Van Dijk Assumes Liverpool Captaincy, Trent As Assistant
The leadership positions at Liverpool Football Club have taken a different shape, with Virgil van Dijk taking on the captain’s role and Trent Alexander-Arnold stepping in as the assistant captain, as officially confirmed by the club. The decision to appoint Virgil van Dijk as captain and Trent Alexander-Arnold as assistant captain came following the departure […]
Oyo State’s Amotekun Gets New Chairman, Board Members
AIG Sikiru Kayode Akande (rtd) has assumed the role of the new chairman for the Board of the Oyo State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun, following the appointment made by Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State. Alongside the appointment of AIG Sikiru Kayode Akande (rtd) as the new chairman, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State […]
Ministerial Nomination: Wike Assures Tinubu Of Positive Outcome
Nyesom Wike, the immediate past Governor of Rivers State, has given his assurance to President Bola Tinubu that his ministerial nomination will be regret-free, and duties will be duly discharged. Nyesom Wike made this remark while undergoing the ministerial nominee screening process before the Senate on Monday. While being screened on Monday, the former governor […]
Nigerien Protesters Chant ‘Long Live Putin’ At French Embassy
Amidst the wave of Coup in The west African nation, the French Embassy in Niger became the epicentre of a massive demonstration in support of the military coup On Sunday, as thousands of attendees chanted ‘Long Live Putin’ with fervency. Africa Today News, New York, learned that protesters’ grievances centred around France’s influence in its […]
Niger: Garba Warns ECOWAS Of West’s Shady Plot To Ignite War
Adamu Garba, a prominent figure within the All Progressives Congress (APC), voiced his concern, alleging that the Western nations, specifically the United States and France, have laid a strategic trap to ensnare the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in an all-out conflict within the region. On Sunday, Adamu Garba related this assertion through […]
‘Nigeria Deserves Better’ – LP Reacts To Ministerial-Nominees
The leadership of the Labour Party (LP) has lambasted President Bola Tinubu over the ministerial list it forwarded to the National Assembly and unveiled on Thursday. Africa Today News, New York recalls that Femi Gbajiabiamila, a former Speaker, of the House of Representatives, now Chief of Staff to the President, had last week delivered the […]
At Least 2,000 Nigerian Girls Stranded In Mali – NAPTIP
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has revealed that information at its disposal shows that over 2,000 trafficked Nigerian girls are currently stranded in Mali. Mr. Nduka Nwanwene who made this disclosure on Monday, added that the agency had intelligence that girls from Mali were being trafficked to Edo State […]
Coupists Reject Bazoum Reinstatement, Dismiss ECOWAS Threat
The Niger putschists have rejected the call by the Economic Commission of West African States Authority of Heads of State and Government to release and reinstate President Mohammed Bazoum as the legitimate Head of State and government of the landlocked state. The coupists have also warned ECOWAS against military intervention, saying, ‘We want to once […]
Nigeria On Verge Of Collapse, Catholic Bishops Raises Alarm
The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), have raised the alarm that the removal of fuel subsidy without putting adequate measures in place to cushion the effects has put the country on the brink of collapse. The bishops were alarmed when they heard about Nigeria Employers Consultative Association’s plea to the Federal Government to address […]
No Court Order Blocking Us From Peaceful Protest, NLC To FG
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has informed the Solicitor-General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, that there is no order, be it interim, interlocutory or perpetual, from either the National Industrial Court or any other court as at today that is restraining Nigerian workers from participating in peaceful rallies it deems fit. […]
PEPC: Atiku, Obi To Adopt Final Addresses In Petition, Aug 1
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal has fixed Tomorrow (Tuesday), the 1st of August, 2023, for the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the Labour Party (LP), respectively Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, to adopt their final addresses in their petitions against the 2023 election. Both Atiku and Obi are challenging the declaration […]
Drone Attack On Moscow: We’re Taking War To Russia -Zelenskyy
No fewer than three Ukrainian drones over Moscow have been intercepted by Russian forces, in an attack that wounded one person, damaged two office blocks and briefly forced the closure of an airport in the city. On Sunday, the Russian defense ministry accused Kyiv of carrying out the attack, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy refrained […]