Court Orders AGF To Pay Kanu’s Co-Defendants ₦200,000
A fine of ₦200,000 has been slammed on the Attorney General of the Federation( AGF) by Justice Binta Nyako of the Abuja division of the Federal High Court for truncating the trial of four co-defendants of Nnamdi Kanu, who are on treasonable felony charges. Africa Today News, New York gathered that Nyako specifically ordered the […]
How We Used Technology To End Corruption In Nigeria – Adesina
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, yesterday emphasised the importance of technology, recalling how he put it in practice during his tenure as Nigeria’s Agriculture Minister to end corruption in the ministry. Africa Today News, New York recalls that Adesina served as Minister under the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan […]
Why We Turned To Europe To Seek More Loans – Amaechi
Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, has clarified why the Federal Government of Nigeria has resolved to seek more loans from European banks to complete its railway infrastructures before the expiration of the current political dispensation rather than China which it was used to. While fielding questions from State House Correspondents, after the weekly Federal Executive […]
Don’t Declare ‘Premature’ Victory Over Covid-19, WHO Warns
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that it is rather too early for countries to either declare victory over Covid-19 or give up attempts to halt transmission of different variants of the virus. Speaking on Tuesday, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters that ‘It is premature for any country to either surrender or […]
2023: I’ll Make My Ambition Known At The Right Time – Atiku
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has disclosed that he will make his intention to contest the 2023 presidential election known to Nigerians when the time comes. He made this known after a meeting with former military president, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida at his Hill Top Mansion in Minna, the Niger State capital on Tuesday. Africa Today […]
Rivers State An Asset Not Liability To PDP, Nigeria – Wike
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has declared that nobody can down play or undermine the interest of the people of Southern Nigeria in the decision over who flies the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He made this assertion yesterday, during a meeting of stakeholders of the party at Government House, Port […]
Again, Another Attempted Coup Reported In Guinea-Bissau
An ‘attempted coup’ has been reported in Guinea-Bissau after sustained gunfire was heard on Tuesday near the seat of government in the coup-prone West African State. Africa Today News, New York gathered that some heavily-armed men surrounded the Palace of Government, where President Umaro Sissoco Embalo and Prime Minister Nuno Gomes Nabiam were believed to […]
Buhari Launches ₦62.1bn Trust Fund To Fight HIV
In bid to improve efforts towards sustaining the country’s HIV response, addressing killer diseases and public health emergencies in Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari has launched a ₦62.1 billion fund to sustain the bid. Africa Today News, New York reports that the trust fund was launched at an event at the state house on Tuesday. President […]
2023: Zoning Presidency To North Will Lead To Crisis – Clark
Respected Ijaw national leader, Edwin Clark has appealed to those aspiring for presidency in the 2023 general elections in the north to reconsider their ambition in the interest of peace and equity. The Niger Delta statesman pointed out that those aspiring for presidency from the north such as the former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar […]
NASS Sends Re-Amended Electoral Bill To Buhari For Assent
The National Assembly has sent the re-amended Electoral Act Amendment Bill to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent. President Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on NASS Matters (Senate), Senator Babajide Omoworare, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. He explained that the transmission of the bill was in line with the provisions of Section 58 (3) of […]