Handover: I Gave You My Best – Buhari Tells Nigerians
Nigeria’s outgoing President, Muhammadu Buhari has submitted that his administration finished strongly, stressing that, ‘we did our best.’ Buhari, who bows out of office in a few days, held a valedictory session of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), where he insisted that his cabinet still stands until May 29th, 2023. He used the opportunity to […]
Nigerian Senate Pass Bill To Compensate Victims Of #EndSARS
The red chambers of the Nigerian national assembly, passed for second reading, a bill seeking to compensate victims of the 2020 #EndSARS protest. The #EndSARS movement started in October 2020, when thousands of mainly young Nigerians took to the streets to protest against police brutality, particularly by the now-disbanded brutal Special Anti-Robbery Squad police unit. […]
Senate Presidency: Wike Declares Total Support For Akpabio
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has declared his total support for the ambition of Senator Godswill Akpabio for the office of the Senate President of the 10th National Assembly, declaring that for him, it is ‘pay back time’. “This is the time for me to support him because he supported me when I wanted to […]
Canada And Saudi Arabia Restore Diplomatic Ties After 5 Years
Canada and Saudi Arabia have both agreed to bury the hatchet as they announced that they will now be resuming diplomatic relations, ending a bitter 2018 dispute over human rights. In separate statements, the two countries said they would restore the level of diplomatic relations’ that had been in place prior to the 2018 spat. […]
Real Reason Buhari Approved Last-Minute Funds — Presidency
The Nigerian Presidency has come out to explain that President Muhammadu Buhari gave his approval for last-minute funds a few days away to hand over to the administration of Bola Tinubu because the government needs funds to clear debts. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina stated this on Channels Television’s Politics […]
Nigeria Air Plane To Land On Friday, Sirika Reveals
Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika has confirmed that the Plane for Nigeria Air will arrive in the country on Friday (tomorrow) ahead of the commencement of operations. Speaking in an interview with Channels Television, which was monitored by Africa Today News, New York the minister confirmed that a Nigeria Air aircraft will land in […]
Grammy Award Winner, Tina Turner Passes On At 83
Tina Turner, the American-born singer who left a hardscrabble farming community and abusive relationship to become one of the top recording artists of all time, has finally passed on at the age of 83, Africa Today News, New York can confirm. She died peacefully on Wednesday after a long illness in her home in Küsnacht […]
Why Minister Of State Portfolio Is Unconstitutional – Keyamo
Mr. Festus Keyamo who is Nigeria’s outgoing Minister of State for Labour and Employment, has called on the Federal Government to henceforth consider appointing different ministers to handle individual portfolios, stressing that the post of ‘minister of state’ was a Constitutional aberration. Keyamo’s recommendation was contained in the valedictory speech he gave at the council […]
Prepare For A Pandemic Deadlier Than COVID-19, WHO Warns
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised an alarm calling on the world to be ready for the emergence of a pathogen much deadlier than the novel COVID-19. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who is the Director-General of the health body made the call on Wednesday during the 76th World Health Assembly in in Geneva, Switzerland. […]
Tension As Journalist Is Murdered In Central Mexico
A Mexican journalist who was also a former local official was shot dead Tuesday in the country’s central Puebla region, authorities said. The 69-year-old Marco Aurelio Ramirez, was killed in broad daylight as he left his home in the town of Tehuacan. He had worked for decades for several different media outlets. An investigation into […]
Buhari Okays Allocation Of Houses To 1994 Super Eagles
The outgoing President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has approved the allocation of houses for the 22 members of the Super Eagles at the National Housing Estates in any State of their choice. Africa Today News, New York recalls that the then military government of Sani Abacha, had promised the Tunisia 1994 winning Super Eagles Squad […]
Biden Sends 9-Man Delegation To Tinubu’s Swearing-In
The President of the United States, Joe Biden has released the names of his delegation to attend the inauguration of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu which is expected to hold next week. Africa Today News, New York reports that world leaders, including heads of state, have been invited to grace the occasion which will usher in […]