We Don’t Have Control Over Cooking Gas Price Hike – FG
The Federal Government has claimed that the price of cooking gas like crude oil price was being determined by global markets hence it has no control over it. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva made this claim when he spoke to State House Correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, after a meeting […]
Forgery: EFCC Quizzes Femi Fani-Kayode
A former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, was on Tuesday arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Lagos. According to reports, Fani-Kayode is under investigation for alleged forgery and manipulation of documents. Africa Today News, New York gathered that the ex-minister, who rejoined the All Progressives Congress (APC) in September, was […]
Nigeria Must Welcome Restructuring To Survive – PDP Govs
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum on Tuesday insisted that Nigeria must embrace restructuring if they want to survive. The Chairman of the forum, Aminu Tambuwal made this assertion while speaking at a two-day event for the PDP National Working Committee (NWC) members-elect in Abuja on Tuesday. According to him, the President Muhammadu Buhari-led […]
Niger Govt Raises Alarm Over Presence Of ISWAP Terrorists
The Niger State Government has raised an alarm about the presence of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in the Borgu Local Government Area of the state. This is aside from earlier claims by the state Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello of the presence of Boko Haram in parts of Shiroro, where it has […]
Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed Joins Combat Against Tigray Forces
In a sign that Ethiopian peace moves have failed, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has announced his decision to lead combat today against rebel Tigrayan forces. Abiy called on “all patriotic Ethiopians” to join him in frontline combat against forces loyal to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). ‘The time necessitates leading the nation through martyrdom. […]
Crude Oil Theft Worse Than Treason – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has called on the Federal Government to consider treating crude oil thieves as economic saboteurs and treasonable offenders. The governor also asserted that the fight to stop oil theft hasn’t been successfully won because top ranking officers of the military are deeply involved in it. Wike made the observation […]
Birds Attack Lagos-Bound Air Peace Flight
There was mild pandemonium on Monday as an Air Peace flight P47159 Owerri to Lagos had a bird strike just a few minutes after take-off. Head of Communications, Stanley Olisa confirmed the incident in a statement which was obtained by Africa Today News, New York. According to the spokesman, one of the parameters of one […]
Nasarawa Assembly Summon Access Bank CEO Over SUBEB Contracts
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has threatened to issue a warrant of arrest on the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of Access Bank Limited, Mr Herbery Wigwe, should he fail to appear before its Committee on Education within 24 hours. Africa Today News, New York reports that the Chairman, House Committee on Education, […]
4 Killed, Many Injured As Bandits Strike Near Katsina Town
Barawa community, in Batagarawa Local Government Area in Katsina State was yesterday thrown into commotion after bandits in large numbers attacked the community, killing no fewer than four persons and injuring several others. A source who spoke to newsmen narrated that the hoodlums stormed the community which is barely 10 kilometre from Katsina metropolis around […]
Rivers State Police Confirms Death Of Four In Jetty Fire
No fewer than four persons have have been confirmed dead following a massive fire outbreak that occurred on Monday at the Nembe jetty in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Africa Today News, New York gathered that several boats and goods worth millions of naira were also destroyed in the inferno. Sources at the jetty narrated that […]
Five Dead, 40 Wounded After Vehicle Hits US Christmas Parade
Five people were killed and 40 others wounded after a vehicle plowed into a Christmas parade in the US state of Wisconsin on Sunday, police said. Officials said a red SUV broke through barricades at the Christmas parade in Waukesha, a suburb of Milwaukee just after 4:30 pm (2230 GMT), as spectators watched the annual […]
One Dead In Jerusalem Shooting, Attacker Killed – Police
A militant of the Palestinian Islamist Hamas movement opened fire Sunday in Jerusalem’s Old City, killing one person and wounding three before he was shot dead, Israeli officials, police and medics said. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett ordered security to be boosted and called for people to be on “heightened alert” over the risk of further […]