From Our Correspondent No fewer than 12 drug peddlers arrested in Kano State have been convicted for various jail terms, according to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). TheNewsZenith reports that the spokesman of the State Command of the anti-drug agency, Sadiq Maigatari, announced the convictions in a statement on Saturday in Kano. Maigatari described […]
From Ridwan Bolanle, Lokoja The Kogi Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has charged its newly promoted officers to double their commitment to saving lives on Nigerian highways. TheNewsZenith reports that the Command decorated 11 newly promoted officers and 22 marshals, on Friday in Lokoja. Mr Samuel Oyedeji, the Sector Commander, represented […]
The US military has evacuated Travis Timmerman, the missing American, found imprisoned in Syria, to Jordan, according to his family and two military defence officials. Reports say Timmerman had been in Bashar al-Assad’s notorious prisons for months. Bashar al-Assad administration allegedly jailed Timmerman, 29, for more than half a year in the government prison. This was […]
From Our Correspondent The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) will hold its 32nd Annual Christmas Carol with a homily by Archbishop Taiwo Akinola. TheNewsZenith reports that the University’s Chapel of Grace is organising the Carol, which comes up on Dec. 18. Expected to deliver the homily at the Carol is one of the nation’s […]
In Central Sudan, at least 42 civilians died in a landmine explosion in Sinnar State and two attacks in Gezira State over the past two days, local volunteer groups reported Friday. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) allegedly carried out the attacks. The Al-Suki Emergency Room (AER), a volunteer group in Al-Suki city in Sennar […]
From Our Correspondent An estate developer, Mr Adelaja Adeoye, has tasked the Federal Government to develop fiscal and monetary policies capable of attracting property investors to Nigeria. Adeoye gave the advice during an interaction with newsmen, on Friday, in Ibadan. TheNewsZenith reports that the developer of Rayfield Gardens City Estate and Westmead Mall. He said […]
From Our Correspondent Pro-organic farmers and agro-ecologists staged a rally in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Friday to protest Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), which they considered food poison. TheNewsZenith reports that GMO-Free Nigeria organised the rally in collaboration with the Organic and Agroecology Initiative (ORAIN). Prof. Olugbenga Adeoluwa, leader of the group and professor of Soil […]
At least 65 civilians died, in an artillery attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Omdurman city, north of the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Tuesday, Khartoum State government announced. “The terrorist militia committed today (Tuesday) the largest human massacre through artillery shelling targeting citizens in Karari locality. “They killed over 65 people and […]
From Our Correspondent **** Promotes FG’s local content policy initiative Makems Jewellery, an Abuja-based jewellery-making company, has set the city agog, as it recently held its annual jewellery exhibition. TheNewsZenith reports that the exhibition showcased a wide range of trendy, fine and unique handmade, locally-made and imported jewellery products for hundreds of visitors. The jewellery […]
From Our Correspondent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu says the country must embrace technology, innovation and knowledge-based opportunities to drive growth. The President made these remarks at the inauguration of the new Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Technology Complex on Tuesday in Abuja. TheNewsZenith reports that the complex comprises seven key components, including a data centre, command […]