Trump Can Be Sued For 6th Jan Riots, US Court Rules
A US federal appeals court has ruled that former president of the United States, Donald Trump can be sued over the 6th January, 2021 attack on the US Capitol that saw his supporters attempt to thwart certification of his election loss to Joe Biden. Trump could now face civil action over the violent clashes which […]
Nigerian Football Clubs To Receive CAF’s $50,000 Largesse
Nigerian football clubs Remo Stars, Enyimba, Bendel Insurance are set to receive $50,000 each from CAF as participation fee for taking in continental competitions this season. Africa Today News, New York understands that CAF actually set aside the money for all the clubs, who have already been eliminated from the competition this season. Nigeria Premier […]
Israel Knew About Hamas Attack Plan A Year Ago – Report
A report has revealed that Israeli officials actually obtained Hamas’s battle plan for the 7th of October terrorist attack more than a year before it happened but failed to act accordingly to forestall it. According to a 40-page document which Israeli authorities code-named ‘Jericho Wall’, Israeli military and intelligence did actually received signals for that […]
Buhari Was Never In Charge Of His Govt – Senator Ndume
Senator Ali Ndume who is the Senator representing Borno South, has claimed that former President Muhammadu Buhari was never in charge of his government during the eight years he spent in Aso Rock. He said the ex-President played a lesser supervisory role, unlike the President Bola Tinubu. Buhari was elected President of Nigeria in 2015 […]
At Least 20,000 Refugees From Cameroon Seek Asylum In Taraba
No fewer than 20,000 refugees are currently seeking asylum in Taraba State, Nigeria after fleeing the Republic of Cameroon, Africa Today News, New York can confirm. In an effort to lessen their suffering, the refugees who are camped out in five local government areas—Sardauna, Kurmi, Gashaka, Ussa, and Takum—are pleading with the federal, state, and […]
MC Oluomo Re-elected As Lagos NURTW Chairman
Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya, widely recognised as MC Oluomo, secures his position as chairman once again, following a successful re-election by the Lagos Chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers. Unopposed and with unanimous support, Oluomo, together with his Deputy Chairman Alhaji Sulyman Ojora, Treasurer Alhaji Mustapha Adekunle (Sego), and 28 other executive members, […]
Police Officer Set Ablaze In Aston Villa Clash With Legia Fans
Last night, Legia football fans set a police officer ablaze and injured three others by hurling flares before their match against Aston Villa. A chaotic situation unfolded near Villa’s stadium as Legia fans, confined to a coach park, launched flares and missiles at the police. Villa secured a 2-1 win in a game that kicked […]
Russian Court Extends Detention Of US-Russian Journalist
Alsu Kurmasheva, the US-Russian journalist detained for failing to register as a “foreign agent,” will remain in pre-trial detention until February 5, following a decision by a Russian court on Friday, confirmed by her employer. While employed with the US-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), Alsu Kurmasheva, holding both Russian and American citizenship, was detained […]
Oborevwori Accused By Delta APC Of ₦50bn Contract Padding
The Delta State chapter of the All Progressives Congress asserts that Governor Sheriff Oborevweri inflated the contracts for three flyovers by an estimated ₦50 billion. Oborevweri is alleged by the party to have inflated the project’s cost, originally estimated at ₦78 billion, by ₦50 billion, raising doubts about its completion within the next eight years. […]
Gaza Returns To Warfare As Truce Ends
Gaza once again bore the brunt of Israeli warplanes as Palestinian civilians hurriedly sought shelter, and the unsettling wail of rocket sirens filled the air in southern Israel on Friday, marking the resumption of conflict after a collapsed week-long truce without any extension agreement. The Israeli military, accusing Hamas of breaking the truce by firing […]
Japa: Produce More Doctors, FG Charges Nigerian Varsities
The Federal Government of Nigeria has called on universities to begin to admit more students into Medicine and Surgery as a strategy to address the shortage of manpower in the health sector occasioned by the relentless exodus of health workers abroad in what has been termed japa. The Vice Chancellor, Nile University, Prof. Dili Dogo, […]
Edo 2024: ‘I Have No Preferred Candidate’, Obaseki Declares
Ahead of next year’s governorship election in Edo State, Governor Godwin Obaseki has provided clarifications to where he stands on the choice of the flagbearer for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He declared that he has no preferred candidate among those aspiring to succeed him as his tenure comes to an end. According to the […]