A Nigerian Air Force FT-7NI trainer aircraft has crashed in Makurdi, the Benue State capital with the two pilots ejecting to safety. NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, confirmed the incident in a statement on Friday. Gabwakwet said the plane crashed during a routine training exercise on Friday evening. He […]
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the Chairman, Council of Imams in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr Tajudeen Adigun Bello, over the death of his mother, Hajiya Aishatu Muhammad Bello Adigun. This is contained in a statement issued by Garba Shehu, Media aide to the former President, on Thursday in Abuja. The NewsZenith […]
BY Our Correspondent The Confederation of African Football (CAF), on Thursday, held its draw for the FIFA World Cup 26TM, Abdijan, Côte d’Ivoire. The NewsZenith quotes a statement from FIFA, Thursday night, that the draw is to determine the African qualification groups among its 54 nations’ teams for the next World Cup. Nigeria and 2010 […]
From Our Correspondent in Abuja A Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, has ordered the Department of State Services (DSS), to release suspended Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, from detention within seven days or charge him to court. Delivering a judgement, on Thursday, Justice Hamza Muazu held that Emefiele’s continued detention […]
From Our Correspondent in Abuja Lawmakers in the Green Chamber of the National Assembly, on Thursday, approved President Bola Tinubu’s request for N500 billion for palliatives to Nigerians in order to reduce the hardship caused by subsidy removal. The House of Representatives consequently also approved the presidential request for an amendment to the 2022 appropriation act. […]
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has approved a resolution on religious hatred and bigotry in the wake of a Quran-burning stunt in Sweden. It led to protests across the Muslim world. The motion passed, on Wednesday, was, however, opposed by the United States and the European Union. The U.S. and EU claimed the […]
From Our Correspondent in Abuja The Ministry of Defence says the implementation of Nigeria’s defence policy is critical to the security and well-being of the country. The Permanent Secretary, Dr Ibrahim Kana, made these remarks in a lecture at the National Defence College, Abuja. In a statement, Mrs Victoria Agba-Attah, the ministry’s Director of Press […]
By Our Correspondent Acting Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Wale Adeniyi, says Nigeria’s fuel is still being smuggled out persistently despite the removal of subsidy. Adeniyi said this while speaking with State House correspondents after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, on Tuesday, in Abuja. He said it would […]
By Our Correspondent Retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has instructed all commands of the Agency to immediately clamp down on illegal sale and use of nitrous oxide. In a statement on Tuesday, Marwa said the order on nitrous oxide (aka Laughing Gas) is a sequel to its […]
From Our Correspondent in Abuja A new set of Senate Committees, and their respective heads, have emerged in the Upper chamber of the 10th National Assembly. Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced the new committee, during the plenary on Tuesday, in Abuja. Akpabio named the committees as Appropriations, Establishment, Ethics and Public Petitions and Public Accounts […]