Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said, on Monday, it seized 699 kilogrammes of cocaine from Latin America. Part of the seized cocaine was earmarked for sale in the European Union (EU) markets. Two Colombian nationals, and an EU citizen, carried the wholesale batch of drugs worth more than 2.5 billion rubles ($31 million) to Russia. […]
The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN) says it generated N441 million from tickets sold across the country in March. The National Chairman of CEAN, Mr Opeyemi Ajayi, announced in a chat with newsmen in Lagos. Ajayi said the total admission of viewers into cinemas across the federation, for the period under review Is 174,071. […]
The Centre for Media, Policy and Accountability (CMPA), has begun the implementation of the Nigeria Anti-Corruption Performance Public Reporting (NAPPR) Project 2023 in the country. The project is in partnership with Anti-Corruption Agencies (ACAs) in the country. Ibrahim Yusuf, CMPA’s Director of Communications, Outreach and Advocacy, announced this in a statement mailed the statement to […]
A former Judge of the International Court of Justice, Hague, Netherlands, Prince AbdulJabbar Bola Ajibola, is dead. Ajibola, who was also a former Attorney-General of Nigeria and founder of Crescent University, Abeokuta, died Saturday midnight at 89. Segun Ajibola (SAN), the eldest child of the late jurist, announced the death in a statement, on Sunday […]
The president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has urged Nigerian Christians to reflect on the priceless sacrifice and limitless love of God for mankind at Easter. Tinubu made the call in his Easter Goodwill Message on Saturday. He enjoined Christians to emulate virtues of Jesus Christ by showing love to neighbours regardless of tongue, faith and tribe. […]
Prof. Adam Ahmed, the Provost of National Defence College, has joined the call to subject public officers to drug tests in the country. Ahmed made his position known while answering questions from newsmen at the sixth Annual Ramadan lecture, on Saturday in Abuja. The FCT-based Ashraaf Islamic Foundation organised the lecture series and prayer for […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde The Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has called on Nigerians in the Dominican Republic to register on the commission’s portal (Database) to benefit from Diaspora Housing Projects. Dabiri-Erewa made the call during a courtesy visit of the Nigeria-Dominican Republic Business Exchange (NIDOR-BEX) in Abuja. The NewsZenith reports that […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kano State says it arrested 352 suspects, dealing in hard-drug, between January and March. The NDLEA Commander in the state, Mr Abubakar Idris-Ahmad, announced this to newsmen in Kano. Idris-Ahmad said the agency also seized 2.1 tonnes of illicit drugs in Kano State. According to him, the […]
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos Sector, says it has deployed 1,416 personnel and 72 operational vehicles to ensure motorists’ safety during the Easter break. The Corps Commander, Mr Babatunde Farinloye, announced this in a statement issued on Thursday and mailed to The NewsZenith on Friday in Lagos. “The 1,416 personnel deployed comprised of […]
The remains of Gen. Donaldson Oladipo Diya, a former Chief of General Staff and Military Governor of Ogun State, will be buried on July 29. Olawale Adekoya, the Special Adviser on Media and Strategy to Diya, announced this on Wednesday in Lagos. The NewsZenith reports that the former CGS died on March 26 aged 78. […]