An Egyptian archaeological mission unearthed a group of mud bricks-made military barracks and warehouses from the New Kingdom era (1550 BC-1069 BC). This happened in Beheira governorate in northern Egypt, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said on Thursday. Dr Ahmed Said El-Kharadly of the Supreme Council of Antiquities led the Egyptian archaeological mission. […]
ADVERTISEMENT By Opeyemi Muhammad Lagos State Government says there is no going back on the enforcement and restoration of right-of-way of all drainage channels in the state. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, made this declaration when he visited some drainage channels. TheNewsZenith reports that Wahab expressed government’s determination to […]
Dozens of families of Israeli hostages, held in the Gaza Strip, gathered in Tel Aviv’s HaBima Square on Thursday, demanding an exchange deal with the Palestinian group, Hamas, Anadolu Agency reports. The demonstrators carried six empty coffins draped in Israeli flags. The coffins symbolised the six hostages whose bodies were recovered from a tunnel in the […]
By Abdulwahab Muhammad, Bauchi Gov. Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has flagged off the 2024 annual livestock vaccination campaign against contagious diseases, targeting three million ruminants. TheNewsZenith reports that the vaccination will cover Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) in cattle, Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) in sheep and goats and anthrax in livestock across the state. […]
By Muhammed Opeyemi Lagos State Government, through its Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA), has charged community leaders to tackle Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV). Executive Secretary of DSVA, Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, gave the charge at a one-day training for community leaders in Ikeja. TheNewsZenith reports that the event had the theme: “Community Leaders: Flagbearers in […]
By Our correspondent The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has advocated a collaboration between the private sector and Nigerian universities in shaping academic curricula to promote investment in talents and innovation. TheNewsZenith reports that the Chairman of NESG, Mr Olaniyi Yusuf, made the call while speaking at the 2023/2024 Annual Lecture of the School of […]
By Opeyemi Muhammed Lagos State University of Education Sports’ Director, Dr Adeniyi Jimmy, says students of the university are ready for any sports competitions within and outside Nigeria. TheNewsZenith reports that the director gave the assurance at a games competition between the two campuses of the university – Ijanikin and Epe – earlier in the […]
A shooter, at a Georgia High School in the US, killed four people, on Wednesday, sending students scrambling for shelter in their classrooms, authorities said. Eventually, students trooped to the football stadium, just as officers swarmed the campus and parents raced to find out if their children were safe. At least nine people were injured […]
From Khabab abdulfatah, Abeokuta The interview discourse on governance and nation-building, ‘Boiling Point Arena’ promises to be a brainstorming session on Sunday, Sept. 8 as prominent experts prepare to discuss development issues on how to rescue Nigeria from collapse. TheNewsZenith reports that this month’s edition of Boiling Point coincides with this week’s hike in petrol […]
From Abdulfatah Babatunde, Abeokuta A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), the Islamic Humanitarian Society (IHS) has called on the Federal Government to urgently address the menace of overcrowded correctional facilities to stem frequent jail-breaking. The National Coordinator of the HIS, Humanitarian Abdulrasheed Taiwo Okenla made the call in an interview with TheNewsZenith weekend in Abeokuta. Okenla lamented that […]