Cristiano Ronaldo Tops World’s Goalscoring Ranks In 2023
Cristiano Ronaldo, the Al Nassr striker, in a display of consistency has Clinched the top scorer spot for 2023 with another goal on Saturday while assuring his fans that he will “try and do it again”. Ronaldo reached his 54th goal for the year as Al Nassr secured a 4-1 victory against Al Taawoun in […]
SDP Advocates For INEC’s Absolute Autonomy
Malam Shehu Gabam, the National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), is championing the cause of absolute autonomy for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), noting its importance in fortifying the credibility of Nigeria’s electoral framework. Gabam conveyed this message in Abuja on Sunday during his conversation with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). […]
Senate Passes 2024 Budget After Increasing It By ₦1.2trillion
The Nigerian Senate has passed the 2024 Appropriation Bill after they increased the budget from the ₦27.5 trillion presented by President Bola Tinubu to ₦28.7 trillion. The upper legislative chamber increased the proposed budget with about ₦1.2 trillion. Africa Today News, New York reports that the passage of the bill followed the approval of the […]
Mali UN Peacekeeping Mission Finally Ends 10 Years After
United Nations peacekeepers are currently in the concluding parts of their withdrawal from Mali after a long-running mission lasting a decade. Minusma – the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission – began in 2013 after an armed rebellion, but has been asked to leave by the country’s ruling military government. The chief of the UN mission said […]
Nigeria, Others Most Affected By High Food Inflation — W’Bank
The World Bank has declared that Nigeria and other countries in Africa, North America, and Latin America have been most affected by domestic food price inflation. Africa Today News, New York recently released Food Security Update, the multilateral lender said that while domestic food price inflation remained high, inflation higher than five percent was experienced […]
Man Utd Misery Mounts, Ends Year In Forest Defeat
Manchester United’s unimpressive season hit a new low on Saturday night as they crashed to a dismal 2-1 defeat at Premier League strugglers Nottingham Forest on Saturday. At the City Ground, Morgan Gibbs-White’s late goal punished Erik ten Hag’s team for their appalling performance. After Forest had taken the lead through a goal from Nicolas […]
Turkey Apprehends No Fewer Than 189 IS Suspects
Scores of suspects have been detained by Turkish authorities over alleged links with Islamic State group jihadists in a nationwide sweep ahead of New Year celebrations, the interior minister said on Saturday. Posting on X, formerly Twitter, Ali Yerlikaya said that 189 suspects had been detained as part of simultaneous operations dubbed “HEROES-38” carried out […]
Liberia Honours Yakubu For Sustaining Democracy In Nigeria
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has been honoured for his “indispensable contributions” to democratic development of Liberia by the country’s electoral body, the National Elections Commission (NEC). NEC particularly acknowledged the technical support provided by Yakubu in establishing the workspace and bolstering the electoral process in Liberia. NEC […]
Over 30 Killed By ‘Massive’ Russian Strikes Across Ukraine
No fewer than 30 people have been killed and scores wounded after Russia launched a massive air attack over Ukraine across the country in the fiercest assault since the first days of the war nearly two years ago. Schools, a maternity hospital, shopping arcades and blocks of flats were among the buildings hit in the […]
Plateau Massacre: War Is Going On In Nigeria — Kukah
Bishop Matthew Hassan-Kukah of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto on Saturday declared that the unending killings in Plateau State is beyond herder-farmer clashes, stressing that the murderers “want their own kind of Nigeria according to their ideology”. This is even as he claimed that Nigeria’s enemies are waging war on the nation. Kukah made this […]
Tinubu Pledges To Deliver Progressive Democracy To Nigerians
President Bola Tinubu has declared that delivering an all-inclusive and progressive democracy to Nigerians is his biggest objective even as his remains committed to changing the fortunes of Africa’s most populous country. He made this declaration while receiving members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives’ Congress (APC), on yesterday, in Lagos, […]
India Asks Pakistan To Extradite Mumbai Attack Suspect
India has formally submitted an extradition request to Pakistan authorities over the 2008 Mumbai attacks suspect Hafiz Saeed for trial in India. This was made pubic by New Delhi’s Ministry of External Affairs. “We have conveyed a request along with relevant supporting documents to the government of Pakistan,” ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi told reporters in […]