Nigeria’s Security Architecture, A Complete Failure – Chidoka
Former Minister of Aviation and Chieftain of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Osita Chidoka has raised an alarm over the security situation in the country insisting that Nigeria has degenerated into an incapacitated state due to the high rate of insecurity bedeviling it. Chief Osita Chidoka made this disclosure while reviewing books by Dr […]
Amotekun Ready To Take Battle To Bandits In Forest – Akeredolu
The Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN), has asserted that members of the South West security outfit, Amotekun, would no longer wait for herdsmen and bandits terrorising the state to attack the people, but have resolved to take the battle to them in the forest. He also noted that since the criminals acquired prohibited […]
12 bodies Discovered After South China Sea Typhoon Shipwreck
No fewer than twelve bodies have been discovered following last weekend’s shipwreck in the South China Sea that left more than two dozen crew members missing, Chinese authorities confirmed on Tuesday. The announcement is coming less than 72 hours after an engineering vessel 160 nautical miles (296 kilometres) southwest of Hong Kong reportedly suffered substantial […]
Man Burns Down His Own House Out Of Frustration In Kwara
A yet-to-be-identified man on Monday deliberately set his own house on fire in Kwara State due to frustration, authorities at the State Fire Service have disclosed. Mr Hassan Adekunle, who is the spokesman for the Director of Kwara State Fire Service, Falade Olumuyiwa, confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday morning which was made available […]
FG Cancels Training Contract For Ex-Niger Delta Agitators
The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has announced that it has terminated the training contract awarded to Express Concern International (ECN) for Niger Delta ex-agitators in its novel Train, Employ and Mentor (TEM) scheme over what it termed as a ‘breach of the agreement’. This decision was contained in a statement signed by Mr Neotabase Egbe, […]
Uba Sani Nominates El-Rufai’s Deputy As Running Mate
Ahead of next year’s general elections, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna State, Senator Uba Sani, has announced the current deputy governor of the state, Dr. Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe, as his running mate for the 2023 governorship election. Africa Today News, New York gathered that Balarabe, who became Governor Nasir […]
DR Congo Officially Declares End To Latest Ebola Outbreak
The Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday declared its latest Ebola outbreak over according to a confirmation from the World Health Organisation, almost three months after the virus re-emerged in the country’s northwest. Africa Today News, New York recalls that health authorities in the vast central African nation had on April 23 in Mbandaka declared […]
What We Intend To Achieve With Osun Guber Poll – INEC
Ahead of the Osun State governorship election this month, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has revealed that the commission has put everything in place to ensure the elections is better than the recently concluded Ekiti State governorship poll. He pointed out that this was important ahead of the […]
Buratai Denies Links To Cash, Property, Recovered By ICPC
The former Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and current Nigeria’s Ambassador to Benin Republic, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, has debunked the story linking him to the seized property, including ₦1.8 billion, by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), in a property in Abuja. Africa Todya News, New York recalls that the […]
30 Shot, 6 Dead In US As July 4 Parade Turns Bloody
Things tuned bloody as the July Fourth parade which was held in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park ended on a fatal note on Monday with Six people, among the 30, shot at about 10:14 am, having been confirmed dead. Some seurity agents have also mounted a full scale search for the suspect who was […]
Putin Pressures Russian Forces After Fall Of Lysychansk
The Russian President, Vladimir Putin has on Monday put more pressure on his Russian troops to press their offensive deeper into the Donbas region which is situated in eastern Ukraine after Moscow’s forces seized the strategic city of Lysychansk. With the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia now well into its fifth month after Russia’s […]
Fresh Ebola Outbreak In Congo Announced By WHO
In line with its fresh health directives against the Ebola virus, the latest outbreak of the Ebola disease in Congo has officially been declared the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday. The health organisation had also announced that the outbreak has been disastrous while affecting some parts of the north-western Équateur province, with the first […]