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National Religious Corner

Sultan of Sokoto: Group criticizes SOSG’s alleged action

From Khabab Abdulfatah, Abeokuta A proposed action by the Sokoto State Government to depose the Sultan of Sokoto has been described as an afront to undermine Islamic leadership. This is coming amidst the rebuttal by the government of Sokoto State of the news of the purported move or allegation to depose the 20th Sultan of […]

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National Security

BASG urges Nigeria Army to strengthen security architecture

ammad, Bauchi Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State says the Nigerian Army is well-equipped to defend Nigeria against all forms of insecurity with the modernisation of its operations. TheNewsZenith reports that Mohammed made the remarks at the inauguration of the new Headquarters of the Nigerian Army Armored Corps Complex, in Bauchi on Wednesday. The event […]

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Health

Invest in healthcare, improve life expectancy – Obi urges FG

From Our Correspondent The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Mr Peter Obi, has called for more investment in healthcare to prevent disease outbreaks and improve life expectancy. Obi made the call at the sixth public lecture of the Board of Fellows, Pharmaceuticals Society of Nigeria (PSN) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe […]

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Health

No cholera case in Anambra yet – Commissioner

From Our Correspondent Anambra State Government, on Tuesday, said it has not recorded any case of Cholera outbreak yet in any of its health facilities. Dr Afam Obidike, the State’s Commissioner for Health, announced this to newsmen in Awka, the state capital. He, however, told newsmen in Awka, that the ministry has already activated the […]

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Security

Maritime Safety: Navy arrests vessel, 9 suspects

From Our Correspondent The Nigerian Navy, NNS Jubilee in Ikot Abasi Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom, has arrested an unnamed vessel and nine persons over an alleged threat to maritime safety in the state. The Commander, Commodore Martins Fakrogha, confirmed the arrest to newsmen at Helms Jetty in Ikot Abasi, Akwa Ibom on Tuesday. Fakrogha […]

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Economy General

Nigeria’s public debt stock hits N121.67trn in Q1 2024 – NBS

From Our Correspondent Nigeria’s public debt stock rose from N97.34 trillion ($108.23 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2023 to N121.67 trillion ($91.46 billion) in the first quarter of 2024. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released the stock figures on its website Tuesday. It further stated that the Nigerian Domestic and Foreign Debt Report […]

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Law / Crime Video

Video: Cleric petitions Police, Army over assault by CAC Pastor

From Our Correspondent in Iseyin A Muslim cleric, Abdul-Azeez Sulaiman, has petitioned the Police Commissioner in Oyo State over a bloody assault on his family by a CAC Pastor, on Sunday, June 16 in Iseyin. In the petition, a copy of which TheNewsZenith obtained, Sulaiman narrated how Pastor Busari Stephen, brutalised his family. He said […]

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Law / Crime Security

NDLEA uncovers snake-guarded shrine warehousing hard drugs

From Our Correspondent ….operatives arrest two ladies The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it raided a snake-guarded shrine used to store illicit drugs in the Igor community, Benin City, Edo state. In a statement emailed to TheNewsZenith on Sunday, NDLEA said its operatives detected a specially constructed large hole storage in a wall […]

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National Politics

Reason FG must not buy presidential jets now – TCM

By Our Correspondent A socio-political group, The Collective Movement (TCM), has faulted the Federal Government’s plan to buy new aircraft for the presidential fleets amidst widespread poverty and hunger in the land. TCM National Coordinator, Comrade Frank Pius Onyeka, made this known in a statement. His Director of Media, Ndubuisi Nwachukwu, issued the statement, on […]

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Foreign News Religious Corner

20 Moroccan pilgrims die during 2024 Hajj

Moroccan authorities say 20 of its pilgrims have died during this year’s Hajj activities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs announced the death in a statement. It stated that those deaths were “natural deaths”, noting that 15 per cent of Moroccan pilgrims this year were over 80 years […]

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