The wrangling in the United Methodist Church, Nigeria, has again taken a a new twist dimension as a Zimbabwean bishop of the church, Eben K. Nhiwatiwa, was reported to have been arrested by the officials of the Nigerian immigration service in Taraba State. Nhiwatiwa who was in Nigeria to meet with the members of the church in order to kick start the process of electing a new bishop of the church in Nigeria after the resignation of the former bishop, John Wesley Yohanna, was reported to have been arrested in Yola, Adamawa State and whisked to the Abuja headquarters of…
Author: Abimbola Ogunaike
Gunmen on the night of Friday, 23 August, 2024 invaded Gurzan Kurama community in Kauru Local Government area of Kaduna State abducted the District Head of the community and six other members . The Southern Kaduna Peoples’ Union (SOKAPU) has condemned the abduction, describing the incident as unfortunate, alarming and worrisome. A statement issued by the Forum’s Public Relations Officer, Josiah Yusuf Abraks gave the names of those abducted as Yakubu Jadi (District Head), Iliya Yakubu, Nehemiah Tanko, Thomas Tanko, Yakubu Jadi’s daughter and the Catholic Catechist of the community. “SOKAPU is calling on security agencies and relevant authorities to…
The FCT Police Command has confirmed that two policemen lost their lives in the attack on its personnel by members of the Shi’ite Movement on Sunday, 25 August, 2024 in Abuja reports thegazellenews.com The spokesperson for the command, SP Josephine Adeh, confirmed this in a statement released in Abuja on Sunday, 25 August, 2024. According to the statement, the attack took place at Wuse Junction by traffic light and apart from the dead victims, three other policemen were injured and are still in coma while three police patrol vehicles were set ablaze by the mob. “The proscribed organisation attacked the…
Nigeria has been elected as Chairman Governing Council of the African Institute for Geospatial Information Science and Technology (AFRIGIST) at the 55th Council Meeting in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State. The Surveyor General of the Federation, Surv. Abuduganiyu Adebomehin, as a representative of the Nigeria government, will steer the council’s leadership for the next two years. The 55th Council Meeting also approved the admission of the Republic of Liberia as a new council member and the appointment of a statutory committee of the Governing Council which cut across member states. This election is significant as it highlights Nigeria’s…
Media aides to Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State have released the “5th Verdict” to showcase his achievements and commemorate his 55th birthday, which is celebrated every August 25th. The Secretary to the Borno State Government, Alhaji Bukar Tijani, who represented Governor Zulum, unveiled the compendium. The ceremony was held Sunday, 25 August, 2024 at the Governor’s Office, Musa Usman State Secretariat, Maiduguri. A statement from Abdurrahman Ahmed Bundi, Zulum’s Senior Special Assistant on New Media who is also the Compendium’s Deputy Editor, highlighted that the publication includes news reports, analyses, features, columns, commentaries, discourses, editorials, selected speeches, and…
An Onitsha, Anambra state based-businessman, Ibeanusi Nosike, has excreted 68 wraps of cocaine after 12 days of excretion observation following his arrest at the local wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. According ti a statement by the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi, the 36-year-old Ibeanusi was arrested in the early hours of Thursday 8th August 2024 at the old domestic terminal of the Lagos airport while attempting to board the first flight out of Lagos to Abuja where he was scheduled to join a Qatar Airways…
As the Southern African Development Community (SADC) begins life under the Chairmanship of President Emerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe, the promotion of innovation to unlock opportunities for sustainable economic growth and development would be a watchword in the region This would be a consolidating of the national peace, food and nutritional security, gender development, disaster risk management, and implementing the strategy and roadmap for industrialization which were the crux of the erstwhile chairman, President Joe Manuel Mrosso of Mozambique. SADC consists of 17 members states that has a rich history of allignment dating back to 1980 when it was formed as…
We have become aware of a malicious and defamatory publication circulating under the pseudonym “Aiyekoto.” While our initial inclination was to disregard such baseless allegations, we find it necessary to address this matter directly to caution those responsible for spreading misinformation and character assassination. We urge these unscrupulous individuals or groups to cease their actions immediately or face the full weight of the law. The publication in question attempts to tarnish the reputation of our esteemed son and the current Afobaje Jagun Aluko of Isolo, Dr. Mukail Agbabiaka. The allegations made in this publication are not only unfounded but also…
Gunmen suspected to be terrorists have attacked Tasake, a community in the Ungwan Mayana area of Gayam Ward, in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State and k killed two officers of the Kaduna Vigilantes Service, KADVS. The vigilante officers were killed in an operation to protect farmers. According to a source, that the attack also resulted in the deaths of two local farmers while scores were abducted, including one Amina Adamu, who was travelling from Buruku, where she took her daughter for medical treatment on the evening of Tuesday, 13 August, 2024. The source explained that the vehicle…
The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has criticised the donation of N1 billion by Governor Ademola Adeleke and his siblings to the Cherubim and Seraphim Church in Lagos. The party in a statement signed by its chairman, Tajudeen Lawal, criticised the governor for donating such a sum at a time the state is in financial distress. Thegazellenews.com recalls that on Sunday, 18 August, 2024, Dr Deji Adeleke announced the donation of N1 billion to the church in Lagos in remembrance of the late matriarch of the Adelekes, Esther Adeleke, who was a prominent member of the…