The Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI’s) partnerships with various national and international organizations have continued to boost the number of Nigerian Youths who now have access to qualitative education. This comes as the Initiative, a brain child of the First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu unveiled 200 beneficiaries of the AUDA-NEPAD/African School of Economics/ RHI Scholarships. At the unveiling, held at the Banquet Hall of the State House Abuja, the First Lady reiterated that the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will continue to prioritize education as evident in the various policies and programmes it is implementing in the sector.…
Author: Abimbola Ogunaike
They are sisters from the same parents, and they are all in the same profession. Thegazellenews.com can also report that they are all from Ondo town in Ondo State, southwest Nigeria. The trio of Mopelola Makinde, Oluwaseun Makinde and Oluwafunmilayo Makinde are all sisters from the same parents and they are all pilots. The three sisters were inspired by their father, Captain Wale Makinde, a veteran pilot who works with the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). Mopelola and Oluwaseun are helicopter pilots, while Oluwafunmilayo is a fixed-wing Pilot. The three sisters are actively flying and are happily married. Their father,…
Pan African Towers (PAT) Ltd, Nigeria’s leading provider of digital infrastructure has announced the appointment of Jyoti Desai and Vivek Gupta as Non-Executive Directors, with effect from May 21st, 2024. Jyoti Desai, a former Group Chief Operating Officer of MTN, is a banking and telecoms professional with more than 35 years in the industry. Her achievements in banking, including a stint at Standard Bank, include driving largescale transformation in the banking industry to streamline operational cost and shifting focus to customer centric, segment-based value propositions. An experienced professional with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry as…
By: Dr. James Bwala August 1, 2024, will remind many families, friends, and colleagues of the bitterness of losing loved ones. Those arrested or injured will live with certain regrets for failing their nation as a result of their participation in the uncalled protest. Those who bear evil marks will continue to urge other misguided youths on why they should continue on the path of destruction. And some mothers would wail again. Protest, as I know from my years of living, has never been peaceful, even though protesters have always creamed it with the salty test that it was going…
These are the major benefits of making love in the morning: 1. IT MAKES GOOD USE OF THE MAN’S ERECTION Most men wake up with an erection, it is good for this hardness not to go to waste 2. IT BOOSTS THE WIFE’S SELF-ESTEEM When a woman wakes up naked to her husband admiring her, desiring her and wanting her; she ends up feeling sexy, beautiful and confident even before she dresses up 3. IT STARTS THE DAY RIGHT WITH INTIMACY The best way to say good morning is with intimacy. Sweet love making, kisses, heartfelt words and prayer 4.…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested 32 persons in Kano for act of vandalism during ongoing nationwide protest against bad governance in the country. The NSCDC has equally placed all Zonal Commanders, Head of Formations and State Commandants across the 36 States and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on red alert to ward off any breach of security during the protest. A statement by the spokesman of NSCDC, Babawale Afolabi on Friday, read: “Following the ongoing Peaceful Nationwide Protests which have turned bloody and violent as reported in some states of the federation; the Commandant General of…
ActionAid Nigeria has called on President Bola Tinubu as a matter of urgency to immediately address the nation on the ongoing protest against bad governance. A statement on Friday, 2 August, 2024, read the “ActionAid Nigeria’s stands with the courageous Nigerians taking to the streets in the #EndBadGovernance protests. The demands for pro-poor policies are not just valid; they are urgent and necessary. Inflation is crippling livelihoods, and some of the government’s current spending priorities are out of touch with the harsh realities faced by millions of Nigerians. “In the face of widespread protests and rising public discontent, it would…
A fire outbreak at the popular Ladipo plank market, Baale Roundabout, Orile-Iganmu, Lagos State has destroyed property worth millions of naira. The fire it was learnt started at about midnight on early Thursday, 1 August, 2024. The spokesperson for the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Nosa Okunbor, has confirmed the incident. Okunbor, who said the agency received distress calls through its 767/112 Toll-Free Emergency lines at about 12:04 am and activated its Cobra Response Team from Onipanu, added that upon arrival at the scene at 12:42 am, responders discovered that a section of the plank market had caught fire.…
Famous afrobeat musician, Burna Boy, has warned his fans not to drag him to participate in the ongoing nationwide hunger protest. Recall that Nigerian youths on Thursday, 1 August, 2024 commenced a 10-day nationwide protest against economic hardship. Following the ongoing protests, some of his fans took to social media to call out celebrities to lend their voices to the protest. Addressing his fans on his X handle, Burna Boy warned that no one should drag him into demonstrations, stating that the fight in him died during the EndSARS protest on October 20, 2020. While quoting a post from October…
Super Falcons head coach, Randy Waldrum has disclosed that better preparation could have helped his side at the 2024 Olympic Games. The former African champions failed to make it beyond the group stage in the women’s football event losing all three games. The Super Falcons spent two weeks in Sevilla, Spain before the start of the competition. The West Africans also lost 1-0 to Canada in their only friendly before the Olympics. Waldrum said things would have been different for his side if they had spend more time in camp. “We prepared for them [all three opponents] based on the…