Meta To Introduce Twitter Alternative, Threads App
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has introduced Threads, a new app designed to rival Twitter. The app is now open for pre-order on mobile app stores for both iPhone and Android operating systems, starting from Monday. Soon to be available, Threads is labeled as an Instagram app. According to Apple’s app store, it is […]
Alleged ₦1bn Fraud: Ganduje’s Commissioner Remanded
Following allegations of involvement in a ₦1 billion fraud, a chief magistrate’s court ordered the remand of Idris Wada-Saleh, former Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, in the custody of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti Corruption Commission (PCACC). The defendant, who was a commissioner under the leadership of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, is currently facing […]
Deregulation Spurs Job Opportunities In The Oil Sector – NOA
The National Orientation Agency has said that the deregulation of the downstream sector of Nigeria’s petroleum industry will play a vital role in unlocking substantial job prospects for the country’s young workforce. The disclosure was made by Alhaji Zubairu Galadima-Soba, the Director of the National Orientation Agency (NOA) in Kaduna State, in an interview with […]
Germany: Handed Life Sentence By Court For Stabbing Two Girls
Okba B, an Eritrean asylum seeker, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a German court for the brutal stabbing of two teenage girls. Sadly, one of the teenage girls who was stabbed by the 27-year-old man in Illerkirchberg town lost her life in December of last year. Ece, the 14-year-old victim, tragically lost her […]
5 Dead, 2 Injured In US Mass Shooting In Philadelphia
Tragedy struck in Philadelphia on Monday night as at least four individuals lost their lives and two children sustained injuries in a mass shooting, according to the local police. This incident adds to the ongoing gun violence crisis plaguing the United States. Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw informed journalists that all the victims who lost […]
Duo Nabbed For Hacking Bank Clients’ Accounts
Two men, alleged to be involved in the hacking of bank customers’ accounts, have been arrested by the Zone 2 Command of the Nigeria Police. The arrest was officially confirmed by SP Hauwa Idris-Adamu, the Zonal Public Relations Officer, in a statement issued in Lagos on Tuesday. In light of a petition received from a […]
Tribunal Admits EU Report As Exhibit On Presidential Poll
The final report of the European Union Observer Mission on the 25th of February presidential election was yesterday admitted by the Presidential Election Petition Court, in Abuja. The EU report was tendered at the tribunal by the Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate, Atiku Abubakar, who are challenging the outcome of the poll, in which […]
Group Berates JAMB Over Mmesoma, Demands Independent Probe
A group who have identified themselves as South East Fact Check has lambasted the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), for the Board’s recent disclosure that one Miss Mmesoma Ejikeme from Anambra State forged her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, results. While the candidate, who is a student of Anglican School, Nnewi, holding a 362 […]
Senegal: Sall Pulls Out Of 3rd Term Bid After Deadly Protests
The President of Senegal, Macky Sall has come out to declare that he will not run for a third term in next year’s election, which will bring years of uncertainty over his political future that helped fuel deadly opposition protests last month to an end. Sall asserted on Monday that Senegal’s constitution would have permitted […]
Nigeria’s Inflation May Hit 30%, Bank Of America Warns
The Bank of America has revealed the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank may need to increase interest rates by at least 700 basis points before the end of the year to curb inflation. In an interview with Bloomberg which was monitored by Africa Today News, New York on Tuesday morning, the bank’s sub-Saharan […]
Force Not Negotiations Needed To Destroy Bandits – Bukarti
Bulama Bukarti who is a security expert, has disagreed with a former Governor of Zamfara State, Ahmad Yerima, who is calling on President Bola Tinubu to negotiate with bandits. Bukarti, who spoke on Channels Television’s Politics Today which was monitored by Africa Today News, New York, stated that the Federal Government should instead use military force […]
China Restricts Chip Exports As US Weighs New Sanctions
The Chinese government has announced it has concluded plans to restrict exports of rare metals used to manufacture semiconductors due to national security concerns. In guidelines issued on Tuesday by the Ministry of Commerce and China Customs Chinese said that exporters will be needing the approval to send certain gallium and germanium products overseas from […]