Putin Sends His ‘Sincerest Congratulations’ To Charles III
The President of Russia, President Vladimir Putin on Sunday morning offered his ‘sincerest congratulations’ to Britain’s King Charles III after he was officially proclaimed the new monarch at a pomp-filled ceremony in London on Saturday. Putin in a telegram addressed to the new king which was obtained by Africa Today News, New York, said; ‘Please […]
Fourth Peruvian Foreign Minister Resigns In 14 Months
Miguel Angel Rodriguez who is Peru’s Foreign Minister has tendered in his resignation on Friday which would also make him the fourth diplomatic chief to openly step down under President Pedro Castillo whose government had been wracked by political instability. Castillo, who had also survived two political impeachment attempts since he had taken over in […]
Three Declared Dead After Croatia Train Crash
Fresh reports reaching the desk of Africa Today News, New York has revealed that at least three people have been killed and 11 have also been injured when a passenger train had collided with a stationary freight train in central Croatia. The accident had also occurred at 9:30 pm (1930 GMT) Friday near the central […]
Pyrates Confraternity Blasts FG Over State Of Tertiary Education
The National Association of Seadogs, (Pyrates Confraternity) in Nigeria, have come out to openly condemn the terrible state of education as it is in most tertiary institutions in Nigeria, especially the public universities. The group had also revealed that it was scandalous that the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, would have to embark on […]
FG Announces Plan To Shut Unregistered Medical Laboratories
Joseph Ekumankama who is the Nigerian Minister of State for Health has revealed that the Federal Government of Nigeria would be shutting down all the unregistered medical laboratories in the country following a few sanctions as well. This announcement had also been disclosed in a statement which had been made available by the Director of […]
Queen Elizabeth II: Nigeria’s Flags To Fly At Half-Mast
The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced that the country’s flags, in both home and foreign missions, will be flown at half-mast in honour of the passage of Queen Elizabeth II. Africa Today News, New York recalls that the longest-serving British monarch had on Thursday passed on at the age of 96. Following the demise […]
Katsina Govt Bans Sale, Smoking Shisha, Other Substances
The Government of Katsina State has announced a total ban on the sale and smoking of Shisha and other non-medical substances across the state which will come into effect immediately. The ban was announced in a statement issued by the state Director of Information, Alhaji Buhari Mamman-Daura, on Friday in Katsina. He said that the […]
Rigging 2023 Election Will Be Very Difficult — INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has announced the move to recruit over 1.4 million Adhoc staff in preparation ahead of next year’s general election in Nigeria. In a keynote address delivered at the launch of Yiaga Africa Election Result Analysis Dashboard (ERAD) Report on Electronic Transmission of Results in the 2022 Ekiti and Osun […]
Dozens Killed Following Deadly Jihadist Attack In Mali
A yet-to-be-identified number of civilians were on Friday killed in a northern Malian town attacked by jihadists affiliated with the Islamic State group, according to a local elected official and the leader of an armed group. It was the first time the town of Talataye, about 150 kilometres (90 miles) from the city of Gao, […]
Crisis: PDP NWC Resolves To Meet Wike Next Week
The embattled National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Iyorchia Ayu has confirmed that the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) will next week meet with Rivers State governor Nyesom Wike and other aggrieved members of the party. According to a statement by his Special Adviser, on Media and Communications, Simon Imobo-Tswam, Ayu made this […]
Name Aso Rock, Not UNN After Queen Elizabeth – Ohanaeze
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has called on the Presidency of Nigeria not to heed the call to name the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) after Queen Elizabeth, saying such movs can be best for Aso Rock in Abuja or other parts of the North. This was even as it maintained that the […]
Russia Currently Paying ‘Huge Costs’ In Ukraine – Blinken
Amidst the ongoing war in Ukraine, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has claimed that President Vladimir Putin’s decision to push in reinforcements to Ukraine’s Kharkiv region is a pointer to the huge losses Russia’s forces are taking in the ongoing conflict. While speaking to reporters at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Friday after talks […]