By Our Correspondent A member of Lagos State House of Assembly (LAHA), AbduSobur Olawale ( popularly called Omititi) has reportedly slum and died on Tuesday in Jos, Plateau State. Omititi was among thousands of supporters of the ruling APC who stormed Jos for the flag off of the Presidential Campaign rally of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ondo State has begun the display of voters’ registers across the 18 Local Government Areas of the state. This is contained in the statement issued by Mrs Olufunmike Segun-Osifeso, INEC Head of Voter Education, Publicity, Gender and Civil Society Organisations on Monday in Akure. The statement said the […]
By Our Correspondent Suspected arsonists have reportedly set ablaze one of the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at Iyana Mortuary area of Abeokuta, Ogun State. The arsonists were said to have soaked loaves of bread with petrol and thrown them into the building. The NewsZenith gathered that policemen from Ibara Police Division […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Friday, inaugurated the Electoral Logistics Committee (ELOC) in readiness for the 2023 General Election. The new committee, which is charged with the speedy and safe delivery of quantities of sensitive and non-sensitive materials for the 2023 General Elections, have various security agencies as members. They include the three […]
By Our Correspondent The All Progressives Congress (APC) will on Tuesday, Nov. 15 flag off its Presidential campaign in Jos, Plateau State. Mr Bayo Onanuga, the Director, Media & Publicity of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, announced this in a statement obtained by The NewsZenith on Friday in Lagos. ”The city of Jos, capital of Plateau […]
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Zamfara State, Alhaji Ahmad Sani Kaura is dead. Kaura, 62, slumped and died during a peace meeting organised by the Nigeria Council of Ulamah, Zamfara State chapter on Wednesday in Gusau. The Council is organising a sensitisation meeting with all the political parties to ensure peaceful […]
By Our Correspondent The Upper Chamber of the National Assembly, on Tuesday, suspended the consideration of the 2023 budget for the Ministry of Defence due to the inability of the Minister, Bashiru Magashi, to honour its invitation. The NewsZenith reports that the Senate Ad-hoc Committee on the resuscitation of the Nigerian Naval ship, NNS Aradu […]
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has placed a ban on political rallies in both public primary and secondary schools in the state effective from Nov. 1. Umahi also banned commercial motorcycle operators in the state from 7.00 p.m. to 6.00 a.m. He made the announcement during the stakeholder summit on citizens’ input and consultation on […]
Kachia and Kagarko Federal constituencies of Kaduna State have commended Vice President Yemi Osinbajo over his contributions to national unity and stability. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement in Abuja, said the vice president received a delegation of Southern Kaduna leaders from Kachia and Kagarko Local Government Areas, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The […]
A majority of Ghana’s ruling party parliamentarians, on Tuesday, asked the President to sack the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, and his deputy, with a view to “restoring hope in the financial sector”. Ghana is facing its worst economic crisis in a generation. Last week was the cedi currency’s worst in 15 years, falling nearly 20 […]