Death Toll In Jordan Building Collapse Soars To 15
About three bodies were yesterday pulled out from the rubble of a building that collapsed in Jordan’s capital three days ago even as authorities have now confirmed the overall toll of dead people to be 13. Africa Today News, New York reports that a massive rescue operation has been activated since the four-story residential building […]
Laughter Is The Soul’s Music
You may be wondering why you are probably reading this article and why this is applicable to you. Things around you might not look good enough to evoke laughter from you but it is necessary for you to be intentional about the things that happens to you and one of it is the deliberate attempt […]
2023: Atiku, Tinubu Kick As Obi Leads In Opinion Polls
Ahead of next year’s general elections, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart, Atiku Abubakar, have lashed out at an opinion poll conducted by NOI, which indicated that the candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, was poised to win the poll if […]
PDP: Southerner Must Replace Ayu Before Sept 28 – Bode George
A former Deputy National Chairman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has insisted that a southern member of the party must replace Iyorchia Ayu as the national chairman of the party before the commencement of the 2023 election campaigns which is scheduled to begin on September 28, 2022. According to him […]
ASUU Strike: Catholic Bishops Berates FG, Call For Solutions
Amidst the protracted strike involving University lecturers, the Catholic Bishops of Nigeria have faulted the Federal Government’s approach to finding solutions to the impasse calling for an end to the industrial action to enable students to return to school. Africa Today News, New York reports that the industrial action has now entered its seventh month […]
We Are Committed To Rebuilding Terror-Ravaged N’East – Sylva
The Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Mr Timipre Sylva, has come out to assure those living in the terror-ravaged North East geopolitical zone to keep faith with President Muhammadu Buhari who is very determined to rebuild the region and rekindling the socioeconomic activities going on there. Speaking during the commissioning and handing over of the […]
Mass Grave Discovered In Town Retaken From Russia – Zelenskyy
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday claimed that a mass grave has been discovered in Izyum after the town was reclaimed from Russian forces. ‘We want the world to know what the Russian occupation has caused,’ he asserted, without giving details on the number of bodies found or their cause of death. ‘We […]
Pandemonium As DR Congo Fuel Truck Blast Kills Over 7
No fewer than seven people were killed and about 16 others badly burnt after a tanker truck exploded in a village in the western Democratic Republic of Congo, a provincial chief has confirmed. Africa Today News, New York reports that the blast had occurred overnight in the village of Mbuba which was about 120 kilometres […]
Lagos Moves To Shut Ladipo, Oyingbo Markets Over ‘Dirtiness’
The Government of Lagos State has announced that it has concluded plans to shut down Ladipo and Oyingbo markets till further notice over the inability of the users of the market to keep it clean. Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) on Thursday condemned the reckless waste dumping, refusal to pay for services, and general poor […]
2023: INEC Plotting To Rig Elections, CUPP Raises Alarm
The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), yesterday alleged that it has received credible reports that there was a secret court action to stop the use of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), in the 2023 general elections. The coalition that addressed a press conference in Abuja which was monitored by Africa Today News, New […]
Biden Rejects Request To Tag Russia A ‘Terrorist State’
The Joe Biden administration yesterday reiterated its opposition to the plot to designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism, less than a few hours after US lawmakers introduced bipartisan legislature calling on the United States to do so. State Department Spokesman Ned Price on Wednesday told a briefing that the administration was against the […]
Costs Of Governance: Senate To Scrap Over 400 MDAs In 2023
Senator Olamilekan Adeola, who is the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance has revealed that no fewer than 400 out of 541 Federal Government’s Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) are set to be scrapped from 2023 as recommended by Stephen Orosanye-led Presidential Committee on agencies’ rationalisation. Olamilekan, who made this revelation on the second […]