How I Was Wrongly Denied 2013 CAF Award – Mikel
A former captain of the Super Eagles, Mikel Obi has asserted that he was robbed of the 2013 African Player of the Year award. Mikel was outstanding for Nigeria during the year under review as he helped the Eagles clinch the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa. There has been no Nigerian winner […]
Gov Abiodun Tells Ogun Residents To Continue With Old Notes
The Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun has urged the people and residents of the state to continue spending the old Naira notes, stressing that it is only the Supreme Court of Nigeria that has the final say in the matter. Abiodun who made the call in Abeokuta on Friday during an engagement with the […]
You Have No Right To Order My Arrest, Oshiomhole Hits Obaseki
A former governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, has dismissed the call for his arrest by incumbent Governor Godwin Obaseki, saying his successor has no right to give such an order. The two political gladiators have been at odds with each other for years, a feud that led to Obaseki, elected in 2016 on the […]
Naira Scarcity: APC NWC Summons Govs To Emergency Meeting
Ahead of next Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly election, the Senator Abdullahi Adamu-led National Working Committee NWC of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has issued a summon to governors on the platform of the party to an emergency meeting in Abuja. Africa Today News, New York reports that the meeting slated for 2 pm […]
US Lawmakers Ask Biden To Block Sale Of Helicopter To Nigeria
A number of lawmakers in the United States have called on the government to rescind a nearly $1 billion helicopter sale to Nigeria, saying that allegations of a forced abortion program have renewed concerns about human rights. Africa Today News, New York reports that Congress had delayed the sale over concerns about the Nigerian army’s […]
18 Migrants Discovered Dead In Truck In Bulgaria
No fewer than eighteen migrants have been discovered dead in an abandoned truck, the interior ministry revealed on Saturday, as the Balkan nation struggles with an increase in illicit border crossings. The vehicle ‘was illegally transporting around 40 migrants hidden under some wood’, the ministry said. ‘Eighteen of them have died.’ After locals alerted the […]
2023: I’m Still Part Of G-5 Despite Obi Endorsement – Ortom
Ahead of Saturday’s election, the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has provided clarifications after openly declaring support for the presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi in place of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. The chief press secretary to the governor, Nathaniel Ikyur while commenting on the endorsement which took place […]
Naira Notes: El-Rufai Dares Buhari Over ‘Illegal Deadline’
The Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai has dared the President by asking residents of the State to continue using the old Naira notes until the Supreme Court says otherwise. His directive came barely hours after President Muhammadu Buhari said in his national broadcast earlier in the day that both the ₦1,000 and ₦5,000 […]
2024 Campaign: 80-Yr-Old Biden Declared Medically ‘Fit’
The President of United States, Joe Biden was on Thursday declared ‘fit for duty’ by his doctor after the final annual medical check-up before he is expected to declare he’s running for re-election in 2024, when he will be 82. Africa Today News, New York reports that the keenly awaited report after extensive testing found […]
2023 Presidency: Buhari Determined To See APC Lose – Ganduje
Kano State Governor, Umar Abdullahi Ganduje has lashed out at President Muhammadu Buhari over his refusal to abide by the Supreme Court order and going ahead with the ban on the old Naira notes. In an audio recording which was obtained by Africa Today News, New York on Friday, Ganduje was quoted in Hausa Language […]
Obi Very Free To Visit My Palace — Oba Of Lagos, Akiolu
The Presidential candidate of the Labour party, Peter Obi, has been described as a ‘complete gentleman’ by the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu asserting that he is free to visit him at his palace anytime he wishes to. This came on the backdrop of allegations by a female supporter of the Labour party candidate who […]
Don’t Vote For Candidates With Questionable Traits — Bishops
The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), has sent a warning to the electorate that any candidate in the forthcoming general elections with questionable character would not work for the common good. The Bishops made the assertion in a communiqué issued at the end of their 2023 first plenary meeting held at the Catholic Secretariat […]