Okupe Clears Air On Peter Obi-Atiku ‘Deal On 2023 Election’
The Director General of the ObiDatti campaign organisation and a Labour Party (LP) chieftain, Doyin Okupe, has described the reports of a purported agreement between Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar as wishful thinking saying that none of such is in place. He pointed out that the widespread speculation about a deal involving the LP and […]
Mummified Bodies: Edo State Govt Moves To Conduct Mass Burial
The Government of Edo State has begun plans for a mass burial for the corpses which were recently discovered at an alleged illegal mortuary located off Ekehuan Road in Benin City, as well as those at the former mortuary at the defunct Asuen Hospital, First East Circular Road, Benin City. In a statement on Thursday […]
Serena Williams Defeats Anett Kontaveit In New York
After defeating second seed Anett Kontaveit on yet another spectacular night at the US Open, Serena Williams demonstrated that she has zero intention of retiring from her singles era without even a duel. Williams, who is currently 413th in the world and will turn 41 next month, defeated the Estonian in New York 7-6 (7-4) […]
How Skin Bleaching Affects Pregnancy And Childbirth
The World Health Organisation (WHO) stated that Nigerians are the highest users of skin-lightening products in the world and about 77% of Nigerian women use these products. Skin bleaching in Africa is gaining popularity despite many health risks associated with it. The use of ingestions, pills and creams for the purpose of skin lightening […]
2023: Why Tinubu Visited Jonathan
On Tuesday night, the Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, paid a scheduled visit to former President Goodluck Jonathan in his Abuja home. Although the meeting was held behind closed doors in Jonathan’s residence, Africa Today News, New York was reliably informed that the visit was in continuation of […]
Continued Borrowing Not Solution To Nigeria’s Crisis – Atiku
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has sent a warning to the Federal Government of Nigeria over the borrowing spree that it has continued to embark submitting that increasing debts will never be a solution to the country’s indebtedness. Atiku, who is a former vice president of the country, in a […]
ASUU Indefinite Strike: FG Summons Vice-Chancellors, Councils
As part of efforts to find solutions to the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, the Federal Government has sent out invitations to pro-chancellors, vice-chancellors and chairmen of governing councils of federal universities to a meeting in Abuja on September 6. Africa Today News, New York reports that the meeting is being […]
UN Ship Conveying Grain For Ethiopia Arrives Continent
A UN-chartered ship which is loaded with 23,000 tonnes of Ukrainian wheat set aside for millions of hungry people in Ethiopia docked in neighbouring Djibouti yesterday Africa Today News, New York can confirm. The bulk carrier MV Brave Commander arrived in the port in the Ethopian city two weeks after leaving a Black Sea port […]
Drivers Left With No Roads As Katarko Bridge Collapses
Following torrential rainfalls and flooding that occurred, the Katarko bridge, which connected various areas of Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, and Gombe states, collapsed yesterday. Africa Today News, New York reports that right now, the only safer Maiduguri-Damaturu-Biu route and bridge in Buratai village reportedly collapsed last Sunday, killing a pregnant woman and sweeping away three vehicles; […]
Elon Musk Subpoenas Twitter Whistleblower In Buyout Battle
Tesla CEO, Elon Musk yesterday formally subpoenaed a Twitter whistleblower to disclose information about spam accounts at the social network, even as the billionaire fights in court to back out of a massive buyout deal. Africa Today News, New York reports that Musk has continued to try to pull out of the $44 billion agreement […]
2023: ‘We Need to Act Fast’, Osinbajo Tells APC Govs
The Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo has looked back on the current developments in the country as he declared that there was an urgent need for government to act fast on the nation’s economy and the six-month-old strike of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) which was just indefinitely extended. Osinbajo, who just […]
Gaza Aid Worker Jailed For 12 Years Over Terror Links
A Palestinian humanitarian worker who was found guilty of making transactions to an extremist organisation – Hamas has been slammed with a 12-year jail term by an Israeli court. Mohammed Halabi, the director of World Vision’s Gaza branch, was convicted after being found guilty of 13 crimes, including belonging to a terrorist group, in June. […]