From Our Correspondent The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 48-year-old businessman, (name withheld), for allegedly ingesting 74 wraps of heroin and cocaine while attempting to board a flight from Abuja Airport to France. TheNewsZenith reports that the Spokesman for the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, announced the arrest in a statement on Sunday. […]
Chadians were voting on Sunday in a parliamentary election boycotted by the opposition that will likely consolidate President Mahamat Idriss Deby’s power. The election would also complete the oil-producing nation’s transition towards constitutional rule. Deby came to power in a disputed poll in May, three years after he seized power and declared himself interim leader. […]
From Our Correspondent The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has imposed sanctions on five airlines over alleged violations of aviation regulations. TheNewsZenith reports that the affected airlines are Aero Contractors, Air Peace, Arik Air, Ethiopian Airlines and Royal Air Maroc. NCAA’s Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Michael Achimugu, announced the sanction in a […]
From Musab Gbemisola, Kano Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State, on Saturday, announced automatic employment for the state’s foreign scholarship programme graduates in engineering, medicine, pharmaceuticals and other health-related fields. TheNewsZenith reports that the governor’s spokesperson, Mr Sunusi Dawakin-Tofa announced the employment in a statement issued on Saturday in Kano. Deputy Governor, Aminu Abdulsalam, commissioners […]
At least 176 people have died when a passenger plane caught fire after skidding off a runway and crashing at an airport in South Korea’s Muan city, the country’s National Fire Agency said. The accident occurred on Sunday at 9.03 a.m. local time (00:03 GMT) as the Jeju Air flight, carrying 175 passengers and six […]
From Our Correspondent In a swift and coordinated operation, the Police operatives in Kwara State have rescued 13 kidnapped victims. TheNewsZenith reports that the command’s spokesperson, DSP Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, announced the rescue operation in a statement on Saturday in Ilorin. Ejire-Adeyemi stated that the achievement demonstrates the command’s commitment to ensuring the safety and security […]
From Our Correspondent The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has dismissed the criticism of the 2025 budget proposal by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, describing it as a tirade, ungrounded in fact. Atiku, former presidential candidate of PDP had claimed that the budget estimates lacked structural reform and fiscal discipline. TheNewsZenith reports that President […]
From Khadija Usman, Akure No fewer than 13 people died in a fire resulting from an impactive road crash along Ikare-Akoko/Owo road in Ondo State on Saturday, according to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). TheNewsZenith reports that the Sector Commander of FRSC, Dr Samuel Ibitoye, announced the death in a statement, that two buses […]
The energy group said Italy’s Eni started a second oil and gas production phase at Ivory Coast’s offshore Baleine field on Saturday. Eni discovered the Baleine field in September 2021 and started production in August last year. The second phase was scheduled to begin by the end of 2024. Production will now reach 60,000 barrels of oil […]
From Our Correspondent Due to the non-settling of interconnect charges, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved the disconnection of Exchange Telecommunications Limited (Exchange) from MTN Nigeria Communications Limited (MTN). TheNewsZenith gathered that NCC has duly notified the Exchange about the application. It noted that NCC also gave The Exchange, the opportunity to comment and […]