Stand still in Suleja yesterday as Dr. Stanley Uzochukwu, the chairman/CEO of Stanel Group, again, hosted Muslim community to a Ramadan fast breaking. The annual event took place at the Stanel World, Suleja branch, on Monday with uncontrollable Muslim faithful in attendance. Uzochukwu who was represented by Mr. Favour Ojionweya, the General Manager of Stanel…
Brother of late actress Aderounmu Adejumoke drags actress Funke Akindele for sending condolences despite failing to reach out. Gistreel recalls that Aderounmu Adejumoke passed away on the 6th of April 2024 at the age of 37. Prior to her passing, the budding actress was known for her role in Jenifa’s Diary – a comedy series with Funke Akindele as the lead…
South-South stakeholders have decried the recent comments by former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Railway and the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway approved by the Federal Government. Atiku is quoted to have queried the government’s decision to start the coastal projects. Chief Asuquo Akpan, chairman of Crystal United Club in Uyo,…
Kingmakers in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, have fixed Thursday, April 11, as the date for the official ratification and announcement of the current Balogun of Ibadanland, Owolabi Akinloye Olakulehin, as the new Olubadan of Ibadanland. The kingmakers made this decision at a meeting held on Monday at the Iwo Road residence of a former President of…
The Katsina State Government has freed 222 inmates who could not pay fines imposed on them by different courts of law ahead of Sallah celebration. The State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, said the aim is to alleviate the burden of inmates across the state’s correctional facilities during the holy month of Ramadan and the…
Notable actress Aderounmu Adejumoke, popularly known for her role as “Esther” in Jenifa’s Diary, reportedly passes away. The actress is reported to have passed away on the 6th of April, 2024 at the age of 37 years. Details surrounding her demise is at the present sketchy. Netizens have however, mourned the passing of the talented actress. Before her death,…
Enugu State Commissioner of Police, CP Kanayo Uzuegbu has issued an immediate quit order to remnant criminal elements in the state, saying they either leave town or meet their Waterloo. Uzuegbu stressed that there would be no relenting in the effort to totally flush them out of the state. He stated this on Monday when…
The Kano State Police Command says it has uncovered some faceless persons hiding under some Islamic sects to cause mayhem during the Eid-el-Fitr festival. Police Commissioner, Muhammad Gumel, said this during a meeting with Islamic clerics and representatives from the five emirate councils on Monday. He, however, assured that the police had quickly acted against…
Niger State Police Command has banned horse racing in Minna, the state capital, during the Eid-el-Fitr celebration. The State Police Commissioner, Shawulu Ebenezer Danmamman, who disclosed this in a Sallah message signed by the command’s spokesman, Wasiu Abiodun, said the ban was to prevent the usual horse racing from being hijacked by hoodlums who were…
British foreign secretary David Cameron will hold talks with US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Florida on Tuesday. This is following a push to shore up support for Ukraine and advance a new package of aid that is held up in Congress. In a statement on Monday, a Foreign Office spokesperson said, “Ahead of…
