News at its Zenith
News at its Zenith
Airline Airlines increase flight seats to beat high operating costs. As part of strategies to beat high operating costs in the aviation industry, domestic airlines have increased the number of flight seats, allowing more travellers to commute and boost revenue. The President of the National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies, Susan Akporiaye, responding to […]
Lekan Sunday Man arrested for raping prophetess in Ogun church. A 40-year-old mason, Lekan Sunday, has been arrested for allegedly raping a prophetess in a church in Ogun State. PUNCH Metro learnt that while he allegedly committed the crime last Thursday, men of the state command succeeded in arresting him on Monday. Our correspondent gathered that […]
Nigeria senate Ashiru replaces Umahi as Senate Deputy Leader. The Senate on Wednesday appointed Senator Oyelola Yisa Ashiru of the All Progressives Congress representing Kwara South as its new Deputy Leader of the Senate. The Senate also appointed Senator Nwebonyi Onyeka as the new Deputy Chief Whip. Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the new appointments […]
Man defiles househelp Rivers police arrest man, for defiling house help. The Rivers State Police Command said its operatives have arrested a 42-year-old man simply identified as Kolawale for allegedly defiling his 13-year-old female house help in Ejekwu Street, Eneka in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that the suspect, a […]
Electricity FG subsidised electricity with N135.23bn in Q2, 2023. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, on Wednesday, said that the Federal Government paid a total of N135.23 billion to subsidise electricity consumption in the second quarter of 2023. This was made known in the commission’s Q2, 2023 report. NERC said that the N135.2 billion was spent […]
|By Sehubo Festus Palestinian leader Abbas cancels meeting with Biden. A senior Palestinian official has said that Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the State of Palestine, has canceled his Wednesday-scheduled meeting with Biden. This move follows Abbas’ withdrawal from a conference in Amman, Jordan, due to an alleged Israeli airstrike on a Gaza […]
By Akinsuroju Olubunmi PDP urges Soludo to embrace constructive criticism The Anambra State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has advised Governor Chukwuma Soludo to refrain from attacking critics of his administration. This plea was made by PDP spokesman in Anambra, Uloka Chibuike, in a press statement released on Tuesday. Chibuike emphasized that the […]
By Akinsuroju Olubunmi CSOs warn against digital space regulation, emphasize importance of freedom Human rights organizations, the Centre for Information Technology and Development and Avocats Sans Frontières France, have cautioned the Federal Government against exerting control over the digital realm. They argue that such control could hinder the growth of Nigeria’s digital economy. During […]
By Akinsuroju Olubunmi Bayelsa state mourns the passing of assistant commissioner of police In a somber announcement, the Bayelsa State Police Command conveyed the untimely demise of Assistant Commissioner of Police, Oluseye Odunmbaku. ACP Odunmbaku, who had been overseeing operations within the command, passed away on Saturday, October 14, 2023. The news was relayed […]
By Akinsuroju Olubunmi Protestors call for Senate’s intervention in EFCC Chairman appointment dispute Members of the Centre for Democracy and Human Rights gathered at the National Assembly premises in Abuja on Tuesday, urging the Senate to reconsider the appointment of Ola Olukoyede as Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). They alleged that […]
