Osun 2022: Aregbesola Lambasts Oyetola, Tinubu, Akande
Nigeria’s Interior Minister, Rauf Aregbesola, has launched an attack on his erstwhile political leaders and associates as the race to Osun guber polls intensifies. Speaking in the Ijebu Jesa area of Osun State yesterday, the former governor addressed members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of Saturday’s governorship primary election in the State. Aregbesola, […]
2023: I Have What It Takes To Succeed Buhari – Yahaya Bello
The Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello has asserted that he possesses the necessary qualities to take over from President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023 and he has what it takes to lead Nigeria to greatness. The governor made this known on Tuesday while fielding questions from State House reporters after a closed door meeting with […]
Elon Musk Gifts Five Million Tesla Shares To Charities
The Chief Executive of Tesla, Elon Musk, has donated no fewer than 5.04 million shares of his company to unspecified charities according to confirmed reports. Africa Today News, New York gathered that, Musk, who is often considered the richest person in the world gave away the stock in November 2021 in five separate transactions, according […]
Rape: Las Vegas Police Blocked From Arresting Ronaldo
High ranking authorities intervened on Tuesday as the Police officers investigating Cristiano Ronaldo for alleged rape were blocked from arresting and charging the Manchester United forward. Africa Today News, New York gathered that Cops in Las Vegas had even gone ahead to approve a warrant for Ronaldo’s arrest after complainant Kathryn Mayorga had previously claimed […]
US Would Relocate Ukraine Embassy In Kyiv, Blinken Reveals
The United States has announced that she has concluded plans to relocate its embassy in Kyiv to the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, citing a ‘dramatic acceleration’ in the buildup of Russian forces at the country’s border as tensions continue to rise. In a statement on Monday which was obtained by Africa Today News, New […]
Amotekun Orders Crackdown On ‘Yahoo Boys’, Ritualists In Ondo
The State Commander of the South western Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun, Chief Adetunji Adeleye, has revealed that security agencies in the State would commence a massive crackdown on them. Adeleye who disclosed this during a chat with journalists in Akure, described the internet fraudsters who are popularly referred to as ‘Yahoo-boys’ as […]
JAMB Has No Power To Conduct Admissions, ASUU Clarifies
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has declared that the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board does not posses the right to conduct admissions for higher institutions. This decision was conveyed in a statement signed by the national president (ASUU), Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, said JAMB’s action of handling higher institutions admission was an encroachment in […]
Confusion As Gunmen Attack Aregbesola’s Convoys In Osogbo
Some yet-to-be identified gunmen on Monday attacked the convoy of Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, during a roadshow he conducted in Osogbo, the Osun State capital. Africa Today News, New York gathered that the gun-wielding hoodlums, who were suspected to be political thugs, ambushed his convoy and started shooting in a bid to scare […]
NANS Threatens Nationwide Protest Over ASUU Strike
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Monday condemned the strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) threatening to go on a nationwide protest. NANS President, Asefon Sunday, in a statement, expressed ‘great disappointment’ at the ‘comprehensive and total’ four-week strike declared by ASUU President, Emmanuel Osodeke, on Monday. Asefon […]
Drug Deal: Police Arrest Abba Kyari, Four Other Officers
The police have arrested a suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari, and four other police officers. Africa Today News, New York reports that others arrested alongside Kyari include ACP Sunday Ubuah, ASP Bawa James, Inspector Simon Agrigba, and Inspector John Nuhu, while the fifth suspect whose name was given as ASP John Umoru, […]
Insecurity: Northern Elders Cry Out Over Incessant Killings
The Northern Elders Forum, NEF has cried out over the growing insecurity in the northwest region of Nigeria, describing it as becoming uncontrollable while also calling all authorities concerned to save the region. The Director, Publicity and Advocacy of the forum, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, lamented the plight of the region while speaking in a press […]
Why Zouma Missed West Ham’s Match Against Leicester – Moyes
West Ham coach, David Moyes has explained that embattled defender, Kurt Zouma missed Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Leicester due to sickness after he was withdrawn from the starting line-up barely minutes before kick-off. Africa Today News, New York gathered that the French defender had initially been named Moyes’ team despite outrage in recent days over […]