Nigerian Gazette

By Bola Agboola Ekiti State Governor, Bashorun Peter Ayodele Fayose has assured the Assistant Inspector General of Police , Zone 8, AIG Tanko Lawal of his maximum cooperation to have a safer Ekiti State. The governor said this during a meeting with the police chief in his office on Thursday. Lawal who is on a familiarisation tour of the zone said he is in Ekiti to discuss the policy direction of the police management with his men, the governor and Ekiti people in general described community police partnership as one of the major goals of the police management. The police chief who said he has met with PCRC members as well as Ewi of Ado Ekiti admonished the governor to participate in mobilising the people to take security issue serious by participating in the security of their community added that there is no better place to advocate such appeal than to come to the governor. Mr. Tanko who said the police on their part has encouraged its men to move nearer to the people urged the ...

By Olarewaju Ayodeji Have you seen a coach who fielded a player the rest of the world called a misfit? Pundits and armchair critics saw failure, they gave the player no chance but the coach put all faith in him despite overwhelming opposition. The coach knew the pain and the shame inherent in putting such trust in the player just like someone putting his egg in one basket. Yes anything could happen, but he held on to the star in his imagination against all odds. Imagine the feeling of the coach when the player no one gave any chance except him scores goals. Imagine the triumphant smile and sigh of vindication. That is what we are feeling now in Ekiti. We are that coach, our star player is the Ayodele Fayose they have demonized so much in the media. We endured insults , Ekiti became a subject of discuss when they wanted to talk about making bad choice. Even that Babatunde Raji Fasola who has Ekiti blood flowing in his veins did not spare the land of his ancestors some insults. ...

After Nineteen Hour Operation Johannesburg, South Africa — A 36-year-old man has undergone the world’s first successful head transplant. The ground-breaking operation took a team of surgeons nineteen hours to complete and has allowed the patient to be cancer-free. Paul Horner, who was diagnosed with bone cancer five years ago, was on the verge of death when he was approved for the controversial and possibly deadly operation. Doctor Tom Downey, who was part of the South African team who carried out the operation, told CNN he is thrilled about the results. “It’s a massive breakthrough,” Downey said. “We’ve proved that it can be done – we can give someone a brand new body that is just as good, or better, than their previous one. The success of this operation leads to infinite possibilities.” Surgeons at Charlotte Maxexe Johannesburg Academic Hospital inJohannesburg carried out the operation in February but waited until they could confirm it was successful before they made any public s...

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Thursday described the nationwide anti-corruption protests of the organised labour as a mere jamboree. The governor, who said “no political office holders can steal without the cooperation of the civil servants,” urged the labour unions, predominantly civil servants, to purge themselves of corruption. He spoke while receiving the labour leaders, led by the Chairmen of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Raymond Ade-Adesanmi and Trade Union Congress, Ayodeji Ladeji, in his office in Ado Ekiti. Fayose said, “No governor, minister or top political office holders can steal a penny from the treasury without the cooperation of the civil servants. We don’t write papers as politicians, but we only approve whatever the civil servants came up with. “I consider the anti-corruption war of President Muhammadu Buhari as mere propaganda. If you want to fight corruption, you have to do it by example. President Buhari must start from his party men. He should probe...

Ongoing probe of the administration of former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi by the State Judicial Commission of Inquiry has revealed how the sum of N53.930 billion was withdrawn out of the total N55 billion saved in the state reserved fund, originally meant to serve as a bail-out for the state in the case of emergency. A Third Witness in the matter and representative of the First Bank of Nigeria, FBN Limited, which happens to be the trustees of the funds, Mr. Olufemi Okin, yesterday in Port Harcourt, gave evidence regarding the FBN Trustees relationship to the reserved funds. Testifying before the Justice Omereji G.O. Omereji-led Judicial Commission of Inquiry at the Chief Justice Ceremonial Court, Rivers State High Court, Port Harcourt, the FBN Trustees’ representative stated that his organisation was appointed by the state government, under the former governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi administration to oversee the management of the funds, besides coordinating other activit...

You probably must have read this type of story before about the Earth plunging into total darkness for 15 days and so on. Now, according to a website, the US space agency NASA has confirmed that the Earth will experience 15 days of total darkness in November this year. On 14 July 2015, the web site Newswatch33, a fake news site, published an article titled “NASA confirms Earth will experience 15 days of complete darkness in November 2015.” It is said that the event, according to NASA, hasn't occured in over 1 million years. Astronomers from NASA have indicated that the world will remain in complete darkness starting on Sunday, November 15, 2015 at 3 a.m. and will end on Monday, November 30, 2015 at 4:15 p.m. According to officials, the event, known as “November Black Out”, will be caused by another astronomical event between Venus and Jupiter. The whole phenomenon has been explained in a highly scientific way. The article also stated that Charles Bolden, who was appointed to ...

The Nigerian Army has vowed to defeat Boko Haram sect within 3 months. This was stated in a statement released by the acting spokesperson of the Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman. Part of the statement reads "I have no iota of doubt in my mind that our troops will wipe out the insurgents in the shortest possible time and we are committed to this target. You are aware that our troops recaptured Gamboru Ngala last Tuesday and are now consolidating, mopping up and preparing for the next offensive against the terrorists. It is gratifying to note that most of the terrorist group leadership, has been decimated, while foot soldiers are abandoning their masters, burying their weapons in the forest and seeking solace. It is the achievements from harmonized efforts that have confirmed our stand that the insurgency would be ended as soon as possible. We would like to reassure @MBuhari Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and indeed the good people. o...

Former DSS spokesperson Marilyn OgarThe Department of State Services (DSS) has sacked its former spokesperson, Ms Marilyn Ogar. . According to the national daily, the secret service former spokesperson’s fate may not be unconnected with her role in the last administration and the run-up to the 2015 election. Ogar had been accused of alleged partisanship in the build-up to the general elections. Severally, she addressed press conferences, which seemingly gave her away as the “defacto” spokesperson of the then ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). A source told the newspaper that the development was largely responsible for her demotion from the rank of Assistant Director. She was also said to have been pushed out following the weighty allegation that she was awarded multimillion naira contract to lift kerosene.