Why I Opted To Join Ronaldo In Saudi Arabia – Benzema
Former Real Madrid striker, Karim Benzema has spoken for the first time since he signed for Al-Ittihad, explaining why he made the decision. The 35-year-old’s move to the Saudi Arabian side was officially confirmed on Tuesday evening. Benzema will now play in the Middle East after 14 years with the La Liga giants. ‘Al Ittihad […]
2 Dead, 5 Injured In US High School Graduation Shooting
No fewer than two people were killed and five others were wounded as a man armed with four handguns fired into a crowd after a high school graduation ceremony in the United States city of Richmond, Virginia, police have said. Police said they apprehended one suspect, a 19-year-old guy, in connection with the shooting on Tuesday […]
Tinubu Is The Leader Nigeria Needs Right Now – Wike
Nyesom Wike who is the immediate past governor of Rivers State, has praised President Bola Tinubu for removing fuel subsidy, stressing that he is the kind of leader Nigeria needs now. Speaking during a media chat on Tuesday afternoon which was monitored by Africa Today News, New York, Wike stressed that electing Tinubu was not […]
Peter Obi Backs Subsidy Removal, Faults Approach
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has clarified that he has always been an advocate of the removal of fuel subsidy but the approach to be deployed must be one that inflicts less pain on the citizenry. Tinubu had, during his inauguration as President, announced the end of subsidy on petrol. […]
Buhari’s Controversial Water Bill Finally Dismissed By Senate
The red Chambers of the Nigerian National Assembly has finally rejected the controversial National Water Resources Bill, 2023 after it was listed for concurrence on the order paper for consideration and passage. Africa Today News, New York recalls that former President, Muhammadu Buhari had in 2017 presented the controversial bill to both chambers of the […]
Subsidy Removal: TUC Demands ₦200,000 Minimum Wage
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), demanded payment of a new minimum wage of ₦200,000 monthly for Nigerian workers to ease the implementation of the fuel subsidy removal policy. The union has also demanded that the government reverts back to the old N185 pump price of petrol per litre to allow for a conducive […]
Ex-US Vice President, Pence Declares Presidential Ambition
Former Vice-President of the United States, Mike Pence has officially declared to join an increasingly crowded field of Republicans running for president in the 2024 race. Africa Today News, New York reports that Mr. Pence was deputy to the controversial former President Donald Trump with whom he served for four years before they were defeated […]
PEPC: Obi Tenders Exhibits From 8 States Before Tribunal
The Labour Party (LP) and its presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi on Monday evening tendered exhibits from 8 states to the presidential election petition court to prove its case against President Bola Tinubu. Africa Today News, New York reports that the exhibits tendered were from Delta (25 LGAs), Nasarawa(13 LGAs), Ebonyi (13 LGAs), Kaduna (23 […]
We Seized ₦1bn Petrol, Other Smuggled Goods In May – NCS
The Federal Operations Unit, Zone A, Ikeja of the Nigeria Customs Service has revealed that it has intercepted no fewer than 30, 900 litres of Premium Motor Spirit also known as petrol, and 6,861 bags of foreign parboiled rice equivalent to 12 trailer loads and other with a duty paid value of ₦1bn in May […]
I’m Not Too Big To Serve In Tinubu’s Cabinet, Wike Opens Up
The immediate past governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has asserted that he is not too big to serve in the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and he will not for any reason turn down any appointment to serve in his government if he is offered any. He, however, pointed out that he would […]
Counter-Terrorism Not Backed By Intelligence, Useless —Tinubu
The President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu has asserted that any counter-terrorism that is not well supported by knowledge and intelligence is not going to be of any service to any nation. In line with that, President Tinubu has called on security and intelligence agencies in the country to see the importance of sharing information and […]
How Russian Forces Blew Up Nova Kakhovka Dam – Ukraine
Ukraine’s military has disclosed that Russian forces on Tuesday morning blew up a large dam in southern Ukraine, while the Moscow-installed official in the city of Nova Kakhovka in the Russian-controlled part of the Kherson region denied the claim. ‘The Kakhovka [reservoir] was blown up by the Russian occupying forces,” the southern command of Ukraine’s […]