Zambia’s First President, Kenneth Kaunda Is Dead
Zambia’s founding president and liberation hero, Kenneth Kaunda has died at a military hospital in Lusaka where he was being treated for pneumonia. At the time of his death, Kaunda was 97 years old. His son, Kambarage confirmed the sad event on Thursday on the late president’s Facebook page which was sighted by Africa Today […]
75 Northern Groups Place ₦100m Bounty On Nnamdi Kanu
A coalition of 75 Northern groups under the auspices of Northern Consensus Movement has announced a reward of ₦100 million for anyone or persons who can deliver the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to Nigeria for the continuation of his trial for alleged treason. The groups, which disclosed this […]
Air Peace Receives 3rd New Plane, Vows To Create Jobs
Air Peace has taken delivery of the third of its new Embraer 195-E2, revealing that before the end of 2022, it hopes to have taken delivery of all the 13 aircraft on firm order from the company. The airline also announced that it would immediately activate payment for an additional 10 of the aircraft by […]
Why I’ll Never Forget Borno People In My Life – Buhari
Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has pledged to ensure that peace returns to Borno State no matter the cost while revealing why he would never forget the people of Borno till the day he stops breathing. The President pointed out that he hasn’t forgotten that it was the people of the state who gave him the […]
Why Nigeria Is Losing War Against Corruption — ICPC Chair
The chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Professor Bolaji Owasanoye (SAN) has explained that the absence of adequate sanctions for offenders and proper reward mechanisms for ‘clean people’ is the biggest reasons why the fight against corruption in Nigeria has been difficult. Owasanoye made this revelation at a one-day stakeholder’s zonal […]
Order Fulani In Southwest To Vacate Now – Igboho Tells Buhari
Self-acclaimed Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to issue a directive to the Fulani in the Southwest to vacate the region if peace must reign. In a video obtained by Africa Today News, New York, Igboho claimed that Fulani were behind banditry, kidnapping and other forms of […]
Open Grazing: Ortom Urges States To Enact Ranching Law
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has urged more states in the county to enact the Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment Law to completely phase out open grazing in Nigeria. Governor Ortom made the call on Thursday in Makurdi while delivering a keynote address at the 2021 annual law week celebration with the theme ‘Open […]
US-Russia Summit Was Very ‘Constructive’ – Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated that his first summit with US President Joe Biden was ‘constructive’, following the end of talks in Geneva. Speaking to reporters, Putin pointed out that; ‘the conversation was absolutely constructive’ while adding that the sides had agreed for their ambassadors to return in a small gesture of working towards […]
It Doesn’t Look Like COVID-19 Came From A Lab – UK PM
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has claimed that it does not look like the COVID-19 virus originated from a laboratory in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, as being widely speculated and believed. Speaking yesterday; Johnson explained in his closing news conference at the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Britain’s southwestern resort of Carbis […]
Unknown Gunmen Kidnap Rivers United Coach
The coach of a Nigerian professional football league side Rivers United who was identified as Stanley Eguma has been abducted by unknown gunmen. Africa Today News, New York gathered that Eguma was abducted along Enugu road with two of his personal assistants on his way back from a Nigerian Professional Football League game against Adamawa […]
3 Killed In Plane Crash In Eastern DR Congo
No fewer than 3 people were killed in a plane crash yesterday at Kavumu airport in South Kivu province in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Africa Today News, New York reports. According to a tweet from Radio Okapi, a United Nations-run radio station the three killed in the plane crash were two crew […]
Surprise As Botswana Unveils World’s ‘Third-Largest Diamond’
A diamond mining firm located in Botswana has unveiled a 1,098-carat stone, which it believes is the third-largest Diamond in the world. Speaking to newsmen yesterday, the Managing Director of Debswana identified as Lynette Armstrong pointed out that, ‘It is a rare and extraordinary stone‘ Africa Today News, New York gathered that the gem was […]