Electoral Act: Supreme Court Shuns President Buhari’s Suit
After numerous legal proceedings and deliberations, the Supreme Court of Nigeria has finally dismissed the suit brought against the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari which was challenging the legality of the controversial section 84 (12) of the Electoral Act 2022. The Supreme Court had held that President Buhari, having assented to the Electoral Bill […]
ARNU Decries Adverse Effect ASUU Strike Has On Education
In a fresh outcry while reacting to the ongoing ASUU strike action, Abubakar Mamuda, who is the chairman of the Association of Registrars of Nigerian Universities (ARNU), has made open observations about the fact that the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, will completely have some devastating effects on students, quality […]
Four Dead, Others Injured As Russian Military Plane Crash Lands
Tragedy has struck along the Russian lines during the siege of Ukraine as a Russian military cargo plane has reportedly crash landed in the city of Ryazan southeast of Moscow, thereby killing four crew members and injuring some five others. The terrible incident had happened during a training flight on Friday, the defence ministry announced […]
Ogun State Workers Threaten Strike Over Maltreatment
There is trouble brewing in the Ogun State civil service as some of the workers in the State ministry have threatened to embark on a strike action in the past seven days if the Ogun State Government refuses to address their various concerns which are related to their welfare and pension issues and some other […]
There Are No Voter Registration Centres In Niger Rep – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has debunked the reports that it has set up about 21 voter registration centres in Niger Republic describing the story as as fake news. Africa Today News, New York gathered that a report had on Wednesday gone viral on social media saying that INEC had 21 registration centres in […]
Lawan: APC Chairman, Adamu Issues Strong Warning To Machina
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Adamu, has issued out a strong warning to Bashir Machina over his comments on the party’s senatorial ticket in Yobe North. Africa Today News, New York reports that the ticket has sparked controversy after Machina, who won the primary, made it clear he would not […]
2023: Why I Didn’t Attempt A Third Term Bid – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated that his resolve to respect the maximum term limit in the Nigerian Constitution was the reason he didn’t seek a third term in office despite the pressure to do. The President continued by saying that the attempt to run for a third term in power did not go well. Buhari did not name any former Nigerian president by name, but it is assumed he was alluding to former president Olusegun Obasanjo, who served from 1999 to 2007. In a bilateral meeting with British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, on the margins of the 26th Commonwealth Heads of […]
50 Year-Old Man Jailed For Raping Four-Year-Old In Ekiti
A 50-year-old man named Usman Tajudeen was given a life sentence for raping a four-year-old child by the Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti. Usman was charged with one count of rape in violation of Section 31 (2) of the child’s right law, Cap.C7 Laws of Ekiti State, 2012, and was arraigned before Justice […]
Anxiety As Kwara Confirms First Case Of Monkeypox
The Government of Kwara State has confirmed its first case of monkeypox in the North-Central state raising strong fears among people of the area of a possible spike. The Commissioner for Health in the State, Dr Raji Razaq, disclosed this in Ilorin via a statement revealing that the recorded case followed rigorous efforts of the […]
2022 World Cup: FIFA Increases Squads To 26 Players
FIFA has increased the maximum squad size for the November 21–December 18 competition by three, allowing nations to choose up to 26 players for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. ‘The number of players to be included on the final list has been increased to at least 23 and a maximum of 26,’ FIFA said […]
Russian Invasion: Ukraine Is Granted ‘Candidate’ Status By EU
As the United States announced it was sending Kyiv more high-precision rocket systems, European Union leaders on Thursday gave Ukraine and Moldova candidate status in a powerful show of support against Russia’s incursion. The West’s most recent efforts to support Ukraine occurred as Russia drew closer to important cities in the troubled east of the […]
US Citizens Have Right To Carry Guns In Public – Supreme Court
In a major decision made only weeks after another tragic school shooting, the US Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Americans have a fundamental right to carry firearms in public. The 6-3 decision nullifies a New York statute that required applicants for a gun permit to demonstrate that they had a need for self-defense and […]