Lagos Govt Shuts Down Chrisland School Over Student’s Death
The Ministry of Education in Lagos State has ordered the temporary closure of Chrisland School, Opebi-Ikeja, following the reported death of a student of the School, Whytney Adeyemi. A release signed by the State Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo which was obtained by Africa Today News, New York said the closure was ordered pending […]
2023: Kano LP Guber Candidate Defects To APC 2 Weeks To Polls
Ahead of next week’s general elections, the governorship candidate on the platform of the Labour Party in Kano State, Bashir Bashir in a rather shocking move has dumped his party for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). On January 21, the governorship candidate staged a boycott of the party’s presidential rally held in Kano, alongside […]
Osimhen Grabs Another Goal As Napoli March On For Scuddetto
Italian side Napoli continued their march towards a first Serie A title in over three decades on Sunday night with a 3-0 win over rock-bottom Cremonese which provisionally moved the runaway league leaders 16 points clear. A 33-year wait for the league crown looks closer to ending with each passing week and once again Khvicha […]
Trade Volume Between UK And Nigeria Exceeds £5.5bn
Ben Llewelyn-Jones who is the British Deputy High Commissioner in Lagos asserted that UK exports to Nigeria amounted to 3.3 billion pounds in the four quarters of 2022. He also said that the total UK imports from Nigeria, in the period, stood at 2.2 billion pounds. This, according to him, puts the trade volume between […]
Allow Old And New Notes Co-Exist For 12 Months – Tinubu
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu has appealed to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to allow old and new ₦200, ₦500, and ₦1,000 notes to co-exist as legal tenders for the next 12 months. The APC flag bearer also called on the apex bank to suspend all charges associated […]
Turkey: Rescue Operation Continues As Death Toll Hits 33,000
Reports reaching the desk of Africa Today News, New York has it that rescuers have managed to pull a seven-month-old baby out from the rubble of a building in Hatay, southern Turkey, 139 hours after last week’s deadly earthquake. Africa Today News, New York reports that Cudie, a 12-year-old girl who had been trapped for […]
2023: How Northern Gov Stashed ₦22bn In His Home – Galadima
Mallam Buba Galadima, the former National Secretary of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), has come out alleging that a serving governor in the country has ₦22 billion old naira notes stashed in his home. The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), chieftain made this revelation during an interview on Trust TV’s Daily Politics which […]
2023: Our Win Will Mark Beginning Of New Nigeria – Obi
The Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, has asserted that a victory of his party in the 2023 Presidential election on Feb. 25, would mark the beginning of a new Nigeria. Obi who was in company with his running mate, Dr. Datti Baba-Ahmed, other candidates, and party chieftains, said this at the […]
Somalia Reopens UK Embassy 32 Years After
Somalia has finally reopened its embassy in the UK after 32 years, in a ceremony attended by ambassador Abdulkadir Ahmed Kheyr, Olympic champion Mo Farah and Somali-Canadian model Sabrina Dhowre, among others. In the meantime, the embassy in London is expected to provide consular services to the nearly 500,000-strong diaspora community in the UK who […]
Real Madrid Emerge Winners Of Club World Cup For 5th Time
European giants, Real Madrid on Saturday lifted the Club World Cup for a record fifth time with a pulsating 5-3 win over Al Hilal in Morocco, Africa Today News, New York reports. Fede Valverde and Vinicius Junior grabbed a race each, while Karim Benzema also scored on his return from injury in Madrid’s spectacular victory […]
12 Detained By Turkey Over Collapsed Buildings After Quake
The police in Turkey have confirmed that it has arrested and detained 12 people over collapsed buildings in the southeastern provinces of Gaziantep and Sanliurfa, following the huge quake that hit the country. According to official reports, those taken into custody included contractors, DHA news agency said. No fewer 6,000 buildings collapsed after a 7.8-magnitude […]
Jamaica Plans To Buy Vehicles From Nigeria —High Commissioner
The Jamaican High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr. Esmond Reid, has revealed that plans are presently in top gear for his country to start sourcing for vehicles from Innoson Vehicles Manufacturing (IVM), in Nigeria. Reid, in the company of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, made this known during a facility tour of the […]