At Least Five Killed In Nairobi Following Building Collapse
No fewer than five people, including two children, were killed yesterday killed after a six-story building collapsed in a town on the outskirts of Kenya’s capital Nairobi, a senior official confirmed. Africa Today News, New York reports that the building, which was under construction in Kiambu, caved in on Monday morning, the town’s governor Kimani […]
Apple Set To Make iPhone 14 In India In Shift Away From China
Apple will be manufacturing its new flagship smartphone in India, the US tech giant confirmed on Monday, as it seeks to diversify production away from a dependence on China. Africa Today News, New York reports that the iPhone supply chain is mainly based in China but the country’s zero-Covid policies and tensions with the United […]
Imo Agency Rescues Pregnant Woman, 6 Girls From Traffickers
Reports reaching the desk of Africa Today News, New York has it that officials of Imo State Ministry of Women Affairs and Vulnerable Groups have freed about six girls and a pregnant woman from traffickers. According to reports, the rescue operations were carried out by the joint efforts of officials of the National Agency for […]
Demand For Queen’s Favourite Corgi Dogs Soars Incredibly
Prices for corgis, the dogs beloved by the late Queen Elizabeth II, have soared to new highs following the monarch’s funeral last week, the UK’s largest pet marketplace confirmed on Tuesday. Pets4Homes told reporters that it was currently experiencing ‘over ten times the volume of daily searches for corgis when compared to this time last […]
Strike: FG Withdraws Order Asking VC’s To Reopen Varsities
In the face of the ongoing strike embarked upon by lecturers, the Federal Government of Nigeria has withdrawn the directive it issued earlier asking the management of Vice-Chancellors in universities ‘to ensure that the striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) resume and commence lectures immediately.’ This decision was contained in a […]
Ikechukwu Ewa Confesses: I Lead Gang To Victims Houses
Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ewa, also known as “John Lion, ‘the accused mastermind of a string of high-profile kidnappings in Bayelsa State who was apprehended in Abuja, was paraded alongside three other members of his gang on Monday at the Police Officers Mess in Yenagoa Bayelsa State. Operation Puff Adder agents detained Ewa in Abuja, then transported […]
Who Commands The Eagles’ Assault In Algeria Vs Nigeria
Following the injuries to Victor Osimhen and Umar Sadiq, supporters of the three-time African champion Super Eagles are eager to see who will step up when the Eagles take on the Algerian Desert Foxes on Tuesday in Oran. On the first day of the Champions League in Naples, Osimhen was hurt during Napoli’s 4-1 thrashing […]
Woman Raped, Defrauded In An Uncompleted Building In Lagos
Rotimi Fisher and Sherif Adebayo, two suspected scammers, are accused of raping and defrauding a 23-year-old woman in Lagos State’s Ipaja neighbourhood. In addition, the woman was allegedly lured by the accused to an unfinished structure on Majiyagbe Street in Ipaja, where Adebayo allegedly sexually assaulted her. According to information obtained by Africa Today News, […]
CAN Can’t Dictate Tinubu’s Running Mate: Festus Kayemo
Festus Keyamo, the spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, has cautioned the Christian Association of Nigeria and the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria to cease meddling in the affairs of the ruling party. Keyamo added that because the two main Christian organisations are not APC members, they are unable to select Bola Tinubu, […]
Northern Elders: Our Candidate Must Be Fit And Sound
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) claims that its option of a consensus presidential candidate is still open and that it will announce its preferred candidate for Aso Rock’s top job for the upcoming February presidential election after a demanding but fruitful interrogation exercise. Campaigns are set to kick off on Wednesday. The Forum added that […]
2023: Don’t Vote ‘Killers’, Jonathan Warns Nigerians
The immediate past President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan has issued a stern warning to Nigerians against those he described as ‘killers’, recalling that ‘they used a hacksaw to cut him off power’. He also went on to urge eligible voters to beware of blood-thirsty politicians desperate for power in 2023. Accompanied by his wife, Dame […]
Iranians Hold Rallies To Condemn Desecration Of Sanctities
Millions of Iranian citizens staged mass rallies across the country to criticise the desecration of Islamic sanctities and acts of vandalism by rioters during recent protests in the country. Africa Today News, New York reports that millions of Iranians on Sunday took to the streets across the country to vent their frustrations at the acts […]