News at its Zenith
News at its Zenith
Nkechinyere Umeh Soludo gives student with highest UTME score scholarship. Miss Nkechinyere Umeh, the best performing candidate in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations, has received a scholarship from Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo. Soludo stated that the gesture came after JAMB announced Umeh from Anambra State as the highest scorer with a total […]
Fuel smuggling Fuel smuggling continues despite subsidy removal. The Customs CG restructures border enforcement and orders a crackdown on fuel smuggling cartels. NNPCL intercepts a vessel destined for Cameroon carrying 800,000 litres of stolen crude oil. The Acting Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi, on Monday, vowed a heavy clampdown on oil thieves, […]
Stella Oduah Court hands over lawyer to EFCC. The Federal Government has filed an eight-count indictment against Stella Oduah, former Minister of Aviation, at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The former lawmaker is named as the single defendant in the complaint filed by the FG through the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, and she […]
Tope Alabi Tope Alabi says Aboru Aboye is purely Yoruba language. Popular Tope Alabi, a Nigerian gospel singer, has responded to the controversy surrounding her viral video in which she was heard singing in Yoruba using the word ‘Aboru Aboye,’ a sort of greeting among Ifa initiates. In the popular video, Alabi referred to herself […]
Helicopter crash Six dead in helicopter crash. According to aviation authorities, all six occupants aboard a tourist helicopter in Nepal were killed when it crashed shortly after takeoff in the Everest region on Tuesday. The Manang Air flight from near Lukla, the gateway for climbing expeditions to the world’s highest peak, was carrying five Mexican […]
Carbide ripened fruits NAFDAC says Carbide ripened fruits are bad. Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, stated that eating fruits ripened with calcium carbide may cause cancer, heart failure, renal failure, and liver failure. Prof Adeyeye further stated that fruits ripened with calcium carbide might […]
Court Court addresses River state vigilante commander over murder. Court addresses River state vigilante commander over murder. Niece Ajuru, the commander of a vigilante group in the Rundele community, Emuoha local government area of Rivers State, has been remanded at the Port Harcourt Correctional Centre by a Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Port Harcourt. The […]
Atiku Abubakar Atiku says he worked against Fayose. Former Ekiti State governor Ayo Fayose says he has no regrets fighting ‘one hundred percent’ against the Peoples Democratic Party’s nominee, Atiku Abubakar, in the run-up to the February 25 presidential election. Fayose, a PDP member, also stated that he was not concerned about getting booted out […]
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu Akeredolu seeks extension of medical leave. Ondo State House of Assembly confirmed on Monday the letter submitted to it by state Governor Rotimi Akeredolu alerting it of the continuation of his medical leave. The governor, who is ill and being treated in a hospital, informed the Assembly of his medical leave on […]
ICT skill acquisition FG-students must acquire ICT skill before graduation. The Federal Government says it is resolved to close the digital skills gap between industry and schools through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund. This comes as Sonny Echono, Executive Secretary of the TETFund, stated that the government has devised a policy to ensure that students […]
