Supreme Court Verdict: APC Denies Trading Off Kano, Others
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has come out to dismiss growing insinuations that it deliberately traded off the governorship seat in Kano State as part of an arrangement to stave off any possible post-adjudication violence. The party claims that last Friday’s events at the Supreme Court were fundamentally a legal matter that was decided […]
EFCC Reopens Probe Into Odili’s Alleged ₦100bn Fraud
Eyebrows are currently being raised in some quarters in Rivers State after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), concluded plans to set to reopen the books to probe the former Governor of Rivers State, Dr. Peter Odili. The renewed probe is coming after more than 16 years, when the anti-graft agency alleged that Odili […]
Stop Searching Citizens’ Phones, Lagos CP Warns Policemen
The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Fayoade Adegoke, has declared that no police officer is permitted to search the phones of any Nigerian, urging citizens not to oblige such requests. He said that was the responsibility of the Police Force’s cyber branch and added that if a police officer had any suspicions, they would […]
WHO Officially Declares Cape Verde Malaria-Free
Cape Verde has been declared malaria free by the World Health Organization (WHO), Africa Today News, New York reports. The West African archipelago of nine islands was officially certified by the international body during a live ceremony at the weekend, which was attended by WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Cape Verde Prime Minister, Ulisses […]
Catholic Bishops Lament High-Level Corruption In Nigeria
Catholic Bishops in Nigeria has lamented the high-level corruption currently going on in Nigeria and called on the government to improve the economy and address poverty to stem its tide. The Bishops also pointed out the mindless bloodletting and kidnapping in Imo State, which has had no peace in recent times. President of the Catholic […]
Comoros: Polls Open As President Assoumani Makes 4th Term Bid
Reports reaching the desk of Africa Today News, New York has it that polls have opened in the Comoros in an election that has President Azali Assoumani contesting for a fourth five-year term which was been deemed controversial by many critics. The 69 year old Assoumani, is being challenged by five opponents in the vote […]
Nabeeha: Rescue 5 Remaining Abducted Girls Now, Obi Urges FG
A former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi has called on the President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government and security agencies to immediately do whatever they can to rescue the remaining abducted five daughters of Al-Kadriyar. Africa Today News, New York reports that six daughters of Mansoor Al-Kadriyar were abducted by terrorists in Abuja, the nation’s […]
Atiku Is Aware Of My Relationship With Tinubu – Bwala
Daniel Bwala, the spokesman for the dissolved Atiku Abubakar campaign organisation, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 2023 presidential poll, has revealed that he informed his ex-principal of his meeting with President Bola Tinubu. Speaking said on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme which was monitored by Africa Today News, New York, […]
Real Madrid Thrash Barcelona To Win Spanish Super Cup
Vinicius Junior grabbed a hat-trick in the first-half to fire Real Madrid to Spanish Super Cup glory in a thumping 4-1 win over rivals Barcelona on Sunday night in Saudi Arabia, Africa Today News, New York reports. On a miserable evening for the Spanish champions, Robert Lewandowski scored for Barcelona, who also saw defender Ronald […]
Kano Ruling: Nigeria Could Have Been On Fire If..– Galadima
Mallam Buba Galadima who is a chieftain of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), has asserted that the country could have been on fire had the Supreme Court sacked Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State during its epochal judgements over the weekend. Galadima also congratulated President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for […]
Trump Ordered To Pay NY Times Nearly $.4m Legal Costs
Former President of the United States, Donald Trump has been ordered to pay the New York Times nearly $400,000 (£313,900) in legal fees for a failed lawsuit, Africa Today News, New York reports. Mr Trump’s $100m lawsuit accused the newspaper and Mr Trump’s estranged niece, Mary Trump, of “an insidious plot” to obtain his tax […]
Tension As Turkey Bombs ‘Terrorist Targets’ In Iraq And Syria
Turkey’s Defence Ministry has disclosed that it has successfully conducted overnight air strikes on nearly 30 “terrorist targets” in northern Iraq and Syria after nine of its soldiers were killed in a military base in Iraq. The ministry said in a statement on Sunday morning that; “Air operations were carried out on terrorist targets in […]