By Peter Ejiofor, London The Nigerian community in South Africa has again been thrown into mourning following the death of one of them, Mr Chika Aniuno. TheNewsZenith gathered that the South African Police (SAP) operatives killed Aniuno during a raid on his residence on April 25. The Nigeria Union South Africa (NUSA), umbrella body for […]
From Peter Dada Bishop Emmanuel Badejo of the Catholic Diocese of Oyo has faulted the demolition of the building where an alleged group of agitators called `Yoruba Nation’ announced its takeover of the state from the legitimate government Gov. Seyi Makinde. Badejo gave the condemnation during his Eastertide Press Conference at the Our Lady […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde Jibrin Baba Ndace, the Director General of the Voice of Nigeria, on Wednesday, reflected on the 25-year Democratic Journey of Nigeria, saying the country has remained consistent in deepening democratic values. Ndace made this assessment in an interview with TheNewsZenith on Wednesday in Lagos. He described democracy as a marathon or journey […]
From Our Correspondent The Police have confirmed the death of five children, who were suffocated in a car on Monday in Minna, Niger State. The Command’s spokesman, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, said the Police received report of the incident by 6.30 p.m. on Sunday. Abiodun said the children, aged between five and 13 years, got trapped […]
The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Institute has slated the 18th edition of its Global Forum on Islamic Finance to hold in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on April 28. The forum will be hold alongside the IsDB Group’s Annual Meetings and Golden Jubilee Celebration. It is organised annually as a flagship side event of the Group’s Annual […]
Our Correspondent The Nigerian Navy has taken delivery of an Offshore Survey Vessel ( OSV 115) for scientific hydro-graphic and oceanographic missions. The Director of Naval Information, Commodore Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, announced this in a statement, weekend in Abuja. Adams-Aliu said the vessel ”is the latest addition to the Nigerian Navy fleet. It will operate in […]
From Abdulfatah Babatunde The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) and the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) have agreed to set the ball rolling for the diaspora mortgage scheme to begin operation within the next three months. Both government agencies reached this consensus when the Managing Director of the FMBN visited the NIDCOM office in […]
From Jafar Omoniyi, Abuja Vice President Kashim Shettima has assured Nigerians that the nation’s currency, Naira would continue to gain value against the American dollar at the forex market, the office of VP said in a statement. TheNewsZenith reports that the spokesperson of the Vice-President, Mr Stanley Nkwocha, in the statement quoted Shettima as […]
From Omoniyi Jafar, Kano The Police have arrested eight suspects for allegedly attempting to disrupt the inauguration of a new commissioner at the Kano State Government House. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Usaini Gumel, confirmed the arrest, on Friday, in Kano. Gumel said that the suspects pose a security threat at the […]
From Our Correspondent The Kebbi State Government has allocated more than ten hectares of land to the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) for agriculture development. Mr Olusegun Ayeoyenikan, NASENI’s Director of Information announced this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Ayeoyenikan stated that NASENI would use the the land to establish […]