Chad’s Military Leader Heads For Talks In France
The head of Chad’s military junta, Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, departed N’Djamena yesterday for a ‘friendship and working visit’ to France, his office has revealed. Africa Today News, New York understands that the 37-year-old four-star general has led the junta since the announcement in April that his father and veteran leader Idriss Deby Itno […]
Zuma Vows Not To Turn Himself Into S’ Africa Authorities
Ex-South African President, Jacob Zuma yesterday told hundreds of his supporters camped outside his home his rights had been ‘violated’. This is coming even as a deadline approached for him to surrender to authorities. Speaking to the crowd, Zuma said; ‘my constitutional rights were abused’ by judges of the country’s constitutional court’. Africa Today News, […]
2021 UTME: Why There Was Poor Performance —JAMB Registrar
The JAMB Registrar, Is-haq Oloyede, has attributed the poor performance of candidates in the just-concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination to the coronavirus pandemic. Oloyede stated this when he appeared on a live programme on a Nigerian Television Authority’s tagged ‘Weekend File‘ which was monitored by Africa Today News, New York. He confirmed that this year’s […]
I Won’t Retire From Politics Till I Die – Shekarau
The Senator representing Kano Central, Ibrahim Shekarau, has cleared the air on speculations that he was contemplating retiring from politics in 2023. Speaking yesterday in a chat with reporters in Kano he said; ‘I have no time to retire from politics, until death’. Africa Today News, New York understands that Shekarau, 65, was Minister of […]
How DSS Arrested Sowore’s Men At Dunamis Church In Abuja
Some drama was witnessed at the headquarters of the Dunamis International Gospel Centre, yesterday when officials of the Department of State Security Services (DSS), stormed the church to effect the arrest of some youths who took their #BuhariMustGo campaign to church. Africa Today News gathered that the youths stayed all through the first service and […]
Bandits Kill 7 Kidnapped Victims In Kaduna
Suspected bandits killed seven of its kidnapped victims in Kaduna, Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr. Samuel Aruwan has disclosed. Africa Today News, New York gathered that the killings occurred in Chikun, Kajuru, and Giwa Local Government areas of the state. According to Aruwan, the bandits killed four of their captives in the […]
Gov Bello’s Uncontrollable Lust For Ladies With Big Buttocks
Nigerian politicians are well known for their controversial love for bad publicity and unethical media stunts with some of their utterances and their actions. Sometimes, these actions are so bizarre that it leaves people wondering if some of these politicians and leaders are worth the positions and power that they wield. The youngest Governor in […]
Chinese Loans To Other Countries Are Predatory – New Report
China has become the largest global overseas creditor accounting for close to 65 percent of the world’s official bilateral debt with outstanding foreign debt estimated to be around USD 5.6 trillion in 2020, in fact, loans from the Asian country have surpassed lending by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund combined together. In […]
Delta Variant: Russia Sets Another Covid-19 Record
Russia on Saturday reported its fifth record for daily Covid-19 deaths in a row, as countries around the world intensify efforts to contain the rapid spread of the highly contagious Delta variant. The sneaky Delta variant has forced a resurgence of the virus which has already killed nearly four million people, forcing numerous nations to […]
Messi Leads Argentina Into Copa America Semi- Finals
Lionel Messi recorded two assists and scored a stunning goal of his own as Argentina beat Ecuador 3-0 in the Copa America quarterfinals yesterday. The win sees Argentina advance to the last four, where they’ll face Colombia on Tuesday. Although the scoreline was one-sided, Africa Today News, New York can confirm that the game really […]
Migrant Crisis: Boat Sinks Off Tunisia Drowning 43
No fewer than forty-three migrants have been reported drowned after their boat sank off Tunisia, the Tunisian Red Crescent have revealed. Africa Today News, New York gathered that the migrants had set off from the Libyan port of Zuwara and were attempting to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe. A further 84 were rescued by […]
Two Soldiers Jailed For Deadly Equatorial Guinea Army Blast
Two Equatorial Guinea soldiers have been handed very lengthy prison sentences after being found guilty of homicide and negligence over a huge explosion at a military camp that killed 107 people, Africa Today News, New York reports. The military court in Bata, the economic capital of the small central west African nation jailed Lieutenant-Colonel Valentin […]