Agony As Boat Conveying 100 Passengers Capsizes In Niger
No fewer than eight passengers were confirmed dead and an estimated 100 were missing after their overloaded boat capsized in Niger State, the emergency services said Tuesday, Africa Today News, New York reports. It is the most recent in a string of tragic boat mishaps that increasingly highlight regulatory shortcomings. According to Ibrahim Audu, a […]
England Women’s Head Coach Wiegman Inks Renewed Contract
England Women’s manager Sarina Wiegman, on Tuesday, signed a new contract that binds her to the role until the 2027 World Cup. Since taking the helm of the Lionesses in September 2021, Wiegman has made a substantial impact through her influential leadership. In 2022, the Dutch coach led England’s women to a memorable European Championship […]
China Fumes Over US Statement On Taiwan’s Election
The Government of China has lampooned the statement made by the US State Department on the election of William Lai as the President of China’s Taiwan region, stressing that it violates the one-China policy recognised by the international community. Africa Today News, New York recalls that the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, through the […]
Wike Convenes Emergency Session Over Insecurity In Abuja
Responding to the rising tide of kidnappings orchestrated by bandits, FCT Minister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike has organized an impromptu security meeting, focusing on Bwari Area Council and other affected zones in the Federal Capital Territory. Wike, at the opening session, assured residents that both his administration and security forces were fully engaged, and he urged […]
N’Korea Shuts Agencies Working For Reunification With S’Korea
The government of North Korea has announced the scrapping of several government bodies tasked with promoting reconciliation and reunification with South Korea as authoritarian leader Kim Jong Un warned that his secretive country does not seek to avoid war. In a speech to North Korea’s rubber-stamp parliament, the Supreme People’s Assembly, Kim said unification with […]
How 189 Journalists Were Arrested Under Buhari Govt – Report
An international human rights organisation identified as Global Rights, has asserted that the administration of the former president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, witnessed a lot of threats or intimidation of journalists and protesters. The group further stated that Buhari made desperate attempts to censor information, restrict freedom of speech, and keep tabs on how and […]
Expect Rapid Development, Tinubu Assures Imo Residents
The President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu has vowed to provide Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State with all the necessary support to ensure rapid development and economic sustainability of the state. The president made the pledge while speaking at the second term inauguration ceremony of the governor, in Owerri yesterday. Tinubu described Uzodinma as a […]
Pantami Berates Security Agencies For Not Using NIN-SIM Data
The former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami has expressed disappointment over security agencies’ failure to use the National Identity Number linked to Subscriber Identity Module data to combat crime, especially kidnappings and phone-related offences. This criticism follows the 2020 directive by then-President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, mandating the linking of SIM cards to […]
2024: Trump Wins Iowa Caucuses, Cements Frontrunner Status
Reports reaching the desk of Africa Today News, New York has it that a Former President of United States, Donald Trump has decisively won the Iowa caucuses, cementing his Republican frontrunner status as he bids to retake the White House in 2024. In a largely anticipated outcome on Monday, Trump easily defeated Florida Governor Ron […]
Atiku, Obi, Kwankwaso Have Agreed To Form Mega Party — Utomi
Political economist and activist, Professor Pat Utomi, has declared the presidential candidates of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP); Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, and New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, have agreed to form a mega party that would wrestle power from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in 2027. […]
Reactions As Messi Wins FIFA Men’s Player Of The Year Award
Lionel Messi won FIFA’s “The Best” award for the third time on Monday as the Argentine pipped Manchester City’s Erling Haaland to the prize for best men’s player in 2023. After scoring 52 goals in his rookie season with Manchester City, Haaland was the clear frontrunner, but Messi gained the upper hand in the poll […]
Nigeria Spent ₦700bn On Electricity Subsidy In 2023 — Adelabu
This Federal Government of Nigeria has announced that it spent close to ₦700 billion to subsidize electricity in the year that just. As it is today, the Federal Government still subsidizes electricity because the current tariff DISCOs are allowed to charge is not cost-reflective. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, made these remarks during his […]