By Abdulfatah Babatunde The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has warned traders about negative consequences of selling and buying unapproved phones and telecommunications gadgets. The Chief Executive Officer of NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, gave the warning at the fifth edition of Market Conversation, recently held at GSM Village in Abuja. Dr Emilia Nwokoro, Deputy Director, […]
From Our Correspondent Former Deputy-Senate President, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege, has eulogised the emergence of Senators Abdullahi Ganduje and Ajibola Basiru as new National Chairman and Secretary of the ruling APC. Omo-Agege, in a congratulatory message to the new party leadership, Omo-Agege describe their emergency as a path to stable polity. Mr Sunny Areh, his Media […]
From Our Correspondent Gov. Abba Kabir-Yusuf of Kano State says his administration is removing all illegal structures and drainages erected on waterways to allow free flow of water to prevent flood. Kabir-Yusuf announced this at the unveiling of programme of actions to mitigate against 2023 rainy season disaster in Kano. Dr Abdullahi Bappa-Bichi, Secretary to […]
Unrest in Ethiopia’s western Gambella region has displaced at least 12,000 people, a UN agency said Friday. In its Ethiopia Situation Report, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) announced that at least 12,000 people were displaced due to recent violence in Gambella. These people, it said, are requiring humanitarian assistance. […]
By Our Correspondent The Amotekun Corps in Osun State has arrested two persons suspected to be cultist and burglar in Osogbo and Ila-Orangun, Ila Local Government Area of Osun. State Commander of the corps, retired Brig-Gen. Bashir Adewinmbi announced the arrest in a statement dated Aug. 4. Adewinmbi said the operatives of the corps arrested […]
A fire at a hospital in western Germany late on Thursday night injured 28 people, five of them seriously, according to local police. The fire broke out in a patient’s room in the hospital in Hemer, a town about 30 kilometres southeast of Dortmund. Staff quickly began evacuating other patients from the hospital, according to […]
By Our Correspondent The Lagos State Government has called for more mandated reporting in cases of the defilement of minors in the state. Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, Executive Secretary, Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA), made the call in a statement in Lagos on Friday. Vivour-Adeniyi made the appeal in the case alleged defilement of a 12-year-old […]
Niger’s ousted President Mohamed Bazoum has warned of “devastating” consequences for the world if the coup against him succeeds. Bazoum gave the warning as he called on the international community to return his government to power. He was deposed last week by the Nigerien military. In an op-ed in the Washington Post, Bazoum said the […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde The Kano State Government has approved release of N7 billion for the execution of various capital projects across the state. Malam Halilu Dantiye, the Commissioner for Information, announced to newsmen in Kano, on Thursday. TheNewsZenith reports that the approvals are some of the outcomes of the two recent weekly State Executive Council […]
From Our Correspondent No fewer than 122 Nigerian children have died of diphtheria as of July 2023, UNICEF’s Communications Officer in Nigeria, Ms Safiya Akau, said in Dutse, Jigawa State, on Thursday. Akau said UNICEF was amplifying its efforts to counter the growing outbreak of the disease that has affected children in 27 states of […]