You Have No Right To Call For Yakubu’s Sack, INEC Warns LP
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has asserted that the Labour Party has no ground to make any case for the sack of its Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, over the outcome of the just concluded general election. Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi who is the Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, made this known when he spoke […]
Fresh $800m Senate’s World Bank Loan Approval Sparks Clamour
The Senate has given its consent to President Bola Tinubu’s appeal to borrow $800 million from the World Bank. A letter from the president, read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, was presented during Thursday’s plenary session. Tinubu outlined in the letter that the loan’s purpose is to enhance the national social safety net program. The […]
2026 World Cup Ticket: Super Eagles To Face Rohr’s Side
The Nigerian Super Eagles side will begin the quest to participate in the upcoming 2026 World Cup in November in Group C, where they will be hoping to make up for the disappointment of missing out on the 2022 edition which was hosted in Qatar. Africa Today News, New York recalls that the Eagles missed […]
FG Moves To Splash ₦500bn On 12m Poor, Vulnerable Nigerians
With the hope of cushioning the effect of fuel subsidy removal, the President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu has disclosed plans by his administration to transfer the sum of ₦8,000 to 12 million poor and vulnerable households for a period of six months. According to him, the disbursement of the loan was aimed at expanding coverage […]
US Regulator Moves Against ChatGPT Over ‘Bad Content’
The US Federal Trade Commission has commenced a probe into OpenAI to ascertain if its hugely popular ChatGPT app is harming consumers in any way by generating false information and whether its technology mishandles user data. Microsoft-backed OpenAI was informed of the investigation yeserday in a 20-page questionnaire in which the company is mandated to […]
Real Reason I Didn’t Sign Wizkid, Davido – Don Jazzy
Veteran Nigerian producer and top music executive, Michael Collins Ajereh, popularly known as Don Jazzy, has opened up on why he didn’t sign Afrobeats poster boys, Wizkid and Davido, to his now-defunct record label, Mo’hits. The Mavin head numero uno explained he couldn’t sign Wizkid to the label because EME boss, Banky W got to […]
Gang Responsible For Killing 6 In Suleiman’s Convoy Busted
The Police at Force Headquarters, Abuja, made an official statement yesterday, informing the public that the coordinated efforts of FIB and IRT (Intelligence Response Team) have successfully dismantled the criminal syndicate responsible for the attack on Apostle Johnson Suleiman‘s convoy. During the operation, two members of the gang lost their lives, and another was arrested. […]
Nigerians Deserve Better: Group Slams ₦8k Monthly Salary
The Maritime Arbitrators Association of Nigeria (MAAN) expressed its dissatisfaction with the Federal Government‘s plan to disburse ₦8,000 per household monthly to 12 million impoverished households. MAAN said it’s incongruent with the economic challenges faced by the nation and regarded the motion as an insult to the Nigerian people. According to the Vice President of […]
Rivers: Police Apprehend Father Selling 3 Children For ₦1.5m
The Rivers State Police have taken custody of Charles Micheal and six individuals accused of selling his three children for ₦1.5 Million. Thursday saw the parading of the suspects at the State Police Command Headquarters in Port Harcourt, where they were joined by an expelled policeman involved in car snatching, along with other suspects. The […]
Food Security Crisis: Tinubu Declares State Of Emergency
An emerging report reaching Africa today has it that Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, in a statement on Thursday, officially declared a state of emergency on food security. Tinubu also sanctioned the incorporation of issues pertaining to the availability and affordability of food and water, recognising their importance as necessities for livelihoods, within the mandate of […]
Emefiele Facing Court Charges, DSS Says
In compliance with the Order issued by the Abuja High Court today, July 13, 2023, the Department of State Services (DSS) has confirmed that Mr. Godwin Emefiele has been charged to court. It is pertinent to mention that back in 2022, the Department of State Services (DSS) formally requested a Court Order to detain him […]
Kwara: 13 Chinese Citizens Nabbed For Illegal Mining – EFCC
Thirteen Chinese Nationals have been arrested by the EFCC‘s Ilorin Zonal Command in Ilorin, Kwara State, for their involvement in illegal mining activities. Wilson Uwujaren, the commission’s spokesperson, provided a statement to journalists in Ilorin, stating that on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, the arrest of the suspects occurred at the Government Reserved Area (G.R.A) in […]