Britain Is ‘A Friend Whoever Its Leaders Are’ – Macron Quips
As a power shift occurs in Britain, the President of France, Emmanuel Macron has on Friday tagged Britain as being an ally no matter who is in charge after the favourite to take over from Boris Johnson had refused to openly accept if the French leader was a “friend or foe”. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss […]
Alaafin Coronation: Kingmakers Clear 58 Princes, Disqualify 61
In lieu of the recent death of the Alaafin of Oyo State, the kingmakers who are responsible for the selection of the new Alaafin of Oyo have announced that they have cleared up no fewer than fifty-eight (58) contestants who would be vying for the position of the Alaafin of Oyo. Africa Today News, New […]
Hushpuppi To Face Sentence Hearing By Sep 21 – Attorney
The United States Attorney’s Office for Central District of California, Los Angeles, has finally announced and made confirmation that the convicted internet fraudster, Ramon Abbas who is popularly known as Hushpuppi, will finally be sentenced on September 21, 2022. This was disclosed by the court’s Director of Media Relations, Thom Mrozek, on Friday. Read Also: […]
Power Failures: We Are Being Owed ₦1.75trn, GenCos Laments
The Executive Secretary, Association of Power Generation Companies (APGC), Dr. Joy Ogaji that since 2013 powers generation firms being owed ₦1.75 trillion in deficit for electricity generation. Ogaji made this disclosure at a panel discussion at the Association of Energy Correspondents of Nigeria (NAEC) Strategic International Conference held in Lagos. The session’s topic, according to […]
We Don’t Have Enough Doctors– NMA Hits Back At Health Min
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), has reacted to a claim made by the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, that there were sufficient doctors in the nation. According to the NMA stated, based on the facts available to them, the country does not have enough medical doctors. Speaking in an interview, Dr. Uche Ojinmah the […]
Oba Of Benin Warns Against Move To Divert Benin Artifacts
The Oba Ewuare II, Oba of Benin has warned against attempts by anyone or a group of persons to divert Benin artifacts, sending out the warning that Edo people would block such a move before it reaches a tipping point. The Monarch made this known while speaking on Thursday when members of the Benin Community […]
Tompolo’s Contract: Angry Northern Youths Vow To Occupy NNPC
A group identified as the Amalgamated Arewa Youth Groups, on Thursday, vowed to mobilise no fewer than 10,000 youths to protest the award of ₦4 billion pipeline surveillance contract to repentant Niger Delta militant, Mr Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo by the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC). […]
Subsidy: Win Nigerians’ Trust, Trade Union Congress To Buhari
The President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Mr. Festus Osifo has asserted that Nigerians are not against the government ending its subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), however, they are awaiting its trust before believing in any plans by the government. Osifo who had made this known while participating in a panel discussion at […]
2023: Atiku Seeks Wike’s Support, As Obasanjo Pushes For Obi
Ahead of next year’s general elections, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, yesterday met with the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, in London as part of efforts to resolve the crisis with the governor. Africa Today News, New York gathered that Atiku had appealed to Wike to support […]
Ukraine Escapes Nuclear Disaster As Plant Loses Power
Against the backdrop of the bombardment by Russians in the region, Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant’s energy was knocked off for hours, as confirmed by Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the president of Ukraine who related how lucky the country is to have evaded such a disaster. In the meantime, Moscow has already refuted claims of attack news […]
How Gunmen Slaughtered 21 Cows In Rivers – Miyetti Allah
Reports reaching Africa Today News, New York have it that unknown gunmen who broke into the Odogwa village in Rivers State’s Etche Local Government Area shot and killed no less than 21 cows a development which has now been condemned by the Miyetti Allah group. Speaking at a press interview in Port Harcourt on Friday, […]
Covid-19 Has Claimed One Million Lives In 2022 – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday announced that a million people had died from Covid-19 in 2022, describing it as a ‘tragic milestone’ despite all the measures put in place to prevent the deaths. Africa Today News, New York reports that no fewer than 6.45 million deaths have so far been reported to the […]