The Sudanese Army and the Rapid Support Forces, on Monday, agreed to a five-day extension of a cease-fire agreement they signed on May 20, Al Arabiya News reported. They reached the cease-fire agreement after negotiations in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah. The two sides stressed commitment to allowing safe passage of all civilians from […]
A gale of reactions and condolences has trailed the death of a Media Icon, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, who died in Abuja, on Monday, at 71. The NewsZenith reports that his son, Raymond Dokpesi Jnr. announced his death in a statement. “High Chief Dokpesi was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend to many. He will […]
My Fellow Citizens, I stand before you honoured to assume the sacred mandate you have given me. My love for this nation is abiding. My confidence in its people is unwavering and my faith in God Almighty is absolute. I know that His hand shall provide the needed moral strength and clarity of purpose in […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed a former Lagos Information and Strategy Commissioner, Mr Dele Alake, as his spokesperson. Following his inauguration, on Monday, Tinubu becomes the 16th President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Tinubu announced the appointments, shortly after he took the oath of office in Abuja. Alake served as Commissioner of Information […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, at his swearing-in on Monday, vowed to expand the economy by at least six per cent a year, lift barriers to investment, create jobs and unify the exchange rate. Tinubu, who becomes the 16th Nigeria’s President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, also pledged to tackle rampant insecurity. The NewsZenith reports […]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won re-election, in a tense run-off, according to the country’s Supreme Election Council and unofficial data from the state-run Anadolu Agency. The run-off followed Erdogan’s inability to secure over 50 per cent of votes in the first round on May 14. securing over 50 per cent of votes in […]
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has received a former Commissioner for Environment, Arc Mohammed Sule and former member of the State House of Assembly, Mrs Agnes Oziweere into the APC. Ballo received the duo, who were former members of the PDP at his residence on Sunday in Abuja. He said that Kogi, under APC, […]
Russia has unleashed two waves of air attacks on Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, killing at least one person and wounding another, according to officials. Kyiv’s air defence systems downed at least 40 drones. The drones were moving towards the city on Sunday morning, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko. Falling debris kill a 41-year-old man and wounding […]
At least five people died and dozens went missing after a boat carrying dozens of people sank in the Savannah Region of Ghana, an official confirmed late Saturday. Bavuk Adams, Savannah Regional Coordinator of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), told Xinhua the accident happened when the boat heading to Kpandai struck a tree stump […]
The Managing Director, Kano State Zoological and Wildlife Management Agency, Alhaji Lawan Jinjiri-Kurmawa, on Friday, handed over the mantle of the agency to its Director, Administration and General Services, Alhaji Kawu Garba. Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje had directed political officeholders to hand over MDAs before May 26 to next most senior officer. Ganduje’s second term of […]