By Our Correspondent The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has apprehended a reckless private car driver after killing a pedestrian on Saturday. LASTMA’s Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, Mr Toafiq Adebayo confirmed the accident in a statement in Lagos. Adebayo said the accident happened around Yaya Abatan by College Road, Ogba, Ikeja. He […]
From Our Correspondent The Nigeria Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Forum has called for holistic reappraisal of Nigeria’s health policy thrusts to allow for civil societies and citizen participation. The Forum made the request during a consultative meeting with the Coordinating Minister for Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammed Ali Pate, on Friday, in Abuja. TheNewsZenith […]
From Our Correspondent The Federal Government will construct 200 units of low-cost houses for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Benue State, a government official has announced. Mr Aondowase Kunde, the Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, announced this, on Friday, in Makurdi. Kunde said the federal government would build the houses in clusters across […]
Lebanon-based Hezbollah says seven of its fighters died, on Friday, describing them as being “martyred on the road to Jerusalem”. A Hezbollah official and a Lebanese security official confirmed that the fighters died in an Israeli airstrike in Syria. The news follows Syrian news outlets reporting, on Friday, that Israel had conducted airstrikes in the […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has charged electoral staff to always demonstrate highest level of patriotism and professionalism. Yakubu gave the charge in a message, issued on Thursday, to staff who will conduct the governorship election in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states on Saturday. “Electoral staff […]
From Our Correspondent Customs Officers’ Wives Association (COWA) Onne Area 11 Command in Rivers State, has inaugurated a new secretariat complex housing a canteen and unisex saloon, TheNewsZenith reports. The Association also donated food items to some widows of the command as part of efforts to improve on welfare of officers’ families. During the inauguration […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde The Arab Coordination Group (ACG) has pledged to increase support for its African partner countries ahead of the crucial COP28 climate change conference. To this end, ACG on Thursday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia announced it would allocate up to $50 billion to help build resilient infrastructure and inclusive societies in the African […]
From Our Correspondent Various security agencies have deployed no fewer than 40,000 operatives to ensure hitch-fee polls during the Nov. 11 governorship election in Kogi State. The head of the security committee, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Habu Sani, announced this at a press conference, on Thursday, in Lokoja. Sani, from the Intelligence Department, […]
From Our Correspondent The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it plans to honour some performing governors and lawmakers elected on its platform in a Productivity Award. The Chairman of APC NewsOnline, Dr Tom Ohikere, told newsmen on Thursday, that the award would take place on Nov. 25 in Abuja. Ohikere said the party would also […]
From Our Correspondent The Ondo State Government, on Thursday, reiterated the need to return to school sports with a view to identify, nurture and promote raw talents. Mr Bamidele Ologunloluwa, Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, made this remark while opening a workshop organised for sports technocrats in the state. TheNewsZenith reports that the theme […]