EPL: Southampton Inflict Fresh Wounds On Sloppy Chelsea
London side, Chelsea on Tuesday night crashed to a shock 2-1 defeat against Southampton as their poor start to the Premier League season took a bad turn in a rather devastating manner. Thomas Tuchel’s side had thrown away a 1-nil lead at St Mary’s after Raheem Sterling scored to put them ahead midway through the first […]
How We Found Stolen Crude Oil In Churches, Mosques –NNPC
Nigeria’s sole oil company the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has accused religious leaders, security agencies, and even some NNPC staff of colluding to steal the nation’s crude oil. The Group Chief Executive Officer of the company, Kyari made this known during the 49th session of the weekly ministerial brief at the State House […]
Ex-Soviet Union Leader, Mikhail Gorbachev Passes On At 91
The last leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev passed away at age 91 on Tuesday. This was made known to the public by a Russian news outlet quoting medical sources. Africa Today News, New York reports that the last surviving ruler of the Cold War, Gorbachev served as head from 1985 to 1991 and […]
Vernacular: The Embedded Riches In Our Indigenous Languages
A vernacular or vernacular language refers to the language or dialect that is spoken by people that are inhabiting a particular country or region. The vernacular is typically the native language, normally spoken informally rather than written, and seen as of lower status than more codified forms. Many years ago, I had wanted to either […]
IAEA Visit: Fresh Attack Hits Ukraine’s Nuclear Plant
An artillery bombardment targeting a facility near the nuclear reactors at Ukraine’s embattled Zaporizhzhia plant led to a wreck on its roof, this was indicated by satellite pictures, reigniting catastrophic radiation concerns. The most recent raid on the facility occurred just as a delegation from the UN’s nuclear watchdog was en route to the site […]
Pakistan Floods: Damages Worth Over $10bn – Minister
Early estimates, according to Pakistan’s planning minister, indicate that the devastating floods that ravaged the nation had cost at least $10 billion (£8.5 billion) in damage. He made this statement shortly after another government minister said that a third of South Asia’s countries had been underwater. A separate aid of $1.1 billion from the International […]
2023: Real Reason I Defected To PDP — Shekarau
Former Kano State governor, Senator Ibrahim Shekarau (Kano Central) has explained that his decision to join the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP, was the final outcome of the Shura Committee which was formed by his supporters. Shekarau had explained that he did not get involved in the race to gain a position or office, but working […]
Russia To Start Key Military Drills With China, Others
Russia announced that it will conduct extensive military exercises with Chinese soldiers to highlight the growing defense cooperation between Moscow and Beijing amidst the conflict in Ukraine. According to the Russian defense ministry, the Vostok 2022 (East 2022) drill will take place from September 1 to 7 in a range of locations in Russia’s far […]
Petrol Subsidy Will Be Removed In June 2023 – FG
Ahead of the 2023 budget presentation, the Federal Government has reiterated that petrol subsidy will remain in place until sometime in June 2023. According to the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, the government is proposing to spend only ₦3.36 trillion for petrol subsidy in 2023. She made this known while meeting with the House of […]
2023: I Know The President Who Can Rescue Nigeria – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has claimed that some politicians in the race for votes to win the 2023 presidential election do not mean well for the country but are out to milk the country. The governor stressed that he is in a very privileged position to know better, and would tell Nigerians who they […]
Moqtada Al-Sadr: Chaos In Iraqi Capital, 15 Dead
Reports reaching Africa Today News, New York have it that as fighting between Iraqi security forces and proponents of an influential Shia cleric persisted in Baghdad throughout the night, at least 15 individuals were killed. Following Muqtada al-supporters Sadr’s storming the presidential palace, authorities said that several more individuals suffered injuries. With Mr. Sadr’s announcement […]
Mummified Corpses: Edo Police Releases Details Of Probe
The Edo State Police Command has disclosed that the building where mummified bodies were recently discovered in the state can not pass for a morgue, as the principal suspect, Gabriel Otu, has no approval to operate such, noting that a severed body at the facility showed there was more happening at the place than claimed. […]