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Gates Foundation announces largest-ever $8.3b annual budget

By Oluwashina Iyanda ……. explains its approach to fighting poverty, disease, and inequity  Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation says it will spend $8.3 billion this year to continue its work fighting poverty, disease, and inequity. The foundation’s CEO, Mark Suzman, announced this in his annual letter published on Tuesday in Seattle, U.S.A., emailed to The […]

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General Law / Crime

Court remands man for allegedly defiling 8-year-old girl

By Our Correspondent An Ikorodu Magistrate’s Court in Lagos, on Tuesday, remanded a 51-year-old man, Sulaimon Gbadamosi, in Kirikiri Correctional Centre for allegedly defiling an eight-year-old girl. Gbadamosi, who resides at No 51 Amoke Soderu street, Aruna area of Ikorodu, Lagos is being tried for a felony to wit defilement. The Prosecuting Counsel, Mrs Olawunmi […]

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Politics

Nigerian rush to pick pvcs as elections draw near

Nigerians are rushing to pick up their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) to be able to exercise their civil rights in next month’s presidential elections. Four major candidates are among 18 others, campaigning to replace Muhammadu Buhari, whose second term tenure ends on May 29. INEC said it registered nearly 10 million new voters for the […]

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Politics

Ibadan-North Rep: Group drums support for Sarumi’s candidature

By Our Correspondent A group, Young Progressives in Oyo State (YPO) says People’s Democratic Party House of Representative’s flag-bearer for Ibadan North, Lanre Sarumi, remains the best candidate for the Federal Constituency. In a statement by its President, Wale Adeoye, on Tuesday in Ibadan described Sarumi as the best choice. It maintained that among the […]

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Sports

9th WWC 2023: FIFA sells .5m tickets

By Oluwashina Iyanda FIFA has announced it sold over half-a-million tickets to fans from more than 120 countries for the ninth edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup. This is contained in a statement e-mailed to The NewsZenith on Monday The women soccer tournament is taking place this July and August in Australia and Aotearoa New […]

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Politics

Insecurity: Ogunewe sues for peace in Imo

By Our Correspondent The Labour Party gubernatorial aspirant retired Maj.-Gen. Lincoln Jack Ogunewe, has sued for peace and called for calm over the rising insecurity in Imo State. Ogunewe made the call in Owerri at the weekend. “I call on all Imolites and the government to condemn the killings and destruction in the state. “Enough […]

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Sports

Cameroon qualifies for U-17 Africa Cup of Nations in Algeria

The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon have qualified for the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) scheduled for Algeria in April. The lions obtained the qualification after beating Congo 2-0 on Sunday at the ongoing Central African Football Federations’ Union (UNIFFAC) tournament. The tournament, which kicked off in Cameroon on Friday, serves as zonal qualifiers for […]

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Politics

Obi to speak at Chatham House on Monday

The Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, will on Monday, speak about his programmes at Chatham House in London, United Kingdom. Dr Yunusa Tanko, spokesman of the party’s Presidential Campaign Council, announced this in a statement emailed to The NewsZenith. Chatham House is a global policy institution that celebrated it’s centennial in 2021. Tanko […]

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Politics

Ex-lawmaker inaugurates BAT ambassadors in Lagos

The Bola Ahmed Tinubu Ambassadors (BAT) has pledged to give presidential candidate of APC, ”at least one million votes” in the general elections next month. BAT’s National Secretary, Prof. Mojeed Alabi, made the pledge during the inauguration of State, Local Governments and Ward Executives of the BAT Ambassadors, on Saturday, in Lagos. Alabi, who is […]

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General Politics

Salary: Zamfara detects 200 ghost medical doctors

Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara, on Saturday, said the state government has discovered 199 ghost medical doctors in its payroll. Matawalle announced the discovery during this chat with newsmen in Maradun town, Maradun Local Government Area of the state. The discovery came to the limelight during the recent workers’ verification exercise for the implementation of […]

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