Scores Dead In Ondo Tanker Explosion
No fewer than 18 persons including a Pregnant Woman and three children have been recorded as fatalities resulting from a tanker explosion in a tight-knit community of Ore in Odigbo council area, Ondo State. As per emerging reports, the victims were reportedly burnt to their death while scooping fuel from a petrol tanker that had toppled, […]
Haaland In Top Form This Season – Guardiola
Pep Guardiola shot a cautionary message to Manchester City’s competitors following the club’s first pre-season match in Japan on Sunday. He confidently noted that their star striker, Erling Haaland, has improved physically, and is in ‘much better’ shape than last season. With an outstanding performance, Haaland scored two goals after being brought on during half-time, […]
11 Dead In US-Mexico Border Bar Firebombing
A bar on Friday night in San Luis Rio Colorado, Mexico, located near the United States border, was targeted by a devastating firebomb attack, leading to at least 11 fatalities recorded. Mexican law enforcement has made an arrest in connection with the bar fire attack, with the detained individual believed to have set the bar […]
Captain Marquinhos Seeks Amicable End To Mbappe’s Rift
On Sunday, Marquinhos, the captain of Paris Saint-Germain, voiced his optimism for the club to mend fences with Kylian Mbappe, and subsequent reintegration of the French football superstar into the squad for the forthcoming season. Kylian Mbappe found himself excluded from the 29-player squad selected for the pre-season tour of Japan and South Korea by […]
Northern Youths Demand Release Of Sarkin Hausawa Lagos
The Department of State Services’ detention of Alhaji Aminu Yaro, the Sarkin Hausawa Lagos, has been heavily criticized by a disturbed Northern Forum which described the situation as a violation of human rights and an affront to the rule of law. Mohammed Danlami, Chairman of the forum, delivered a statement requesting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s […]
₦7bn Access: Court Bars Swift Networks Limited In 25 Banks
Union Bank Plc. has been granted an interim Mareva Injunction by the Federal High Court in Lagos, which prevents Swift Networks Limited and its agents from accessing or dealing with ₦7bn in funds across 25 banks until the alleged debt recovery suit is determined. After listening to Mr. Temilolu Adamolekun, counsel for the Plaintiff/Applicant, Union […]
Devastating Floods Hit Canada: 4 Missing, Homes Destroyed
The floods caused by persistent downpours in Nova Scotia, Canada, have led to at least four people, including two children, going missing. In what police described as the heaviest rains in five decades for the Atlantic region, floods have left thousands of homes without electricity. In some areas, according to reports citing officials, the amount […]
Akpabio To Present Ministerial-nominees List This Week
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, is expected to announce the list of ministerial nominees during this week’s plenary. The weekly plenaries at both chambers of the National Assembly are slated for Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Agitation has intensified as President Bola Tinubu surpasses two months since his inauguration without establishing his cabinet. The […]
PEPC: Stop Blackmailing The Judiciary – Tinubu Warns Atiku
The President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu has frowned over what he described as the alleged attempt by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to blackmail the judiciary stressing that his plans will fail. Tinubu said Atiku’s latest comment has shown that he was yet to recover from the shock defeat of the […]
Nine Travellers Abducted By Kidnappers In Edo
Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen on Saturday reportedly kidnapped no fewer than nine travellers in Oben, a border town between Edo and Delta states. Africa Today News, New York gathered that the incident happened along Jesse-Oben Road on Friday night and had caused panic in the community. A hunter, Mr Obehe Adika, who claimed to have witnessed […]
India Landslide Toll Soars To 27, Over 50 Stil Missing
The death toll from a massive landslide in India’s Maharashtra state on Sunday morning sored to 27 with at least 50 people still missing as rescue teams struggle in lashing rain, officials have confirmed. Africa Today News, New York reports that the landslide was triggered by monsoon rains on Thursday, smashing into a village in […]
LP Crisis: We Regret Making Obi Our Candidate – Apapa
The Lamidi Apapa faction of the Labour Party, LP, have expressed deep regrets over the choice of Peter Obi as the presidential candidate of the party in the just concluded election. The faction said the party made a mistake by fielding Obi as its presidential candidate. The faction noted that Obi lied federally to the […]