Lagos Deploys Boats With Free Wi-fi To Cushion Okada Ban
In a fresh development, the Lagos State Ferry Services (LAGFERRY) said it has deployed more boats for operations ahead of the June 1 proposed ban on commercial motorcyclists, popularly known as ‘Okada’, in some parts of the state. This was made known in a statement issued by the Head, Public Affairs, LAGFERRY, Mr. Akeem Odusina, […]
NCC Decries Vandalisation Of Over 40 Telecom Structures
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in a recent report has admitted that it actually receives over 40 vandalisation reports on telecom structures across the federation daily. The commission also noted that the situation underlines the need for all stakeholders to put their hands together toward protecting the structures as theirs. Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, the […]
Okorocha Granted ₦500m Bail By Federal High Court
The battle between former Imo State Governor and Presidential hopeful, Rochas Okorocha and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC continued to wane on as he has whisked away on the order of the Federal High Court in Abuja. Okorocha, a presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, was ordered to […]
EU Partially Bans Russian Oil Exports Due To Ukraine Conflicts
After prolonged negotiations and final analysis by external bodies, the European Union (EU) has finally agreed on a partial ban on Russian oil imports amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. This was disclosed by European Council chief, Charles Michel. Michel made the announcement in a tweet via his Twitter handle on Monday evening. […]
Boehly Vows To Push Chelsea To Success After Sealing Takeover
Chelsea’s new owner Todd Boehly has pledged to build on the team’s ‘remarkable history of success’ after the American completed his takeover of the Premier League club on Monday. Africa Today News, New York had on May 7 reported that Boehly’s consortium agreed a deal to buy Chelsea from Roman Abramovich for £4.25 billion ($5.3 […]
Peter Obi Could Have Been My Vice President But..– Kwankwaso
The Presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has said the former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, could have been his running mate if he didn’t become the Presidential candidate of Labour Party. Kwankwaso, a former governor of Kano State, made these known while speaking in an interview on Monday […]
Germany Returns Looted Artefacts To Namibia On loan
Namibia has announced that it has taken delivery of 23 ancient pieces of jewellery, tools and other objects which were stolen by Europeans during colonial rule, and returned as an indefinite loan from Germany. The return of the artefacts is part of a project to encourage rapprochement between the two nations which began in 2021. […]
2023: Real Reason I Visited Wike At Home – Atiku
The Presidential candidate of Nigeria’s main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has opened up why he visited Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State after the party’s primary election. Africa Today News, New York reports that on Monday, Atiku paid Wike a visit in his Abuja residence for a crucial fence-mending meeting. However, […]
Crises Response: Okonjo-Iweala Calls For Global Solidarity
The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has made a case for global solidarity in responding to crises facing the world, especially the present war going on between Russia and Ukraine. The DG in a statement issued by WTO on Monday which was sighted by Africa Today News, New York underlined […]
2023: I’m Not Desperate To Be President – Kwankwaso
A former governor of Kano State and 2023 Presidential hopeful, Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, has claimed that he is not desperate to become President in 2023 as widely speculated. Kwankwaso made this disclosure while speaking in an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today which was monitored by Africa Today News, New York yesterday. He said […]
Rescuers Pull Bodies Out From Wreckage Of Nepal Plane
Nepali rescuers on Monday evening retrieved about 16 bodies from the mangled wreckage of a passenger plane strewn across a mountainside that crashed last week in the Himalayas with 22 people on board. Africa Today News, New York recalls that air traffic control had lost contact with the Twin Otter aircraft operated by Nepali carrier […]
How APC Sabotaged Atiku In 2019 – PDP BoT Chair, Jibrin
The Board of Trustees (BoT) Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Walid Jibrin, has asserted that the All Progressives Congress (APC) sabotaged its candidate, Atiku Abubakar during the 2019 election, vowing that it wouldn’t be allowed to repeat itself in 2023. In a statement on Monday which was obtained by Africa Today News, New York, Jibrin […]