government. The assets included plots of…
The National Economic Council, on Thursday, 31 October, 2024 asked President Bola Tinubu to withdraw the Tax Reforms Bills from the National Assembly to allow for wider consultations and consensus building. Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, said this formed part of resolutions reached at the 144th meeting of the National Economic Council at the State House, Abuja. Makinde told newsmen at the end of the meting that the council members agreed that it was necessary to allow for consensus building and understanding of the bills among Nigerians. “NEC noted the need for sufficient alignment on the proposed reforms and recommended…