Over 4M People In North-Eastern Nigeria Facing Starvation -UN
The United Nations (UN) has issued a warning that 4.1 million people in northern Nigeria face a serious risk of hunger and acute food shortages. To prevent this, according to Mr. Matthias Schmale, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Nigeria, $351 million was needed. He claimed this was part of the $1.1 billion total […]
Electoral Act: Bill To Override Buhari Dropped By Lawmakers
A bill to override President Muhammadu Buhari over his delay in signing the amendment to the Electoral Act 2022, was on Tuesday laid to rest at the House of Representatives. Africa Today News, New York reports that the bill was stepped down during plenary yesterday after the Deputy Speaker faulted it, stating that any move […]
Twitter Board Endorses Elon Musk’s $44 Billion Deal
According to a regulatory filing on Tuesday, the board of Twitter has unanimously recommended that shareholders approve the proposed $44 billion sale of the firm to Tesla CEO and billionaire Elon Musk. While shares of Twitter remain considerably below his selling price, indicating significant doubt that it will happen, Musk restated his willingness to press […]
Panama President, Cortizo Diagnosed With Acute Blood Cancer
Laurentino Cortizo who is the President of Panama has reported on Monday that he has been diagnosed of acute blood cancer, although the 69-year-old leader has reiterated that he feels well and is in “good spirits.” Cortizo’s doctors who had reported the diagnosis had detected “a decrease in hemoglobin and white blood cell count” during […]
Hot Competition For APC Senate Seats By Ex-Govs, Governors
It has been a battle for the fittest or the most competent as the All Progressives Congress, APC, finally submitted their full list of the last draw of the Senatorial Candidates to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC for scrutinisation. Africa Today News, New York who got a sight of the list have reported that […]
Christiano Ronaldo Crashes His New ₦925M Supercar
One of his super toys, the Bugatti Veyron which the top soccer star, Cristiano Ronaldo recently purchased has been crashed into a house in Majorca, Spain according to some reports in Spain on Monday. The reports had indicated that the crashed car, which is currently valued at £1.8million, about ₦925 million was one of two […]
APC Chairman Adamu Debunks ‘Vote-Buying’ Allegations In Ekiti
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the person of Senator Abdulahi Adamu has boldly come out to dismiss the viral allegations of vote-buying and money politics by the APC during Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti State. The National leader who had spoken on the issue after he officially presented Governor-elect Biodun […]
Tax Fraud: Samuel Eto’o Convicted By Spanish Authorities
Samuel Eto’o Fils who is a Former FC Barcelona striker has had the long arms of the law catching up with him as he today, bagged a prison term of 22 months, after he pleaded guilty to defrauding the Spanish Public Treasury of 3,872,621 euros between 2006 and 2009. His former agent José María Mesalles […]
Queues Resurface As Nigerians Face 3rd Fuel Scarcity In 2022
A huge majority of Nigerians have lamented as the previously announced scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol, resurfaced in some locations around Lagos State and some other States in Nigeria. The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) had on Tuesday in a fresh announcement explained that the operating environment had become […]
Dr. Bello: OAUTH Doctors Embark On Two-Day Warning Strike
In a recent development, some of the Resident Doctors at Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife had on Tuesday, embarked on a two-day warning strike which was as a result of an alleged assault on one of them, Dr. Oluwatosin Bello, by a nurse in the establishment. The group had announced that the warning strike […]
Bola Tinubu: Lagos Assembly Commends Buhari In New Letter
In a fresh report hitting the desk of Africa Today News, New York, the Lagos State House of Assembly has openly passed a resolution to send a letter of commendation to the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari and others for ensuring that they had a credible presidential primary election that produced the APC candidate, Bola Tinubu. […]
Selling Petrol At ₦165 Unrealistic, IPMAN Declares
Amid fears that the scarcity might be a result of industrial action by members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), the union said it took a decision to go on strike. In an interview with Channels Television, which was monitored by Africa Today News, New York the Lagos Zonal Chairman of IPMAN, Akin […]