SEN. Ovie Omo-Agege, the Delta governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday in Asaba, inaugurated his campaign council, with a mandate to reclaim the state. Ovie Omo-Agege The event, which held at the party’s campaign office, along Summit road, Asaba drew a large turnout of party faithful and supporters across the state. […]
About one-third of the world economy is currently in recession due to the damaging effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. CBN Gov. Godwin Emefiele The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele made this known in Abuja while addressing Foreign Affairs and Aviation stakeholders […]
The Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has directed Muslim Ummah to look out for the new Moon of Rabi Al-Thani 1444AH effect from Tuesday. Rabi Al-Thani is the fourth month in the Islamic calendar, which comes after the month of Rabi […]
A 22-year-old unemployed man, Michael Chindo, was on Monday, arraigned before an Upper Area Court Gwagwalada, FCT, for allegedly stealing two generators valued at N350,000. The Police charged Chindo, who lives in old Kutunku Gwagwalada, Abuja with criminal trespass and theft. The Prosecution counsel, Abdullahi Tanko, told the court that the complainant, Mr Joseph Abiriyi […]
Uganda’s Ministry of |Health has advised the public to remain vigilant as the Ebola cases in the capital city of Kampala continue to rise. Minister of Health, Ruth Aceng, said in a tweet that two more contacts of the people under quarantine at the country’s Mulago National Referral Hospital on Saturday tested positive, bringing the […]
Islamic scholars of the Tijjaniyya group in Kano on Sunday requested the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to enhance the fight against insecurity when elected in 2023. They also enjoined him to dredge the River Niger to enhance the nation’s economic development. A Leader of the group in Kano, […]
The Speaker of Zamfara House of Assembly, Alhaji Nasiru Magarya has described his Ekiti State counterpart, late Funminiyi Afuye, as a leader with a mission for development. In a condolence message to the Government and people of Ekiti State, issued in Gusau on Sunday, Magarya described Afuye’s demise as a great loss. He said that […]
The PDP Governorship Candidate in Lagos State, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor) on Sunday took his campaign to the League of Imams and Alfas in Badagry Division of the state, seeking their blessings for a successful election. The NewsZenith reports that Adediran is an indigene of Badagry division of Lagos state. The PDP candidate, who is […]
Football fans in Abuja hailed the victory of Nigeria’s Flamingos over their U.S. counterparts in the ongoing U-17 Women’s World Cup in India. The enthusiasts said that the National Women’s victory over the highly-rated U.S. team was indeed a new dawn for female football in Nigeria. Nigeria reached the FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup semi-finals […]
No fewer than 21,000 farmers in Ogun received free agro-inputs under the Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (OGUN-CARES FADAMA RA2) project on Saturday in Aiyetoro. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr Adeola Odedina, presented the incentives to beneficiaries in the Yewa North Local Government Secretariat, in Aiyetoro. The NewsZenith reports that the project, […]