A former Judge of the International Court of Justice, Hague, Netherlands, Prince AbdulJabbar Bola Ajibola, is dead. Ajibola, who was also a former Attorney-General of Nigeria and founder of Crescent University, Abeokuta, died Saturday midnight at 89. Segun Ajibola (SAN), the eldest child of the late jurist, announced the death in a statement, on Sunday […]
Prof. Adam Ahmed, the Provost of National Defence College, has joined the call to subject public officers to drug tests in the country. Ahmed made his position known while answering questions from newsmen at the sixth Annual Ramadan lecture, on Saturday in Abuja. The FCT-based Ashraaf Islamic Foundation organised the lecture series and prayer for […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde The Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has called on Nigerians in the Dominican Republic to register on the commission’s portal (Database) to benefit from Diaspora Housing Projects. Dabiri-Erewa made the call during a courtesy visit of the Nigeria-Dominican Republic Business Exchange (NIDOR-BEX) in Abuja. The NewsZenith reports that […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kano State says it arrested 352 suspects, dealing in hard-drug, between January and March. The NDLEA Commander in the state, Mr Abubakar Idris-Ahmad, announced this to newsmen in Kano. Idris-Ahmad said the agency also seized 2.1 tonnes of illicit drugs in Kano State. According to him, the […]
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos Sector, says it has deployed 1,416 personnel and 72 operational vehicles to ensure motorists’ safety during the Easter break. The Corps Commander, Mr Babatunde Farinloye, announced this in a statement issued on Thursday and mailed to The NewsZenith on Friday in Lagos. “The 1,416 personnel deployed comprised of […]
The remains of Gen. Donaldson Oladipo Diya, a former Chief of General Staff and Military Governor of Ogun State, will be buried on July 29. Olawale Adekoya, the Special Adviser on Media and Strategy to Diya, announced this on Wednesday in Lagos. The NewsZenith reports that the former CGS died on March 26 aged 78. […]
An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Monday, sentenced a 29-year-old man, Adegboro Wale, to one-year imprisonment for theft. The trial Magistrate, Mr Bankole Oluwasanmi, sentenced the convict following the establishment of his guilty plea. Wale’s guilty plea is based on the facts of the case and available evidence before the court. The prosecutor, Insp Akinwale […]
From Abdulfatah Babatunde, Akure …..To train 27 young Africans in Akure The International Society of Neurochemistry (ISN) has approved a grant award for Dr Stephen Adeniyi Adefegha, an Associate Professor at the Federal University of Technology Akure FUTA, to host 27 young aspiring neuroscientists. This is contained in a statement by the Public Relations […]
Troops of One Division of the Nigerian Army, operating in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, said they killed five bandits and recovered four AK-7 rifles. Lt-Col Musa Yahaya, Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations One Division Nigerian Army, announced this on Friday in Kaduna. Yahaya said the operation was in continuation of the […]
The Coalition of Civil Society Organisations for Good Governance, on Thursday, honoured the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba with the award of “Grand Defender of Democracy”. This is in recognition of his many achievements the Nigeria Police has recorded since assuming leadership of the Force. “The Coalition comprises leaders of 37 Pro-Democracy and Civil Society […]