A soldier died in a robbery attack in Benin on Wednesday, the Police Command in Edo State confirmed on Thursday. SP Chidi Nwabuzor, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Edo, told newsmen that the robbery took place at the First Eastern Circular and Akpakpaba Roads intersection in Benin City. Nwabuzor said suspected armed robbers, […]
A senior member and two militants of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) died in a Turkish drone strike in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, on Thursday, the region’s counter-terrorism service said in a statement. The drone killed them in the morning on a main road near Sidakan in Iraq’s Erbil province, the statement added. Turkish forces […]
By Our Correspondent Media professionals have called on the political class in Nigeria to shun violence, embrace peace, and exhibit the spirit of sportsmanship whenever they lose at the polls. They made the call at a Public Lecture organised by the Lagos State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). TheNewsZenith reports that the theme […]
From Our Correspondent in Ilorin Prof. Noah Yusuf, the Vice-Chancellor, of Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, says climate change, deforestation and the depletion of natural resources are stark realities that demand everyone’s immediate attention. Yusuf made the remarks at the flag-off of Green Campus Initiative at the Igbaja Campus of the University, on Wednesday, in Igbaja, Kwara […]
Tanzanian Police said, on Wednesday, they recovered 6.753 kilogrammes of gold that were stolen from a gold mine. Janeth Magomi, the Shinyanga Regional Police Commander, said gold worth 9.2 billion Tanzanian shillings ($3.68 million) was stolen at the Bulyanhulu Gold Mine a month ago. Bulyanhulu is an underground gold mine in the Shinyanga region located […]
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, on Wednesday, sentenced 63-year-old Abiodun Ogundimu to 18 months imprisonment for obtaining N1.5 million through false pretence in a visa deal. The Magistrate, Mr A.J Odueke, sentenced Ogundimu to the Kirikiri Correctional Facility for defrauding Mr Akeem Olaleye, on the pretext of securing a Canadian visa for him. Odueke did not […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde Nasarawa State Government and the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) are partnering to formulate policy on mining and local processing of lithium minerals in the State. The policy is in line with NASENI’s drive to encourage the processing of strategic solid minerals. This is to enhance the local […]
The African Union (AU) has suspended Niger from all its activities following last month’s military coup there and told its members to avoid any action that might legitimise the junta. The coup has caused alarm among Western allies and democratic African states who fear it could allow Islamist groups active in the Sahel region to […]
From Our Correspondent The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) says it has invested $1 billion and $500 million in third-party investment and domestic infrastructure respectively. Managing Director of NSIA, Aminu Sadiq, announced this when he appeared before an investigative hearing of the House of Representatives ad-hoc committee, on Tuesday, in Abuja. The ad-hoc committee is […]
Lucara Diamond, a Canadian diamond producer, discovered a 692.3-carat white gem diamond from Botswana’s Karowe Mine. The diamond measuring 46.5 x 40.7 x 28.4 mm is described as a Type IIa high white gem. It is the 20th diamond larger than 100 carats discovered at Karowe. Read Related News: Botswana wins bid to host anti-conflict […]