Under Pressure Senegal President Announces March Election
The government of Senegal has announced that the country’s presidential election will take place on 24th March after several controversies. Africa Today News, New York reports that the announcement follows tension in the country after President Macky Sall postponed the election last month, sparking widespread protests. The president, whose tenure ends on 2 April, had […]
Tinubu Hails Adesina For Winning Awolowo Prize For Leadership
President Bola Tinubu has hailed Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), on the award of the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo Prize for Leadership. Adesina has now joined the pantheon of other previous winners of the award such as Nigeria’s Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka; former President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, and […]
Liberia’s President Sets Up Task Force To Fight Corruption
The President of Liberia, Joseph Boakai has indagated a task force to crackdown on corruption and to recover stolen state assets from the previous administration. Mr. Boakai gave the order for it to find and bring charges against any high-ranking officials. Investigations against former and present government officials are necessary. Assets “wrongfully acquired at the […]
Minimum Wage: Labor Makes U-Turn, Slashes Demand To ₦500,000
There are strong indications that organised Labor will make a case for ₦500,000 as the minimum wage as the zonal public hearing on the new wage structure begins on Thursday (today) in Lagos, Kano, Enugu, Akwa Ibom, Adamawa, and Abuja. Africa Today News, New York recalls that the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe […]
“I Thought I Would Die Before Wigwe,” Teary Emir Sanusi Says
The Night of Tributes for the late Group Managing Director/CEO of Access Bank Plc, Herbert Wigwe, continued in Lagos on Wednesday, with the leader of the Tijjaniyya movement and 14th Emir of Kano, Mohammed Sanusi, captains of industry and political bigwigs paying tributes to the deceased. Emir Sanusi broke down thrice while paying tribute to […]
Bloodbath In Benue: Over 50 Killed As Militia Gangs Clash
No fewer than 50 persons, including a family of seven, were feared dead yesterday following the invasion of the Gbagir community in Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State, by suspected armed Fulani militia, supported by local Tiv bandits in a battle to oust another Tiv militia gang in the area. Africa Today News, New […]
Stop Granting Interviews After Sittings, Odili Urges Lawyers
The Chairman of the Body of Benchers, Justice Mary Peter Odili (retd), has sent a warning to lawyers against addressing the media after court proceedings, describing the action as unethical as far as the profession was concerned. She made this known on the second day of the Call to Bar Ceremony of 4,412 new lawyers […]
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Orders Intensified War Preparations
The leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un has ordered heightened readiness for war after inspecting troops at a major military operations base in the country’s west. The state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) did not reveal the location of the base in its report on Thursday morning. The North Korean leader said the military […]
Political Transition: US Denies Pressuring Haiti PM To Resign
The government of the United States has stated that it was not in anyway pressuring Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry to step down amid a fresh wave of violence and soaring instability in the Caribbean nation, where powerful gang leaders are demanding Henry’s resignation. In a news conference on Wednesday, US State Department spokesman Matthew […]
NPA Mulls $1b Reconstruction Of Tincan, Onne Ports, Others
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has began moves to start a massive reconstruction plan of major ports – Tincan Island, Apapa, Onne, Warri and Calabar, Africa Today News, New York reports. The project is estimated to cost $1 billion. Also to be built are: Badagry Deep Seaport, Snake Island, Burutu and Ondo Deep Seaports. Other […]
Japa: The Future Of Nigerian Youths Not In The West – Adesina
The President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina has asserted that the future of the Nigerian youths does not lie in Europe, North America or anywhere else but in the West African country, here in the continent of Africa. The former Nigerian Minister of Agriculture stated this when he bagged the prestigious 2023 Obafemi […]
Africa Digital News Print Debut Excites Nigerians
Amidst the backdrop of a digital age, the maiden print edition of Africa Digital News, a venture by People & Polity Inc., New York, heralds a renaissance of reading culture across Nigeria. Professor MarkAnthony Nze, at the helm as Editor-in-Chief, orchestrates this pioneering shift from online to print. With an established six-year pedigree in digital […]