Hamas Accepts Gaza Truce Proposal, Israel Still Undecided
The leader of the Hamas group, Ismail Haniyeh has informed mediators, Qatar and Egypt, that his Palestinian militant group had finally accepted their Gaza truce proposal after nearly seven months of war. In a statement published on its official website, the group revealed that Haniyeh had spoken on the phone with Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh […]
Scores Trapped Following Deadly Building Collapse In S’Africa
A rescue operation is currently ongoing in South Africa after a five-storey building under construction collapsed, leaving at least two people dead and another 53 trapped. Officials in George, Western Cape province, report 22 people were rescued from the crash site and taken to hospital. Africa Today News, New York gathered that a team of […]
CBN Orders Banks To Charge Nigerians For Cybersecurity
In the face of the ongoing hardship ravaging Nigeria, deposit money banks in the country will now start charging 0.5% cybersecurity levy on transactions, Africa Today News, New York reports. A circular released by the apex bank on Monday revealed that the implementation of the levy will commence in two weeks. The circular which has […]
How Jet Mid-Air Failure Forced Shettima To Shelve US Trip
Reports reaching the desk of Africa Today News, New York has it that the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, is now representing President Bola Tinubu at the 2024 US-Africa Business Summit in Dallas, Texas, after Vice President Kashim Shettima failed to make the trip as announced earlier. The Presidency revealed in a statement signed […]
Why We Stopped Students From Bringing Families – UK Envoy
British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Dr. Richard Montgomery, has clarified that given recent policy changes, only international students studying for their Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) can go with dependents to the United Kingdom. He spoke to reporters on Sunday while giving reasons for the stoppage of foreign students from bringing their families into Britain. He […]
Pochettino Hails Chelsea’s ‘Renewed Spirit’
In an extraordinary 5-0 triumph over West Ham on Sunday, London side, Chelsea showcased a resurgence highlighted by goals from Cole Palmer, Conor Gallagher, and Noni Madueke in the opening half and a brace by Nicolas Jackson in the latter stage. Africa Today News, New York reports that Chelsea has struggled throughout the season, but […]
Kofi Anan Centre Moves To Protect Women In African Maritime
In a bid to further safeguard women’s rights in the African maritime space, the Kofi Anan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), on Monday, officially launched the Code of Practice for Women in the Maritime Security Domain in Lagos. During the launch of the Code, Dr. Emma Birikorang, Acting Director of the Centre’s Faculty of Academic […]
57 Killed, 70,000 Displaced As Floods Hits Southern Brazil
No fewer than 57 people have been killed in southern Brazil with nearly 70,000 forced to flee their homes following raging floods and mudslides, the country’s civil defense agency said yesterday. According to the nation’s civil defense, at least 74 people were injured and another 67 missing from the catastrophic flooding. The toll did not […]
AfDB Moves To Partner Ogun On Agro Industrial Processing Zone
Ogun State has been described as a powerful ally in its development programmes and project implementation by the African Development Bank (AfDB). Professor Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka who is the Special Adviser to the President of the Bank on Industrialization, made the assertion in an interview yesterday, after a meeting with Governor Dapo Abiodun at the Governor’s […]
80% Of Lekki Buildings Have No Approval – Lagos Govt
The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development in Lagos State, Dr Oluyinka Olumide, has asserted that 80 per cent of buildings in Ibeju Lekki have no approval. He made this disclosure in a recent interview with newsmen. He said, “Just last week Thursday and Friday, myself and the team were in the Ibeju Lekki […]
Biden Is Running A ‘Gestapo’ Administration, Trump Alleges
In the latest example of his employing the language of Nazi Germany in his campaign rhetoric, Donald Trump told Republican donors at his Florida resort yesterday that President Joe Biden is running a “Gestapo administration.” The remarks at Mar-a-Lago on Sunday were narrated by people who attended the event and spoke on condition of anonymity to […]
Propaganda Cannot Attract FDI, Atiku Mocks Tinubu
Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has called on President Bola Tinubu to focus on attracting “real” investors to the country, stressing that propaganda cannot attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). Atiku, in a statement by his media aide, Paul Ibe, which was obtained by Africa Today News, New York on Monday, stated that the […]