The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun on Tuesday, 4 March, 2025 said his administration has constructed about 1000km of roads since its inception in 2019. He spoke at the commissioning of the 3.12 kilometers Oke-Erinja-Ilobi road in Yewa South Local Government Area of the state, even as he promised to ensure the completion of the road all the way to Ilobi. The project, according to the governor, marks another historic moment in the trajectory and journey of the development of the state, noting that the road is a pathway to progress and economic development that will enhance the quality…
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The FCT Police Command has dismissed online reports claiming a retired Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service, David Shikfu Parradang, was kidnapped and subsequently killed in Abuja. A counter-insurgency publication had reported that the former CG was attacked in the Area 1 axis of Abuja Tuesday morning, 4 March, 2025. The report claimed that the assailants trailed Parradang from a bank where he had withdrawn money, took the cash and killed him. However in a statement released, by its spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, the FCT police command said the report is untrue. According to the statement, ‘’On March 3,…
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has been working round the clock in the past 25 years to fulfill its mandate to the people of the Niger Delta region. One notable achievement of the agency is procurement of medical equipment for the General Hospital in Calabar South Local Government Area in Cross River State. Procurement of the medical interventions in the words of the NDDC is to assist the hospital to be able to attend to the healthcare needs of residents who patronize the general hospital to assuage their various infirmities. “This initiative, undertaken by the NDDC as an interventionist…
Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have denied holding any reconciliation meeting with the Speaker of the House, Mudashiru Obasa. Obasa was reinstated on Monday, 3 March, 2025, after Mojisola Meranda tendered her resignation as Speaker weeks after serious tensions in the House. The tension had resulted from the removal of Obasa on Monday, 13 January, 2025, forcing party leaders to hold various meetings with the aggrieved lawmakers for a solution. A report had claimed on Tuesday, 4 March, 2025, that the Speaker was in a reconciliatory meeting with the lawmakers. However, lawmakers who attended the meeting denied…
The Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Governing Board, Mr. Chiedu Ebie, has assured that the Commission will complete and inaugurate the 6.2-kilometre Kaa-Ataba Road and bridges linking the Khana Local Government Area to the Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. Ebie gave the assurance during an inspection of a 1.2-kilometer-long bridge on the road. He was accompanied by the NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku; the Executive Director of Projects, Sir Victor Antai; the Executive Director of Corporate Services, Hon. Ifedayo Abegunde and the Rivers State Representative, Chief Tony Okocha. The Board Chairman restated the commitment…
Rt Honourable Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa was reelected Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday, 3 March, 2025, reports thegazellenews.com His re-election was sequel to the resignation of the erstwhile Speaker, Rt Honourable Mojisola Lasbat Meranda, thegazellenews.com reports. Obasa’s reelection was as a result of high level politicking and negotiation which reached a climax on Sunday, 2 March, 2025 at a meeting in state House, Marina Lagos. Meranda was subsequently re-elected Deputy Speaker of the House after her resignation. Thegazellenews.com reports that Honourable Surajudeen Tijani moved the motion for the election of Meranda as Deputy Speaker with Honourable…
First Female Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt Mojisola Lasbat Meranda has resigned her position reports thegazellenews.com Meranda resigned on Monday, 3 March, 2024 barely one month after her election on Monday, 13 January, 2025. While addressing members on the floor of the House, Meranda stated commended the members and staff for their unflinching support. She stated that she is not a quitter but needed to vacate the position for the office of the Speaker to ensure peaceful resolution of the crisis which has engulfed the House since her election.
The Federal High Court in Lagos TV on Tuesday ordered the remand of three workers of the Lagos State House of Assembly in the custody of the Department of State Security Services for allegedly assaulting its officers. The three members of staff: Ibrahim Olanrewaju, Adetu Adekunle, and Fatimoh Adetola — were directed to remain in DSS custody pending their arraignment. Justice Daniel Osiagor, who is handling the case, stated that he needed to review the charges before the defendants could enter their pleas. In the charge sheet marked FHC/L/273C/2025, dated February 24, 2025, and filed on Tuesday, the DSS accused…
The Governor of Ondo State, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has approved the appointed Dr Tayo Fasoranti as the Secretary to the State Government, reports thegazellenews.com The appointment came as the Governor resumed work in his office few minutes after he was sworn in as the 7th democratically elected Governor of the State, on Monday, 24 February, 2025. Until his appointment as SSG, Dr. Fasoranti, who hails from Akure South Local Government Area, was the Chairman of the Ondo State Hospitals Management Board. Governor Aiyedatiwa has also re-appointed Dr. Kayode Ajulo, SAN as the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice…
My attention has been drawn to the interview granted by Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, the immediate past governor of Kaduna State Monday evening. If my silence wouldn’t risk being construed as consent, I would have ignored him. I am too preoccupied with my current assignment as to get into a media fight with Nasir El-Rufai or anyone else. Despite the incessant baiting and attacks I have never spoken ill of Nasir on record anywhere. This is out of respect for our past association and our respective families. I will not start today. I however urge the public to disregard El-rufai’s statements…