Tension As Israeli Airstrikes In Gaza Leaves 12 Dead
Three senior Islamic Jihad commanders were killed by Israeli forces in Gaza air strikes and at least nine civilians, including no fewer than four children, on Tuesday morning, Palestinian officials disclosed, as the Israeli military said it had launched strikes against the militant group. The air strikes were the latest incident in more than a […]
Petitions: No Room For Delays, Technicalities, Tribunal Warns
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) Amid tight security, commenced sitting on Monday with a strong warning to all parties to avoid delay tactics and technicalities that could derail the speedy dispensation of the five petitions before it. Chairman of the five-member tribunal, Justice Haruna Tsamani, offered the warning in his inaugural speech to officially kickstart […]
National Assembly: APC Finally Settles For Akpabio, Abbas
Ahead of next month’s inauguration of the 10th Assembly, the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday announced the immediate past Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godwin Akpabio, as its consensus candidate for Senate presidency. The ruling party also confirmed that it has adopted the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation, Senator Jibrin Barau, as […]
Legislator Threats: Canada Moves To Expel Chinese Diplomat
Canada has concluded plans to expel a Chinese diplomat after Zhao Wei was accused of having some degree of involvement in a campaign that was targeted at intimidating a Canadian opposition legislator critical of Beijing. In a statement issued on Monday which was obtained by Africa Today News, New York, Foreign Minister Melanie Joly revealed […]
Airstrikes Rock Sudan As Ceasefire Talks Remain Futile
Sudan’s capital was on Monday again riddled with Airstrikes even as the latest truce talks in Jeddah failed to record any meaningful progress, with a Saudi diplomat revealing that both sides currently consider themselves ‘capable of winning the battle’. Africa Today News, New York recalls that Sudan was thrown into a deadly crisis a fortnight […]
How Buhari’s Govt Created 412,991 Jobs In 8 Years – Fashola
Babatunde Raji Fashola who is Nigeria’s Minister of Works and Housing has given a scorecard of the ministry for the eight years he has been in office under the Buhari-led administration, insisting that it was targeted at improving the living conditions of Nigerians, and a drastic reduction of multidimensional poverty. Presenting his scorecard with the […]
Obi’s Visit To Me Was Not For ‘Reconciliation’ — Soyinka
Popular Nobel laureate and playwright, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has described as inappropriate and diversionary, the media reports that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi had paid him a visit in Abeokuta, Ogun State for reconciliation. Soyinka spoke in a statement on Monday titled, ‘A visitation, and the allure of ‘reconciliation.‘ Obi in […]
How I Discovered That I Am 30% Nigerian – Drake
Canadian musician and Grammy-winning international singer, Aubrey Drake Graham popularly known as Drake, has stirred the emotions of Nigerians after he made a revelation about his ancestry online. Drake on Monday took to his Insta Story to share a screenshot of the results of his dad’s DNA ancestry test which showed that he’s partly Nigerian. The […]
2023: Presidential Election Petition Adjourns To Wednesday
The presidential election petition tribunal on Monday adjourned its sitting to Wednesday, the 10th of May on matters brought before it challenging the outcome of the just concluded 2023 presidential election. This was disclosed in a tweet on Monday by one of the spokespersons for the Labour Party, LP, Kenneth Okonkwo, ‘After a brief pre-hearing […]
Calls For Scrapping Of NYSC Baseless – NYSC Director
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has called on Nigerians who are seeking the scrap of the scheme to stop being unnecessarily emotional. This call was made by the Director, South West Area Office of the NYSC, Amusan Oluwole Julius while speaking during a Unity Walk organised to mark the 50th anniversary of the scheme […]
S’Court To Deliver Judgment On Osun Guber Election Tomorrow
The Nigerian Supreme Court on Monday announced Tuesday, the 9th of May as the date for the delivery of its judgment in the disputed 16th of July, 2022 governorship election in Osun State. The apex court fixed the 24-hour period for the judgment delivery after taking arguments from parties involved in the matter. Africa Today […]
Why I Refused To Anoint Anyone Before APC Primaries – Buhari
The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has opened up on why he did not end up endorsing any presidential candidate ahead of others during the presidential primaries of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The President said he had gathered from past experience as he failed to become the country’s leader three times until the […]