Chelsea Return To Winning Ways Against Bournemouth
Early strikes from Kai Havertz and Mason Mount were enough to help Chelsea ease to a 2-0 win over Bournemouth on Tuesday to snap a dismal run of five Premier League games without a win. The London side which is managed by Graham Potter endured a torrid spell before the World Cup but sparkled on […]
Death Toll Rises As Freezing Temperatures Hit U.S.
A ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ blizzard has left no fewer than 55 people in the United States, including 25 in western New York’s Erie County, officials confirmed yesterday. According to County Executive Mark Poloncarz, the number of fatalities from the enormous storm was predicted to rise as snow continued to cover Erie County, making roads in many parts […]
5 Killed As Vehicle Rams Into Crowd At Calabar Bikers’ Parade
No fewer than five persons have been feared dead while an unconfirmed number have sustained various degrees of injuries in an accident during a bikers’ carnival in Calabar, Cross River State. Africa Today News, New York reports that the Bikers/Exotic Cars Parade is part of the events leading to the Calabar Carnival. The incident was […]
Osuntokun, Replaces Okupe As Labour Party’s Campaign DG
The Labour Party (LP) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) yesterday evening announced the appointment of Akin Osuntokun as the new director general of the Obi-Datti presidential campaign. Africa Today News, New York reports that Osuntokun’s appointment followed the resignation of Dr. Doyin Okupe as director general after his conviction for money laundering charges. Announcing the appointment […]
Ban On New Year Prophecies Still In Place – Ghanian Police
The Police Service in Ghana have reiterated the earlier ban it imposed on alarmist new year prophecies, stressing that those found culpable will be punished. Africa Today News, New York reports that in many churches, worshippers gather on New Year’s eve to hear their religious leaders make prophetic proclamations for the new year. However, last […]
Republican US Lawmaker-Elect Confesses To Fabricating Resume
A Republican elected to Congress in November is currently facing growing calls for his resignation Tuesday after admitting that he made up large parts of his biography — however refusing to give up his seat. George Santos’s victory in a New York district helped his party secure a narrow majority in the House of Representatives […]
Why Nigeria Remains An IDP Camp – Peter Obi
Mr. Peter Obi who is the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) on Tuesday described Nigeria as an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp due to the standard of living in the country. Obi, who decried the continued attacks and killing of its members across the country, stated this at the unveiling of the party’s new […]
3 Police Generals, Others Arrested Over Corruption In Peru
No fewer than three police generals and three other people were on Monday arrested by authorities in Peru over alleged involvement in the corruption case against ousted president Pedro Castillo, the interior ministry confirmed. A ‘mega-operation’ netted the six who are suspected of involvement of ‘irregular promotions’ in the police force, said a ministry statement. […]
Again, G-5 Governors Jet Off To London For ‘Final’ Meeting
The group of five governors (G-5) elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have travelled to the United Kingdom for another strategic meeting. The group led by the Rivers State Governor, Mr. Nyesom Wike, has in continuation of its endless foreign trips, left the country for London in the early hours of […]
Fury, Outrage Over Lagos Lawyer’s Murder By Police
Outrage and fury of monumental proportion have continued to trail the killing of a Lagos female lawyer, Bolanle Raheem, by a trigger-happy policeman in the Ajah axis of the state on Christmas Day. Africa Today News, New York recalls that Raheem and her family members were said to be on their way home from a Christmas […]
Russia Lambasts Ukraine Over Deadly Air Base Attack
Moscow yesterday stated that it had foiled a new Ukrainian drone attack on a strategic bomber military base hundreds of kilometres from their joint border, as Kyiv called for Russia’s ouster from the United Nations. Russia said it had downed the drone at Engels, a base for the country’s strategic aircraft that Kyiv says have […]
Tension As Suspected Jihadists Kill 17 Herders In Borno
Boko Haram jihadists murdered no fewer than 17 herders and stole their cattle following clashes in Borno State, self-defence militia confirmed to newsmen on Tuesday morning. The militants on Saturday attacked herders guarding their cattle in a pasture near Airamne village in Mafa district, the militiamen said. “Seventeen herders were killed in the fight and […]