Slovakia Elects New President Amid Ukraine War Divisions
Voters in Slovakia voted on Saturday to elect a new president. The options were pro-Western opposition candidate Ivan Korcok and Peter Pellegrini, running for the governing nationalist left coalition. Polls closed at 10pm local time (20:00 GMT). Initial projections are expected soon, with official results meant to trickle in overnight. Africa Today News, New York […]
I Have What It Takes To Become Modern-Day Mandela – Trump
White House hopeful, Donald Trump has compared himself to South African anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, sparking quick and virulent criticism from President Joe Biden’s campaign team. The 77-year-old Trump who will run for the number one office on the platform of the Republican party has been indicted in four different criminal cases, all of which […]
Peter Obi Free To Leave LP, NLC Declares
The leadership of the Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC) has vowed not to rest until its resolve to unseat Julius Abure as national chairman of the Labor Party comes to reality. The NLC spokesman, Benson Upah who made this disclosure in an interview with newsmen said that despite the ‘illegal’ national convention that returned Abure to […]
Prioritize Security Of Lives, Properties, Kwankwaso Urges FG
Amidst the security challenges facing Nigeria, Rabiu Kwankwaso, a former governor of Kano State and founding member of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), has called on the Federal Government to prioritize the protection of lives and properties. Kwankwaso spoke after the NNPP national convention in Abuja yesterday, expressing concern over the rising spate of […]
Biden Promises To Rebuild Damaged Baltimore Bridge
The President of the United States, Joe Biden has promised to “move heaven and earth” to rebuild a collapsed Baltimore bridge as he visited the site of the disaster that killed six people. Speaking in front of the mangled remains of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which still lie across the huge cargo ship that […]
How My Opponents Told Many Lies Against Me In 2023 – Ortom
The immediate past governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has narrated how his opponents deliberately crafted lies in the build-up to the 2023 general elections to ensure that he lost the election. The former governor stated that his opponents deliberately lied against him regarding the ownership of the Ethanol Company, known as Pure Bio-Tech, located […]
Zimbabwe Abandons ‘Dollar’ Launches New Gold-Backed Currency
Zimbabwe has introduced a new gold-backed currency called ZiG – the name stands for “Zimbabwe Gold”. For the past 25 years, the economy has faced multiple crises. This is the latest attempt to stabilize it. Unveiling the new notes, central bank governor John Mushayavanhu said the ZiG would be structured, and set at a market-determined […]
Nigeria To Launch New National ID For Social Service Delivery
The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Inter-bank Settlement System (NIBSS), has launched an innovative identity solution with payment functionality for all types of social and financial services to be powered by AfriGO, a National domestic card scheme. […]
Tariff Hike: ‘Tinubu’s Reforms Are Without Human Face’ –Atiku
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in last year’s election in Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has asserted that the increase in electricity tariff by the President Tinubu government will create more difficulties for Nigerians. In a post he made on X which was sighted by Africa Today News, New York, Atiku said […]
Sierra Leone Declares Emergency Over Drug Made From Bones
The President of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio has declared a national emergency over rampant drug abuse in the country which is fast becoming a national epidemic. Africa Today News, New York reports that Kush, a psychoactive blend of addictive substances, has been prevalent in the country for years. President Bio called the drug a […]
NLC Threatens Showdown As FG Defends Electricity Tariff Hike
The Federal Government of Nigeria on Friday, maintained that there was no going back on the 240% hike in tariff payable by power consumers in the band ‘A’ category despite calls for its reversal from several quarters. It was revealed that the subsidized power pricing would only be implemented for a short period. A transition […]
How China Is Using AI To Sow Division In US – Microsoft
Microsoft’s threat center has released a report stating that China is using AI-generated content and fake social media accounts to cause division in the United States and other countries. Beijing has “doubled down” on targets and increased sophistication of its influence operations, Microsoft threat analysis center general manager Clint Watts said in a report released […]