Philippine Schools Finally Reopen After More Than 2 Years
After years of closing down due to the coronavirus pandemic, school children in the Philippines will be returning to school in tandem with the academic year which had started on Monday. The Philippines with its new directive would be one of the last countries in the world to fully resume full time, in-person lessons due […]
Tinubu Missing As Peter Obi, Atiku Speak At NBA Conference
Bola Tinubu who is the All Progressives Congress, APC presidential candidate has been reportedly missing at the 62nd annual conference of the Nigerian Bar Association, (NBA) which had been held on Monday. His major contenders for the general elections, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and the Labour Party flag bearer, Peter Obi […]
No-Work, No-Pay For Lecturers Over ASUU Strike – FG Insists
In lieu of the lingering strike, the Federal Government of Nigeria has made it clear that it would not be reneging on its decision not to pay the lecturers because of the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). They had also pleaded with them to consider the plights of Nigerian students who have stayed […]
Nigerian, UAE Govt To Help Stranded Nigerians In Dubai
The Nigerian government yesterday said that it is collaborating with United Arab Emirates (UAE) officials to help repatriated Nigerians trapped in Dubai. A recent viral video on social media which was obtained by Africa Today News, New York featured ladies identifying themselves as Nigerians pleading with the government to help them and blaming the Nigerian […]
Paris Club Refund: Govs Accuses Ned Nwoko Of Telling Lies
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has lashed out at the lead actor in the Paris Club refund case, Ned Nwoko accusing him of telling what it described as ‘half-truths’ on the backdrop of the latter’s claim that the governors had demanded and received $100 million to prosecute elections in some states. A statement by the […]
Fresh Fears As Monkeypox Cases Rise, Spread To 26 States
Reports reaching the desk of Africa Today News, New York has it that cases of monkeypox have spread to no fewer than 26 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), raising fresh fears among citizens. This is even as experts have made a case for increased efforts by all stakeholders towards curbing the situation. Monkeypox is […]
Knife Crimes: Tyson Fury Makes Case For Stronger Penalty
Following the fatal stabbing of his cousin, boxer Tyson Fury has pleaded with government authorities to impose harsher penalties for knife crimes saying that this is the only way to end the violence. Tyson Fury had mourn his cousin on social media saying ‘RIP Rico Burton’, he was ‘stabbed in the neck’ at night The […]
Alleged Corruption: No Plan To Impeach El-Rufai – Speaker
The Speaker, Kaduna State House of Assembly, Rt. Honourable Yusuf Zailani yesterday created to reports making the rounds in the media space about alleged plans to remove the State Governor saying that the state House of Assembly has no plan to impeach Governor Nasir El-Rufai. Africa Today News, New York gathered that had emerged on […]
Outrage As Father Impregnates 14-Year-Old Daughter In Ogun
In Ogun State, a 14-year-old girl is currently pregnant with her father’s child even as she revealed that her father has been having carnal knowledge of her for many years. The victim who spoke to reporters over the weekend said; ‘my father has also been inviting men to the house to have sex with me. […]
Five Pilgrims Die Following Landslide At Iraq Muslim Shrine
On Sunday, rescue workers searched through the rubble of a Shiite Muslim shrine in central Iraq, following a landslide that left at least five people dead including a child. ‘Almost 48 hours of digging through collapsed rocks, wood and other debris, we have found five bodies,’ civil defence General Abdelrahman Jawdat told reporters. ‘That could […]
NFF Presently Owing Vendors ₦600m, Pinnick Laments
Mr. Pinnick Amaju who is the President of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has disclosed that the federation is still owing over N600m to vendors from several events. Pinnick revealed this in an interview with Brila FM yesterday which was monitored by Africa Today News, New York. According to him, the NFF presently have outstanding […]
Strike: Angry Lecturers Quitting Universities, ASUU Laments
Amid the ongoing industrial action, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has raised serious concerns over the exodus of lecturers from universities in the country for greener pastures abroad. The union blamed the development on the Federal Government’s alleged poor treatment of its members which it pointed out had forced many to venture into […]