Anxiety As India Monsoon Death Doll Climbs To 124
The death toll from flooding and landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains in India climbed to 124 yesterday, officials said, with rescuers searching for dozens more missing. The country’s western coast has been inundated by torrential rains since Thursday, with the India Meteorological Department warning of further downpours over the next few days. In […]
Why Messi’s No 10 Barca Shirt Should Be Retired – Ronaldinho
Brazil football legend, Ronaldinho, has advised Lionel Messi that he ‘must stay’ at Barcelona advocating that the famous no 10 shirt should be vacated at Barca when the Argentinian talisman retires from football. According to him, Messi is in a position where he can ensure that ‘nobody will touch’ the No 10 shirt at the […]
UN Expresses Deep Concerns Over South Sudan Executions
The head of the UN mission to South Sudan (Unmiss) has said it is ‘deeply concerned’ by the ‘spate of extra-judicial executions’ in the country. Nicholas Haysom, the special representative of the UN secretary-general and head of Unmiss, said on Monday that 42 executions of people who were accused of criminal activity but not given […]
DR Congo Army Says 150 Hostages Freed From Islamist Militia
The army in the Democratic Republic of Congo yesterday disclosed that its troops have freed no fewer than 150 people who were taken hostage by the ADF Islamist militia. The militia group has been blamed for thousands of deaths in the country’s east. ‘The army was able to release more than 150 civilians: women, elderly […]
Biafra: DSS May Have Killed Nnamdi Kanu – IPOB Alleges
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has raised the alarm over the state of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu who is in the custody of the Department of State Services, (DSS) alleging that the secret police might have killed him. IPOB’s spokesperson, Emma Powerful, made this allegation on Monday. According to Powerful, the failure of the […]
Igboho’s Trial Resumes Behind Closed Doors In Cotonou
Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, is currently being tried behind closed doors at the Cour D’Appel De Cotonou Africa Today News, New York can confirm. Journalists and his supporters were barred from the court proceeding. However, it was gathered that only his lawyers and wife were allowed to witness the […]
Insecurity: Another Kaduna Traditional Ruler Kidnapped
The paramount ruler of Jaba kingdom in Kaduna State, Kpop Ham, has been abducted by suspected bandits in his farm in Nasarawa State, Africa Today News, New York has learnt. The traditional ruler was reportedly kidnapped on Monday, but details of the incident were still not claer at the time of compiling this report. Read […]
Voter Reg: INEC Records 1M PVC Registrants In 4 Weeks
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that it has recorded no fewer than a million registrants since it commenced online voter registration last week. The exercise, which officially started on 28 June, clocked a month on Monday as the commission revealed it now has 1,006,661 registrants. According to the INEC spokesperson, Festus Okoye, the […]
Nigeria, UN Set To Train, Employ 20m Youths – Osinbajo
Nigerian Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has announced an initiative between the Buhari administration and the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), which would attempt to provide education, training and employment to 20 million Nigerian youths between now and 2030. Osinbajo made this disclosure on today at the official launch of the Generation Unlimited (GenU) […]
Sunday Igboho Arrives Benin Court For Trial
Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo who popularly known as Sunday Igboho, on Monday arrived the Court of Appeals in Cotonou, Benin Republic, to face trial. Africa Today News, New York gathered that there is tension and apprehension around the premises ahead of court proceedings. Read Also: Benin Republic Court Adjourns Igboho’s Extradition Hearing Although he […]
Kanu’s Trial: Police Arrest IPOB Members In Abuja
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested members of the Indigenous People of Biafra who had gathered close to the premises of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday. The IPOB members had tried to gain access into the premises of the court where their leader, Nnamdi Kanu, is facing charges bordering on […]
Buhari Departs To London For Medical Check-Up, Summit
Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja this evening for London to see his doctors and also to participate in the Global Education Summit on Financing Global Partnership for Education 2021-2025. This was disclosed in a statement by the president’s media adviser, Femi Adesina, titled, ‘President Buhari attends global education summit in London’, on Monday. […]