Our Position On Petrol Subsidy Hasn’t Changed, NLC Tells APC
In a response to queries from the ruling APC, the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has maintained that its stance on fuel subsidy removal has not changed but rather got amplified. NLC in a statement signed by its President, Ayuba Wabba, was reacting to an earlier call by Festus Keyamo, the Minister of State for Labour […]
ADC Expels Presidential Candidate, Seven State Chairmen
The unending crisis rocking the African Democratic Congress (ADC) took a new twist yesterday following the expulsion of its presidential candidate, Mr. Dumebi Kachikwu from the party. Africa Today News, New York gathered that also expelled from the party were about seven state ADC Chairmen including Mr. Kennedy Odion (Edo State); Kingsley Oggah (Kogi State); […]
Seven Die In Horrible Mine Gold Landslide In Indonesia
No fewer than seven people have been reported dead and five others injured after a landslide at an illegal gold mine in Indonesia buried an estimated 20 people, officials have confirmed. The victims were mining gold on a bare hillside when the landslide triggered by heavy rain struck the area on the west of Borneo […]
2023: How Prophet El-Buba Led Peter Obi’s Mega Rally In Jos
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, a group has called on Nigerians not to vote for corrupt politicians, urging them to vote for candidates like the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, who has the country’s interest at heart. The group decried the precarious situation the country has found itself in as a result of […]
Strike: Gbajabiamila Writes ASUU, Calls For Meeting Tuesday
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, has personally written to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) calling for a meeting with the union on Tuesday, September 20 to find a solution. In a letter signed by the Clerk of the House of Representatives, Yahaya Danzarta, and addressed to the president […]
Prayers Can End Insecurity In Nigeria – Northern Governors
Governors in Nigeria from the Northern region have called for sustained fervent prayers against banditry and kidnapping in Nigeria, saying that prayers can end insecurity. The Governor of Niger State, Abubakar Bello spoke on their behalf on Saturday at a symposium on the role of Imams in ensuring credible and peaceful elections. Represented by the […]
Queen Elizabeth’s Funeral: Zimbabwean President Barred
Reports reaching the desk of Africa Today News, New York has it that King Charles III has denied the request of the President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, to attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. It was gathered that Mnangagwa had in a condolence letter earlier to the king pleaded that he be allowed to […]
How I Defeated Those Who Tried To Stop NIMC Policy – Pantami
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, has explained that he received quite a number of threats from some citizens following the National Identity Policy Implementation. Pantami also revealed that the President Muhammadu Buhari administration has increased the National Identity Database by 150% in three years. Pantami made this disclosure in his […]
15 Confirmed Dead Following Bus Crash In Guinea
No fewer than fifteen people died on Friday night in a mini-bus accident in central Guinea, local authorities have confirmed to reporters. Lieutenant Colonel Idrissa Camara, the prefect of the nearby city of Kouroussa, confirmed on Friday that; ‘A mini-bus full of passengers accompanying a body in Bissikirima, near Dabola (in central Guinea), overturned, killing […]
2023: Again, Atiku Jets Out For Business, Family Reasons
Less than 48 hours after his party announced its presidential campaign council, Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar travelled to Europe on a business trip. In a statement which was by signed by his media aide, Paul Ibe, Atiku travelled immediately after his meeting in Lagos with the leadership of the […]
‘Some Dead Bodies Found At Mass Burial Site Were Tortured’
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has disclosed that investigators searching through a new mass burial site in Ukraine found evidence that some of the dead were tortured, including some of the bodies with broken limbs and ropes around their necks. Africa Today News, New York reports that the site near Izium, recently recaptured from […]
ASUU Strike: Court To Rule On FG’s Case On Sept 19
Amidst the protracted industrial action which was embarked upon by university teachers, the National Industrial Court yesterday reserved September 19 to deliver a ruling on Federal Government’s prayer praying the court to order the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off its seven months strike. Africa Today News, New York reports that the […]