Oxygen Aid Arrives India As Death Toll Hits New Record
Foreign donors have intensified efforts to send more emergency medical aid to alleviate a dire oxygen shortage in India, as Covid-19 deaths in the South Asian nation set a new record. India is setting almost daily records for new infections and deaths as the virus crisis engulfs overstretched hospitals in cities and spreads into rural […]
Gunman Kills Two At US Casino, Shot Dead By Police
A gunman who killed two people and seriously wounded another at a casino in the northern US state of Wisconsin on Saturday night has been shot dead by police, authorities have disclosed. Police said they first received a call at 7:28 pm about a shooting at a restaurant at the Oneida Casino/Radisson Hotel and Conference […]
Messi’s Brace Against Valencia Keeps Barca’s Title Hopes Alive
Lionel Messi scored twice and missed a penalty as Barcelona came from behind to move within two points of La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid in a breathtaking Laliga game on Sunday night. Ex-Arsenal hitman Gabriel put Valencia in front with a sublime header early in the second half only for Messi to miss from the […]
Tension As DR Congo Muslim Cleric Is Shot Dead In Mosque
There is palpable in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after a senior Muslim cleric reportedly shot dead while praying in the main mosque in Beni city yesterday. According to a human rights activist, the Gunman shot Sheikh Ali Amini during evening prayers on Saturday and then fled. The cleric was a strong critic of […]
Chad Junta Lifts Curfew Imposed Following Deby’s Death
The new military junta ruling Chad on Sunday announced that it has lifted a curfew which it introduced after the death of longtime leader Idriss Deby Itno and the installation of a military council led by his son. A decree signed by the military council’s spokesman Azem Bermandoa Agouna said the curfew had been lifted […]
Herdsmen Flee Delta Community As Thunder Strike, Kills 12 Cows
Herdsmen yesterday evening, ran away from Urhodo-Ovu community in Ethiope-East Local Government Area of Delta State after a mysterious thunder strike killed 12 of their cows. According to eyewitness reports, the herdsmen and the cows were in their settlement when the incident occurred minutes after the heavy downpour. Read Also: Herdsmen Invade Benue Community, Kill […]
Oduduwa Rep: All Yoruba Policemen Are Behind Us, Igboho Boasts
Popular self-acclaimed Yoruba activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo mostly referred to as Sunday Igboho has claimed that men and officers of the Nigeria Police Force from Yoruba land are with him and other Yoruba nation apologists on their quest to actualize Oduduwa republic. Igboho is saying this barely a few hours after the police accused the […]
100,000 Daily New HIV Infections In Nigeria, NGO Raises Alarm
An NGO identified as The Heartland Alliance has raised the alarm over the scale of HIV infections in Nigeria, which is currently revealed to be tallying 100,000 new infections per day. A resource person for the NGO, by name Mr Micheal Akanji, who spoke in Uyo at a media round table organised by the organisation […]
Channels: SERAP, 24 Others Drag Buhari, NBC To ECOWAS Court
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and twenty-four other concerned Nigerians have dragged the federal government led by President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice in Abuja. According to the court papers sighted by Africa Today News, New York, President Buhari, and NBC were sued over […]
Mbaka’s Disgrace By The Presidency: A Lesson For APC Stooges
For the umpteenth time, Reverend Father Ejike Ebenezer Mbaka, a Catholic Priest, founder, and Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministries Enugu is being dragged in the mud over his romance with the devil after a failed political outing, the lessons embedded in his recent ignominy leaves a plethora of lessons for his co-travelers who have made […]
Portugal Reopens Border, Eases Virus Measures
Portugal yesterday announced the reopening of its land border with Spain as well as began the final stage of its programme to ease Covid-19 restrictions. The country was hit hard at the start of the year by a wave that saw 300 coronavirus deaths a day overwhelm hospitals. But the measures have since helped bring […]
DR Congo Announces ‘State of Siege’ In Two Provinces
The Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday announced a ‘state of siege’ in two provinces in the east of the country wracked by violence from armed groups and civilian massacres. Speaking yesterday, president Patrick Muyaya announced that; ‘Taking into account the gravity of the situation… the president informed the cabinet of his decision to proclaim […]