Why Ogun Lost $16bn Dangote Refinery To Lagos – Abiodun
The Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun has explained that the state lost the $16billion Dangote Refinery to Lagos State due to a breakdown in discussions between the immediate past administration and Dangote Group. He also pointed out that his administration is working towards ensuring that the state takes advantage of its oil-rich deposit and […]
2023: I Would Contest Abia Guber Election, Abaribe Declares
The minority leader of the Senate and senator representing Abia South senatorial district in the national assembly, Eyinnaya Abaribe has declared his ambition to contest the Abia North senatorial elections in 2023. The popular senator disclosed yesterday that he would contest in the state’s governorship election in 2023 to take over from the incumbent Dr. […]
Why Buhari Will Not Sign Amended Electoral Law – Malami
The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has explained the reasons why believes that President Muhammadu Buhari, saying that the President would not sign the new electoral law because the law has not captured the interest of all Nigerians. He made these remarks in a phone-in program on Radio Kano […]
Zamfara Elders Raise Alarm As Arrested Bandits Regain Freedom
A group of elder statesmen in Zamfara State on Monday cried out over the alleged indiscriminate release of bandits who were previously arrested as well as their collaborators by the authorities in the state. They called on the law enforcement agencies to stop the act, citing it as one of the factors responsible for the […]
UN Peace-Keeping Base In Darfur Looted By Gunmen
Gunmen have looted the former UN-African Union Peacekeeping Mission hospital in Darfur (UNAMID) logistics base in El Fasher, Sudan. Africa Today News, New York gathered that the unidentified gunmen penetrated the surrounding base on yesterday and exchanged fire with the security men before making away with the properties. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has frowned at […]
Anti-Apartheid Icon, Archbishop Desmond Tutu Confirmed Dead
South African anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who is often described as the country’s moral compass, passed on yesterday aged 90, which has now sparked an outpouring of tributes for the outspoken Nobel Peace Prize winner. Tutu, who is small-statured had largely faded from public life in recent years, was remembered for his easy […]
Christmas: Kaduna NUJ Fecilitates With Christians
The Kaduna State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), has urged Christians to use the occasion of commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ for sober reflection and offer prayers to God to bring an end to the various challenges bedevilling the state and the Nation at large. In a Christmas message jointly signed […]
Nigeria Yet To Record Any Omicron Related Death – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC), has said no person in Nigeria has died of COVID-19 with the B.1.1.529 SARS-CoV-2 lineage, the Omicron variant, in the country, as the variant surges across the country. The NCDC Director-General, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, disclosed this to newsmen on Friday in Abuja. Data from the African Union (AU) […]
No Country Can Boost Its Way Out Of Pandemic – WHO
The World Health Organization chief warned Wednesday that the rush in wealthy countries to roll out additional Covid vaccine doses was deepening the inequity in access to jabs that is prolonging the pandemic. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus insisted that the priority must remain to get vaccines to vulnerable people everywhere rather than giving additional […]
2023 Presidency: IBB Openly Endorses Osibanjo
Former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida has endorsed the candidature of Vice President Yemi Osibanjo in the 2023 presidential elections while reiterating that he is a good man to lead Nigeria. IBB stated this when the Osibanjo Grassroot Organization visited him in his Uphill Residence in Minna. ‘I know the Vice Pesident very well. He […]
Nigeria In Final Phase Of The Erradication Of Terrorists – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged troops of Operation Hadin Kai to remain steadfast as they go into the final phase of the campaign against insurgency and other forms of criminalities. The president, according to a statement issued by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, made the call when he addressed the troops at the Airforce Base […]
Pfizer’s COVID-19 Pill Authorised For Use By US Health Regulator
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday authorized Pfizer’s Covid pill for high-risk people aged 12 and over, a major milestone in the pandemic that will allow millions to access the treatment. ‘Today’s authorization introduces the first treatment for Covid-19 that is in the form of a pill that is taken orally — […]