Kuje Prison Attack: ‘You Are Complicit’, PDP Slams APC
Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has bemoaned the spate of insecurity and the audacity with which terrorists ravage the unchallenged under the administration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) which it described as rudderless. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Hon Debo Ologunagba, the PDP on Wednesday, asserted that […]
Kuje Jailbreak: Why I Didn’t Cancel My Senegal Trip – Buhari
The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has revealed why he did not cancel his trip to Senegal after the Kuje jailbreak despite the mood of the country. Africa Today News, New York reports that the President was scheduled to participate in the International Development Association (IDA) for Africa Summit in Dakar, Senegal and he had […]
DR Congo and Rwanda Reach Agreement To De-Escalate Tension
The presidents of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda late Wednesday held ‘open-minded’ talks as both countries looked to tame the increasing tension over violence in eastern DR Congo. Following the meeting which was held in Angola, DR Congo’s President Félix Tshisekedi revealed that he and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame had reached serious […]
Boris Johnson’s Fate Uncertain As Over 30 Appointees Resign
After two of the most senior members of his government resigned, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was grilled by parliamentarians on Wednesday in a move that has now left his fate hanging in the balance. Both Health Secretary Sajid Javid and Finance Minister Rishi Sunak claimed that they could no longer tolerate the scandalous atmosphere […]
Kuje Attack: ISWAP Terrorists Finally Claims Responsibility
The Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) on Wednesday night claimed responsibility for the attack on Kuje Prison where no fewer than 800 inmates were freed in Abuja. The terrorists claimed the responsibility in a video which was released on Wednesday night which was obtained by Africa Today News, New York. In the said […]
Tinubu: APC Delegates Moves To Block Masari’s Replacement
A group of delegates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have approached a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to stop the party from replacing Kabiru Masari as the running mate to the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. Africa Today News, New York recalls that just a few days after Tinubu emerged as the APC […]
Two Confirmed Dead, 15 Rescued As Boat Capsizes In Lagos
No fewer than two persons died in a boat accident that has also seen the rescue of about fifteen people in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State, authorities confirmed on Thursday morning. This ugly incident was confirmed in a statement by the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu. […]
Ethiopia’s Parliament Moves To Investigate Mass Killings
Ethiopian lawmakers yesterday announced its resolution to set up a committee to investigate what it described as ‘inhumane’ acts against civilians, following recent reports of massacres in a restive area in the west of the country. The announcement by the Parliament is coming just as the African Union called for a probe into killings in […]
Traditional Monarchs Ordered To Fish Out Kuje Prison Escapees
Malam Muhammad Bello who is the FCT Minister has on Wednesday in Abuja, ordered some of the traditional monarchs in the Kuje Area Council to make sure that they work with the relevant security operatives to fish out all the escapees from the Kuje Prison. Bello gave the directive during an on-the-spot assessment of damage […]
Sports Chief Reiterates Full Confidence In Super Falcons
The Taraba State Director of Sports, George Shitta, has on Wednesday revealed that the Super Falcons will definitely be making Nigerians proud again in the ongoing 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco, in spite of their unimpressive opening match against South Africa where they were trashed. Africa Today News, New York had […]
NPHCDA Reveals That COVID-19 Vaccine Fights Other Infections
The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib has reiterated that COVID-19 vaccine trains the body immune system to create antibodies. She made this known in a recent chat with Newsmen. Read Also: COVID-19: US Okays Vaccines For Children Under Five Shuaib had also revealed that some of […]
Workers’ Salaries Need Another Upward Review – NLC
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has on Wednesday reiterated its call on the Federal Government to review workers’ salaries. Mr. Ayuba Wabba who is the NLC President had made the call when he spoke with newsmen, adding that the last salary review for civil servants was done in 2009 with an increase of 53.3 percent […]