By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Office of the President of the Senate has denied a viral statement attributed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, in which he was quoted as saying Northerners would suffer from January to May if President Bola Tinubu loses the 2027 election, describing the quotation as a complete fabrication. The denial was contained in a statement signed by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President of the Senate, Eseme Eyiboh, who said there was no video, audio recording, speech, interview, press release, transcript or credible news report in which Akpabio uttered the words. He…
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By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola Lagos State University (LASU) is set to have Professor Ayodeji Olawunmi Badejo as its 10th Substantive Vice-Chancellor, following her appointment by the Lagos State Governor and Visitor to the University, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu. Badejo was appointed on Wednesday, 9 September 9, 2026, and will assume office on Sunday, September 20, 2026, succeeding Distinguished Professor Ibiyemi Ibilola Olatunji-Bello, whose tenure ends on Saturday, September 19. She will serve a single term of five years. Born on August 4, 1962, Badejo is a Professor of Counselling Psychology with more than three decades of experience in academic scholarship, teaching,…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola Business mogul Tony O. Elumelu has reflected on his early career as a photocopier salesperson after stumbling upon an old business card from that period of his life. Elumelu made the disclosure in a recent post shared via his verified X handle, @TonyOElumelu, recounting how the find brought back memories of his days as a young, hungry sales representative learning the fundamentals of resilience, negotiation and grit. He said those lessons have stayed with him over the years and continue to shape how he approaches business and engages with customers today. The business card, which surfaced…
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, on Wednesday, 9 September, 2026 called on religious leaders in Nigeri to guard against presenting the country’s security challenges as a religious war, warning that such narratives could undermine national unity ahead of the 2027 general elections. Idris made the call in a keynote address delivered at the grand finale of the 2026 Synod of the Charismatic Bishops Conference of Nigeria and the International Communion of Charismatic Archbishops, Bishops and Apostles at the National Christian Centre, Abuja. The Minister also called on Christian leaders to use their influence to promote truth,…
The presidential ambition of President Ahmed Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC) received a boost on Wednesday, 9 September, 2026 as the Charismatic Bishops Conference of Nigeria endorsed him for re-election in the 2027 presidential election, reports thegazellenews.com. The President-General of the Conference, Archbishop Leonard Bature Kawas, announced the endorsement of Tinubu on Wednesday, in a video that has gone viral while speaking at the organisation’s 2026 Synod. Dignitaries at the event included the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, and the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris. According to Kawas, the decision was based…
Turkish Football Club, Turgutluspor, on Tuesday, 8 September, 2026 made history by signing 22-year-old glamorous former women’s footballer Zeynep Mestan as their new manager, reports thegazellenews.com. With her appointment, Mestan has now become the first woman to lead the Turkish club’s senior men’s squad, bringing the club into a new era. Turgutluspor are looking to bounce back after being relegated to the sixth tier of Turkish football, having finished tenth in the Bolgesel Amator Lig last season. The club’s historic first campaign under Mestan’s management is expected to start in October. Mestan recently played for Bornova Genc Yildizlar Spor in 2025,…
In what is seen as jungle justice, an unidentified man was allegedly attacked and burnt to death by a mob at Ikpe Ikot Akpan Village, along the Ikot Ekpene–Uyo Road in Akwa-Ibom State on Wednesday, 9 September, 2026, over an attempt to steal a motorcycle, reports thegazellenews.com. The Akwa Ibom State Police Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, who confirmed the development through a statement on Wednesday, 9 September, 2026 , said police has commenced an investigation into the killing . According to John, the incident occurred at about 7:05 am following an allegation that the deceased had attempted to…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has urged Nigerians to credit the administration’s economic reforms for averting the fiscal crisis former Edo Governor Godwin Obaseki predicted. Onanuga made the appeal in a statement on X on Wednesday, 10 September, 2026. He said the reforms were designed to prevent economic collapse, not to worsen hardship. Obaseki had warned years ago that it would be “a miracle” for the Federal Government and states to pay salaries beyond June 2023 without printing money or removing fuel subsidy. “President Tinubu did not introduce the…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola Nigerian singer Raoul John Njeng-Njeng, popularly known as Skales, has questioned, in a viral X post, why an unnamed senator allegedly exposed for having ties to terrorism has not been arrested and investigated. Skales raised the question in a post shared on his verified X handle, @youngskales, at 20:34 on Tuesday, 8 September, 2026. The post, which had garnered 270,000 views as of the time of this report, did not name the senator in question or provide details of the alleged exposure. “Why is no one taking the fact that a senator was exposed for allegedly…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Nigeria Police Force has arrested 27-year-old Hafsat Abubakar over the alleged creation and circulation of a forged document claiming that OPay Nigeria Limited was shutting down its operations. The Force Public Relations Officer, Anietie Iniedu, disclosed this on Wednesday, 9 September, 2026, during a press briefing at the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) in Abuja. Iniedu said the arrest followed a petition submitted by OPay Digital Services Limited on August 31, 2026, through the office of the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Force Criminal Investigation Department, Abuja. He said the…