By Our Correspondent Suspected arsonists have reportedly set ablaze one of the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at Iyana Mortuary area of Abeokuta, Ogun State. The arsonists were said to have soaked loaves of bread with petrol and thrown them into the building. The NewsZenith gathered that policemen from Ibara Police Division […]
By Wale Ajao Quite frankly the excitement about the 2023 elections is worthwhile. Nigeria is at a crossroads. The survival of the Nigerian State has never before now been so vigorously questioned by various groups of agitators calling for new nation-states to be carved out of Nigeria. The road to this present parlous state of […]
The National Population Commission (NPC) says it needs 37,000 workforces for the 2023 population and housing census in Kwara State. Alhaji Abdulrasak Gidado, the Federal Commissioner of NPC Kwara, announced this at a news conference on Wednesday in Ilorin. Gidado said that the online recruitment portal for the 2023 Population and Housing Census had opened […]
The Association of Bureaux Des Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) says the nation’s currency, Naira, has continued to firm against the Dollar at the parallel market as date for the introduction of new currency notes draw nearer. Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe, President (ABCON), told newsmen on Wednesday in Lagos that there is growing return to sanity […]
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Usman Baba, has ordered the immediate distribution of uniforms, kits and anti-riot equipment to police personnel ahead of the 2023 general elections. CSP Muyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer, said in a statement on in Abuja that the items were provided to prepare the force personnel ahead of […]
Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State has approved N60 million for Kebbi United FC to secure promotion to the Nigerian Football League’s top shots. Abubakar Chika-Ladan, Chairman of the State’s Football Association (FA), disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Birnin Kebbi. “The fund is to enable the club to run its activities successfully […]
Malawi, on Tuesday, received a consignment of 2.9 million doses of Oral Cholera Vaccine (OCV) for a single-dose reactive campaign to the Cholera outbreak. The recent outbreak has killed over 200 people since the country reported the first case in March. A joint statement released by the WHO, UNICEF and Malawi G“vernment said the OCV […]
By Our Correspondent The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has warned that he would not condone any act of recklessness or abuse of power and public trust from judicial officers. Ariwoola gave the warning at the swearing-in of members of the 2023 Election Petition Tribunals, on Monday, in Abuja. “Your Lordships […]
By Our Correspondent The Police in Kebbi State, on Monday, arraigned three civil servants before a Magistrates’ Court in Birnin Kebbi for allegedly assaulting a Chief Magistrate, Umar Salihu-Kokani. The Police, in a charge sheet, accused Aliyu Shehu, Yahyah Badare, Surajo Shehu all members of staff of the Kebbi Ministry of Higher Education of criminal […]
From Our Correspondent in Abuja Women Affairs Minister, Mrs Pauline Tallen has called for capital punishment for rape offenders Tallen, who was also a former Deputy Governor of Plateau State, made the call as a guest at a Forum in Abuja. She said that only capital punishment and other forms of punishment commensurate with the […]