15-Year-Old Suspect In Custody Over Latest US Mass Shooting
The gunman suspected to be behind the death of five people in North Carolina in America’s latest mass shooting is a 15-year-old boy, in critical condition after being shot by police, officials confirmed on Friday. Africa Today News, New York reports that two more people were wounded in the Friday night shooting, the motive of […]
Nuclear Threat: Stop Pushing Russia ‘Into Corner’ – Belarus
The President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko has warned against forcing his key ally ‘into a corner’, stressing that Russia has nuclear weapons for a reason just a few days after reigniting concerns he could commit his army to support Russian forces in Ukraine, In extracts of an interview with United States-based broadcaster NBC that were made […]
2023: Gen. Enenche Opens Up On Support For Peter Obi
Despite the major outrage which has surrounded him lately, Major General John Enenche (rtd) has reiterated his support for the presidency of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi ahead of next year’s Presidential polls. Africa Today News, New York recalls that Enenche had in a recent statement appealed to well-meaning Nigerians […]
Rico Swavey’s Death: Doren Specialist Hospital Breaks Silence
Under fire, Doren Specialist Hospital has released an official statement where it denied claims that its nurses were negligent in the treatment of late Big Brother Naija star, Rico Swavey who passed on this week. The hospital also put up a defense for its staff who was accused of filming the BBNaija star on his […]
2023: Wike Moves To Increase Political Appointees To 100,000
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has disclosed that the number of his recent political appointees will soon be increased to 100,000 people despite the backlash. Governor Wike made this disclosure yesterday during a media chat with selected journalists in Port Harcourt which was monitored by Africa Today News, New York. He, however, pointed […]
Who Will Be The Messiah?
Nation-building is constructing or structuring a national identity using the power of the state. Nation-building aims at the unification of the people within the state so that it remains politically stable and viable in the long run. It is the season of lies and the rat race has begun. Funny pictures circulating the internet. I […]
US Capitol Riot Probe Panel Votes To Subpoena Trump To Testify
The lawmakers saddled with the responsibility of investigating the 2021 attack on the US Capitol Thursday voted to subpoena former President of the United States, Donald Trump to appear before it to testify on his involvement in the violence, in a major escalation of its sprawling inquiry weeks before it is due to wind up. […]
ASUU Finally Suspends Strike After Eight Months
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Friday morning announced the suspension of its eight-month-old industrial action conditionally, a member of the union’s National Executive Committee has confirmed. The union decided to suspend the strike during a meeting of its leadership that started on Thursday night and lasted into the early hours of Friday. […]
Kanu’s Acquittal: Nigeria Still Has Upright Judges – IPOB
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has expressed joy and happiness over yesterday’s discharge and acquittal of its Leader, Nnamdi Kanu, by the Court of Appeal in Abuja. In a statement which was made available to Africa Today News, New York on Friday, IPOB Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful asserted that the judgment actually […]
FG Approves Sanwo-Olu’s $2.5bn Badagry Seaport Loan Request
The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday received the approval to build the Badagry Deep Seaport which was approved by the Federal Executive Council sometime in August. A statement signed by Sanwo-Olu’s Chief Press Secretary, Gboyega Akosile, said the approval, which was given at the just concluded Lagos State Economic Summit (Ehingbeti […]
PDP Crisis: I’ve Accepted Atiku But Ayu Must Go, Wike Insists
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has for the umpteenth time reiterated the call to remove Iyorchia Ayu as the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Speaking yesterday, Wike asserted that he has already accepted the emergence of Atiku Abubakar as the presidential candidate of the party and Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Rivers State […]
126 Stranded Nigerians in Libya Returned By NEMA, IOM
Reports reaching the desk of Africa Today News, New York has it that no fewer than 126 Nigerians who were stranded in Libya were on Friday morning received back to Nigeria by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). The citizens were brought back with the assistance of International Organisation for Migration (IOM) via a voluntary […]