I Will Not Disappoint You, Tinubu Assures Nigerians
Nigeria’s incoming President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has vowed never to disappoint Nigerians, recognising the trust and magnitude of expectation and responsibility bestowed on him as he receives investiture and takes over as the country’s leader next week. He made the declaration on Thursday evening in his acceptance speech after President Muhammadu Buhari conferred on him […]
Symbolic 400-Year-Old Cotton Tree Falls In Sierra Leone
Torrential rains in Sierra Leone’s capital have caused the falling of the centuries-old Cotton Tree, a national treasure whose loss has left ‘a gap’ in people’s hearts, President Julius Maada Bio has revealed. “There is no stronger symbol of our national story than the Cotton Tree, a physical embodiment of where we come from as […]
Russia Cannot Win In Ukraine, US Insists
Russia will not achieve any substantial military victory in Ukraine and Kyiv’s forces are unlikely to push back all Russian troops from their territory any time soon, the United State’s highest-ranking military official has hinted. General Mark Milley, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, disclosed yesterday that; ‘This war, militarily, is not going […]
Biden Nominates Black Air Force General To Head US Military
The President of the United States, Joe Biden yesterday nominated General Charles Brown for chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, lauding the Black career pilot as a hero who’d not only survived ejecting from a fighter jet into a swamp but fought against racism. Africa Today News, New York reports that if confirmed by […]
UK Varsities Lampoon Ban On Families Of Foreign Students
Universities across the United Kingdom have berated the country’s new immigration rules for foreign students shortly after the government announced new measures which were ostensibly to tame the influx of immigrants in the country. Africa Today News, New York had on Tuesday, the UK Home Office said that international students would no longer be able […]
Reps Insist On Probing Malami Over $2.4bn Oil Sale
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), was on Thursday grilled by the House of Representatives for the second time over the alleged illegal sale of 48 million barrels of crude oil in China valued at over $2.4bn. Malami, who was accompanied by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice/Solicitor-General […]
29th May: DSS Raises Alarm Over Plot To Disrupt Inauguration
Ahead of the official handover of power expected to happen on the 29th of May, the Department of State Services (DSS) has, again, raised the alarm of plans by subversive elements to disrupt the programmes in some parts of the country. The Public Relations Officer, DSS, Dr Peter Afunanya, who revealed in a statement on […]
‘I’ve Run A Good Race, Finished My Course,’ Buhari Declares
The outgoing President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has asserted that he has run a good race and finished his course as Nigeria’s leader when he held power for the past eight years. Therefore, he claimed that it is in order for him to pass the baton of service to another leader who will lead the […]
I Knew Nothing About Education Before My Appointment – Adamu
Nigeria’s outgoing minister of Education Minister, Mallam Adamu Adamu has revealed that he was very inexperienced about the workings of the education sector before President Muhammadu Buhari appointed him in 2015. Adamu, who is the longest-serving minister revealed this at a valedictory session with officials and heads of parastatals of the Ministry on Thursday. He, […]
Taliban’s Treatment Of Women Crime Against Humanity – Report
Amnesty International and the International Commission of Jurists has suggested that the Taliban’s restrictions on women’s rights should be investigated as possible crimes under international law. The report issued by the two non-governmental organisations based in London and Geneva respectively details the Taliban’s restrictions on the rights of Afghanistan’s women and girls. Africa Today News, […]
Man Utd Thrash Chelsea To Cement Champions League Return
Manchester United on Thursday night secured their qualification for next season’s Champions League following a 4-1 thrashing of badly depleted Chelsea on Thursday. Casemiro, Anthony Martial, Bruno Fernandes, and Marcus Rashford grabbed a goal each as the Red Devils moved up to third in the Premier League. A horrible night summed up Chelsea’s season despite […]
Stop Stealing Public Funds Kwankwaso Warns Politicians
The Presidential Candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) who is also the former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has called on politicians to build people rather than steal public funds. He made this call in Minna yesterday when he served as the chairman at the inaugural lecture of the Niger State […]