Two police officers sustained slight injuries when one of the two terrorists blew himself up on Sunday morning. The attack happened in front of the General Directorate of Security in the Turkish capital of Ankara, the Interior Minister said. ”…Two terrorists, who arrived in a light commercial vehicle in front of the gate of the […]
From Our Correspondent in Abuja The National Economic Council (NEC) has appealed to organised labour leaders to strengthen dialogue in their quest for better welfare of members. Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State announced this to briefing State House Correspondents at the end of the NEC meeting in Abuja. Mutfwang said the Council also pleaded […]
From Our Correspondent The Senate of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma has directed students to return to campus for the immediate resumption of full academic activities. Senate gave the directive after an emergency meeting, held, on Friday in Ekpoma, Edo State. TheNewsZenith recalls that the institution’s authorities suspended all academic activities on Sept. 5, following students’ […]
Rached Ghannouchi, the leader of Tunisia’s main opposition party, announced that he will begin a hunger strike on Friday. Ghannouchi, who has been in jail since April, said he would not eat until restrictions on him and other prisoners are lifted. The Ennahda party leader, the most prominent critic of Tunisian President Kais Saied, made […]
From Our Correspondent The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC) Command, Bauchi, has arrested three suspected vandals and transformer cable thieves in the Jama’are LGA of the state. The Command’s spokesman, DCP Ibrahim Gabdo, announced this in a statement on Friday in Bauchi. Gabdo said the Command patrol team arrested the three suspects in […]
By Abdulwarees Solanke As Nigeria marks its 63rd independent anniversary and 60 as a republic, Abdulwarees Solanke asks when really, is a nation a nation? With a new dawn rising, we are at another milestone on our journey to nationhood. As auspicious as the day marking 63 of our political independence is, we must critically […]
From Our Correspondent The Nigeria Army says its troops in the Niger Delta area foiled crude oil theft estimated to cost about N388.5 million and arrested 22 suspected oil thieves in the process. Maj. Gen. Buba Edward, the Director of Defence Media Operations, announced this at a media briefing, on Thursday, in Abuja. Edward spoke […]
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit against Tesla on Thursday, for allegedly tolerating racial discrimination against Black workers. In April 2022, Tesla revealed in a financial filing that the EEOC had an “open investigation” into the company. Tesla had engaged in a mandatory conciliation process with the agency. The unsuccessful process […]
By Our Correspondent The National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Enugu dismissed the petition by Sen. Chimaroke Nnamani of PDP, challenging the victory of Sen. Kelvin Chukwu of the Labour Party (LP), Justice Nusirat I. Umar, leading the three-member panel, held that Chukwu, who replaced his brother Oyibo, was duly elected to represent Enugu […]
Kenyan industrialists, on Wednesday, pledged to expand their clean energy initiatives, aiming to pave the way for a low-carbon future in the East African nation. Anthony Mwangi, the Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Association of Manufacturers made the pledge at a forum in Nairobi. Mwangi said the sector would roll out some initiatives that […]