Egyptian police have arrested a man in Upper Egypt for illegally possessing hundreds of archaeological artefacts, the Egyptian Interior Ministry announced on Monday. Police investigations in Upper Egypt’s Assiut Governorate confirmed that the suspect possessed antiquities intending to trade, the ministry said in a statement. According to the ministry, the suspect had a criminal record. […]
From Our Correspondent All roads lead to the ancient town of Ibaland in Ifelodun local government area of Osun state as the Eburu of Ibaland, Oba Prof. Adekunle Adeogun Oyedeji 11 celebrates the fifth edition of the Oriki Yoruba Cultural Festival. TheNewsZenith reports that the festival is coming under the auspices of Eburu Adekunle Yoruba […]
From Our Correspondent The Nigeria Muslims for Equity and Good Governance (NIMEGG), Southwest Zone has reiterated its call for Muslims to produce the next governors in the next political dispensation in the Oyo, Ogun, Osun and Lagos states. TheNewsZenith reports that NIMEGG also raised concern over the disturbing level of discrimination against Muslims in Ekiti and […]
By Our Correspondent Dr Katumusiime Jacob of Makerere and Institute of Social Research (MISR) in Kampala, Uganda, has clinched the first position for the 2024 Rahamon Bello Best PhD Thesis Award. TheNewsZenith reports that the Institute of Africa and Diaspora Studies (IADS) at the University of Lagos organised the award, the fifth in the series. […]
From Abdulfatah Babatunde The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has advised the Oyo State Government to make education a matter of utmost priority. TheNewsZenith reports that the MURIC gave the advice, following a recent report on the education sector in the State. The Oyo State MURIC Secretary-General, Mallam Ibrahim Agunbiade, gave the advice in a statement […]
A 12-year-old Israeli girl, Dafna Filshteiner, found a 3,500-year-old Egyptian scarab amulet, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said in a statement on Thursday. The girl found the beetle-like amulet during family hiking. It was found below the ancient site of Tel Qana in the central city of Hod Hasharon. The scarab amulet bears two scorpions […]
From Our Correspondent Nasir Isa Kwarra, the Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), says it will conduct the long-overdue Nigeria’s national census next year. TheNewsZenith reports that Kwarra announced this on Thursday in Abuja. He spoke during the 2024 Anniversary of the Nairobi Summit at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). According […]
By Olalekan Abdullah Mr John Adetola, personal assistant to former CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele on Thursday narrated how he collected $400,000 (N674.46 million) on behalf of the ex-governor. Adetola, the seventh prosecution witness, in the ongoing trial of Emefiele, made the revelation on Thursday while giving evidence before an Ikeja Special Offences Court. Justice Rahman […]
By Abdulfatah bBabatunde The Democratic Front (TDF), a social-political group, has welcomed the JBS, a global meat company, proposal to inject a $2.5bn investment in Nigeria. TheNewsZenith reports that the group also congratulated President Bola Tinubu for facilitating the investment. TDF’s Chairman, Mallam Danjuma Muhammad and Secretary, Chief Wale Adedayo, said in a statement that […]
By Our Correspondent The Collective Movement (TCM) has felicitated former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who recently turned 78, urging him to contest the presidential election again in 2027. TheNewsZenith reports that TCM, a socio-political group, said in a statement that Atiku “remains Nigeria’s only hope for an authentic change”. A media consultant and TCM’s Director […]