Tension As 7 Die Following Car Bomb Near Kabul Mosque
A car packed with explosives exploded outside a mosque attended by Taliban members in the Afghan capital, killing no fewer than seven people barely minutes after Friday prayers had ended, the interior ministry has confirmed. The explosion happened in front of Wazir Akbar Khan mosque, not far from the fortified former Green Zone that housed […]
ASUU Strike: Respect Court Ruling First – FG Urges Lecturers
The federal government of Nigeria has called on the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to obey the National Industrial Court ruling and call off its seven-month strike. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, issued this advice while fielding questions from journalists on the margins of the 77th United Nations General Assembly […]
Policeman Who Killed Kolade Johnson Bags Life Sentence
Reports reaching the desk of Africa Today News, New York has it that the Lagos state high court sitting in Ikeja has dismissed police officer, Ogunyemi Olalekan, to life imprisonment for killing 35-year-old, Kolade Johnson. Olalekan, who was reportedly attached to the Special Anti-Cultism Squad (SACS) of the Nigeria Police, shot Mr. Johnson in the […]
Ondo Police Deny ISWAP’s Attack On Personnel, Vehicle
In lieu of the recent reports about an attack on some of their personnel, the Ondo State Police Command has openly stated that it has not officially received any report of an attack by the Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, after reports had filtered in that the dreaded terrorist group had made claims that […]
Three Former IGPs Compete To Lead The PSC
Currently, ex-IGP Musiliu Smith is being challenged by three other former inspector generals of the police and a retired deputy inspector general of the police for the position of chairman of the police service commission. According to reports, the former police chiefs asked senior government figures for their assistance in their bid for the top […]
Rate Hikes May Cause Recession, World Bank Warns Nigeria
The World Bank Group has warned Nigeria as well as other developing economies that simultaneous rate hikes in response to increasing inflationary pressure may trigger a global recession and a string of financial crises. In its new study titled “Risk of Global Recession in 2023 Rises Amid Simultaneous Rate Hikes,” the Washington-based bank said the […]
How 245 Were Killed In Kaduna Community Attacks – Monarch
The paramount ruler of the Atyap Chiefdom, Agwatyap, Dominic Yahaya, has raised the alarm that 245 locals have been killed while 623 houses were burnt in attacks within his domain in Zango-Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The monarch stated this on Wednesday at the Kaduna Catholic Social Centre during the commemoration of the […]
Wike’s Gang-Up: We’ll Soon Find A Solution – Tambuwal
Sokoto State Governor and the Director General of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) National Campaign Management Committee, Aminu Tambuwal, has revealed that governors on the platform of the party are working seriously to come up with a solution to the present crisis rocking the party. Speaking after hosting the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) yesterday, […]
What Buhari Is Doing To Address Crude Oil Theft – Malami
In the face of the ongoing controversies of oil theft in Nigeria, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, (AGF) Abubakar Malami, SAN, has claimed that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration is making concerted efforts in addressing the crime including spending enormous resources on pipeline surveillance security through the regular Armed Forces budgetary […]
Donald Trump, Children Sued For ‘Shocking’ Fraud In New York
The former President of the United States, Donald Trump and some of his family members had reportedly lied to tax collectors, lenders and insurers for years in a scheme which had also routinely misstated the value of most of his properties in order to enrich themselves, according to a suit which had been filed by […]
‘Easy Payday, Easy Opponent’ In Japan Fight – Mayweather Boasts
Former boxing champion, Floyd Mayweather has boasted that Sunday’s exhibition boxing match which has been announced to be against a Japanese mixed martial artist, Mikuru Asakura will be an “easy payday, easy cheque, easy opponent”. The 45-year-old boxing great, who is also reportedly close to agreeing on a rematch with UFC superstar Conor McGregor had […]
Electricity Workers To Shut Down National Grid Again
Dissatisfied with the recent agreement with the Federal Government of Nigeria, the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has again made some new threats to completely shut down the national grid if the federal government of Nigeria failed to honour their demands. The aggrieved workers had also revealed that the two weeks which had been […]