Mixed Feelings As Serena Williams Announces Retirement
Popular female tennis player, Serena Williams on Tuesday hinted that she might retire from the game sooner than later, which will mark the end of an amazing career. Just a few days after claiming her first victory in over 340 days since last year’s French Open at the National Bank Open on Monday, the American […]
EFCC Nabs 18 Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Kogi
Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed the arrest of no fewer than 18 suspected Internet fraudsters, popularly known as Yahoo Boys, operating in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. Africa Today News, New York gathered that the arrest was carried out by operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the […]
Real Reason Fertilizers Are Expensive In Nigeria -Gov Badaru
The Governor of Jigawa State, Muhammad Abubakar Badaru has asserted that he’s not behind the scarcity of fertilizer as well as its high cost in Nigeria calling on Nigerians to blame the Chief-of-staff to the President, Ibrahim Gambari. Governor Badaru clarified that as Chairman Presidential Committee on Fertilizer, he has never been breifed about what […]
2023: We Never Backdated Documents For Lawan, Akpabio – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has debunked viral stories that it doctored and backdated documents to with the aim of accommodating the nominations of Ahmad Lawan and Godswill Akpabio as senatorial candidates ahead of the 2023 general elections. INEC further pointed out that it is yet to recognise ‘any of the two personalities as […]
Russia Accuses Ukraine Of Massively Shelling Nuclear Plant
The Kremlin has accused Ukrainian forces of firing heavy shots on Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in occupied Ukraine while also warning that the alleged attacks could have ‘catastrophic consequences’, hence should be avoided. Kyiv pointed out on Monday that Moscow was responsible and called for the area to be demilitarised, claiming that two employees […]
AU Kicks Against Deadly Israeli Airstrikes On Gaza
The chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat on Monday in strong terms condemned the continued air strikes by Israel on Gaza. Mahamat in a statement on Tuesday asserted that the targeting of civilians as well as the illegal occupation by Israeli security forces of the occupied Palestinian territories are a stark […]
Afghan Taliban Announces Ban On Street Begging In Kabul
In a surprising move, the Supreme Leader of the Taliban-run caretaker government has announced an immediate ban on beggars from seeking alms on the street while offer them jobs or education. The supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada in his order which was issued on Monday instructed concerned entities in the administration to round up all the […]
3 Killed, 495 Houses Destroyed As Flood Ravages Kano
No fewer than three persons were killed and about 495 houses were destroyed following a heavy downpour that has caused serious flooding in the Ajingi Local Government Area of Kano State. During a visit to the families of the deceased, Saleh Jili, the executive secretary of the state emergency management agency, revealed this. He said […]
Soyinka Reacts To Pyrates Confraternity’s Song Mocking Tinubu
Nobel laureate and elder statesman, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has frowned at a viral video that showed some purported members of the National Association of Seadogs, otherwise called Pyrates Confraternity, seemingly mocking the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, in a song. In the one-minute video which was obtained by Africa […]
2023: PDP Set To Flush Out APC From Lagos — Jandor Boasts
Ahead of next year’s general election, the Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Lagos State, Dr. Olajide Adediran, popularly called Jandor, has boasted that all the 69 candidates of the party have resolved to eliminate the ruling All Progressive s Congress (APC), in 2023 general polls in the state. While speaking at […]
Atleast Six Migrants Confirmed Dead As Boat Sinks In Algeria
No fewer than six migrants were on Monday found dead at sea and many others were missing after their boat sank Monday off the coast of Algeria, local television reported, adding six survivors were rescued. ‘Six bodies were retrieved and six injured people, including a pregnant woman, have been transferred to hospital at Bainem’ west […]
Attacker Goes On ‘Stabbing Spree’ In Iran, Kills 10
A yet-to-be-identified attacker stabbed about 10 people to death in Kerman province in southern Iran due to ‘personal differences’, before being arrested by police, state media reported Tuesday. Africa Today News, New York gathered that on Sunday, ‘an Afghan national killed ten people due to personal differences in Rafsanjan,’ Hossein Rezai, acting governor of the […]