Explosives Were Used In Owo Church Attack – Ex-Commissioner
A former Information and Orientation Commissioner in Ondo State Donald Ojogo has claimed that explosives were used in Sunday’s attack on a church in the Owo area of the state. The former commissioner said this on Monday, a day after gunmen attacked St Francis Catholic Church in the headquarters of Owo Local Government Area of […]
Data: Musk Threatens To Withdraw Twitter Bid
Tesla CEO. Elon Musk has threatened to withdraw his bid to buy Twitter, accusing it of failing to provide data on fake accounts, in the latest twist in the billionaire’s push to acquire the social network. Twitter has committed ‘a clear material breach’ of its “obligations under the merger agreement and Mr. Musk reserves … […]
UK PM Boris Johnson Survives No-Confidence Vote, Escapes Sack
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday narrowly survived a vote of no confidence from his own Conservative MPs, after a series of scandals that have left the party’s standing in tatters. Barely two years after he won a landslide general election victory, the Brexit figurehead again proved his ability to escape political hot water […]
Pope Francis Reacts To Owo Massacre, Expresses Solidarity
Pope Francis has expressed his solidarity and closeness with Catholics in Nigeria following Sunday’s attack by gunmen who stormed St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, killing innocent worshippers in the process. Africa Today News, New York reports that the gunmen had fired at worshippers inside and outside St. Francis Xavier Church in Owo. As […]
Death Toll From Iran Building Collapse Hits To 41
The death toll from the building collapse in Iran which occurred two weeks ago has risen to 41 after three more bodies were found, local authorities confirmed on Tuesday. Africa Today News, New York had on May 23 reported that the 10-storey Metropol building that was under construction in Abadan in southwestern Khuzestan province collapsed […]
NCAA Finally Presents Operating License To Nigeria Air
Following many months of negotiations and paperwork, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on Monday presented an Air Transport License (ATL) to the interim management of Nigeria Air. Africa Today News, New York reports that Nigeria Air is the country’s proposed national carrier that is currently led by Captain Dapo Olumide. An ATL certification is […]
Terrorists Kidnap Mother Of Kano APC Senatorial Candidate
Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen on Monday night kidnapped the mother of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Kano Central senatorial candidate, A.A Zaura. Africa Today News, New York gathered that the aged mother of the politician, Hajia Laure Mai-Kunu, was abducted in just before the Muslims’ call to prayer in the evening. Chairman of Ungogo Local Government, […]
APC Primaries: I Would Not Anoint Any Candidate – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday evening dismissed all doubts about where he stands on the choice of a presidential candidate for the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) reiterating that he won’t anoint anybody. He made this declaration before the party’s governors from northern states. He made it clear that he had ‘no preferred candidate,’ and has […]
Grievous: Sultan Of Sokoto Decries Owo Church Massacre
As more details continue to unravel on the aftermath of the Owo Church massacre, the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), has totally condemned the attack on innocent worshippers in Owo, Ondo State on Sunday. His Eminence, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar who is the President General and Sultan of Sokoto described the attack as a […]
Conflict Rages As Ukraine President Visits Frontlines
Volodymyr Zelensky who is the Ukrainian President has visited his troops on the frontlines in Donbas on Sunday as heavy fighting raged in the eastern industrial region that Moscow has focused its forces on taking. Zelensky visited command posts and frontline positions in Lysychansk, which sits across the Siverskyi Donets river from Severodonetsk, where Ukrainian […]
Jewelry Banned By Coach Peseiro In Super Eagles’ Camp
Jose Peseiro who is the Super Eagles head coach has completely banned the use of earrings and rings to training in the camp. Peseiro, on Sunday night, took charge of his first training session on Nigerian soil since his appointment. The Portuguese also met some of his key stars for the first time on Sunday […]
Airport Drug Cartels’ Network Busted By NDLEA Operatives
In a fresh crack operation, some of the operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have clamped down several attempts by agents of drug cartels to break through the security at Nigeria’s main airports in Lagos and Abuja with large consignments of assorted illicit and contraband substances. The crackdown saw about 11 members […]