Death Toll Of Kentucky Flooding Rises To 25
The Governor of Kentucky announced yesterday that 25 people have died as a result of devastating floods, and that number is certain to climb as rescuers and locals resumed their gruelling search for survivors. Africa Today News, New York reports that in 13 counties in eastern Kentucky, torrential rain earlier this week led to severe […]
Insecurity: Four Abducted As Gunmen Attack Kaduna
Gunmen on Saturday stormed Shika village in Giwa Local Government area of Kaduna State and abducted the wife of a staff member of Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic as well as his three children. A resident of the area, whose name was given as Alhaji Bawa Idrisu narrated that the abductors stormed the village at about 11pm […]
US Orders Personnel To Leave Mali Over Fears Of Attack
The United States on Sunday ordered non-emergency personnel and their families to consider immediately leaving Mali due to a heightened risk of attacks, the State Department has disclosed. The US however, did not mention a specific threat to its employees but said there was an increased danger of violence affecting Westerners in a country that […]
Mali Attacks: US Orders Departure Of Personnel At Conflict Rages
In a fresh directive, the United States has made an order for all non-emergency personnel and their families to leave Mali due to a heightened risk of attacks. This announcement had been made the State Department. Read Also: Peacekeepers Bombed In Mali, Guinean Soldier Killed The United States did not mention a specific threat to […]
Fenerbahce FC Won’t Apologise For Fans’ ‘Vladimir Putin’ Chant
While reacting to the massive backlash on the Football club and some of their supporters, the Fenerbahce’s club president has on Saturday insisted that they would not be apologising for anything after their fans had been heard chanting Vladimir Putin’s name during a match against Dynamo Kyiv. Images which had been posted on social media […]
Lebanon Confiscates Ship Filled With ‘Stolen’ Ukrainian Grain
Trouble brews for some sea markrters on the Lebanon waters as a Lebanese prosecutor had openly ordered the seizure of a Syrian-flagged ship which had been docked at a northern port with a cargo of Ukrainian grain Kyiv’s embassy in Beirut said was “illegal”. They had announced this confiscation on Ssturday. Prosecutor Ghassan Oueidat had […]
Kwankwaso Openly Warns Senators Against Impeaching Buhari
Elder statesman, Rabiu Kwankwaso who is the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, presidential candidate, has openly warned some of the Nigerian senators against impeaching President Muhammadu Buhari. Kwankwaso had also reiterated that the senators from the opposition should not be in a hurry to impeach Buhari. Read Also: 2023 Elections: ‘I Will Rescue Nigeria’, Kwankwaso […]
NAPTIP, Facebook And U.S. Collaborate To Tackle Human Trafficking
In a bid to put a stop to the rising spate of child trafficking in the Country, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) who would be working collaboration with Facebook and the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children, United States, have concluded plans to set up project Amber Alert […]
Benue Youths Laud Senators, Ortom Over Move To Impeach Buhari
Fresh reports have revealed that the Benue Youth Forum has openly lauded some of the federal lawmakers who were elected under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP for making moves to immediately impeach President Muhammadu Buhari over the deteriorating security issues in the country. Some of the PDP senators had on Wednesday, walked […]
‘I’m Not Sitting On Any Letters Of Defection’ – Lawan Clarifies
Dr. Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan who is the President of the Nigerian Senate has on Saturday denied all the media reports which had stated that he had been sitting on letters of defection from senators which he has been trying to avoid announcing during plenary. The report, Lawan had noted was completely untrue and that the […]
APC Northern Christians Officially Reject All-Muslim Ticket
Northern Christian members on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have held a summit where they formally rejected the party’s Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket for the 2023 election. According to them, the ticket stands against all the principles of equity, fairness, and justice. Joining their voices together, party stalwarts such as Yakubu Dogara […]
El-Rufai Clears Air Over Media Interview On Terrorists’ Threat
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai yesterday clarified that his media chat where he revealed showing President Muhammadu Buhari the terrorist threat viral video did not suggest that security agencies failed to brief Buhari. A statement issued by the governor’s special adviser, media and communications, Muyiwa Adekeye which was made available to Africa Today News, New […]