Explosions rocked Mount Cameroon Race of Hope, an international athletic competition, which kicked off in the country’s restive Anglophone region of Southwest, on Saturday, according to the Police and eyewitness. The blasts went off in three locations just a few minutes after the race began in Buea, the chief town of the region, the local […]
The Lagos Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), says its vehicle, involved in an accident in Abuja on Friday, was not carrying election materials. The NewsZenith reports that the media was awash in the earlier hours of Saturday that the NSCDC pick-up van was carrying election materials, contrary to reports in […]
Voters at several polling units in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State waited endlessly for the arrival of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials on Saturday. INEC had scheduled the poll to open across the country at 8.00 a.m. Over 100 voters were seen, waiting for INEC officials at polling units 24-04-03-010, 24-04-03-013 and […]
As the presidential election gets underway, youths mounted several football pitches on major highways in parts of the Lagos metropolis. Correspondents of The NewsZenith, monitoring the elections, observed that no fewer than 15 temporary football pitches were mounted. This happened between Costain and Oyingbo on Apapa road in the Mainland Local Government area. Some of […]
The Police Command in Ebonyi say they have started raiding black spots as part of efforts to tackle related electoral violence during the general polls in the state. Mr Falaye Olaleye, Commissioner for Police in the state, announced this to newsmen on Friday in Abakaliki. Olaleye said that the raid was in addition to the […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and the Medical Science University (UniMed), Ondo State, are collaborating to boost research. NAFDAC resident media consultant, Mr Olusayo Akintola, announced the collaboration in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. The statement, received by The NewsZenith on Thursday, said the collaboration would formally commit […]
The Federal Government has directed the total closure of all land borders ahead of Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly Elections. The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Isah Jere, announced the closure in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Tony Akuneme, the Service Public Relations Officer, signed the statement. Read Related News: Nigeria, […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has started distributing sensitive electoral materials to local councils in Lagos. This is coming ahead of the general election starting on Saturday with the Presidential and National Assembly elections. The distribution is being carried out under the watch of security agencies like the Army, Police and the Nigeria Security […]
The Ogun State Muslim Council (OMC) has enjoined Nigerians to vote wisely, irrespective of ethnic and religious affiliations, in the general elections starting next Saturday. The council gave the advice in a statement signed by its Secretary-General, Alhaji Kamaldeen Akintunde and e-mailed to The NewsZenith. “Do not get discourage byd or disenfranchised because of the […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has accredited 229 groups, bringing 146,913 observers to monitor the 2023 general elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, addressing observer groups in Abuja, said they comprised 196 domestic and 33 international observer groups. “For the 2023 general elections beginning on Saturday, the commission has accredited 196 national […]