Dangote Group Finally Breaks Silence Over EFCC’s Visit
Aliko Dangote, who is the Chairman of the Dangote Group has reacted to the recent visit of officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to its office but assured of its commitment to helping the agency with its investigations. Africa Today News, New York reports that EFCC officials visited the Dangote Group headquarters […]
De-Escalation: Blinken Holds Talks On Middle East In Turkey
The United States Secretary of States Antony Blinken on Sunday declared that he wants to make sure the conflict in the Middle East “doesn’t spread”, as he held meetings in Turkey and Greece. Blinken, on a new tour of the Middle East, met Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Crete on Saturday, a few hours […]
CUPP Rejects Atiku As Rallying Point For Opposition Parties
The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has rejected Nigeria’s former vice president and presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, as the rallying point of the opposition parties in Nigeria ahead of 2027 general election. In a statement by the national secretary of CUPP, High Chief […]
Obi Storms Ghana, Maps Out Africa’s Future
The former Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi will today (Sunday) in an address point the way forward for Africa at Ghana’s Kwame Nkrumah Independence Square. Africa Today News, New York reports that the occasion tagged “Igniting the Voice of Africa” Convention and hosted by the New Africa Foundation, serves as a […]
Traditional Council Fix 3-Month Mourning For Delta Monarch
In remembrance of the late Charles Ayemi-Botu, the Ijaw monarch of Seimbiri Kingdom, a three-month mourning period has been officially declared in Delta State’s Burutu Local Government Area. The departed, affectionately called the Lion of the Niger, held the prestigious titles of the inaugural Executive Chairman of the Traditional Rulers of Oil Minerals Producing Communities […]
Plateau Communities In Shambles 12 Days After Terror
12 days post the exodus of residents from Plateau communities in Bokkos, Barkin Ladi, and Mangu Local Government Areas, triggered by Christmas Eve attacks claiming over 150 lives, the affected areas remain eerily deserted. The pre-existing violence in Plateau State escalated on Christmas Eve as gunmen targeted more than 25 communities, resulting in the tragic […]
Elderly Grandpa Gets Life Term For Wife’s Murder
A life sentence was handed down on Friday to a grandfather convicted of murdering his 80-year-old wife, who grappled with dementia. Armed with a baseball bat, hammer, and chisel, a man reportedly unleashed an attack, losing his temper at their bungalow on Turpins Close in Holland-on-Sea, Essex, on February 21, 2023. Berry, according to reports, […]
FG Starts Disbursement Of October 2023 Wage Award
The Federal Civil Servants acknowledged on Thursday night that they had finally received their October 2023 wage awards after a months-long temporary payment suspension. The Federal Government and Organized Labour reached an agreement leading to the N35,000 wage award payment. This pact aimed to soften the impact of removing the subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit, […]
Unmanned Vessel From US Company Delivered To Tinubu
Swift Ship, a U.S.-based military manufacturing company, has reportedly donated two cutting-edge unmanned water vessels to the Nigerian government. The equipment in question consists of S2 and S3 Swift Sea Stalkers. The company affirmed that it made the donation when the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, visited recently. The minister, as stated on […]
Blinken Returns To Middle East To Hold Tough Gaza Talks
The Secretary of State of the United States, Antony Blinken has arrived in Turkey to commence his fourth Middle East crisis tour since the start of the Israel-Hamas war three months ago. According to the State Department, the senior US envoy will go to Israel, the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority, and five Arab nations: Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and […]
Iranian Woman Jailed For 2 Years Over Photo Without Headscarf
A shop owner in Iran has been sentenced to two years in prison after she was caught publishing photos without a headscarf, the U.S.-based human rights network, HRANA has disclosed. According to the network, the woman whose name was given as Zeinab Khenyab was earlier sentenced to three months in prison in December in another […]
Lagos Govt Sends Warning To Sellers Of Fake Drinks
The government of Lagos State has sent out a major warning to entertainment centres in the state against sale and distribution of fake drinks. Mr Idris Aregbe who is the Special Adviser (SA) to Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tourism, Arts and Culture, issued the warning in a statement made public on his Instagram page #idrisconnectingnigeria#. […]