UK Relaxes Brexit Restrictions For French Students
Britain, on Thursday, eliminated certain costly impediments imposed on school trips post-Brexit, with this adjustment currently exclusive to students from France, prompting campaigners to call for its extension to encompass all EU countries. This reversal comes after discussions earlier this year between Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and French President Emmanuel Macron on the matter. Effective […]
Soldier Nabbed For Killing Driver At Borno Checkpoint
Confirmation has been made by the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri regarding the detention of a soldier allegedly responsible for the death of a truck driver at a checkpoint along the Maiduguri-Dikwa-Gamboru Road. The reported occurrence is said to have happened due to a disagreement between the soldier and the truck driver […]
Ize-Iyamu Makes Another Bid for Edo Governorship
Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the ex-Secretary to the State Government of Edo, officially threw his hat into the 2024 gubernatorial arena in the state during a Wednesday announcement. This marks his third attempt at securing the Edo governorship. Back in 2020, he contested under the All Progressives Congress banner but faced defeat against Governor Godwin Obaseki, […]
Plateau Massacre Victims Will Get Justice, Shettima Assures
The President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government has declared that it will not rest on its oars until victims of the gruesome attacks on communities in Barkin Ladi and Bokkos local government areas of Plateau State get justice and the residents are safe. This assurance was offered by Vice President Kashim Shettima when he visited the […]
Republican Party Appeals Trump’s Ballot Ban At US S’Court
The Colorado Republican Party have lodged an appeal over that state’s supreme court decision that found former President Donald Trump is ineligible for the presidency, the potential first step to a showdown at the nation’s highest court over the meaning of a 155-year-old constitutional provision that bans from office those who ‘engaged in insurrection.’ The first effect of the […]
Wike Vs Fubara: Rivers Elders Reject Presidential Peace Pact
The Rivers Elders and Leaders Forum has declared that it does not see any peace in the ‘President’s Peace Proclamation’ as regards the political crisis which has been rocking Rivers State for sometime now. The statement by the forum follows a Christmas Day’s broadcast by Governor Siminalayi Fubara, where he pledged to fully implement the […]
Eiffel Tower Shuts Down As Staff Go On Strike
The Eiffel Tower which is one of the world’s prime tourist attractions, was closed Wednesday after staff went on strike, the tower’s operator revealed on Thursday morning. The strike on the 100th anniversary of the death of engineer Gustave Eiffel, who built the tower, was to protest about ‘the current way it is managed’, the […]
Tanker Crash In Liberia Leaves Fifteen Dead, Others Injured
No fewer than 15 people have been confirmed dead after a tanker truck exploded after crashing in central Liberia, the police disclosed on Thursday morning. Africa Today News, New York gathered that the tanker carrying gasoline crashed and fell into a ditch along a road in Totota, in Bong County, with police saying at least […]
Dengue Kills 5,000 Persons, Infects 5 Million Others Globally
World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a warning of a rise in new cases and deaths in previously untouched countries, even as it said the spike in dengue infections globally in 2023 represents a potentially high public health threat. The warning is coming at a time the organisation reported no fewer than five million infections […]
W’Bank Predicts Insecurity, Economic Hardship In 6 States
The World Bank has predicted that persistent insecurity, armed conflict, and deteriorating livelihoods will continue to badly impact local government areas in Borno, Kaduna, Katsina, Sokoto, Yobe, Zamfara states, and the far north of Adamawa State in Nigeria until May 2024. This is as it disclosed that poor macroeconomic conditions are restricting access to agricultural […]
Man. City Return To Top Four After Everton Thrashing
English Premier League defending champions, Manchester City on Wednesday night returned to the top four on the standings after coming back from a goal down to thrash Everton 3-1 at the Goodison Park. Everton got on the scoresheet first past midway into the first half after Dwight McNeil picked out Jack Harrison with a good […]
Ondo: Sunset For Akeredolu, New Dawn For Aiyedatiwa
The dramatic form of tragedy and the finality of death again threw the polity off balance on Wednesday amid the Yuletide celebrations when reports filtered in during the day of the passing of the Ondo State governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. The ominous reality of death’s lesson was further brought to the front burner when at […]