Court Declares Sanusi’s Banishment Unlawful, Awards Demages
The banishment of the deposed Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi to Awe, a remote community in Nasarawa State was on Tuesday declared illegal, unlawful and unconstitutional, by Justice Anwuli Chikere of the Federal High Court in Abuja. The court held that the restrictions placed on Sanusi after his deposition on March 9, 2020, on […]
₦7bn Libel Suit: Wike Testifies Against ThisDay Newspapers
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike on Tuesday appeared before a Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt, to testify as a witness in the ongoing seven billion naira libel suit against ThisDay Newspaper. Africa Today News, New York recalls that Governor Wike had in August 2020 dragged the newspaper to court for publishing a report […]
Parag Agrawal To Replace Jack Dorsey As Twitter CEO
Parag Agrawal will take over as the new Twitter Chief Executive Officer (CEO) following Monday’s stepping down of co-founder Jack Dorsey from the position. In a statement he posted on Monday, Dorsey said, ‘I’ve decided to leave Twitter because I believe the company is ready to move on from its founders,’ ‘My trust in Parag […]
Messi Wins Record Seventh Ballon d’Or Prize
PSG playmaker, Lionel Messi on Monday night won the men’s Ballon d’Or award for a record-extending seventh time at a ceremony in Paris. Africa Today News, New York Messi won the last edition of the Ballon d’Or in 2019 before last year’s awards were cancelled due to the Corona Virus pandemic. He also won in […]
Travel Ban By African Nations ‘Regrettable’ – South Africa
South Africa on Monday insisted that it was ‘regrettable… (and) sad’ that fellow African nations had joined a rush by wealthy countries to impose travel bans over the new Covid variant – Omicron. Speaking to newsmen on Monday, foreign ministry spokesman Clayson Monyela said, ‘It is quite regrettable, very unfortunate, and I will even say […]
Okowa Will Leave Worthy Legacies For Deltans – Osinbajo
Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday, asserted that Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa would leave worthy legacies behind for Deltans when he leaves office for his successor in 2023. Speaking in Asaba during the commissioning of the multi-billion naira Prof. Chike Edozien Secretariat Complex for civil servants and the 8.5 Megawatts Asaba […]
2022 UTME: Candidates To Pay CBT Fees To JAMB
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has revealed that beginning from 2022, it will collect fees for the Computer Based Test (CBT) centres involved in the conduct of the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and remit same to them. According to the matriculation body, the move was informed by the need to curb […]
How Direct Primary’ll End Short-Cut To Power – Abe
The former Senator representing Rivers South-East district at the National Assembly, Senator Magnus Ngei Abe on Monday submitted that Nigerians need to support the passage of the Electoral Act by members of the National Assembly, saying it would end all short-cut to power. Abe, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, made the call during […]
Peru Earthquake Injures 12, Leaves Over 2,400 Homeless
A 7.5-magnitude earthquake in northern Peru injured 12 people and destroyed 117 homes, leaving more than 2,400 people without a roof over their heads, authorities said Monday. The quake, which struck in the early hours of Sunday and sent shock waves across the region, also leveled five churches and damaged a clinic and some 1.5 […]
New COVID-19 Variant: G7 Urges ‘Urgent Action’ On Omicron
G7 health ministers on Monday called for “urgent action” to combat the highly transmissible new Omicron Covid-19 strain spreading across the world as the WHO warned of potentially “severe” consequences. Australia and Japan led the growing list of countries imposing fresh travel restrictions or slamming shut their borders as the new strain, first identified last […]
Buhari Sympathizes With Cosmas Maduka Over Wife’s Death
President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Coscharis Group, Dr Cosmas Maduka, over the death of his wife, Charity. Buhari joined friends and associates of the Maduka family and business group in mourning Mrs Maduka, who was the Vice President of Coscharis Group and demonstrated virtues in managing her […]
APC Is The Biggest Cancer Affecting Nigeria – PDP Chairman
The soon-to-be inaugurated National Chairman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Iyorchia Ayu, has stated that there is a need to educate Nigerians to let them know that eight more years of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) administration will lead to a breakup of the country. He made this assertion on Monday […]