From Our Correspondent The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has advised its members in Akwa Ibom State to key into the Gov. Umo Eno’s ARISE Agenda. The State Chairman of the association, Prince Bassey Inwang, said the advice necessary to ensure food security in the state. Samuel Enoh Akpan, AFAN’s Head Media quoted the […]
By Peter Ejiofor, London The Nigerian community in South Africa has again been thrown into mourning following the death of one of them, Mr Chika Aniuno. TheNewsZenith gathered that the South African Police (SAP) operatives killed Aniuno during a raid on his residence on April 25. The Nigeria Union South Africa (NUSA), umbrella body for […]
From Our Correspondent The management of the Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) has postponed physical resumption of all new and returning students by two weeks. The College Registrar, Dr Emmanuel Akinwale announced the postponement in a statement on Friday in Lagos. TheNewsZenith quotes the registrar as tasking the students and parents to also discountenance rumours […]
From Yinka Salaam, Osogbo The First Lady, Mrs Oluremi Tinubu has launched the construction of an Alternative High School for Girls in Osun State with the intent to give young girls and women who dropped out of school, a second chance. TheNewsZenith reports that Mrs Tinubu performed the groundbreaking for the foundation laying of the […]
From Our Correspondent The Oyo State Government has begun the fourth phase of distribution of agricultural inputs to 2,537 farmers across the state. TheNewsZenith reports that the inputs comprised of cassava stems, hybrid maize seedlings, herbicides and knap-sack sprayers. Oyo State Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr Olasunkanmi Olaleye, inaugurated the exercise in Eruwa, […]
From Peter Dada Bishop Emmanuel Badejo of the Catholic Diocese of Oyo has faulted the demolition of the building where an alleged group of agitators called `Yoruba Nation’ announced its takeover of the state from the legitimate government Gov. Seyi Makinde. Badejo gave the condemnation during his Eastertide Press Conference at the Our Lady […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde Jibrin Baba Ndace, the Director General of the Voice of Nigeria, on Wednesday, reflected on the 25-year Democratic Journey of Nigeria, saying the country has remained consistent in deepening democratic values. Ndace made this assessment in an interview with TheNewsZenith on Wednesday in Lagos. He described democracy as a marathon or journey […]
From Our Correspondent The Police have confirmed the death of five children, who were suffocated in a car on Monday in Minna, Niger State. The Command’s spokesman, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, said the Police received report of the incident by 6.30 p.m. on Sunday. Abiodun said the children, aged between five and 13 years, got trapped […]
The upcoming heavier normal Gu rains and floods in 22 districts of Somalia will affect some 770,000 people, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Sunday. OCHA said the Gu (April to June) rains have started in most Somali regions with heavy rains in some areas. But no flash or […]
The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Institute has slated the 18th edition of its Global Forum on Islamic Finance to hold in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on April 28. The forum will be hold alongside the IsDB Group’s Annual Meetings and Golden Jubilee Celebration. It is organised annually as a flagship side event of the Group’s Annual […]