Plateau Communities In Shambles 12 Days After Terror
12 days post the exodus of residents from Plateau communities in Bokkos, Barkin Ladi, and Mangu Local Government Areas, triggered by Christmas Eve attacks claiming over 150 lives, the affected areas remain eerily deserted. The pre-existing violence in Plateau State escalated on Christmas Eve as gunmen targeted more than 25 communities, resulting in the tragic […]
Elderly Grandpa Gets Life Term For Wife’s Murder
A life sentence was handed down on Friday to a grandfather convicted of murdering his 80-year-old wife, who grappled with dementia. Armed with a baseball bat, hammer, and chisel, a man reportedly unleashed an attack, losing his temper at their bungalow on Turpins Close in Holland-on-Sea, Essex, on February 21, 2023. Berry, according to reports, […]
FG Starts Disbursement Of October 2023 Wage Award
The Federal Civil Servants acknowledged on Thursday night that they had finally received their October 2023 wage awards after a months-long temporary payment suspension. The Federal Government and Organized Labour reached an agreement leading to the N35,000 wage award payment. This pact aimed to soften the impact of removing the subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit, […]
Unmanned Vessel From US Company Delivered To Tinubu
Swift Ship, a U.S.-based military manufacturing company, has reportedly donated two cutting-edge unmanned water vessels to the Nigerian government. The equipment in question consists of S2 and S3 Swift Sea Stalkers. The company affirmed that it made the donation when the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, visited recently. The minister, as stated on […]
Blinken Returns To Middle East To Hold Tough Gaza Talks
The Secretary of State of the United States, Antony Blinken has arrived in Turkey to commence his fourth Middle East crisis tour since the start of the Israel-Hamas war three months ago. According to the State Department, the senior US envoy will go to Israel, the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority, and five Arab nations: Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and […]
Iranian Woman Jailed For 2 Years Over Photo Without Headscarf
A shop owner in Iran has been sentenced to two years in prison after she was caught publishing photos without a headscarf, the U.S.-based human rights network, HRANA has disclosed. According to the network, the woman whose name was given as Zeinab Khenyab was earlier sentenced to three months in prison in December in another […]
Lagos Govt Sends Warning To Sellers Of Fake Drinks
The government of Lagos State has sent out a major warning to entertainment centres in the state against sale and distribution of fake drinks. Mr Idris Aregbe who is the Special Adviser (SA) to Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tourism, Arts and Culture, issued the warning in a statement made public on his Instagram page #idrisconnectingnigeria#. […]
Arewa Youths Reject Use Of CBT For WASSCE In The North
A Northern group which has identified itself as the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum has made a case for the cancellation of the proposed computer-based test format in the forthcoming West African Senior School Certificate Examinations in the country. According to the forum, such a mode of examination, if carried out, will result in mass failure […]
Tensions Soar As North Korea Conducts Drill Near South Korea
Tension is brewing again after North Korea carried out an artillery barrage near two South Korean border islands, as confirmed by Seoul’s defence ministry on Saturday morning. Africa Today News, New York gathered that the incident prompted the South’s military to conduct a live-fire drill in response. One of the worst military escalations on the […]
Tears As Late Akeredolu’s Remains Arrive Nigeria
Tears flowed freely on Friday as the remains of the late former governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, arrived in Nigeria ahead of his final committal to the grave. Africa Today News, New York reports that the late governor’s remains were brought into the country from Germany, where he passed away on December 26, 2023. […]
Strategic Evolution: Management Insight By J. C. Ekwerike
In her latest groundbreaking research, “Strategic Evolution: Advancing Medium-Scale Organizations with Innovative Management Techniques,” Jane Chioma Ekwerike emerges as a trailblazer in the field of strategic management, particularly for medium-scale organizations. This third installment of her scholarly work at the New York Learning Hub signifies a monumental shift from her healthcare roots to a broader […]
Biden Compares “Sick” Trump To Nazis In 2024 Campaign Launch
The President of the United States, Joe Biden on Friday branded his likely challenger in November a “loser” and “sick” in a speech on the eve of the third anniversary of the deadly January 6 Capitol attack by pro-Trump supporters. “He’s willing to sacrifice our democracy, put himself in power,” 81-year-old Democrat told supporters, alternating […]