Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, on Tuesday, began a campaign tour of major markets, populated by people from the South-East. Sanwo-Olu took a tour of the markets ahead of the Saturday gubernatorial election. This followed the open endorsement for his re-election by Ndigbo community in the state. It was a rousing welcome for the […]
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has assembled a team of 12 Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN) to represent it at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. APC National Legal Adviser, Ahmad Usman El-Marzuq, announced this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. The team is, besides 50 SANs, led by Chief Wole Olankpekun (SAN), put […]
A member of House of Representatives, from Badagry Constituency, Babatunde Hunpe, has mobilised 500 N-Power beneficiaries and volunteers for Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s re-election bid. Speaking during the programme, on Tuesday, Hunpe commended the people of Badagry for voting en-mass for Sen. Bola Tinubu and other APC candidates during the Feb. 25 elections. He said Gov. Sanwo-Olu […]
Lagos State Governorship Candidate of the Action Alliance, Mr Abdulrazaq Tope Balogun, on Tuesday said he had not slept at home in the past year due to his political ambition. The 40-year-old politician told The NewsZenith in Lagos, that he sacrificed the comfort of sleeping in his house to enable him to study Lagos State […]
A 44-year-old landlord, Okechukwu Chukwunahi, was on Tuesday docked in an Ojo Magistrate’s Court in Lagos, for an alleged ‘trial by ordeal’. The Police charged the defendant with conspiracy and trial by ordeal. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Prosecution Counsel, Simon Uche, told the court that the defendant committed the offence […]
The Grand Khalifa of Tijaniyya, Sheikh Aminullah Akoshile, has urged Muslims in the Lagos State to re-elect Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu for a second term in office. Akoshile made the appeal when he led a delegation of Tijaniyya leaders in Lagos State on a solidarity visit to the governor and his deputy, Dr Babafemi Hamzat at […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it recorded N503 billion in repayment of loans under its Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP), representing 52.39 per cent. Acting Director of Corporate Communications Department, Dr AbdulMumin Isa, announced this in a statement in Abuja on Monday. Isa said that the apex bank remained committed to its developmental mandate […]
The Lagos State governorship candidate of Action Alliance (AA), Abdulrazaq Tope Balogun, on Monday, reaffirmed his candidacy in Saturday’s governorship election. Speaking to newsmen, Balogun denied stepping down from the race to support re-election of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The 40-year-old Computer Scientist and IT expert said he was determined “to unseat Sanwo-Olu”. The NewsZenith reports […]
The National Institute of Security Studies (NISS) has sought collaboration with the Nigerian Communications Commission for enhanced application of Information and Communication Technology towards improving national security. NISS’s Director of Research Estimates and Library Services, Dr Adegboyega Karim, made the request when he led delegation to NCC. The delegation was on a fact-finding mission to […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited says it has about 2.1 billion litres of petrol in stock. It, therefore, advised Nigerians against panic buying as it has an adequate supply for now. The company gave the assurance in a statement by its Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Garba-Deen Muhammad. It stated that the 2.1 billion litres […]