The entire leadership and membership of Lagos State APC wish to commiserate with the Chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi on the sudden demise of his beloved wife, Mrs Ebunoluwa Esther Ojelabi. Even though we received the news with rude shock, we took solace in the deceased exemplary life as a wife , mother and a pillar of support for her dear husband in the stormy waters of politics. We send our deepest condolences to the members of the immediate family and the political constituents on this extremely tragic loss, pray that the soul of the dear departed find rest in the…
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It was a sad day in Otto-Awori Local Council Development Area in particular and Ojo Federal Constituency as two prominent citizens of the area lose their wives same day, reports thegazellenews.com Particularly hit was the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the death of Mrs EbunOluwa Esther Ojelabi, wife of the state Chairman of the party, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi was announced late Monday, 24 March, 2025. Thegazellenews.com reports further that the same day, the Vice Chairman of Otto-Awori LCDA, Honourable Azeez Abiodun Kazeem lost his wife, Alhaja Bisola Basirat Kazeem to the cold hands of death. Late Alhaja Kazeem The late Mrs…
Solid core earnings drive growth in profitability and returns.Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has released its audited financial results for the full year ended December 31, 2024, with all its major indicators witnessing significant improvement. The 2024 financials, filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGx) on Monday, showed an impressive rise in the bank’s profit after tax which went up by 26.14 percent to close the year at N766.6 billion, up from N607.7 billion recorded at the end of the 2023 fiscal year. The Bank’s gross earnings also grew significantly from N2.08tn recorded at the end…
The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has called on Nigerians to get tested and know their TB status. She spoke at the 2025 World TB Day Community Outreach held at the Sauka Village, Airport Road Abuja. She said ending TB by 2030 is a collective responsibility of Government, traditional and religious leaders, legislators, the youth, healthcare workers, private sector organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), community-based organizations (CBOs) and international partners. “The statistics from the World Health Organization’s 2024 Global TB Report are alarming. In Nigeria, one person dies of TB every seven minutes. This means that, in the short…
Stakeholders have urged the Nigerian government to strengthen local production and supply chains for horticulture and grapes to tap into the European Union’s €43 billion horticulture and grape import markets. The call was made during a webinar organised by the EU-Nigeria Agribusiness Platform, titled “Market Insights: Opportunities in the EU Edible Vegetables, Floriculture, and Grapes Import Markets.” The event brought together horticulture businesses, scientists, academia, government officials, farmers’ associations and service providers from Nigeria and EU countries. Participants emphasised the need for Nigeria to capitalise on the lucrative markets. The CEO of Cenacle Kenya Limited, Bonaventure Mwaghania, highlighted Nigeria’s strategic advantages,…
Thirteen year-old Hajara and her sister Hauwa, 11, have narrated how they were nearly beaten to death for illegally plucking 10 mangoes belonging to Muhammed Shettima in Pompomari area, Maiduguri, Borno State capital. The video of the incident went viral at the weekend prompting the arrest of Shettima and his wife, who recorded the incident and posted it. Recounting their ordeals to our correspondent, the two biological sisters, Hauwa and Hajara Goni, said they were on their way to school when they went to Shettima’s house to pluck mangoes. They said they asked for permission from a boy in the…
Operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command have arrested a man named Umar SNU in connection with the killing of a point of sale, POS operator, reports thegazellenews,com. The suspect was picked up after he was fingered as part of a set of people who beat the POS operator to death. “The Adamawa State Police Command has launched an investigation into the gruesome killing of a POS operator, Abbas Yuguda, 35 years old, who was attacked in Mayo-Belwa LGA,” the police said. The command in a statement made available to newsmen in the early hours of Monday, 24 March, 2025, explained…
The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, has disclosed that the country plans to unlock about $300 billion in dead capital in the housing sector through land registration. Dangiwa, made this disclosure while speaking at a workshop on the National Land Registration and Documentation Programme in Abuja, just as also revealed that less than 10 percent of Nigerian lands were documented in 140 years. According to him, with the support of the World Bank, the government is launching a national digital land information system to modernize land administration. “It is no surprise, therefore, that less than 10 percent…
Golf icon, Tiger Woods, has confirmed he is dating Donald Trump’s former daughter-in-law, Vanessa Trump. Woods made this disclosure on Sunday, 23 March, 2025 via his X account. “Love is in the air and life is better with you by my side! We look forward to our journey through life together. “At this time we would appreciate privacy for all those close to our hearts,” he wrote. Vanessa was married to Donald Trump Jr from 2005 to 2018 and they have five children together. One of the children is Kai, who is set to play golf at the University of Miami…
Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has released its audited financial results for the full year ended December 31, 2024, with all its major indicators witnessing significant improvement. The 2024 financials, filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGx) on Monday, 24 March, 2025 showed an impressive rise in the bank’s profit after tax which went up by 26.14 percent to close the year at N766.6 billion, up from N607.7 billion recorded at the end of the 2023 fiscal year. The Bank’s gross earnings also grew significantly from N2.08tn recorded at the end of the 2023 financial year…