Local divers and officials of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency and National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) yesterday recovered 20 more bodies from water after a passenger boat conveying Mawlid celebrants capsised at Gbajibo, Mokwa LGA of Niger State. The recovery brought the total number of deaths to 36, according to the Niger State Emergency Management Agency.  Daily Trust ...

Former governor of Ogun State, Aremo Olusegun Osoba, on Thursday, said Nigeria cannot fight corruption and injustice to a standstill if  women are silenced. Just as he expressed concern that voices and leadership of women have been overlooked for too long in the country. Osoba spoke in Lagos at an event organised by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) to celebrate the ...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday vowed that there would be more offensive military onslaught against terrorists, bandits, oil thieves and other criminals wreaking havoc in some parts of the country if they don’t quit their nefarious activities. This is just as the former head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (Rtd) pointed out that poverty and unemployment in the land as well as weak and ...

The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in last year’s election, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has received scores of the All Progressives Congress (APC) members into his party.  The former Kano governor received the defectors who were APC members from Dala, Kiru and Gwale local government areas at his residence in Kano. He expressed optimism that with the current ...

The Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the FCT Police Command says it has arrested four notorious kidnappers who have been terrorising the Federal Capital Territory.    A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, FCT Police Command, SP Josephine Adeh, said the kidnappers were arrested on 1st October 2024 after the command acted on credible intelligence.   Adeh gave the names of the kidnappers as ...

Human rights lawyer Ayo Sogunro has reacted to a recent X (formerly Twitter) post that praised Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, for his tireless schedule and continued public engagement…..READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE Obi, who contested in Nigeria’s 2023 general elections, has remained highly active in public life, frequently making headlines with his work across Nigeria ...

Sanwo-Olu said that combined with staffing shortages, an insufficient core bed stock means that the hospitals were less able to cope with large influxes of patients. ...

Abuja, October 2, 2024(TheGavel) – The House of Representatives Minority Caucus has extended warm wishes to Speaker Tajudeen Abbas on his 59th birthday. In a congratulatory message issued by Minority Leader Rep. Kingsley Chinda (PDP-Rivers), the caucus applauded Speaker Abbas for his unwavering commitment to nation-building. They also celebrated the conferment of the Commander of the Order of ...

Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested two women for allegedly buying a three-day-old baby in Effurun, Uvwie LGA of the state. The spokesman of the command, SP Bright Edafe, who disclosed this to newsmen in Asaba, said the suspects, Tessi Ikechukwu and Lauretta Akomen, were arrested by operatives of Ekpan police station. Edafe said the arrest of the suspects followed a report ...

Award-winning Nigerian Afrobeat star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has finally spoken following the recent heated episode involving him and his long-time rival Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, aka Wizkid. Recall that on October 1, 2024, the long-standing rivalry between Nigerian music icons Wizkid and Davido flared up once again, igniting a widespread of reactions across social ...

Do you find that your brain is a little foggy and you are unable to concentrate? Has your mood been at an all-time low? Believe it or not, what you drink has a lot to do with it. Let’s talk about 11 brain-boosting drinks you need to know about. Number 11: Green tea. Green tea does contain compounds that have been shown to have health benefits, including potential cognitive benefits. The ...

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has showered praises on the state Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu, for fighting crime to a standstill in the state, describing him as a professional officer. This was as the governor vowed to spend his time in office executing tenable programmes and delivering services that will both improve the quality of life of all residents and create lasting ...

  Losing a child can be a devastating event, no matter what age.It is, however, universally agreed upon that it is worse when the child is lost at such a young age. Sadly, this sort of early death is expected for some families, due to the circumstances that their child is involved in. Despite the advancement of modern medicine, there are still plenty of children who suffer from severe health ...

The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga has reacted after the UK Trade Congress condemned the Nigerian government over the arrest of the NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero….READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE In a post that NLC made on its official X handle, the UK Trade Congress stated that Joe Ajaero’s arrest was unlawful. Reacting to the report, Bayo ...

These 11 warning signals are what your body will show you if there is a problem with your heart. The following are the indications: 1. The inconvenient nature of the interior of the Chest. When a notification in the chest causes you inconvenience, you should acknowledge that there is an issue. The muscle was under tension. Unrelenting chest pain can be brought on by a weakening of the muscle mass ...

National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, yesterday disclosed that there was a garnishee order against the party in the sum of N1.5 billion.  He however, said the party’s national legal adviser, Prof Abdulkareem Abubakar Kana,  played a key role in setting aside the garnishee order against the party.  Ganduje spoke yesterday in Abuja during a ...

GistReel Jada Pollock, the longtime partner of superstar singer Wizkid, sparks an intriguing debate about the concept of ‘happiness’ following her baby daddy’s rant. In an Instagram status posted amidst the heated attacks launched by Wizkid against his fellow artist Davido, Jada asked her fans about infectious happiness. “Do you ever get secondhand happiness… like someone is happy so ...

Ado-Ekiti, October 2, 2024(TheGavel)– An Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court has ordered the remand of a 42-year-old man, Christopher Israel, in the Ado-Ekiti Correctional Centre over allegations of raping his 22-year-old daughter. The police have charged Israel with rape and assault. Presiding over the case, Magistrate Olubunmi Bamidele stated that Israel’s plea could not be taken due to the ...

Court ordered Bello to attend court and answer to a fresh 16-count charge pending against him Court ordered EFCC to publish the public summons in a widely circulating newspaper A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Maitama has issued a public summon against immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. The court ordered Bello to attend court and answer to a fresh 16-count ...

It was a bright and beautiful day, perfect for a wedding, and everyone was ready to have the time of their lives. However, things took a drastic turn when the priest took one look at the bride and stopped everything. The reason will shock you. Friends and family members of the groom were arriving at the church in large numbers. Outside, a long line of cars waited to be parked while the ...