Barcelona Whips 9-Man Atletico Madrid To Move 2nd In La Liga
Spanish giants, Barcelona decimated 10-man Atletico Madrid 3-0 away from home on Sunday night to move into the second place in La Liga table. Despite the emphatic win, Barcelona are however, eight points adrift of leader Real Madrid with nine matches left to play in the current campaign. The visitors drew the first blood in […]
Confusion As Niger’s Junta Revokes Military Agreement With US
Reports reaching the desk of Africa Today News, New York has it that the military junta in Niger Republic has officially terminated a military agreement that allowed US personnel to be deployed in the country. Yesterday’s announcement came barely days after a delegation from Washington had been in Niamey for talks with the country’s military […]
Fresh Strike: SSANU, NASU Vow To Ground Nigerian Varsities
In a move to protest their withheld four months’ salary, the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities and Allied Institutions will today (Monday), commence a nationwide strike, Africa Today News, New York reports. The National President of SSANU, Muhammed Ibrahim, confirmed to newsmen on Monday morning that […]
Uber Pays $178m To Settle Lawsuit With Drivers In Australia
Popular ride-hailing app, Uber has agreed to pay $178m to settle a lawsuit with taxi and hire car drivers in Australia who say they lost earnings to the app over discrepancies. Maurice Blackburn Lawyers, which filed and pursued the class action on behalf of more than 8,000 taxi and hire car owners and drivers in […]
Police Save 50 Stranded Foreigners In Lagos Structure
In an operation that could be deem ‘daring’, rescuers freed more than 50 people, among them children hailing from nearby African countries, from a duplex along Omola Road in the bustling Edemola district of Epe, Lagos, yesterday. Reports circulating throughout Epe and across Lagos State indicate that the rescued individuals, who are foreigners, were abducted […]
Abandoned Odesa Trip: Security Threat Cited By Grant Shapps
The UK defence ministry announced last week that Grant Shapps had to cancel his planned journey to southern Ukraine due to “security reasons”. After UK intelligence suggested that Russia had learned of his travel plans, the defence secretary was forced to cancel his trip to Odesa last week. Mr. Shapps was slated to head to […]
Cable Cut: Telcos, Banks Reroute Traffic; Network Now Patchy
The recent outage in the undersea cable network that supplies internet connectivity to Nigeria and other West African countries has forced telecoms and financial companies to reroute their internet traffic to other providers. While this has resulted in some disruption the firms are working to minimize the impact on customers. The impairment of crucial submarine […]
Haiti Gang Leader, Cherizier Calls For Revolution
A highly influential Haitian gang leader has rejected attempts by foreign nations for an electoral road map and a path to peace as the country sinks deeper into violent chaos and armed groups control most of the capital following the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry. Regional leaders of the Caribbean Community and Common Market […]
Nigerians May Soon Start Importing Yam From China – Perm Sec
Africa’s most popular country, Nigeria may soon be left with no option than to start importing yam for local consumption from China, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), Ernest Umakihe, has submitted. Umakihe stated this while speaking at a stakeholders workshop on repositioning yam as an export crop. Africa Today […]
Omokri To African Leaders: Address Red Sea Cable Vandalism
Reno Omokri, a former aide to the president, and security specialist Dr. Kabir Adamu are urging African leaders to prioritize the development of comprehensive security strategies aimed at safeguarding crucial infrastructure, following the sabotage of the Red Sea cable that caused internet outages in Nigeria and other African countries. Service disruptions rippled across Nigeria and […]
FG Charges Police To Adopt New Strategy Against Terrorists
The Federal Government of Nigeria has charged the Nigerian Police Force to up its game even as Nigeria grapples with security challenges. Part of what the government wants is for the police authorities to take the fight to the doorsteps of the enemy by seeking out their hideouts, disrupting their operations, and dismantling their networks. […]
17 Rescued As Indian Navy Captures Ship From Somali Pirates
Naval forces in India including special commandos on Sunday morning seized a cargo vessel that had been hijacked by Somali pirates and rescued 17 crew members, a spokesperson for the navy said. In a post on the social media platform X on Sunday, the navy revealed that all 35 pirates on board the Maltese-flagged bulk […]