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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
At least ten persons died in a dawn accident involving a truck and a Toyota bus in Oniworo area on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Florence Okpe, an official of the Federal Road Safety Corps, confirmed the accident, which happened around 4.30 a.m., on Saturday. The accident also left two other persons with varying degrees of injuries, while […]
The Federal Government has realised more than N1.828 billion in proceeds from the sale of some forfeited assets. Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, announced this during a presentation of President Buhari’s Administration Scorecard on Thursday in Abuja. Malami said $641 million recovered loot from the late Gen. Sani Abacha was used for social investment and […]
A chieftain of the PDP, Dr Sikiru Tae-Lawal says the people of Ekiti State, are fully ready to receive the Presidential Campaign trail of its Presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Lawal, a former Deputy-Governor, expressed optimism that the good people of Ekiti would vote massively for former vice president Atiku. The NewsZenith learnt that the […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday called the electorate to vote for Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as president to continue his (Buhari) legacy. Buhari, who spoke in Hausa, gave the advice during the presidential campaign of the ruling APC in Damaturu, Yobe State. The President said he joined Tinubu in the rallies because he wanted to tell […]
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says investment in technology is the way of the future as it holds prospects for national development. Osinbajo made the remarks when he received delegation of Odu’a Investment Company at the Presidential Villa, on Tuesday in Abuja. The Group Chairman of the conglomerate, Bimbo Ashiru, led the delegation. The vice president […]
Armed bandits, on Monday, ambushed and killed seven officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kaduna State on Monday. The Public Relations Officer of the NSCDC, Olusola Odumosu, confirmed the killing on Tuesday in Kaduna. Odumosu said bandits killed the officers and five others from a sister security agency and a […]
The World Bank (WB) has cut the global growth forecast for 2023 by 1.2 per cent from 2.9 per cent, warning the world is at risk of a recession. The global financial institution cited a combination of factors for lowering its estimate. The factors are high inflation, rising interest rates and lower investment Other factors […]