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 […]
From Our Correspondent Kwara State Government has advised its local government councils to put their newly acquired tractors at the disposal of farmers in their respective domains. TheNewsZenith reports that Abubakar Bata, the Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Community Development announced this at the weekend, in Ilorin. Bata spoke while unveiling the tractors […]
From Our Correspondent An Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court in Osun, on Monday, remanded a driver, Lasisi Sodiq, in the correctional facility, for allegedly causing the death of an Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) student. Sodiq, 28, was charged with driving against traffic law and reckless driving. He also faces charges bordering on manslaughter, driving without a licence […]
From Our Correspondent A Non-Governmental Organisation, the “Connecting with Vulnerable Deltans through Traditional and Modern Media Channels” initiative (CVDTMC), has extended its humanitarian efforts to inmates of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Okuama, Delta State. TheNewsZenith reports that Amb. Ese Joshua Emadifie, the Director General of the CVDTMC, who visited the camp at […]
Weather conditions primarily caused the helicopter crash, in which Iran’s former President Ebrahim Raisi, died. Iran’s state TV had reported, citing the final investigation report on the incident. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, died when his helicopter crashed in May in a mountainous region near the Azerbaijan border. Raisi, a hardliner was a potential successor to […]
The Israeli army demolished 78 Palestinian homes and structures in the occupied West Bank last month, according to a Palestinian commission, Anadolu Agency reports. The demolished buildings included 36 inhabited houses, the Colonisation and Wall Resistance Commission said in a statement. Also, 74 more homes and structures face the risk of impending demolition by Israeli […]
From Our Correspondent The Oyo State government says it has adopted the e-payment system for the gratuities and pension of retirees to ensure a seamless and secure process. Mr Olusegun Olayiwola, the state’s Commissioner for Establishment and Training, announced this during a three-day data capturing and e-payment exercise for retirees in Ibadan. TheNewsZenith learnt that […]