Self-Declared Somaliland Arrests Somalia’s Former Deputy PM
Somalia’s former deputy prime minister has been arrested in the self-declared Republic of Somaliland. Mohamed Omar Arte Qalib was arrested at Hargeisa airport and no reason was given. Mr Qalib had been in the city for the past few months. Read Also: Omicron: UK Govt Removes Nigeria, 10 Others From Red List The former deputy […]
Your Claim Of Releasing ₦52bn To Us Deceptive, ASUU Hits FG
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has debunked the claim of the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, that ₦52.12billion was given to the union. It described the claim as ‘deceptive, misleading and aimed at smearing the image of our Union and members in the public eye’. Addressing the press on Wednesday, the […]
APC Has Set Nigeria 20 Years Backward, Wike Claims
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has urged Nigerians to be more cautious in the choice of who they entrust with the responsibility of governing Nigeria, particularly members of the All Progressives Congress (APC). He made this assertion because according to him, the APC-led Federal Government has set Nigeria 20 years backwards in just six and half […]
Bandits Kill Kaduna Lawmaker, Abduct Travellers On Highway
Suspected bandits have killed a member of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Mr Rilwanu Gadagau, along the Kaduna-Zaria Highway. Gadagau, who represented Giwa Constituency of the state, was the Chairman of the Committee on Local Government and Rural Development in the Assembly. Africa Today News, New York gathered that he was killed on Monday […]
FEC Approves 20% Salary Increase For Police Personnel
The Nigerian Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday announced the approval of the review and upgrade of salaries of police personnel by 20 percent. The Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi, made this public on Wednesday when he spoke after the Federal Executive Council meeting which was chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari, at the newly […]
At Least 62 Killed In Haiti Gas Truck Explosion
No fewer than 62 people were killed when a gas tanker truck exploded in the Haitian city of Cap-Haitien on Tuesday morning, with overwhelmed medics saying the toll was set to rise. The blast is the latest disaster to hit the poverty-wracked Caribbean nation, riven by gang violence, political paralysis, and acute fuel shortages. ‘We […]
Uganda Opposition Leader Placed ‘Under House Arrest’
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine on Tuesday disclosed that police assaulted his party members and put him under house arrest to prevent him from attending a campaign rally for a local by-election. Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, revealed police and military officers, deployed overnight, had barred him from leaving his home in Magere, […]
Osimhen Reacts To Rohr’s Sack As Super Eagles Coach
Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen, has wished the erstwhile coach of the Super Eagles well Gernot Rohr all the best after he was sacked from his position. Africa Today News, New York had earlier reported that Rohr was sacked by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) after more than five years in charge of the former green […]
NSA Names Religious Groups Backing Terrorist Organisations
Nigeria’s National Security Adviser (NSA), Babagana Monguno, has identified Jama’at Nasr al-Islam Wal Muslimin (JNIM), the Islamic and Muslim Support Group (GSIM), and ISGS as groups behind the activities of the reign of terror being witnesses in Nigeria and other Sahel countries. The NSA enjoined Islamic preachers and Imams to deploy their vantage positions […]
Chinese COVID-19 Vaccines Set To Be Produced In Nigeria
The Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Nigeria, Cui Jianchun, yesterday disclosed that China and Nigeria are currently in the process of ensuring the production of COVID-19 vaccines in the West African country. He made the disclosure when he spoke at a roundtable with the theme ‘Build an African-China Community with a Shared […]
Nigeria’s Debt Has Climbed To ₦38.005trn – DMO
Nigeria’s sovereign debt stock, as at September 30 rose to an all-time ₦38.005 trillion or $92.626 billion, the Debt Management Office (DMO) has disclosed. Africa Today News, New York understands that the debt comprises total external and domestic loans of the Federal Government, 36 states and the FCT. According to the release from the DMO, […]
My Successor Will Defend Rivers People, Wike Assures
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has asserted that he would do everything within his power to ensure his successor is someone who would defend the interest of the State. He made this pledge during a birthday party which was organised for him by his wife, Justice Eberechi Suzzette Nyesom-Wike in his private residence […]