Lagos State Governorship Candidate of the Action Alliance, Mr Abdulrazaq Tope Balogun, on Tuesday said he had not slept at home in the past year due to his political ambition. The 40-year-old politician told The NewsZenith in Lagos, that he sacrificed the comfort of sleeping in his house to enable him to study Lagos State […]
A 44-year-old landlord, Okechukwu Chukwunahi, was on Tuesday docked in an Ojo Magistrate’s Court in Lagos, for an alleged ‘trial by ordeal’. The Police charged the defendant with conspiracy and trial by ordeal. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Prosecution Counsel, Simon Uche, told the court that the defendant committed the offence […]
The Grand Khalifa of Tijaniyya, Sheikh Aminullah Akoshile, has urged Muslims in the Lagos State to re-elect Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu for a second term in office. Akoshile made the appeal when he led a delegation of Tijaniyya leaders in Lagos State on a solidarity visit to the governor and his deputy, Dr Babafemi Hamzat at […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it recorded N503 billion in repayment of loans under its Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP), representing 52.39 per cent. Acting Director of Corporate Communications Department, Dr AbdulMumin Isa, announced this in a statement in Abuja on Monday. Isa said that the apex bank remained committed to its developmental mandate […]
At least 11 people, including soldiers and auxiliaries, died in an ambush against a military unit in northwestern Burkina Faso on Saturday, Xinhua learned Monday. “Unidentified armed men attacked on Saturday a military unit in Zaba village, in the province of Nayala, Boucle du Mouhoun region (northwest),” a local security source told Xinhua. “The armed […]
Some local government chairmen in Lagos State have begun door-to-door campaigns for the re-election bid of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Mrs Idowu Shobanjo, Executive Chairman of Apapa Local Government, said during the campaign on Monday that the drive is meant to mobilise massive support for Sanwo-Olu’s victory on March 11. According to her, APC recognises the […]
The Lagos State governorship candidate of Action Alliance (AA), Abdulrazaq Tope Balogun, on Monday, reaffirmed his candidacy in Saturday’s governorship election. Speaking to newsmen, Balogun denied stepping down from the race to support re-election of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The 40-year-old Computer Scientist and IT expert said he was determined “to unseat Sanwo-Olu”. The NewsZenith reports […]
A devastating fire swept through several camps of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh’s southeastern Cox’s Bazar district on Sunday. The inferno destroyed about 2,000 homes and left thousands of people homeless. There were no casualties so far, according to local media. Emdadul Haque, duty officer at the Fire Service Control Room in Chattogram, told reporters that […]
The National Institute of Security Studies (NISS) has sought collaboration with the Nigerian Communications Commission for enhanced application of Information and Communication Technology towards improving national security. NISS’s Director of Research Estimates and Library Services, Dr Adegboyega Karim, made the request when he led delegation to NCC. The delegation was on a fact-finding mission to […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited says it has about 2.1 billion litres of petrol in stock. It, therefore, advised Nigerians against panic buying as it has an adequate supply for now. The company gave the assurance in a statement by its Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Garba-Deen Muhammad. It stated that the 2.1 billion litres […]