2024: Abiodun Promises Ogun Residents Infrastructural Growth
Ogun State residents can now expect an unparalleled surge in infrastructure projects in 2024, as Governor Dapo Abiodun underscores his commitment to transformative development. Abiodun stated this in his New Year broadcast to the people of the state on Monday in Abeokuta. The governor appealed to the public to approach 2024 with renewed hope, highlighting […]
Israeli Army Sets Course For Gaza Conflict Throughout 2024
Israel forewarned of a protracted Gaza war, projecting its continuation throughout 2024. The relentless strikes claim numerous lives in the Palestinian territory, met with a midnight rocket barrage from Hamas. Daniel Hagari, the spokesperson for the Israeli military, discloses a tactical decision to afford a respite to a portion of the 300,000 army reservists engaged […]
Delta Announces March 31 Deadline For Tax Return Payments
Businesses and self-employed individuals in Delta State are urged to meet their obligations under the Personal Income Tax Act of 2004, as amended, by submitting their annual tax returns for 2023 before January 31 (employers) and March 31, 2024 (self-employed). The disclosure was made on Monday in a statement issued by Mr. Solomon Ighrakpata, the […]
EU Implements Visa-Free Travel For Kosovo From Mondays
On Monday, the European Union‘s visa liberalization plan, eagerly awaited by Kosovo nationals, was implemented, allowing them to traverse Europe’s borderless zone without a visa—an occasion marked by the initial travelers as a momentous relief. The recently activated regulations, effective from midnight (2300 GMT Sunday), grant Kosovars entry into the passport-free Schengen zone without requiring […]
Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II To Finally Quit After 52 Years
Denmark’s popular Queen Margrethe II who is Europe’s longest-serving monarch has disclosed that she would abdicate the throne on January 14 and pass the baton to her son Crown Prince Frederik. Africa Today News, New York reports that the 83 year old Margrethe has reigned for 52 years and has been Europe’s only reigning queen […]
Port Harcourt Finally Refinery Begins Test-Run
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has begun the supply of crude oil for the test-running of the Port Harcourt Refining Company Limited. Oil marketers confirmed the news and said that the plant would provide 12 states, including Abia, Rivers, Delta, and Akwa Ibom, with refined Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, and […]
Plateau: Why Nigerians Cannot Be Allowed To Carry Arms – COAS
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja has dismissed growing calls for self-defence in the wake of attacks in Plateau while explaining why he believes that arming citizens will be a wrong move. Africa Today News, New York had earlier reported that no fewer than 195 persons died in the most recent […]
‘Subsidy Was Only Reduced, Not Removed’, Rewane Reveals
Renowned economist and the Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Derivatives Company, Bismarck Rewane has asserted that subsidy was not removed by the federal government but only reduced. He made this assertion when he appeared on Channels Television’s on Sunday evening in an interview monitored by Africa Today News, New York. During the programme, Rewane […]
Rivers: Speaker Loyal To Fubara Resigns, Quits As Lawmaker
Reports reaching the desk of Africa Today News, New York has it that the ongoing crisis rocking the Rivers State House of Assembly has taken a new twist after the factional speaker loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Rt. Hon. (Barr.) Ehie Ogerenye tendered his resignation, while also quitting as a member of the Assembly. In […]
EPL: Real Reason Arsenal Lost To Fulham, Arteta Opens Up
Arsenal Coach, Mikel Arteta has provided explanations as to why his team was defeated 2-1 by Fulham in last night’s Premier League tie which became their first back-to- back loss this season. Africa Today News, New York reports that two goals from Raul Jiménez and Bobby De Cordova-Reid were enough to gift Fulham the victory […]
UN Makes Case For End To Wars, Global Crises In 2024
The year 2023 which just ended has been described as a year of enormous suffering and violence across the world by the United Nations, Africa Today News, New York reports. In a solemn video message released on New Year’s Eve, the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, made a passionate case for concerted efforts to end wars […]
“Let Nigerians Breathe In 2024”, Cleric Implores Govts
Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins who is the Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government and all political leaders across the country to give Nigerians enough reasons to smile in Year 2024 through their actions and policies. In a statement on Sunday, the Archbishop pointed out that 2023, an election […]