Fresh Shooting Leaves At Least Three Dead In US
No fewer than three people were shot dead on Saturday night and four others injured at a luxury home near Beverly Hills, at what US police described as a gathering at a short-term rental property. Overnight, emergency personnel flocked to the posh address in Los Angeles’ Benedict Canyon neighbourhood where they discovered three bodies inside […]
Give Me An Opportunity To Create A New Nigeria – Peter Obi
Mr. Peter Obi, who is the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) has appealed to the people of Borno State to hand him a chance to create a new Nigeria where people will have equal opportunities. Speaking on Saturday at the presidential campaign rally of the LP in Maiduguri, Borno State capital, Obi said […]
2023: I Have Zero Issues With Buhari – Tinubu Insists
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu has dismissed all forms of insinuations of friction in his relationship with President Muhammadu Buhari, stressing that his support for the president remains unshakable. Tinubu made this known on Saturday while addressing the APC rally in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital. The former Lagos […]
Manchester City Defeats Arsenal To Reach FA Cup 5th Round
Manchester City drew first blood against last night as Arsenal as Nathan Ake’s strike earned Pep Guardiola’s men a place in the fifth round of the FA Cup with a 1-0 win. The Dutch defender was the unlikely match-winner with a composed finish to inflict a first defeat on Premier League leaders Arsenal since November. […]
Why I Abandoned My First Job, Buhari Recounts Experience
The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has opened up on his life after school and how he was forced to flee his hometown in Daura, Katsina State. According to his spokesman, Femi Adesina, the President opened up on his early years during a visit to the palace of the Emir of Daura, Faruk Umar Faruk, […]
We Can’t Force Universities To Close For Elections – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has asserted that it lacks the power to compel universities to declare holidays in order to enable students to vote during the forthcoming general elections. The media aide to the chairman of the commission, Rotimi Oyekanmi, made this known in an interview with correspondents on Friday. This is against […]
Real Reason UK Is Recruiting Nigerian Teachers – Govt
The United Kingdom has shared some of the major reasons for wanting to recruit teachers from Nigeria and eight other countries. Africa Today News, New York reported that the UK had listed Nigeria among the list of countries where teachers could apply to teach in the UK. Some of the other countries are Ghana, Hong […]
ASUU Strike Will Never Happen Under My Watch – Obi Vows
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi has declared that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will have no reason to embark on strike if Nigerians elect him as their next president. Obi added that maintaining national security is still his top priority because without a secure environment, nothing, no […]
Kano-Maradi Rail: Nigeria Signs New MoU With Niger Republic
The Federal Government of Nigeria has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with the Republic of Niger over the completion of the Kano-Maradi rail line. Mu’azu Jaji Sambo who is Nigeria’s Minister of Transportation, and the Minister of Transportation of the Republic of Niger, Alma Oumarou, who represented his country, signed the MoU in Abuja […]
North Korea Berates US For Sending Battle Tanks To Ukraine
The highly influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has lashed out at the decision by the United States to supply Ukraine with advanced battle tanks to help fight Russian forces, accusing Washington of crossing a ‘red line’ and escalating a ‘proxy war’ designed to destroy Moscow. Kim Yo Jong’s remarks on Friday […]
7 Dead Following Shooting Outside East Jerusalem Synagogue
No fewer than seven people were killed on Friday following a shooting outside a synagogue in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem with the gunman killed at the scene, police and medics have confirmed. A statement from the police which was obtained by Africa Today News, New York read; ‘Earlier this evening at around 8:30 pm (1830 GMT), […]
Again Another Abuja-Bound Train Derails, Passengers Safe
Reports reaching the desk of Africa Today News, New York has it that on Friday evening, a train travelling from Kaduna to Abuja derailed at Kubwa in the Federal Capital Territory causing massive pandemonium in the area. Recall that just a few days ago, a Warri-Itakpe train had derailed at KM 30 Ajaokuta-Itakpe section of […]