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Maritime Safety: Navy arrests vessel, 9 suspects

From Our Correspondent The Nigerian Navy, NNS Jubilee in Ikot Abasi Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom, has arrested an unnamed vessel and nine persons over an alleged threat to maritime safety in the state. The Commander, Commodore Martins Fakrogha, confirmed the arrest to newsmen at Helms Jetty in Ikot Abasi, Akwa Ibom on Tuesday. Fakrogha […]

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Economy General

Nigeria’s public debt stock hits N121.67trn in Q1 2024 – NBS

From Our Correspondent Nigeria’s public debt stock rose from N97.34 trillion ($108.23 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2023 to N121.67 trillion ($91.46 billion) in the first quarter of 2024. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released the stock figures on its website Tuesday. It further stated that the Nigerian Domestic and Foreign Debt Report […]

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Foreign News

Algeria, Türkiye trade volume hits $6.3b in 2023

Trade volume between Algeria and Türkiye reached $6.3 billion in 2023, Algeria’s Minister of Trade and Export Promotion Tayeb Zitouni said on Monday. Zitouni made the announcement at the Algerian-Turkish Business Forum held in Algiers. Zitouni and his Turkish counterpart, Omer Bolat co-chaired the forum. He called for broadening bilateral collaboration in areas including agricultural […]

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Law / Crime Video

Video: Cleric petitions Police, Army over assault by CAC Pastor

From Our Correspondent in Iseyin A Muslim cleric, Abdul-Azeez Sulaiman, has petitioned the Police Commissioner in Oyo State over a bloody assault on his family by a CAC Pastor, on Sunday, June 16 in Iseyin. In the petition, a copy of which TheNewsZenith obtained, Sulaiman narrated how Pastor Busari Stephen, brutalised his family. He said […]

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Law / Crime Security

NDLEA uncovers snake-guarded shrine warehousing hard drugs

From Our Correspondent ….operatives arrest two ladies The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it raided a snake-guarded shrine used to store illicit drugs in the Igor community, Benin City, Edo state. In a statement emailed to TheNewsZenith on Sunday, NDLEA said its operatives detected a specially constructed large hole storage in a wall […]

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Foreign News

9 die, 25 injured in Russia’s Dagestan shootings

Nine people, including seven law enforcement officers, died and 25 others sustained injuries during shootings in southern Russia’s Republic of Dagestan on Sunday, RIA Novosti reported. The report cited the muftiate of the republic. The shootings occurred at two Orthodox churches first at a synagogue and a traffic police post in Derbent City. Another shooting […]

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National Politics

Reason FG must not buy presidential jets now – TCM

By Our Correspondent A socio-political group, The Collective Movement (TCM), has faulted the Federal Government’s plan to buy new aircraft for the presidential fleets amidst widespread poverty and hunger in the land. TCM National Coordinator, Comrade Frank Pius Onyeka, made this known in a statement. His Director of Media, Ndubuisi Nwachukwu, issued the statement, on […]

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Foreign News

Israeli strikes on Gaza kill dozens – Hamas

Two Israeli air strikes on buildings in Gaza City have killed at least 38 people and injured many more, Hamas has said. The Israeli military said warplanes had struck Hamas military infrastructure sites and it would provide more details later. A spokesman for Gaza’s civil defence said a residential block in the al-Shati area, one […]

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Foreign News Religious Corner

20 Moroccan pilgrims die during 2024 Hajj

Moroccan authorities say 20 of its pilgrims have died during this year’s Hajj activities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs announced the death in a statement. It stated that those deaths were “natural deaths”, noting that 15 per cent of Moroccan pilgrims this year were over 80 years […]

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Economy General

How ‘Customs modernisation’ll boost Nigeria’s economy – Expert

By Jafar Omoniyi The country will reap many benefits when the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) completes and rolls out its modernisation project, Mr Ahmed Ogunshola, has said. Ogunshola, General Manager of the Trade Modernisation Project (TMP), announced this during a media tour of the Project Management Office of the Nigeria Customs Service Trade Modernisation Project […]

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