Gunmen Kidnap Monarch In Rivers State, Police Launch Manhunt
The Traditional ruler and Chairman of the Abissa Council of Chiefs in Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State, High Chief Matthew Opoto, has been abducted by gunmen on the high sea. High Chief Opoto was abducted last Friday on his way to his community in the Abissa waterway by a group of some yet-to-be-identified […]
War: Almost 9,000 Ukrainian Military Have Died – Army Chief
No fewer than 9,000 Ukrainian military personnel have been killed so far in the war with Russia, the head of Ukraine’s armed forces confirmed on Monday. Africa Today News, New York reports that the toll which was provided by General Valeriy Zaluzhnyi appeared to be the first provided by Ukraine’s military top brass since Russia’s […]
Nigerian, UAE Govt To Help Stranded Nigerians In Dubai
The Nigerian government yesterday said that it is collaborating with United Arab Emirates (UAE) officials to help repatriated Nigerians trapped in Dubai. A recent viral video on social media which was obtained by Africa Today News, New York featured ladies identifying themselves as Nigerians pleading with the government to help them and blaming the Nigerian […]
Paris Club Refund: Govs Accuses Ned Nwoko Of Telling Lies
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has lashed out at the lead actor in the Paris Club refund case, Ned Nwoko accusing him of telling what it described as ‘half-truths’ on the backdrop of the latter’s claim that the governors had demanded and received $100 million to prosecute elections in some states. A statement by the […]
Fresh Fears As Monkeypox Cases Rise, Spread To 26 States
Reports reaching the desk of Africa Today News, New York has it that cases of monkeypox have spread to no fewer than 26 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), raising fresh fears among citizens. This is even as experts have made a case for increased efforts by all stakeholders towards curbing the situation. Monkeypox is […]
Knife Crimes: Tyson Fury Makes Case For Stronger Penalty
Following the fatal stabbing of his cousin, boxer Tyson Fury has pleaded with government authorities to impose harsher penalties for knife crimes saying that this is the only way to end the violence. Tyson Fury had mourn his cousin on social media saying ‘RIP Rico Burton’, he was ‘stabbed in the neck’ at night The […]
Alleged Corruption: No Plan To Impeach El-Rufai – Speaker
The Speaker, Kaduna State House of Assembly, Rt. Honourable Yusuf Zailani yesterday created to reports making the rounds in the media space about alleged plans to remove the State Governor saying that the state House of Assembly has no plan to impeach Governor Nasir El-Rufai. Africa Today News, New York gathered that had emerged on […]
Outrage As Father Impregnates 14-Year-Old Daughter In Ogun
In Ogun State, a 14-year-old girl is currently pregnant with her father’s child even as she revealed that her father has been having carnal knowledge of her for many years. The victim who spoke to reporters over the weekend said; ‘my father has also been inviting men to the house to have sex with me. […]
Five Pilgrims Die Following Landslide At Iraq Muslim Shrine
On Sunday, rescue workers searched through the rubble of a Shiite Muslim shrine in central Iraq, following a landslide that left at least five people dead including a child. ‘Almost 48 hours of digging through collapsed rocks, wood and other debris, we have found five bodies,’ civil defence General Abdelrahman Jawdat told reporters. ‘That could […]
NFF Presently Owing Vendors ₦600m, Pinnick Laments
Mr. Pinnick Amaju who is the President of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has disclosed that the federation is still owing over N600m to vendors from several events. Pinnick revealed this in an interview with Brila FM yesterday which was monitored by Africa Today News, New York. According to him, the NFF presently have outstanding […]
Strike: Angry Lecturers Quitting Universities, ASUU Laments
Amid the ongoing industrial action, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has raised serious concerns over the exodus of lecturers from universities in the country for greener pastures abroad. The union blamed the development on the Federal Government’s alleged poor treatment of its members which it pointed out had forced many to venture into […]
Stop Blaming Buhari For Insecurity, Ado-Doguwa Warns Nigerians
The Majority Leader of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, has asserted that President Muhammadu Buhari, should not be held responsible for the security crisis in the country, pointing out that security is the responsibility of the government and the people. In a statement issued on Sunday which was obtained by Africa Today News, […]