Super Eagles Named Among World’s Most Valuable National Teams
The Super Eagles team of Nigeria, have been ranked among the top 10 most valuable national teams in the world, Africa Today News, New York reports. The list includes the Three Lions of England, Argentina, Portugal, Germany, The Netherlands, France, Italy, Brazil and Spain. Africa Today News, New York recalls that in recent years, the […]
Israeli Military Vows To Intensify Airstrike On Gaza
Daniel Hagari, a spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), on Saturday declared that the military will increase airstrikes on Gaza starting today (Sunday). ‘We’ll deepen our strikes, minimise the risks to our forces in the next stages of the war and we’re going to increase the attacks from today,’ he said at a news […]
Politics Is The Only Lucrative Business In Nigeria – Babalola
Chief Afe Babalola who is the founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), has explained that he believes politics has become the only lucrative business in Nigeria. The legal icon spoke during the 11th convocation ceremony of Afe Babalola University on Saturday, lamenting that education is gradually being relegated to the background with politics taking […]
APC Will Win Kogi, Imo, Bayelsa Guber Elections – Ganduje
National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Governor of Kano State, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has expressed confidence that the party will triumph in the 11th November, 2023, gubernatorial election in Kogi, Imo and Bayelsa states. Ganduje made this known while speaking with newsmen at the Government House, Birnin Kebbi, after being hosted by […]
ASUU To Get 4-Month Withheld Salary As Tinubu Orders Release
President Bola Tinubu has approved the immediate release of four months’ withheld salary to members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) which came as a result of their eight month-long strike in 2022. The federal government had consequently imposed its “no work, no pay” order, which denied the university teachers their salary. But […]
Ukraine, Israel: Biden Submits Requests $106bn Package
The President of the United States, Joe Biden has urgently requested military aid for Ukraine and Israel in a massive $106 billion national security package, however, Republican paralysis in Congress means it hit an immediate wall. Africa Today News, New York reports that Biden’s demand is coming less than a day after he drew a […]
Why Bob Dylan Shouldn’t Have Won A Nobel Prize – Soyinka
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has said the Nobel Prize in Literature shouldn’t have been awarded to American singer Bob Dylan in 2016. Soyinka maintained this stance in a recent interview with Turkish journalist Aysegul Sert in Paris which was obtained by Africa Today News, New York. Excerpts from the interview were published in an […]
Wike Never Ordered Demolition Of National Mosque – Management
The Management Board of the Abuja National Mosque has come out to deny reports that the Minister of the Federal Capital Terrority, Nyesom Wike, ordered a partial demolition of the National Mosque. The board’s Director of Finance and Administration, Haliu Shuaib refuted the reports during a press conference in Abuja which was monitored by Africa […]
Tinubu Waives ‘No Work, No Pay’ Order For Resident Doctors
The President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu has given his go-ahead to the waiver of ‘no work, no pay’ preferred against the members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD). The doctors had commenced a 17-day industrial action on July 26 after the Federal Government failed to meet their demands. Responding, the government instituted a […]
Israeli Officials Confirm Release Of 2 US Hostages By Hamas
Israeli officials have confirmed to newsmen that two American hostages who’s names were given as Judith and Natalie Raanan have been released by Hamas amid the ongoing hostilities. Africa Today News, New York reports that the mother and daughter were on the 7th of October taken hostage of by Hamas at Kibbutz Nahal Oz, in […]
Why Civilians Should Be Allowed To Buy Guns – Katsina Gov
The Governor of Katsina State, Dikko Radda have come out to call on the Federal Government to do what it can to reform its laws to allow people to buy arms for protection. The Governor made the surprising call during a media chat in Abuja yesterday wondering why people cannot buy arms to defend themselves […]
Burkina Faso Confirms Outbreak Of Dengue Fever Epidemic
Reports reaching the desk of Africa Today News, New York has it that the national health ministry in Burkina Faso has declared a dengue fever epidemic with a notable surge in deaths and new cases recorded last week. The virus is transmitted by infected mosquitoes biting humans. Warming climates provide an environment in which the […]