An Ogun State High Court in Isabo, Abeokuta, on Friday, 11 April, 2025, awarded N500 million in damages against the Gbengande of Ososa Ijebu in the Odogbolu Local Government Area, Oba Adetoye Alatishe, for defaming the character and integrity of the Chairman of Rite Foods, Dr Sulaiman Adegunwa. The court also ordered Oba Alatishe to publish an apology and retraction of the libelous publication in three national newspapers; The PUNCH, The Nation and This Day. Justice E. Osinuga of the court equally awarded N500,000 as cost of litigation against the monarch as well as an order of perpetual injunction restraining…
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Former Super Eagles coach, Christian Chukwu, is dead reports thegazellenews.com Chukwu passed away in the early hours of Saturday, 12 April, 2025. He was aged 74. As at the time of filing this report, details surrounding his death remain unclear Chukwu’s former Nigeria teammate and friend, Dr. Olusegun Odegbami, confirmed the sad news “I just received the news that between 9:00 and 10:00 this morning, ‘Chairman’ Christian Chukwu, MFR, my bosom friend and teammate, one of the greatest football players in Nigeria’s history, has passed on. “Babuje, Emmanuel Okala, MON, gave me the sad news a few minutes ago. May ‘Onyim’…
The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) has fixed Saturday, 12 July, 2025, for the conduct of local government elections across the state, with political campaigns scheduled to commence from Friday, 18 April, 2025. In line with Section 21(I) of the LASIEC Law 2008 (as amended), the Commission has officially released the Notice of Election for the positions of Chairmen and Councilors across the 20 Local Government Areas (LGAs), 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs), and 376 wards in Lagos State. This was contained in a statement signed by the Head of Public Affairs Unit of the Commission, Mr. Tope…
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday, April 10, met with the United States of America’s Department Senior Advisor for Africa, Massad Boulos in Paris, France. The president at Boulos met to discuss issued of regional security as well as way for collaborated with partners to build lasting peace in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. A photo post made by the US Mission in Nigeria on X said, “State Department Senior Advisor for Africa Massad Boulos met with President Tinubu on Thursday to discuss regional security including working together with partners to build a durable peace in eastern DRC.”
The South-East Elders Alliance for Tinubu 2027 on Wednesday, 9 April, 2025 called on Nigerians to support the second-term ambition of President Bola Tinubu. The Enugu North Senatorial District chapter of the group called for support for the president’s re-election after a meeting on Wednesday, 9 April, 2025. In a communique jointly signed by its leaders including its National Coordinator, South East, Humphrey Nsofor and the Deputy National Coordinator, Damian Opata, the group said President Tinubu has done well for the region. According to the group, the region has immensely benefitted from the president’s administration, especially with key appointments handed to…
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has confirmed that his tenure as the head of Nigeria’s electoral body will come to an end later this year. Yakubu made the announcement while addressing his colleagues at the Extraordinary General Assembly of the ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC) in Banjul, The Gambia, on Thursday, 10 April, 2025He stated that this would be his final appearance at an ECONEC meeting as Nigeria’s electoral body chairman, signalling the end of his second and final term.Prof. Yakubu, who has served as INEC chairman since November 9, 2015, was…
Property owners affected by the construction of the Senator Rashidi Ladoja Circular Road have lauded the Oyo State Government as it commenced payment of the first tranche of compensation to landowners in Ajota to Alaago axis of the project. The state Commissioner for Lands and Housing, Mr Williams Akin-Funmilayo, declared on Friday, 11 April, 2025, that the state government has begun the payment of over N264 million to the first set of people affected by the project, noting that others would also be called upon soon, as the payment is being made in tranches. The Commissioner, who stated this while…
Operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command have arrested a 50-year-old man, Umar Sule, from Kariya in Ganjuwa Local Government Area of the state after allegedly raping his 17-year-old daughter multiple times, resulting in her pregnancy. The shocking incident reportedly occurred while the victim’s mother was away visiting her parents in Burra, Ningi Local Government Area. Following the mother’s return, she noticed her daughter’s pregnancy, prompting the victim to disclose the horrifying truth. A medical examination has since confirmed the victim is three months pregnant and that her father is the biological parent. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of…
Liverpool mercurial winger, Mohamed Salah, has ended speculation about his future at the Premier League club giants, by signing a new contract. The Reds ,which confirmed the deal for the 32-year-old on the morning of Friday ,11 April, 2025, said Salah has put pen to paper on a two-year extension, which will keep him at Anfield until 2027. The Egyptian has been at Liverpool for eight years, during which he won the Premier League and Champions League titles. In 394 appearances, Salah has scored 243 goals and provided 111 assists. “Of course I’m very excited. We have a great team now,”…
A violent mob in Bauchi State has killed a man identified simply as Peter and left another 38-year-old Dokagk Danladi, severely injured over allegation of dog theft. The attack occurred on the night of Wednesday, 9 April, 2025 in the Lushi area of the state. Bauchi State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, confirming the incident in a statement issued on Thursday, 10 April, 2025. “The two victims were accused of stealing a dog and were attacked by an irate group of youths at about 11:30 p.m.” According to Wakil, Peter was killed at the scene, while Danladi suffered…