A super luxury cruise ship arrived at Colombo Port, on Tuesday, carrying over 2,000 passengers, the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) said. The “Mein Schiff 5” owned by a German operator docked at the Sri Lankan capital in the early hours of Tuesday with ceremonies and cultural shows planned throughout the day. Officials from the […]
Zimbabwe’s prolonged power shortage sets to worsen after the entity that manages the dam ordered suspension of electricity generation. The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) suspended power geration at its main hydro plant because of water shortage. In a letter dated Nov. 25, ZRA told the Zimbabwe Power Company that the Kariba South hydropower station had […]
Indonesia on Monday said it has relaunched the multiple entry visa which was deactivated amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The high transmission of the virus has hit the country’s economy, said Acting Director-General of Immigration, Widodo Ekatjahjana, on Monday in Batam, Riau Islands province. Read Related Story: Boy, 6, survives 2 days under rubble after Indonesian […]
Somali security forces said they have ended a 20-hour siege on a popular hotel in Mogadishu, the Somali capital , killing 15 people. The deads included six attackers. Sadiq Dudishe, Spokesman of the Somali Police Force said they shot dead five of the al-Shabab attackers. Dudishe added that one of the attackers blew himself up […]
By Our Correspondent The Police have arrested a 20-year-old housewife (name withheld) for allegedly killing 30-year-old co-wife of the same husband in Bauchi State. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Ahmad Wakil, announced the arrest in a statement on Monday in Bauchi. Wakil stated that the incident happened in Gar village of Alkaleri Local […]
The Ethiopian government says the first round of humanitarian assistanceë has reached 450,000 people in the Tigray region after the recent signing of a peace accord. The Ethiopian National Disaster Risk Management Commission said the government has intensified humanitarian supplies to vulnerable in the region. The government used various transport means to reach the vulnerable, […]
Gawat By Our Correspondent Lagos State Government has shortlisted a consortium, led by Portugal’s builder Mota-Engil and two Chinese ventures to build a $2.5 billion 4th Mainland bridge. Jubril Gawat, a senior spokesperson for Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, announced the shortlisted companies on Sunday in Lagos. The bridge will relieve severe congestion on roads in the […]
By Our Correspondent Sen. Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Sunday, took the oath of office to become the sixth governor of Osun State. Chief Judge of Osun, Justice Adepele Ojo, administered the oath of office on Adeleke at the Osogbo City Stadium. The NewsZenith report that shortly after taking the oath […]
By Our Correspondent The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has attributed import bottlenecks and showering foreign exchange challenges to the current scarcity of petrol. Mr Mike Osatuyi, the Operations Controller of lPMAN, announced this to newsmen in Lagos on Sunday. Osatuyi said this became necessary to inform the general public against the backdrop […]
By Our Correspondent Atiku Abubakar, People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP) Presidential candidate says he will increase funding for Creative Arts if elected president in 2023. Abubakar made the promise at a roundtable discussion with Nigeria’s creative cultural and innovative industry stakeholders, on Saturday in Lagos. He also pledged to liberalise the process of Art acquisition once, […]