Nigerian Singer, Tems Nominated For 2021 BET Awards
Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems has been nominated for BET Awards for the year 2021. The organizers took to their official Twitter account to announce nominations for the 2021 awards. The singer, together with other international artists got nominations for the Best New International Act award. Read Also: Wizkid, Burna Boy Get […]
June 12: IG Issues Fresh Orders To Police
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, has given fresh orders to Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police and Commissioners of Police in the 36 states of the federation as well as the FCT over the planned June 12 protest. The police chief gave marching orders to his officers to deal firmly with anybody […]
Insecurity: Akeredolu Inagurates 500 Fresh Amotekun Recruits
Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has inaugurated 500 fresh Amotekun intakes for batch B just as he said crime is a local issue that should be addressed with a ‘large dose of home-grown content’. The Governor noted that the Amotekun Security Corps initiative is a baby of necessity conceived as a home-grown approach to solving […]
I’m Not Behind Attacks In Igangan – Evicted Sarkin Fulani
The embattled Sarkin Fulani of Oyo State, Alhaji Saliu Abdulkadir who was evicted from his Igangan palace four months ago, has denied reports that he is behind the fresh attack on Igangan community as widely speculated in the media. The Sarkin Fulani, who has now condemned the attacks, urged security agencies to do their job […]
200 Fresh Nigerian Doctors Move To UK Total Now 8,384
No fewer than 200 Nigerian doctors were licensed in April and May alone this year going by the figures made available by the General Medical Council, a body that licenses and maintains the official register of medical practitioners in the United Kingdom. Africa Today News, New York understands that means that at least three Nigerian […]
El-Zakzaky Has Spent 2,000 Days In Detention, Release Him – IMN
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, has called on the Federal Government to release its leader, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky. IMN said El-Zakzaky, who has been in detention for the past 2,000 days, deserved to be released now. The President of IMN Media Forum, Ibrahim Musa, in a statement forwarded to DAILY POST, said El-Zakzaky’s continued […]
SERAP, Falana Drag Buhari Govt To ECOWAS Court Over Twitter Ban
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and 176 concerned Nigerians have filed a lawsuit against the President Muhammadu Buhari administration over ‘the unlawful suspension of Twitter in Nigeria’. The applicants are against the criminalisation of Nigerians using Twitter, and the escalating repression of human rights, rights to freedom of expression, access to information, and […]
‘No One Can Force China To Give More Info On COVID Origin’
A top World Health Organization (WHO) official has asserted that the World Health body cannot compel China to reveal more data on the origins of COVID-19 noting that it will rather propose studies needed to take understanding of where the virus emerged to the ‘next level’. Mike Ryan who is the director of the agency’s […]
Google Fined $270M In France For Unfair Advertising Practices
France has fined search engine giant Google $270 million for abusing its market power in the online advertising industry. In a statement sighted by Africa Today News, New York yesterday, France’s competition authority said it had fined Google (GOOGL) ‘or abusing its dominant position’ in the market for online advertising to the detriment of rival […]
China Furious Over US Senators’ Visit To Taiwan
China has expressed its disappointment over the visit by US Senators to Taiwan to donate coronavirus vaccines, pointing out that it could embolden ‘separatist forces’ on the island. Beijing perceives democratic, self-ruled Taiwan as part of its territory which is to be seized one day, by force if necessary, and rages at any diplomatic attempts […]
Nigerian Footballer Drowns In Belarus
A Nigerian footballer, Kelvin Odenigbo, who plays for FC Vitebsk in Belarus, has been found dead after drowning in a lake in very unclear circumstances. The Belarusian Premier League club confirmed the incident in a statement on its website. According to the club, the corpse of the 20-year-old striker was found on Saturday by the […]
Amid Eruption Fears, DR Congo Announces Return To Goma
The Democratic Republic of Congo yesterday ordered what it termed the ‘progressive return’ of residents who fled the city of Goma amid fears of a catastrophic eruption by the nearby volcano Nyiragongo back to their city. Africa Today News, New York had earlier reported that around two-thirds of Goma’s 600,000 population left after an evacuation […]