Stop Denting Our Image With Corruption, IG Warns Officers
Nigeria’s acting Inspector General of Police (IG), Kayode Egbetokun, has come out to send a serious warning to police officers in the country not to dent the image of the police force with corruption. Egbetokun offered this warning on Friday while speaking in Akure, the Ondo state capital while decorating 224 newly promoted officers of […]
We Had No Hand In Prigozhin’s Death, Russia Insists
The Kremlin on Friday brushed aside the widespread rumours it was behind the death of Wagner Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin who was presumed dead in a plane crash two months after leading a mutiny in Russia. It also went on to announce that by decree that Russian paramilitary fighters will be obliged to swear an oath […]
How Corruption In Nigeria Killed My Footballing Dream —Crayon
Popular Mavin artiste, Charles Chibuezechukwu, aka Crayon, has opened up on how he once had plans of becoming a professional footballer but his dream never came to being due to excessive corruption in the Nigerian system. Crayon, in an interview with Cool FM which was monitored by Africa Today News, New York on Friday, pointed […]
NANS Calls For Review Of Tinubu’s Student Loan Act
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), has made a strong case for the amendment of the Student Loan Act which was recently signed in to law by the President. Africa Today News, New York recalls that President Bola Tinubu had sometime in June signed the student loan bill into law. The bill, which was […]
Mixed Feelings As Donald Trump Finally Surrenders in Georgia
A former President of the United States, Donald Trump has finally surrendered himself to authorities in the state of Georgia, where he faces criminal charges related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Barely 24 hours before his deadline to surrender, the Republican leader flew down from his home in Bedminster, New Jersey, to show […]
ASUU Fumes Over Non-Release Of Lecturers’ 8 Months Salaries
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has expressed concerns over the non-release of almost eight months’ salaries of university academics withheld on account of its 2022 strike action. According to a statement signed by the ASUU President Emmanuel Osodeke, this is one of the many issues affecting the Nigerian University System (NUS) as discussed […]
LP Crisis: Abure Mocks Apapa Faction After A’Court Ruling
The Labour Party (LP) has described as ‘another devastating blow,’ an Appeal Court ruling discountenancing a comment by a trial judge over a ruling on the appeal filed by Basil Maduka, contending the LP governorship candidacy for Imo state. The party’s remarks followed an earlier statement by Abayomi Arabambi, Spokesman of the Lamidi Apapa, stating […]
Don’t Give Atiku My Documents, Tinubu Tells Chicago Varsity
The President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu has called on the Chicago State University (CSU) not to release his academic credentials to Atiku Abubakar who was the Presidential candidate of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last general elections. Africa Today News, New York recalls that on the 23rd of August, Tinubu’s […]
Niger Crisis: Macron Blows Hot Insists On Junta’s Exit
The President of France, Emmanuel Macron has called for the immediatee release of Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum who was detained on the 26th of July, 2023, following a military coup led by the former commander of Niger’s presidential guard, Abdourahamane Tchiani. Additionally, Macron urged the restoration of democracy in Niger, a former French colony whose […]
BRICS’ Soaring Influence Will Shift Global Structure – Putin
The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin yesterday informed the leaders of China, India, South Africa and Brazil that the growing influence of their BRICS coalition will lead to a multi-polar world. Addressing the summit in Johannesburg by video yesterday having failed to attend, Mr Putin pointed out that he opposed the sway exerted by the […]
Niger: Algeria, Egypt Reject Military Action, Seek Dialogue
North African heavy weights, Algeria and Egypt have moved to block any sort of military intervention in the Niger Republic, stressing that dialogue remains the best option out of the current political crisis in the country. Africa Today News, New York recalls that West African leaders had, in the aftermath of the coup that toppled […]
Reps Summon NFF Over Unpaid Allowances To Super Falcons
The President of Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Musa Gusau has been summoned by a House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee to appear before it unfailingly on Thursday (today) and respond to the feud between the federation and Super Falcons over unpaid allowances. Chairman of the Ad-hoc Committee, investigating the dispute between the Super Falcons and […]