We Are Prepared For BVAS Failures, INEC Chair Assures Voters
Prof. Mahmood Yakubu who is the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured that the commission is battle-ready for any form of glitches that might occur with regard to the real-time transmission of election results from the polling units during the presidential and National Assembly election. He pointed out that the commission […]
How EFCC Intercepted ₦32m New Notes For Vote Buying In Lagos
Reports reaching the desk of Africa Today News, New York has it that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has intercepted ₦32,400, 000.00 cash allegedly meant for vote buying in Lagos State. Mr. Wilson Uwujaren who is the EFCC spokesperson pointed out the recovery was made by operatives of the Lagos zonal command of […]
2023: We Will Declare Elections Results Speedily – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured Nigerians that the results of today’s (Saturday)’s presidential election will be declared as speedily as possible. The INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, gave the assurance during a media briefing in Abuja on Friday. Recall that it took the Commission over two days to declare the winner of […]
Why People Often Think I’m Not A Nigerian Artist – Timaya
Nigeria musician Timaya has revealed that most people don’t know he’s Nigerian and think he is ‘from the Caribbean,’ as he is well known for his reggae music and has a strong fanbase in the Caribbean. He made this known on Friday while speaking to BBC’s DJ Edu. Timaya, whose real name is Inetimi Timaya […]
Presidency: Decision Day For Nigerians
After a four-year wait, D-day is here; Nigerians will troop out today to elect their leaders in a general election that promises so much. The highest office in the land, that of the President, is up for grabs after months of campaigns by 18 candidates of different political parties. Africa Today News, New York reports […]
Florida Confirms Execution First Prisoner In Over Three Years
A US man convicted of a 1990 stabbing murder has been executed in Florida, authorities said, the first capital sentence carried out in the southeastern state in more than three years. Africa Today News, New York reports that Donald Dillbeck had spent the last 32 years on death row after killing a woman in a […]
U.S Commits $25m As Support For 2023 Polls In Nigeria –Envoy
The U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Marybeth Leonard, has revealed that the government of the United States had supported the Nigerian government with over 25 million dollars through different programmes toward achieving free, fair, and credible elections. Leonard made this known while speaking in a roundtable with some journalists in Abuja, on Thursday, noting that the […]
87.2m Nigerians Set To Decide Atiku, Tinubu, Obi Others’ Fate
About 87.2 million Nigerians will tomorrow march out to polling units across the country and cast their votes to elect their next president in the 7th presidential election since the return of democracy in 1999. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced on Thursday that a total of 87,209,007 permanent voter cards (PVCs) were collected […]
Stop Fixing Elections On Saturdays – Seventh-Day Adventist
No fewer than 4,817 petitioners have called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to desist from holding elections on Saturdays, which, for them, is a ‘critical day of worship and a date with God.’ The petition obtained by Africa Today News, New York titled ‘General Elections and the Religious Rights of Seventh-Day Sabbath Keepers […]
2023: I Won’t Mislead Rivers People With My Choice – Wike
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has said the interest and protection of the state were paramount, saying he cannot mislead Rivers people on his political decision concerning the presidential candidate to support tomorrow. Wike made this assertion while speaking on Thursday while inaugurating some road projects in the Port Harcourt Local Government Area. […]
Six Confirmed Dead, Dozens Missing In China Mine Collapse
Reports reaching the desk of Africa Today News, New York has it that dozens of people remained missing following a collapse at a coal mine in northern China that killed six. A rescue operation involving hundreds of workers was ongoing after a 180-meter-high slope gave way at the open-pit mine in the Inner Mongolia region’s […]
New 20-Yr Jail Term Slammed On R. Kelly For Child Porn Crimes
R&B singer R. Kelly was on Friday handed a 20-year prison term for child pornography and other charges by a US judge on Thursday handed disgraced — however, he will serve most of it simultaneously with a previous sentence. Kelly, 56, is already serving a 30-year sentence he received after a Brooklyn jury in a […]