Aivoji Urges Shaibu To Stay In PDP, Cites Guber Opportunity
The Lagos State branch of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has issued a statement encouraging Mr. Philip Shaibu, the impeached Edo Deputy Governor, to remain loyal to the party, citing the possibility for him to assume the gubernatorial position in the state. Mr. Philip Aivoji, the chairman of PDP Lagos State, used an interview with […]
ISIS Threatens UCL Fixtures With Arsenal, Real Madrid, PSG
As the UEFA Champions League (UCL) quarter-finals approach, ISIS’ menacing threat against all four matches this week has sent shockwaves across Europe, prompting a collective effort to fortify security measures and ensure the safety of football fans. Shared via ISIS mouthpiece Al-Azaim Foundation, the alarming threat materialized in the form of a poster bearing the […]
Commissioner: No Lassa Fever Incidents Reported In Kogi
The Kogi State Government has reiterated that there are no cases of Lassa fever recorded in any of the 21 local governments within the state. Responding to a viral video alleging a Lassa fever outbreak in the state, the state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abdulazeez Adeiza, clarified on Tuesday that a student admitted to the […]
Jacob Zuma Cleared To Run In May Election, Court Rules
A South African court overturned the decision by electoral authorities on Tuesday, granting former president Jacob Zuma permission to participate in May’s general elections despite his prior conviction, marking a turn in the country’s political landscape. The electoral court sided with 81-year-old Zuma, backing his candidacy for the uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party, an emerging […]
South Korea Eyes $7 Billion AI Investment By 2027
In an address on Tuesday, President Yoon Suk Yeol disclosed South Korea‘s intent to allocate approximately $7 billion toward artificial intelligence ventures by 2027, highlighting the country’s aspiration to lead the charge in cutting-edge semiconductor technologies. It’s worth noting that South Korea boasts Samsung and SK Hynix, the globe’s foremost manufacturers of memory chips, including […]
Hamas: ‘There Is A Date’ For Rafah Invasion – Netanyahu
The Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday declared that he plans to go ahead with a long-anticipated and controversial military operation in the Gaza Strip city of Rafah despite recent criticism from several quarters. This is even as Hamas reportedly claimed there are fewer than 40 women, elderly and ailing hostages who it […]
Technical Glitches Thwarting 20-Hour Power Supply – DisCos
Some electricity distribution companies in Nigeria have blamed technical glitches and other challenges for their inability to supply 20-hour power to customers on Band A feeders despite the increase in tariffs. Consequently, the DisCos have taken to their various social media platforms to appeal to the customers in Band A, seeking their understanding for their […]
I Won’t Drag Power With Obaseki — New Edo Dep Gov
The newly sworn-in Deputy Governor of Edo State, Omobayo Godwins, has pledged his unalloyed loyalty to Governor Godwin Obaseki in the few months they will work together before the end of the governor’s eight-year double terms on November 12, 2016. The 37-year-old, who was sworn in on Monday after the state assembly impeached Philip Shaibu as Edo deputy governor, […]
Missile Attack Kills Many Tanzanian Soldiers In DR Congo
No fewer than three soldiers from a southern African military force have been killed following a mortar attack in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Africa Today News, New York gathered that all the dead victims were from Tanzania. Three others were badly injured. “Hostile” missile fire “fell near the camp where they were […]
Betta Edu: ₦30bn Recovered As EFCC Probes 50 Bank Accounts
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has begun investigations into 50 bank accounts even as it recovered N30 billion in the case of the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Betta Edu, and the ongoing probe of the ministry over alleged money laundering. The latest development was revealed in a bulletin titled, “EFCC Alert,” detailing […]
How Eclipse Mania Plunged Parts Of US, Canada Into Darkness
Hundreds of millions of people took to the streets yesterday to watch a rare ‘path of solar totality’ that plunged parts of the United States (US), Canada and Mexico into darkness, Africa Today News, New York reports. The spectacle first appeared like dawn/dusk in Kerrville, Texas, United States for four minutes and 24 seconds before […]
Why Damagum Must Be Removed As PDP Chairman – Ugochinyere
A member of the House of Representatives, Ikenga Ugochinyere, has asserted that the Acting Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Damagum, must resign to give way for a leadership that would properly pilot the affairs of the party if the party was to return to its former glory. Elected on the platform of […]