By Our Reporter A 59-year-old businessman, Akindele Taofik, on Tuesday, appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court over the alleged issuance of a N5 million dud cheque. Taofik is facing charges bordering on obtaining funds under false pretence and issuing a dud cheque. The Prosecutor, ASP Kehinde Ajayi, told the court that the defendant had, […]
Israeli tanks seized control of Gaza’s vital Rafah border crossing, on Tuesday, as Israel brushed off urgent warnings from close allies and moved into the southern city even as cease-fire negotiations with Hamas remained on a knife’s edge. The foray came after hours of whiplash in the Israel-Hamas war. This is as Hamas group, on […]
By Our Correspondent The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) served 343 contravention notices on construction sites at various locations in the state last year. Mr Tokunbo Wahab, Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, announced this at the ministerial press briefing at Ikeja, Lagos. TheNewsZenith reports that the briefing is to mark one year of the […]
The polls opened, on Monday, for the presidential election in the Chad Republic, according to the country’s National Elections Management Agency (ANGE) The voting period is from 6.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. local time. More than eight million people registered to cast their ballots in the polls. Ten candidates, including transitional President Mahamat Idriss Deby […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde The African Union Commission (AUC) has officially invited the governments of Nigeria and South Africa to take advantage of the hosting rights benefits of the next two editions of the prestigious annual All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA). Adejuwon Osunnuyi, Communications Officer of the AFRIMA announced the AUC’s invitation in a Statement mailed […]
From Our Correspondent An Islamic human rights organisation, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called on Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun State to stop desecrating Islam with his “Shakala-Shokolo” religious antics. The Executive Director of MURIC, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, gave the warning in a statement mailed to TheNewsZenith on Monday. MURIC issued the statement to […]
Malawi’s soya industry has made a breakthrough into the Chinese market as the southern African country seeks to increase agricultural exports to boost the economy. Malawi Investment and Trade Centre Chief Executive Officer, Paul Kwengwere, confirmed this to local media, on Friday, in Lilongwe. Kwengwere said a 240 metric tons trial consignment by Paramount Holdings […]
An Israeli airstrike, on Sunday, in Mays al Jabal town in south Lebanon killed four civilians and wounded several others, Lebanese state media and the town’s municipality reported. Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported that the strike took place while some resident of the town’s residents were inspecting their homes and shops and the damage […]
From Our Correspondent The Osun State Command of the Amotekun Corps has arrested a 51-year-old man (name withheld) for allegedly defrauding nine people of N1.5 million. A statement by the command made available by the Public Relations Officer of the state Amotekun Corps, Idowu Yusuff, spokesman of the Amotekun Corps said the suspect collected the […]
From Khadijah Usman, Akure The Police in Ondo State have arrested an herbalist and three suspected kidnappers for various criminal offences. TheNewsZenith reports that the Police arrested the suspects at the state command headquarters, behind Federal Secretariat, Igbatoro road, on Friday, in Akure. Mr Abayomi Oladapo, the Commissioner of Police in the state, paraded the […]