Jim Jordan Unsuccessful In Second US House Speaker Bid
With mounting resistance in the chamber, Jim Jordan’s aspiration for the US House of Representatives Speaker position has been thwarted for the second time. Yet again, the conservative representative from Ohio missed the mark with 217 votes, facing resistance from 22 of his fellow Republicans – two more than the previous voting session on Tuesday. […]
₦135bn Debt Charge Against Ubah Struck Out By Court
Senator Ifeanyi Ubah and his company, Capital Oil and Gas Limited, were cleared of the alleged ₦135bn debt by the Federal High Court in Lagos, as the case brought by the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) was rejected. The charge was dismissed by Justice Nicholas Oweibo in response to an oral application by AMCON’s […]
Adeosun Explains Reason For Debt Distress In African Nations
Kemi Adeosun, the former Finance Minister, pinpointed that African countries’ failure to reduce social spending is a major factor in their recurrent struggles with debt distress. Adeosun, who was in office from November 2015 to September 2018 during the tenure of former President Muhammadu Buhari, was participating in a panel discussion with Nobel laureate Economist […]
China To Fund Abuja-Kano, Port Harcourt-Maiduguri Railways
The Chinese government announced on Wednesday its intent to offer financial backing and ensure the execution of the Abuja-Kano and Port-Harcourt-Maiduguri railway projects. At a meeting in Beijing, President Xi Jinping of China assured his support, responding to President Bola Tinubu’s requests conveyed by Vice President Kashim Shettima, as indicated in a statement by Stanley […]
45th Cairo Film Festival Postponed Amid Israel-Hamas War
The ongoing turbulence in the Middle East has led the organizers of the Cairo International Film Festival to decide on the cancellation of the event in Egypt. The announcement was communicated through a statement posted on the official Facebook page of the Cairo International Film Festival on Wednesday. According to the release, the festival’s rescheduling, […]
Army Worried About Scanty Enlistment In Rivers, Delta
A sensitization program has been launched by the Nigerian Army in Rivers and Delta States to address the deficiency in their regular personnel recruitment within the regions. In Port Harcourt, during an advocacy visit to the Secretary of the Rivers State Government, Dr. Tammy Danagogo, the army mentioned that the two states in the South-South […]
British Tourist Among 3 Killed In Uganda National Park Attack
A British tourist has been named among three people who were said to have been murdered in a ‘cowardly terrorist‘ attack at a national park in south-west Uganda, authorities have confirmed. Uganda’s police said the trio were were killed, and their vehicle burnt, in the Queen Elizabeth National Park. It said joint forces were pursuing […]
Presidential Run-Off Likely In Controversial Liberia Polls
Liberia is heading for a second round of voting in a presidential election between outgoing incumbent George Weah and opponent Joseph Boakai, as official provisional results on Wednesday placed them neck and neck. With more than 94 percent of ballots counted, the 78-year-old Boakai, won 43.70 percent, while Weah, 57, a former international footballer who […]
Gaza Bombing: Iran Sends Big Warning To Israel, US
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has declared that ‘no one can stop resistance forces’ should Israel continue its ongoing bombardment of Gaza in response to the shock 7th October attack by Hamas. ‘If the crimes of the Zionist (Israeli) regime continue, Muslims and resistance forces will become impatient, and no one can stop them,’ […]
At Least 63% Of Nigerians Live In Abject Poverty – Edu
The Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister of the Nigerian Economy, Wale Edun, has bemoaned the fact that an estimated 63 percent of Nigerians live in poverty as unacceptable. This is coming even as President Bola Tinubu launched the Renewed Hope Conditional Cash Transfer Programme for vulnerable groups to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal […]
Gaza War: Israel Requests $10bn In Emergency Aid From US
Israel has appealed to the United States for $10 billion in emergency aid amid the escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Africa Today News, New York has gathered. The White House is reportedly preparing an assistance package for Israel, which also contains aid to Ukraine, funding to reinforce the US-Mexico border, and aid to Taiwan, the […]
Tinubu Okays Appointment Of Aliyu As ICPC Chairman
The President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu has appointed the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Jigawa State, Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, as the new Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). He also appointed Clifford Okwudiri Oparaodu as the secretary of the commission, the Presidency announced in a statement on […]