China Arrests 1,100 Over Cryptocurrency Money Laundering
As part of a growing crackdown on the crypto industry, China has arrested no fewer than a thousand people for using the profits from crime to buy cryptocurrencies, security officials have revealed. Asia’s most populous country’s bitcoin mines power nearly 80 percent of the global trade in cryptocurrencies, although trading in China is banned. Officials […]
Mixed Feelings As Central African Republic’s PM Resigns
The prime minister of the troubled Central African Republic, Firmin Ngrebada, has announced that the entire government which he leads has officially tendered its resignation. Ngrebada wrote on Twitter that he had ‘presented (his) resignation to the president,’ Faustin Archange Touadera. However, presidential spokesman Albert Yaloke Mokpeme told reporters on Thursday that he may be […]
PSG Sign Dutch Midfielder Wijnaldum From Liverpool
French heavyweights, Paris Saint-Germain have completed the signing of Dutch international midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum from Liverpool on a three-year deal, the French club has officially announced. Wijnaldum, 30, is a free agent with his contract at Anfield expiring at the end of this month, meaning there will be no transfer fee involved. Barcelona had been […]
Nigeria’s Unity Is Priceless, Gov Sule Declares
Nasarawa State Governor, Engr. Abdullahi Sule has stated that the unity of Nigeria cannot be traded for money or other selfish motives advocating that the country is stronger and better together, This is coming despite the growing calls by secessionists for the breakup of Nigeria which has heightened in recent times. The governor, who made […]
#EndSARS Protest Was About Removing Me From Office – Buhari
Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has claimed that last year’s #EndSARS protest against police brutality was actually targeted at booting him out of office. Buhari made this claim when he appeared on Arise TV on Thursday morning for an interview which was monitored by Africa Today News, New York. The president submitted that those who participated […]
Northern Senators Call For National Dialogue Over Insecurity
Senators drawn from the 19 Northern states, yesterday held an emergency closed-door meeting to discuss the debilitating state of insecurity in the country. In a statement issued after the meeting, which was read by former Sokoto state governor, Aliyu Wamakko on behalf of the Northern senators pointed out that they were determined to seek solutions […]
Register Now Or Leave Nigeria, NBC Tells Facebook, Instagram
The Nigerian government has taken another step geared towards regulating social media operations and platforms, with the announcement by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) asking them to register officially with the country or be outlawed. NBC director-general, Armstrong Idachaba, issued the notification in a newspaper advertisement. NBC asked all social media platforms and online broadcasting […]
IPOB Have Nowhere To Go, We Will Send Military – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has described the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), as a dot in a circle that has nowhere to go. Buhari stated this on Thursday, during an interview with Arise TV. According to the president, people from the South East have too much investment in Nigeria. He also threatened to send the […]
Fighting Corruption In Democracy Not Easy – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said fighting corruption in a democratic setting is a difficult task to accomplish. Buhari in an interview on Arise Television said the war against corruption has not been easy for him since he became a democratically elected President. Read Also: Buhari Receives First Made-In-Nigeria Cell Phone He stressed that his administration […]
Why Biden Abandoned Plan To Ban TikTok, WeChat – White House
President Joe Biden has revoked executive orders from his predecessor Donald Trump which were seeking to ban Chinese-owned mobile apps TikTok and WeChat over national security concerns, the White House have disclosed. A White House statement which was sighted by Africa Today News, New York explained that instead of banning the popular apps, the Biden […]
China Orders Bitcoin Miners To Shut Down
China has moved to enforce its earlier decision on cryptocurrencies by shutting down Bitcoin miners in Xinjiang province, one of the major economic and technological development zones in the country. Africa Today News, New York gathered that the Reform and Development Commission in the Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang had on Wednesday issued a […]
South African Woman Gives Birth To 10 Babies In Pretoria
A South African woman from Pretoria has reportedly given birth to 10 babies in what could potentially become a new world record. The woman identified as Gosiame Thamara Sithole reportedly gave birth yesterday. Her elated husband by name Teboho Tsotetsi while speaking to reporters after the birth stated that they were astonished by decuplets after […]