The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, on Wednesday, 9 September, 2026 announced the approval of redeployment of senior officers to key command, operational and staff positions across the Nigerian Army, reports thegazellenews.com The redeployment is aimed at enhancing operational effectiveness, strengthening leadership and aligning the Army’s command structure with Nigeria’s evolving security challenges. The Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Colonel Appolonia Anele, who made this disclosure through a statement on Wednesday, said the exercise prioritised critical operational theatres and strategic appointments to ensure experienced officers are deployed to positions where they can deliver optimal results. According to…
Author: Abimbola Ogunaike
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, (NAFDAC), has attributed the growing spread of fake, adulterated and unsafe consumer products in Nigeria to Chinese syndicates operating within the country. NAFDAC’s Director of Investigation and Enforcement, Martins Iluyomade, speaking on the development, said intelligence reports revealed that counterfeit networks have shifted from importing fake products to establishing production and distribution operations inside Nigeria. According to Iluyomade, the syndicates now identify fast-selling products, send samples to China for replication, and distribute counterfeit versions through logistics companies under their control. “Before, to fake a product, you needed to go to…
Famous veteran Nollywood actor Yemi Solade has disclosed that he was once paid to pretend to have a physical disability as part of a fake healing miracle in a church. Solade made this disclosure during an interview with Feel Right News TV, published on Tuesday, 8 September, 2026. According to the actor said the incident happened before he became popular in Nollywood, when he was still a student and had not established himself in the entertainment industry. Solade said he was approached to pretend to have a physical disability as part of a purported healing miracle and agreed to take…
The All Progressive Congress (APC) governorship candidate for the 2027 Ogun State election, Solomon Adeola a.k.a Yayi, on Tuesday, 8 September, 2026 disclosed his plan to make the late veteran actor, Taiwo Hassan popularly addresed as Ogogo special adviser on culture and tourism. Yayi, who is also the current senator representing Ogun West, made this disclosure during his meeting with Ogogo’s family at their Ilaro country home on Tuesday, 8 September, 2026. Speaking in a now viral video on social media, he said, “I planned to make Ogogo my Special Adviser on Culture and Tourism. Not just as SA but…
By Segun Adewale in Bauchi The Bauchi State Government has pledged to scale up climate-resilient agriculture and restore degraded lands as it hosted a Hybrid Additional Financing Pre-Appraisal Mission of the World Bank-supported ACReSAL project in the state. The state Governor, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, represented by his Deputy, Rt. Hon. Mohammed Auwal Jatau who was speaking at the opening ceremony of the event held at the Sir Ahmadu Bello International Conference Centre, Bauchi yesterday, said the engagement was more than a funding discussion. According to him, “It is a sounding call to strengthen our partnership with the World Bank…
The United Kingdom has intensified its push to bridge Nigeria’s widening digital divide with the inauguration of a community-owned connectivity hub in Siun, Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State. The facility, supported by the UK Government through the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Digital Access Programme, is designed to take affordable internet access, digital education and economic opportunities to residents of the underserved community. The Siun Community Self-built Connectivity Hub, inaugurated on September 2, is one of 10 community-centred digital hubs being supported by the UK Government across Nigeria. Unlike conventional connectivity projects, the initiative places the…
The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has demanded an immediate cleanup, compensation for affected residents and full accountability over the latest crude oil spill at the Nembe Creek facility in Bayelsa State, warning that recurring pollution is destroying livelihoods and deepening the environmental crisis in the oil-producing community. The spill, which occurred on August 22, 2026, during crude oil loading operations at a facility operated by Nembe Exploration and Production Limited, formerly Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Limited, within Oil Mining Lease (OML) 29, has reportedly contaminated waterways and fishing grounds relied upon by several coastal communities. Following a…
The Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR), Dr. Abisoye Fagade, has called for a strategic repositioning of Nigeria’s tourism sector as a major engine of economic diversification, job creation and human capital development. Fagade said Nigeria had all the essential ingredients for a globally competitive tourism industry, but warned that the country must move beyond simply possessing tourism attractions to building the skills, institutions, infrastructure and coordination required to turn the sector into sustainable economic wealth. He spoke in Abuja at a seminar on China’s tourism development experience organised by the Chinese…
A civil society organisation, the Initiative for Media Development and Social Impact (IMEDSI), has raised fresh concerns over the safety, medical treatment and custodial conditions of the detained founder and Chief Executive Officer of Chappal Energies, Mr Ufoma Immanuel, who is standing trial over a disputed $1.5 million investment and shareholding transaction. The group, in a strongly worded statement issued in Abuja on Monday, 7 September, 2026 through its spokesperson, Ms. Onose Oseyi, alleged that Immanuel had been handcuffed to his hospital bed at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), despite medical advice that he should move around periodically…
By: Dr James Bwala The controversy surrounding Vice President Kashim Shettima’s political symbolism has recently gained renewed attention following remarks by Datti Baba Ahmed, who questioned Shettima’s authenticity by asserting that he does not wear the Asiwaju cap—a potent emblem associated with political allegiance to President Tinubu and his Renewed Hope agenda. Baba Ahmed further challenged observers to enquire why Shettima refrains from donning this symbolic headgear and cited purported advice from Marabouts discouraging him from doing so. Well, let’s just say that politics is here again and big men lie for cheap gains. Datti Baba Ahmed did not do…