3 Killed, 495 Houses Destroyed As Flood Ravages Kano
No fewer than three persons were killed and about 495 houses were destroyed following a heavy downpour that has caused serious flooding in the Ajingi Local Government Area of Kano State. During a visit to the families of the deceased, Saleh Jili, the executive secretary of the state emergency management agency, revealed this. He said […]
Soyinka Reacts To Pyrates Confraternity’s Song Mocking Tinubu
Nobel laureate and elder statesman, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has frowned at a viral video that showed some purported members of the National Association of Seadogs, otherwise called Pyrates Confraternity, seemingly mocking the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, in a song. In the one-minute video which was obtained by Africa […]
2023: PDP Set To Flush Out APC From Lagos — Jandor Boasts
Ahead of next year’s general election, the Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Lagos State, Dr. Olajide Adediran, popularly called Jandor, has boasted that all the 69 candidates of the party have resolved to eliminate the ruling All Progressive s Congress (APC), in 2023 general polls in the state. While speaking at […]
Atleast Six Migrants Confirmed Dead As Boat Sinks In Algeria
No fewer than six migrants were on Monday found dead at sea and many others were missing after their boat sank Monday off the coast of Algeria, local television reported, adding six survivors were rescued. ‘Six bodies were retrieved and six injured people, including a pregnant woman, have been transferred to hospital at Bainem’ west […]
Attacker Goes On ‘Stabbing Spree’ In Iran, Kills 10
A yet-to-be-identified attacker stabbed about 10 people to death in Kerman province in southern Iran due to ‘personal differences’, before being arrested by police, state media reported Tuesday. Africa Today News, New York gathered that on Sunday, ‘an Afghan national killed ten people due to personal differences in Rafsanjan,’ Hossein Rezai, acting governor of the […]
Teenager Disguises As Lunatic, Rapes 10-Year-Old In Kwara
The Kwara State Juvenile Court has remanded a 15-year-old boy who allegedly had forceful carnal knowledge of a 10-year-old girl at Oro-Ago, in the Ifelodun Local Government Area of the state. The victim and four other girls had apparently gone to swim in a nearby stream when the adolescent reportedly came out of the bush […]
Panic As Amotekun Intercepts 168 Suspected Invaders In Ondo
Another group of about 168 suspected invaders wielding dangerous charms, who hid themselves and no fewer than 40 motorcycles beneath cows hauled in two trucks, have been intercepted by men of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, popularly known as ‘Amotekun.’ Africa Today News, New York reports that this is coming less than four days […]
US Not Trying To ‘Initimidate’ World Powers In Africa – Blinken
The United States has announced that it is actually looking for a “true partnership” with Africa and not trying to “outdo” or intimidate other world powers in vying for influence on the continent. This had been announced by the United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday. Blinken arrived in South Africa for an […]
Six Migrants Reportedly Perish As Boat Sinks Off Coast Of Algeria
Fresh reports hitting the desk of Africa Today News, New York has revealed that some six migrants have been found dead at sea and others were missing after their boat had sunk Monday off the coast of Algeria, six survivors were rescued. “Six bodies were retrieved and six injured people, including a pregnant woman, have been […]
Breaking: Ex-Govs, Dariye, Nyame Released From Kuje Prison
Embattled former Governors of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye and Jolly Nyame of Taraba State have all been released from Kuje Prison months after they were pardoned by the National Council of State. Dariye and Nyame had been granted pardons by the President Muhammadu Buhari’s government on 14th of April, 2022. Read Also: Kuje Attack: Osinachi’s […]
Afenifere Reveals Buhari May Be Unaware Of Killings, Kidnappings
Afenifere which is the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, has openly expressed worries over Nigeria’s insecurity level while decrying the fact that President Buhari might be unaware of the killings and kidnappings going on. While condemning the kidnappings, and killings in Ogbomosho, Ondo State, Southeast, and the Northern part of the country, Afeneifere had also wondered if […]
Certificate Forgery: Court Fixes Date For Tinubu’s Hearing
An Abuja Federal High Court has finally fixed September 7 to hear a suit which would be seeking to disqualify the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu from participating in the 2023 elections due to some allegations of certificate forgery. Four APC chieftains had approached the court and sought Tinubu’s disqualification from the […]