Customs Intercepts Container-Load Of Guns In Lagos
Officials of the Nigeria Customs Service attached to Tin Can Island Command on Friday intercepted a 1x40ft container loaded with arms heading to a yet to be ascertained location. Africa Today News, New York gathered that the owner of the container had allegedly declared its content as plasma televisions to secure a pass. It was […]
Subsidy Removal: NLC Fixes Dates For States, National Protests
The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has announced its decision to hold a national protest on February 1, 2022, against the planned removal of fuel subsidy by the federal government of Nigeria. The decision was contained in a communique issued in Abuja on Friday and signed by the NLC President, […]
Former Zamfara NLC Chairman, Aliyu Zannah Is Dead
A former chairman of Zamfara State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Jamilu Aliyu Zannah has passed on after a protracted illness. Africa Today News, New York gathered that the sickness took the former State NLC boss to India in 2019 where he underwent medical treatment and returned to the country. He was […]
‘I Laugh When They Say Buhari Is Controlled By Cabal’ – Adesina
The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina has countered Nigerians accusing the Nigerian leader of being controlled by some cabals in Aso Rock. In a statement to mark the president’s 79th birthday, the presidential spokesman said Buhari has a mind of his own, stressing that he cannot be controlled […]
Buhari Has Taken Nigeria To Enviable Heights – Orji Kalu
The Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Kalu on Friday in Abuja, said President Muhammadu Buhari has taken Nigeria to enviable heights. Kalu, who said this in his goodwill message to rejoice with Buhari on his 79th birthday anniversary, described the President as a rare leader with a strong passion for the growth and progress […]
Uncertainty As Bootleg Alcohol Kills 25 In Turkey
No fewer than 25 people died in Turkey this week after drinking a bad batch of bootleg alcohol, as production soars owing to high taxes, Africa Today News, New York has learnt. The production of bootleg liquor has risen with the steady increase in taxes, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Islamic-rooted party disapproving of alcohol […]
UN Moves To Hold Urgent Session On Ethiopia Over Crisis
The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council has announced that it will hold an urgent session on Ethiopia, even as reports of further atrocities in the Tigray region continue to trickle in. The session which is billed to hold on Friday, as reportedly requested by the European Union, will be used to take decisions as […]
Nigeria Cannot And Will Not Break Up – Obaseki
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has hailed the selfless sacrifices made by officers and men of the Armed Forces to ensure that Nigeria remains one while also submitting that the country would not be divided. Obaseki made this assertion on Thursday in Benin while speaking at the launching of the 2022 Armed Forces Remembrance Day […]
UK Lifts Suspension On Processing Visitors Visa For Nigerians
The British High Commission has announced the resumption of the issuance of visitor’s visas to citizens of countries previously on the United Kingdom (UK) red list, including Nigeria. The UK government had placed Nigeria and some other countries on a red list following the outbreak of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. On December 6 in […]
Disclose Your Source Of Wealth, Adebanjo Challenges Tinubu
Pa Ayo Adebanjo, leader of Afenifere, Yoruba socio-political group, has challenged Chief Bisi Akande, former interim Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the ruling party, to disclose their source of wealth. Africa Today News, New York understands that Tinubu and Akande are former governors of Lagos and […]
Create Special Forces To Tackle Banditry, Tambuwal Tells FG
Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal has tasked the Federal Government to consider the option of creating a Special Forces to tackle banditry. Tambuwal gave this charge while receiving a delegation of the North-west Governors’ Forum led by Aminu Masari, governor of Katsina on Wednesday. Africa Today News, New York gathered that the delegation visited the […]
‘We Reached All Targets’, Rohr Berates NFF For Firing Him
Former Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr has criticised the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for sacking him stressing that the team’s performance under him was not below expectations. Africa Today News, New York reports that the German, who is Nigeria’s longest-serving coach, was fired earlier in the week following some unconvincing results with the 1994 African […]