Gunman In Racist Buffalo Mass Shooting To Face Death Penalty
Payton Gendron, a white supremacist who killed ten Black people in a livestreamed grocery spree in New York state, will face the death sentence from federal prosecutors in the United States, Africa Today News, New York reports. Gendron, 20, is already serving a life sentence in prison with no chance of parole, after he pleaded […]
EU To Begin New Policy On Cargoes Importation In June
The European Union (EU) has revealed plans to implement a robust Customs pre-arrival safety and security system targeting cargoes entering the region via sea, rail, and road. The EU said in a statement that the new initiative aligns with its Import Control System 2 and would launch on June 3, 2024. Africa Today News, New […]
India Discovers Wreckage From 2016 Military Plane Crash
India has disclosed that it had found a wreckage likely from an Indian Air Force transport plane that went missing over the sea almost eight years ago with 29 people aboard. In July 2016, a normal courier flight to India’s remote Andaman and Nicobar Islands involved a Russian-built Antonov An-32 carrying six crew members and […]
Tinubu Considers Deploying Forest Guards Amid Insecurity
President Bola Tinubu shared on Friday that the government is considering the deployment of forest guards, equipped with enhanced training, modern technology, and sophisticated weaponry to strengthen security across the country. Addressing a significant concern, the President highlighted divisiveness as a major challenge and assigned the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) the responsibility of promoting […]
Germany Dismisses UN ‘Genocide’ Accusation Against Israel
The German government strongly rebuffed accusations at the UN’s highest court, categorically denying claims of “genocide” by Israel in Gaza and cautioning against the “political instrumentalization” of such charges. According to government spokesperson Steffen Hebestreit, Israel asserted its right to self-defense, characterizing the October 7 attacks by Hamas as “inhuman.” ‘In light of German history […]
Nigeria Ranks Lowest In 2024 Global Passport Ranking
Despite ongoing being undertaken by the Federal Government which is aimed at reforming the Nigeria travel document, the country is ranked lowest in a new global ranking of the world’s most powerful passports for 2024, Africa Today News, New York reports. The report released this week by Henley & Partners indicated that Nigeria occupied 10th […]
Our Refinery Has Commenced Production – Dangote
Dangote Petroleum Refinery, with an installed capacity of 650,000 barrels per day, has commenced the production of refined petroleum products, the company has disclosed. Africa Today News, New York reports that the largest single-train refinery in the world is located in Nigeria’s commercial hub, Lagos. It reportedly commenced production on Friday. The development comes after […]
Gaza War: Israel Rejects Genocide Accusations At ICJ Hearing
Israel has vehemently rejected the accusations tabled by South Africa to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that its actions in Gaza amount to genocide, in a second day of a public hearing at the world body in The Hague. Israel’s legal representatives on Friday claimed South Africa’s case was “unfounded”, “absurd” and amounting to […]
S’Court: Apologize For Attacks On Judiciary – APC Tells PDP
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to tender an unreserved apology to the courts and judges for the senseless, irresponsible, reckless, and unjustified attacks it mounted against the judiciary throughout this electoral cycle. APC was reacting to the outcome yesterday’s Supreme Court judgement on the Lagos, Kano, […]
2027: I’m Ready To Lead Coalition Against Tinubu, APC — Atiku
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the just concluded Election, Atiku Abubakar has expressed willingness to lead a coalition of opposition parties to oust the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), come 2027. He said this in a congratulatory message to governors of the PDP whose elections were upheld by the Supreme Court […]
How I Tried To Make Gani Fawehinmi My Friend But Failed – IBB
Former Military Head of State of Nigeria, General Ibrahim Babangida, has made a controversial revelation about his relationship with late civil rights lawyer and activist, Gani Fawehinmi, pointing out that during his tenure as Head of State, he employed all possible means to make the deceased his friend. Babangida who said Fawehinmi was a good […]
Betta Edu: Tinubu Suspends N-Power, School Feeding, Others
The President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced the suspension all administered programmes by the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA), the Federal Government said. Announcing the suspension in a statement on Friday, the Director Information, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Segun Imohiosen, said the president’s decision was in view of the […]