Peter Obi: Worshippers Elated At RCCG Convention
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi had a roaring welcome on Friday night during the Holy Ghost Service of the Redeemed Christian Church of God’s 70th convention. The former governor of Anambra State attended the convention on the fifth day at the RCCG international headquarters along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The program was […]
Train Attack Victims: Bandits Frustrating Negotiations — FG
Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, on Friday claimed that the bandits were frustrating the federal government’s efforts to negotiate the release of the remaining victims of the March 28 train incident. This was as he noted that based on the FG’s efforts, nobody could say that it […]
Guards Risk 25yrs Jail Term If Inibehe Is tortured- Falana
According to human rights lawyer Femi Falana, if proven guilty, prison guards at the Uyo Correctional Center who are accused of torturing Inibehe Effiong face a 25-year sentence. The Akwa Ibom State Chief Judge, Ekaette Obot, controversially condemned Mr. Effiong to one month in prison on July 27 for alleged defiance. The judge’s actions have […]
2023: Inexperienced Candidates Can’t Rule Nigeria —Okowa
The Governor of Delta State and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) vice-presidential candidate, Ifeanyi Okowa on Friday, asserted that considering the anguish befalling the nation, experienced candidates must be elected to save the country come 2023 general elections. Denoting the country as being sabotaged, Okowa, asserted that the dilemma faced by the country would subjugate Buhari’s […]
ASUU strike: FG Mustn’t Borrow To Fund Education – ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has submitted the argument that the Federal Government has the funds to meet its demands, however, it is adamant about enhancing the nation’s educational system. The president of ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, pointed out that the club did not ask the federal government to take on debt in […]
Paraguay Vice President Finally Resigns After US Sanctions
Embattled Vice President of Paraguay, Hugo Velazquez on Saturday announced his resignation while also pulling out of the running for next year’s presidential election after he was sanctioned by Washington over what was described as ‘significant corruption.’ Africa Today News, New York gathered that the US State Department had earlier in the week earlier published […]
Presidency: It’s Not Yet Your Time, Melaye Tells Peter Obi
Former Kogi West Senator and the spokesperson of Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Council, Senator Dino Melaye, has announced that it is not yet the time for the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi to become the president of Nigeria, calling on Nigerians to ignore the present ‘noise’ on social media. Speaking on a […]
UK Govt Officially Declares Drought In Parts Of England
The government of the UK on Friday officially declared a drought in several parts of England, Africa Today News, New York reports that this move is coming on the heels of months of record low rainfall and unprecedented temperatures in recent weeks. The government’s Environment Agency announced at a National Drought Group meeting that the […]
Wanted Saudi Bomb Blast Suspect Kills Self With Suicide Belt
A suspect who has been fingered in the deadly 2015 Islamic State group attack on a Saudi mosque yesterday committed Suicide while being arrested by security forces in Jeddah this week. No fewer than four others were also injured when Saudi national Abdullah bin Zayed al-Bakri al-Shehri set off the explosives belt, the official disclosed. […]
Nigeria To Implement New Tariff Hike On Data, Calls
Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has announced that the Federal Government will not go back on its plan to implement a new tariff hike on data and calls in the coming months. According to her, this will begin with the implementation of a percent excise duty tax on all voice […]
Zelensky Sounds Warning About Nuclear Disaster In War With Russia
Volodymyr Zelensky who is the Ukrainian President has sounded another warning of another imminent nuclear disaster which bears a lot of similarities to that of Chernobyl in 1986. On Thursday, Zelensky had also called Russia a “terrorist state” that is currently in custody of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant hostage Read Also: President Zelensky Boasts […]
‘They Lied, I Did Not Drag Atiku To Court’ – Gov Wike Clarifies
Nyesom Wike, the controversial Rivers State Governor who is currently embroiled in some serious inter-party tussle has come out to fully rubbish some of the reports which had stated that he dragaged the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar to court. There had been wide speculations and reports that Governor Nyesom Wike had […]