By Opeyemi Mohammed The nationwide protest entered Day two on Friday as protesting youths gathered at the popular Gani Fawehinmin’s Park in Ojota in Lagos. TheNewsZenith reports that the group of protesters, who claimed to be concerned Nigerians, said they remain resolute on their demands. They said their positions for the protest have not changed […]
From Mus’ab Gbemisola, Kano Gov. Kabiru Yusuf of Kano State has approved the reconstitution of the Governing Council of Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil. Commissioner of Information and Internal Affairs, Baba Halilu Dantiye, announced the reconstitution in a statement emailed to TheNewsZenith on Thursday. The new governing board has Alhaji Aliko Dangote, […]
Speech by the Inspector-General of Police(IGP), Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun On Day One of the Planned Nationwide Protest (Aug. 1, 2024) at the IGP Conference Hall, Force Headquarters, Abuja. Protocols Fellow Nigerians and Compatriots, It is with a grave sense of responsibility that I address you this evening. You will recall that upon several indications by […]
A Scottish university has removed its rector from the institution’s governing body after she issued a statement that condemned Israel’s “genocidal attacks” on Gaza. The University of St Andrews said, on Thursday, that it had removed Stella Maris from her position on the university court. Her removal comes after an investigation concluded that she exercised “poor judgment” for […]
By Opeyemi Mohammed One of the foremost civil society organisations in Nigeria, the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR), on Thursday, counselled organisers of the #EndBadGovernance nationwide protest, not to overstay their welcome. The CDHR President, Mr Debo Adeniran, who spoke with newsmen on the protest in Lagos, said that the protest had […]
By Our Correspondent Major roads and bus stops in Lagos looked scanty in the early hours of Thursday at the start of a 10-day nationwide protest against hunger and suffering, TheNewsZenith reports. Our correspondents in parts of Lagos and Ibadan, Oyo State reports that so far, the protest has been peaceful. Reporters, who went around […]
Hu ADVERTISEMENT By Our Correspondent The Police Command in Lagos, on Wednesday, said it prevented an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) from going off in Ikeja. TheNewsZenith reports that Benjamin Hundeyin, the Command’s spokesman, confirmed the development in a statement. According to Hundeyin, an unknown person dropped the IED, contained inside a bag by the roadside. The […]
An Israeli air strike, near the house of Ismail Haniyeh in Gaza, killed two journalists who were reporting on the Hamas leader’s assassination in Iran. Ismail al-Ghoul, a journalist for Al Jazeera Arabic, and cameraman Rami al-Refee died in the strike near the Aidia area west of Gaza City. Al Jazeera Arabic’s Managing Editor, Mohamed Moawad, […]
From Our Correspondent The Federal Capital Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS) says it generated N126.54 billion in revenue in the first half of 2024. Mr Haruna Abdullahi, the acting Executive Chairman, announced the figures at the FCT-IRS mid-year news conference, on Wednesday, in Abuja. TheNewsZenith reports that Mrs Chinwe Anohu-Ndu, Director of Tax, represented Abdullahi at […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde An Islamic organisation, the Ansar-ud-deen Society of Nigeria (ADS), has expressed deep concern about the intended protests due to economic hardship in the country. ADS President, Dr Abdulrafiu Sanni, said this in a statement emailed to TheNewsZenith on Wednesday in Lagos. The organisation’s National Publicity Secretary, Sola Hassan, who signed the statement […]