Buhari Reacts As Bandits Roast Over 40 Travellers In Sokoto
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the recent killing of over 40 passengers in Sokoto State by armed men suspected to be bandits. This was made public in a statement by Buhari’s spokesman, Femi Adesina on Wednesday. Africa Today News, New York reports that passengers who were travelling from Sabon Birni Local Government Area […]
We Would No Longer Condone Harassment Of Judges – CJN
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Tanko Muhammad, has issued a strong warning to individuals and agencies of the government against any form of harassment and embarrassment of judicial officers in the country stating that the era of condoning it is long gone. The Chief justice gave this caution on Wednesday in Abuja at a […]
Tension At Ojodu A Day After Trailer Killed Schoolchildren
There was heavy pandemonium on Wednesday around the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) office in the Ojodu area of Lagos just a day after a trailer rammed into some students at the Grammar School bus stop, killing some of them. Africa Today News, New York gathered that there are fears of violence breaking out in the […]
Biden Set To Warn Putin Against Ukraine Invasion
President Joe Biden was to warn Vladimir Putin in a video call Tuesday against invading Ukraine, threatening painful sanctions and more US military support for Eastern Europe if the Russian leader triggers a military conflict. Russia denies any plans to move against Ukraine, but with satellite pictures showing massive troop concentrations on the border, fears […]
Mbappe And Messi Grab Braces As PSG Destroy Club Brugge
Seven-time Ballon D’or winner, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe both scored twice as Paris Saint-Germain rounded out their Champions League group-stage campaign with a 4-1 thumping of Club Brugge on Tuesday. Africa Today News, New York reports that Mbappe scored twice in the first seven minutes before setting up Messi to make it 3-0 just […]
Millions Of People In Sudan’s Darfur Region Depend On Aid –UN
The United Nations Emergency Aid Office, OCHA on Tuesday revealed that People no longer had enough to eat in Sudan’s Darfur region in what could potentially drift into a health crisis. The Head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Sudan, Paola Emerson revealed that half of the inhabitants in the […]
Kaduna Govt Conducts Fresh Competency Test for 35,000 Teachers
As part of efforts to ensure quality teaching and learning in basic schools across the state, the Government of Kaduna State has commenced another competency test for primary school teachers. Africa Today News, New York reports that this is coming almost four years after it conducted a similar exercise that led to the dismissal of […]
How Nigeria Can Solve Security Challenges – DSS
The Department of State Security (DSS) has offered the Federal Government a piece of advice on how to bring about peace, harmony, and restore social order in several localities in the country. The Director-General of the secret police, Yusuf Bichi gave this advice when he spoke in Abuja at the grand finale of the 2021 […]
27% Of Global Malaria Deaths In 2020 Are From Nigeria – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that Nigeria accounted for 27% of global deaths noting that about 29 of the 85 countries that were malaria-endemic accounted for about 96% of malaria cases and deaths globally. The health organisation made this disclosure in its 2020 World Malaria report released yesterday which was obtained by Africa […]
Bandits Attack Kaduna Community, Abduct Over 36
Bandits have attacked communities in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area, where they shot sporadically, and abducted no fewer than 36 locals. This is coming even as students and civil servants of Birnin Gwari extraction but now in the state capital, lamented that they could not travel with ease to the area for Christmas without military […]
2022 Census: We Would Support NPC – Fayemi
The Governor of Ekiti State and Chairman Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), Kayode Fayemi, has reiterated the readiness of government at the sub-national level to support the conduct of the 2022 national population census, insisting that the exercise is vital to the socio-economic index of the country. Speaking on Monday when the Chairman of the National […]
China Threatens ‘Countermeasures’ If US Boycotts Olympics
China has disclosed that it will take ‘countermeasures’ if the United States opts for a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics, hours after unconfirmed reports hinted that the Biden administration could announce such a move this week. Africa Today News, New York reports that CNN and NBC cited unnamed sources Sunday as saying the […]