Rising Oil Price Would Cause High Inflation, IMF Warns
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that rising oil prices is likely to lead to high inflation and slow growth across the globe, calling on stakeholders to plan ahead. The international body is also of the opinion that geopolitical tensions which has led to a spike in oil prices may echo the what happened […]
2023: Governor Ganduje Set To Pick Senatorial Form
The Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has concluded plans to pick the senatorial form on Monday (Today) to contest for the seat of Kano North senatorial district in next year’s general elections. Ganduje’s decision to pick up the form was reached at the stakeholders meeting held behind closed doors at the government house. […]
US Senate To Put Abortion Rights Bill To Vote On Wednesday
The US Senate would on Wednesday this week vote on a national abortion rights law — a process likely doomed to fail — after a leaked draft decision signalled the Supreme Court’s readiness to overturn Roe v Wade. The Majority Leader of the US Senate, Chuck Schumer, who has called the draft ruling an ‘abomination,’ […]
SERAP Drags Buhari To Court Over Dariye, Nyame Pardon
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed another lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari over the recent state pardons granted to convicted former Governors. The body is praying the Federal High Court in Lagos to reverse the pardon granted to former governors of Plateau, Joshua Dariye, and Taraba, Jolly Nyame. The duo, serving jail terms […]
Over 40 Migrants Drown Off Western Sahara – Officials
No fewer than 44 migrants drowned on Sunday when their boat capsized off the coast of Western Sahara, migrant aid agency Caminando Fronteras have confirmed. Africa Today News, New York gathered that about twelve others survived the unforeseen tragedy, which happened when the boat sunk off the coast of Cap Boujdour, the agency’s Helena Maleno […]
INEC Chairman Debunks Alleged Plan To Join Presidential Race
The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, has distanced himself from the speculations that he might be having political ambition, describing as ‘preposterous proposition’, the speculation that he wants to join the 2023 presidential race. In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Rotimi Lawrence Oyekanmi, Yakubu emphasised that his position […]
ASUU Threatens To Extend Strike Indefinitely, Blasts FG
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to extend its ongoing industrial action indefinitely, accusing the Federal Government of ‘unseriousness’. The union made this known at its ongoing meeting in Abuja. Accusing the Federal Government of being unserious with the negotiations, the union promised to intimate Nigerians on the outcome of its meeting […]
2023: My Chances Of Winning APC Primary, Very High — Tinubu
A Presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has stated that he remains unshaken and he is very confident of winning the presidential ticket of the party. The former Governor of Lagos who is in the race with at least 20 other aspirants in the APC made the assertion […]
We Can’t Return To Days of Widespread Banditry, Buhari Says
President Muhammadu Buhari have stated that the Northwest zone in Nigeria must not be allowed to relapse back to the days when bandits operated freely and unleashed mayhem on the people. He made this comment even as he commended the military for the continued onslaught against terrorist elements in the region, especially Zamfara State, which […]
Market Women Empowered By Female Reps Aspirant In Kwara
In a gesture of benevolence, the House of Representatives aspirant for Offa, Oyun and Ifelodun Federal Constituency, Mrs Yewande Mobolaji-Dauda, has empowered more than 40 traders in Oro-Ago town of Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara. Mrs Mobolaji-Dauda who is a well known aspirant on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) said she discovered […]
Embrace Natural Diets To Live Long – Biochemist
Olayemi Ikotun, the President of the Biochemist Practitioners Association of Nigeria (BPAON), has appealed to the present generation of individuals to try their best to embrace natural diets in order to live long. Ikotun made the appeal during the 2022 Biochemist Practitioners Induction Conference in Lagos on Sunday. He made it clear that major biochemists […]
Jubrin’s Exit Poses No Threat To Us – Tinubu Vanguard
The Tinubu Vanguard, a political support group has dismissed any threats to the mandate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a result of the exit of Mr Abdulmumin Jubrin. In a statement on Sunday, the Director-General (D-G) of Tinubu Vanguard, Dr Johnny Benjamin said Jubrin’s decision to quit the APC was personal and is […]