From Our Correspondent The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Monday, said the tenure Mr Julius Abure as National Chairman of the Labour Party expired in June 2024 and has thus, ceased to lead the party. TheNewsZenith reports that INEC stated this stance in a counter-affidavit it filed in response to a court case filed […]
From Our Correspondent The Aromolaran Muslim Community in Ibadan, Oyo State, has expressed shock over the passage of a first-class monarch in Osun State, the Owa-Obokun of Ijesaland, Oba Gabriel Adekunle Aromolaran. TheNewsZenith reports that Asiwaju of Ijesaland, Chief Yinka Fasuyi, had announced the passage of the monarch in a statement, on Thursday in Osogbo, […]
From Our Correspondent Vice-President Kashim Shettima at the weekend, led the APC campaign to Edo State, imploring the electorates to vote for the candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Monday Okpebholo. TheNewsZenith reports that the Independent National Electional Commission (INEC) has fixed the governorship election in Edo on Sept. 21. At the grand-finale of […]
From Khabab Abdulfatah The Ogun State Muslim Council (OMC) has called on Muslims across the country to use the occasion of Eid-ul Mawlid (the celebration of the birth of Prophet Muhammad) as an opportunity to commiserate with flood victims in Maiduguri, Borno State. Kamaldeen Akintunde, Secretary-General of the OMC issued the the statement and emailed […]
By Muhammed Opeyemi The Presidential CNG Initiative (PCNGi) has started inspecting commercial vehicles that would benefit from the free Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) conversion and installation in Lagos. TheNewsZenith reports that the exercise is part of the PCNGI as approved by President Bola Tinubu to provide a cheaper and cleaner vehicle fueling alternative for Nigerians. […]
From Our Correspondent The Tinubu Media Volunteers have applauded the efforts of President Bola Tinubu’s administration to roll out Compressed Natural Gas as a cheaper alternative to petrol. TMV gave the commendation in a statement emailed to TheNewsZenith on Friday evening. It gave the applause following indication that CNG at N230 per kg, is far […]
From our Correspondent No fewer than 1,048,312 Nigerians have been ravaged by flooding since April, according to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). TheNewsZenith reports that the Director-General of the agency, Mrs Zubaida Umar, announced the figures at the National Emergency Coordination Forum (ECF), on Thursday, in Abuja. According to Umar, 259 people died in […]
From Our Correspondent The Police have arraigned a 27-year-old man, Taiwo Emmanuel, in Ibadan for allegedly breaking into a telecommunication company and stealing a mobile phone worth N383,000. Emmanuel, whose residential address was not provided, is facing a two-count charge of office breaking and stealing before a Grade ‘A’ Customary Court. He, however, pleaded not […]
Morocco’s Ministry of Health and Social Protection reported a confirmed monkeypox (mpox) case in the southern city of Marrakech on Thursday, the official MAP news agency reported. This marks the first reported case in Morocco amid a new global outbreak. According to the ministry, the patient is in stable condition and receiving appropriate medical care. […]
By Muhammed Opeyemi A maritime expert, Capt. Laurence Smith, says the global smart ports market, valued at $2 billion in 2022, will be worth $15.5 billion by 2032 through digitalisation of African ports. Smith, the Chief Operating Officer of Lekki Port, made the projection at a Business Conference and Exhibition of the 2024 International Maritime […]