Vinicius Decries Racial Abuse, Says La Liga Now For Racists
Real Madrid winger, Vinicius Junior has labelled the Spanish La Liga a championship owned by racists after facing yet another racist abuse on Sunday night in his team’s 1-0 loss against Valencia. The second half of the game became chaotic after Vinicius squared off with the Valencia fans and was later sent off for hitting […]
Two Pilots Die In Afghanistan Military Helicopter Crash
No fewer than two pilots were confirmed dead on Sunday night after a US-made military helicopter crashed in the north of Afghanistan, the country’s defence ministry has revealed. The defence minister in a Tweet on Monday morning said; ‘An MD-530 helicopter of the country’s air force, which was flying from Mazar-e-Sharif airfield towards Samangan, collided […]
Demolition: Don’t Push Us To The Wall, Shi’ites Warn El-Rufai
Leaders of the Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky-led Shi’ites group, otherwise known as Islamic Movement in Nigeria, have reacted to the move by the Kaduna State Urban Planning and Development Authority (KASUPDA) to demolish no fewer than six structures out of 48 belonging to the sect in the state. The Shi’ite leaders who addressed a press conference […]
Buhari Set To Commission 650,000 BPD Dangote Refinery Today
Nigeria’s outgoing President, Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday (today) commission the 650,000 BPD Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals in a move that holds bid promises for Africa’s most populous country. This was confirmed in a Twitter statement by the Dangote Group on Sunday which also confirmed that after the commissioning, the refinery will be churning […]
NASS: Don’t Judge Me By My Performance As Minister – Akpabio
A contender for the position of Nigeria’s Senate presidency and a former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio has appealed to Nigerians and members of the incoming 10th National Assembly not to assess him using his brief stay as Minister of Niger Delta Affairs. Akpabio said he preferred to be assessed by his record […]
Pandemonium As Paraguay Confirms Bird Flu Cases
Many cases of bird flu have been detected in backyard chickens in Paraguay, authorities confirmed on Sunday, a development that has sent fears across the country. The disease was discovered in the domesticated birds from the towns of Mariscal Estigarribia and Neuland in Mennonite farming areas, the National Animal Health and Quality Service (Senacsa) reported. […]
Putin Hails Russian Troops, Wagner For ‘Capturing Bakhmut’
Russia has claimed to have fully captured Ukraine’s Bakhmut, which was followed by President Vladimir Putin congratulating his troops and the mercenary Wagner Group for taking the largely levelled eastern city. Following Kiev’s admission that the situation was ‘critical’ and that the conflict was still going on, Russia made its announcement on Saturday. The longest […]
El-Rufai Threatens To Sack Workers, Demolish More Structures
Barely a week to the end of his administration, the outgoing Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has vowed to continue to sack bad workers and demolish bad structures in the state till the eleventh hour of the end of his administration on the 29th of May. El-Rufai issued this threat on Saturday while […]
Tinubu Returns To Nigeria Days To Inauguration
Nigeria’s President-Elect, Bola Tinubu on Saturday returned to Nigeria with eight days left for his official inauguration as President of Nigeria. Tinubu was received at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Saturday evening by APC chieftains, including Governors and National Assembly members. The All Progressives Congress (APC) powerbroker had left the country for […]
War: Warring Sudan Factions Agree Seven-Day Ceasefire
Reports reaching the desk of Africa Today News, New York has it that a temporary ceasefire in Sudan has been reached as fighting between two clashing factions entered its sixth week. Recall that previous attempts between Sudan’s regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to reach a truce have tended to collapse within […]
As President, Insecurity Was My ‘Worst Nightmare’ – Jonathan
Former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan has revealed that insecurity was his worst nightmare during the time he spent in office between 2010 and 2015. Jonathan revealed this yesterday while speaking during the commissioning of a 22-kilometre road project in Taraba State. Africa Today News, New York reports that the dualised Yola-Wukari road encompasses six […]
Tribunal: Atiku, Obi To Call 150 Witnesses Against Tinubu
Presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar and his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi, have informed the Presidential Election Petition Court sitting in Abuja that they would be calling a total of 150 witnesses to challenge the election of the president-elect, Bola Tinubu. Out of the 150 witnesses, lead counsel to Atiku, Chief […]