‘Bros’, the Niger Delta Sports Festival Mascot was unveiled on Friday, 7 March, 2025 at a colourful ceremony in Owerri, Imo State which had in attendance, the Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma and the leadership of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) led by the Managing Director, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku; and Director of Finance and Administration, Alabo Boma Iyaye. Heralded by traditional dancers and serenaded by the Imo State choral group, Bros emerged digitally and live with a pose that had audience in a standing applause that froze the filled auditorium of the Landmark Event Centre in the posh New Owerri…
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As Lagos State gears up for the local government elections, top journalist, ‘Tunde Ogunmola, has officially thrown his hat in the ring for the chairmanship seat of Mushin Local Government, while he has also unveiled his S.E.R.V.I.C.E Agenda for the development of the community. Ogunmola, a grassroots politician with passion for service, has contributed significantly to Mushin’s socio-political landscape. Among other services, he had served as a member of the publicity and media committee of a frontline political party during the 2023 general elections in Mushin where he brought his wealth of experience to bear on the much-vaunted aspiration of…
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has continued to work round the clock to touch the lives of people living in the Niger Delta region. In the last twenty five years, the commission has done alot. If the NDDC is not building roads, it is supplying medical equipment to hospitals, providing lights to communities including portable drinking water among others. For instance in Akugbene town in Bomadi Local Government, Delta State, the NDDC carried out a sand filling project aimed at addressing environmental challenges to improve standard of living in the community. According to the NDDC, the project involved filling…
Mrs Seromi Pauline Awa, wife of former boss of defunct National Electoral Commission (NEC), Professor Eme Awa is dead. Mrs Awa answered the call to glory on Wednesday, 26 February, 2025 aged 86, according to a statement issued by one of her children, Uzoma Awa. The statement partly reads, “With gratitude to God for a life well spent in the service of God and fellow mortals, the Eme Awa family of Amaekpu, Ohafia, Abia State, regrets to announce the transition to eternal glory of our irreplaceable matriarch, MRS SEROMI PAULINE KOSIBA AWA, “An accomplished metallic artist and art critic in…
The President, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Chief Davidson Alaribe, has verified Yaba College of Technology as the producer of chartered accountants in Nigeria. The verification was disclosed at a presidential visit of the institute to the college, averring the institution’s unwavering commitment to academic excellence especially in the area of accounting. Chief Alaribe commended the College for producing unprecedented number of chartered accountants in the country, highlighting the college’s role in nurturing professionals who uphold the values of integrity, accuracy, and technical expertise in the field of accounting. The Diamond President, who was warmly received by the…
By Yushau A. Shuaib “My father died a while ago! Janaza will be at Sultan Bello Mosque Kaduna after Jumuat prayer Insha Allah” This was the sombre message that greeted me on my phone from Sadiq Kabir Dangogo, son of the legendary Mallam Kabir Dangogo, as I awoke for the Ramadan Sahur at 4:00 AM on Friday, March 7, 2025. For a moment, I was paralyzed by disbelief. I pinched myself to ensure it wasn’t a nightmare and sought further confirmation. The reality soon sank in: the man who had inspired countless African public relations professionals was no more. Mallam…
Here comes the highly educated daughter of popular Fuji musician, Shefiu Alao Adekunle popularly called ‘Shefiu Omo Oko’. Dr Nofisat @ayinkemoradeke Adekunle is regarded as arguably the most educated child of any Fuji musician, dead or alive, reports thegazellenews.com She has a doctorate degree in Higher Education from the Walden University in the United States of America. Apart from this, Dr Adekunle also has three Master’s degrees from: the University of Minnesota, University of Buffalo, and Plymouth State University, all in the United States of America. Thegazellenews.com reports further that currently, Dr Adekunle works as a Senior Product Manager at…
The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Umar Abdullahi Ganduje on Friday, 7 March, 2025, said the opposition Peoples Democratic Part (PDP), and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), are ‘dying at a fantastic rate’. This is even as Ganduje and the Deputy Senate President, Senator Jibrin Barau received 2023 Atiku support groups in 19 Northern States to the APC in Abuja. Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, who was a former Vice President to the former President Olusegun Obasanjo, was the Peoples Democratic Party presidential flag bearer that contested against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of APC in the 2023…
The Senator representing Bauchi Central, Ahmed Abdul Ningi of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has officially declared his intention to contest for the governorship of Bauchi State in 2027 under the PDP. Ningi said his decision to run was not driven by personal ambition but by a desire to continue serving at a higher level of responsibility. Ningi made the announcement on Friday, 7 March, 2025 while addressing PDP stakeholders in the Ganjuwa Local Government Area. The Deputy Minority Leader of the Nigerian Senate assured his supporters of his commitment to serving the people of Bauchi State, reaffirming his loyalty to…
As part of efforts to guarantee energy security in Nigeria, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited(NNPCL) through its gas marketing subsidiary and partners, has signed a Gas Sale and Purchase Agreement, GSPA, with Ssonic Petroleum Ltd. to supply natural gas to the company’s proposed Liquefied Natural Gas, LNG, plant in the Lekki Free Trade Zone, Lagos State, The company’s Public Relations Officer, Olufemi Soneye, who made this disclosure through a statement issued on Friday, 7 March, 2025, explained that under the terms of the agreement, the NGML-NIPCO UJV will supply 80 million standard cubic feet (mmscf) per day of natural…