‘Don’t Boycott G20 Summit If Putin Goes’, UK PM Warns Leaders
The Prime Minister of UK, Boris Johnson on Wednesday warned Wordk leaders against boycotting a G20 summit which is slated to hold in Indonesia in November if Vladimir Putin attends, stressing that doing so would hand a ‘propaganda opportunity to others’. Africa Today News, New York reports that Indonesia is expected to hold a rotating […]
Political Parties Will Fail Without Govt Funding – APGA Chair
Ahead of the upcoming political season, the National Chairman of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Victor Oye, yesterday raised serious concerns over the challenge of poor funding of political parties which, he said was one of the major factors inhibiting their growth. According to him, the unfavorable situation has not allowed political parties to […]
Over 29m Nigerians Abuse Drugs, NDLEA Claims
Nigeria’s anti-drug agency, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has asserted that no fewer than 29.4 million Nigerians mostly aged between 15 and 64 years are found of abusing psychoactive substances and other dangerous drugs. This was made known by Mrs. Florence Ezeonye who is the Anambra State Commandant of the NDLEA, at an […]
Terrorists Abduct Medical Doctor, 15 Others In Kaduna
Gun-wielding Terrorists on Wednesday, invaded Sabon Gero, a community in millennium city, killing a civilian Joint Task Force (JTF) Commander in the process while also abducting 16 other residents in the area, including a medical doctor and his family members. Africa Today News, New York gathered that the terrorists stormed the community while riding on motorcycles […]
R. Kelly Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Sex Crimes
Under fire R&B singer, R. Kelly, was on Wednesday sentenced to 30 years in prison for recruiting and trapping teenagers and women for sex. The prison term was handed down to the singer by Judge Ann Donnelly in the Brooklyn federal court nearly a year after the 55-year-old Kelly was convicted for the same crime […]
Soldiers, Hunters Go After Bandits In Plateau, Kaduna
The Defence Headquarters on Thursday disclosed that troops of Operation Safe Haven, in collaboration with hunters, have successfully killed several bandits and kidnappers in Plateau and Kaduna States. It said the bandits and kidnappers were neutralised during sperate clearance operations conducted in Plateau and Kaduna States. This was disclosed in a statement by the Director, […]
Sallah Break: Nigerian Senate Adjourns, To Resume July 19
As part of its customary breaks according to religion in the Nigerian constitution, the Nigerian Senate has on Wednesday, adjourned its plenary sessions to enable it to proceed on the Sallah break. Ahmad Lawan who is the Senate President had accordingly made this announcement that July 19, 2022, will be its resumption date. The Senate, […]
Mass Defection In Osun PDP As Chieftain Drags 10,000 To APC
One of the popular, grandstanding factional Chairmen of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Osun, Wale Ojo has on Tuesday declared his intentions to decamp from the PDP as he led some other 10,000 members of the party to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC ahead of the state’s July 16 governorship election. […]
Gov Ortom Reveals Why He Can’t Pay Salaries To Sustain Benue
The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has made some series of revealations as to why he cannot be able to pay salaries to his workers and sustain the state. Governor Samuel Ortom, who had appeared on Arise TV on Wednesday morning had narrated that he could not pay salaries and sustain Benue because of the […]
Army To Engage Services Of Retired Personnel To Tackle Insecurity
The Nigerian Army in a new directive has revealed that it will continue to engage the services of some of its retired personnel, a plan which will be used in tackling insecurity in the country. This directive is coming from the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya. COAS Yahaya had made this revelation […]
NATO Force Gets 15,000 Troops, Planes From Germany
In tandem to the new implementation to procure more arms and to secure more troops for NATO in response to the Ukraine-Russia conflict, the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has revealed on Wednesday that the NATO allies would continue to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia for “as long and as intensively as it is necessary.” […]
Ayodele Reveals Plot By Terrorists To Attack Churches In Lagos
Primate Elijah Ayodele who is the leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church has on Wednesday, issued some open warnings to the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on the state of insecurity in the state while revealing plans by some terrorists to attack public institutions in Lagos. Primate Ayodele said deadly terrorists, who are disguising […]