2023: 40% Of My Appointees Will Be Women, Youths – Atiku
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has promised Nigerians that his government if elected into office, will give 40 percent of his cabinet positions to women and youths. Atiku made this pledge while speaking at the inauguration of the Atiku-Okowa Vanguard Nigeria at the weekend in Abuja. The former vice […]
Yobe North: I Never Withdrew For Lawan, Machina Opens Up
Bashir Machina has fired back at a letter that claimed that he had resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and relinquished his ticket for Senate President Ahmed Lawan, saying that the letter was forged. The said letter, which was reportedly addressed to the APC leadership sometime in July, had claimed that Machina had made […]
Full list: Wizkid, Olamide, Others Win At Headies 2022
It was a memorable night on Sunday as Nigerian Singers, Olamide, Wizkid, and Adekunle Gold all won individual awards at the 2022 Headies which was held in Atlanta, United States of America. Africa Today News, New York reports that Nigerian songwriter, Buju who is now called BNXN, was announced the winner of the 2022 Headies […]
Atiku Has All The Solutions To Nigeria’s Problems – Oroji
Alhaji Dodo Oroji, a leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sokoto State has expressed his support for Atiku Abubakar, a former Vice-President and Presidential candidate of the party, asserting that he has the solutions to Nigeria’s innumerable challenges. Speaking to reporters on Monday, Oroji said, ‘the PDP presidential candidate would take Nigeria out of […]
How FG Paid $496m For Breaching Contract With Foreign Firm
Nigeria’s Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has narrated how that the Federal Government had reimbursed $496 million to resolve a long-running $5.26 billion contract disagreement with a foreign investment group in the steel industry. According to Dr. Umar Gwandu, the Special Assistant, Media and Public Relations, Office of the AGF, […]
Iran Announces New Defence System Against Chemical Threats
Iranian authorities have announced the introduction of defence systems in 51 cities in a bid to counter ‘biological, radiological and chemical threats’, deputy defence minister Mehdi Farahi has announced. The defence ministry has gone on to ‘provide 51 cities in the country with the necessary installations and equipment for passive defence’, Farahi was quoted as […]
Expect Flash Floods From September, NiMet Warns Nigerians
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has sent out warnings to Nigerians of possible flooding in some states in September calling on them to take precautionary measures. The General Manager, Public Relations, NiMet, Muntari Yusuf Ibrahim, in a statement which was made available to Africa Today News, New York on Monday disclosed that there may be […]
Collapsed Building: Lagos Govt Orders Developer’s Arrest
Against the backdrop of the shocking incident of a collapsed building in Lagos, the state Governor, Babajide Sanwo Olu has disclosed he has instructed the arrest of contractors and construction workers of a Seven-story building that collapsed on Sunday. This was made known by the Spokesperson of the Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and […]
2023: Nigeria’s Situation Bad, But There Is Hope – Peter Obi
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has asserted that the country’s challenges can be solved with the right approach under the right leadership. He pointed out that it is true that the country’s situation was very much critical at the moment, it was not yet hopeless because things can still turn […]
How Behaviour Of Nigerians In Dubai, Caused UAE Visa Sanctions
The visa sanctions which were imposed on many classes of Nigerians by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) came with a rude shock to the citizens in the week that just ended. Africa Today News, New York reports that the action is coming on the heels of a series of lawless actions in recent years. Owing […]
2023: I Won’t Leave PDP, Just Worried About S’East – Ikpeazu
Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has reiterated that he has no plans to leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as being speculated. His clarification is coming on the heels of the controversy generated even as he has continued to trail the activities of the Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike’s camp comprising himself and three other […]
Osun Hunters Declare War On Bandits, Vow To Comb Forests
The leadership of the Hunters Group of Nigeria, Osun State chapter has sworn to rid forests in the state of bandits and criminals. The chairman of the group, Nureni Hammed who spoke to reporters on Saturday said the resolve became stronger after a meeting the ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo had with the national leadership of HGN […]