Hoodlums enforcing five-day sit-at-home order in the South East, killed three persons, including a pregnant woman in Enugu on Saturday. The NewsZenith gathered that the pregnant woman was killed by a stray bullet at New Market during a gun duel between the hoodlums and policemen. An eyewitness claimed a bullet hit the woman where she […]
Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro, has described the Moroccan team as Africa’s biggest surprise team at the ongoing 2022 World cup in Qatar. Peseiro, who is currently in Qatar, spoke with NFF TV on Friday, about his observation of the teams he has monitored so far. Speaking on the performance of the African teams […]
By Our Correspondent Mr Godwin Emefiele says the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has already disbursed new naira notes to various commercial banks. Emefiele made the declaration on Thursday, after a visit to President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura, Katsina State. He noted that banks would begin to distribute the new notes to the public […]
From Our Correspondent in Kano At least, 27 former Super Eagles players stormed Kano on Friday to join the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential campaign tour. The NewsZenith reports that the campaign will take place at the Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano on Saturday. Former Speaker of Kano State House of Assembly, Baffa Baba Danagundi received the ex-Nigerian footballers […]
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and Civil Society Organisations (CSO) have called for deliberate measures to curb revenue leakages so as to boost tax generation in the country. They made the call at a National Tax Conference organised by International and National Civil society organisations (also known as) Tax Justice and Governance Platform in […]
A senior Somali intelligence officer died in a bomb blast on Friday at Gedo region in the southern part of the country, local officials confirmed. Authorities are investigating the killing of the senior intelligence officer. The officer had been leading operations against terror groups in Jubaland State, Yusuf Hussein Osman, security minister of Jubaland said. […]
Gospel singer, Evangelist Folu Osasona, is set to launch maiden album christened ‘My Heart Rejoices’, into the public domain on Sunday, Dec. 18. The Ijowa-Ekiti-born musical aficionado cut her musical tooth at a tender age, singing soul-lifting gospel to massage depressed souls to the joyous realm in her locality as a pastime. She has grown […]
By Our Correspondent The naira on Wednesday exchanged at 445.83 to the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window, depreciating by 0.01 per cent. This is against the N445.80 to the dollar it exchanged on Tuesday. The open indicative rate closed at N444.25 to the dollar on Wednesday. An exchange rate of N452 to the […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has started distributing non-sensitive materials and deploying officials to local government areas ahead of the 2023 general elections in Anambra. The Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr Elizabeth Agwu, announced this at a stakeholders meeting, on Wednesday in Awka. The NewsZenith reports that traditional rulers, community leaders, politicians, National Orientation Agency […]
China has handed over an agricultural demonstration centre project to Nigeria, as part of efforts to scale up agricultural productivity and development in the country. Mustapha Baba Shehuri, Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, said the gesture testify to longstanding friendship between China and Nigeria. Shehuri was represented by Udo Daniel, an official […]