Libya’s Interior Ministry has launched the first phase of a state plan to beef up the security in the capital Tripoli amid the political division and chaos in the North African country. “We are determined to raise the level of security performance according to a scientific strategy. “This is to reach the highest security objectives […]
A Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force (MSDF) destroyer ran aground in waters off the western prefecture of Yamaguchi, local media cited the Japan Coast Guard and the Ministry of Defence as saying on Tuesday. According to the reports, the Inazuma destroyer is leaking oil following the vessel apparently hitting some rocks on the seabed. The crew […]
Somali officials declared that Al-Shabaab jihadists seek negotiations amid mass offensives against them by the government. According to the country’s Deputy Defence Minister, talks are only possible with Somali militants but not with foreigners. The U.S. has donated $9 million worth of arms and military equipment to Somali government forces, local media has reported. U.S. […]
The Presidential candidate of APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has promised that his administration would banish hunger if elected as president in next month’s general election. Tinubu made the pledge at the Presidential campaign rally, on Monday in Yola, Adamawa State. `Whatever they did in Poverty Development Party; you know their name, we will replace them […]
A delegation of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria NAHCON has arrived in Saudi Arabia for pre-agreement documentation for the 2023 hajj. The commission’s Assistant Director of Information and Publications, Mousa Ubandawaki, made the disclosure in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. The team is expected to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), a pre-agreement […]
Unknown number of gunmen, on Saturday morning, attacked the Igueben Train Station in Edo State, kidnapping many passengers. The NewsZenith gathered that the incident happened at about 4.00 p.m. on Saturday. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Chidi Nwabuzor, confirmed the incident, saying the gunmen were armed with AK-47 rifles. Nwabuzor said […]
The Gambian authorities have filed charges against eight military personnel in connection with a failed coup attempt to oust President Adama Barrow in December 2022. Ebrima Sankareh, the government spokesperson, announced on Saturday. Sankareh said that the Gambian government had filed charges against eight military men with a two-count charge of “high treason and criminal […]
Afghan authorities have inaugurated a water canal in Dawlatabad district of the northern Balkh province to irrigate over 8,000 hectares of land. A provincial government official, Mohammad Ibrahim, announced this to journalists in Mazar-I-Sharif, Afghanistan on Saturday. The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) financed the canal project at a cost of 20 million afghanis $230,000. […]
Borno State Independent Electoral Commission (BOSIEC) has fixed May 20 for the conduct of the local government council election in the state. The Commission’s Director of Information, Hajiya Zara Alhassan, announced this in a statement on Saturday in Maiduguri. Alhassan quoted BOSEIC’s Chairman, Lawan Maina, as announcing this in a meeting with leadership of political […]
By Our Correspondent Managing Director of Nigerian Security Printing and Minting PLC (NSPM), Ahmed Halilu, has allayed the fears of some Nigerians on the quality of the new naira notes. Aliyu gave the assurance in a statement, on Friday, but made it available to The NewsZenith on Saturday. The assurance is in response to concerns […]