US Economist Claudia Goldin Awarded Nobel Prize In Economics
American economist Claudia Goldin was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics on Monday for her groundbreaking research on the contribution of women in the labour market. The Harvard professor, being the third woman to be awarded the prestigious economics prize, was given the approval ‘for having advanced our understanding of women’s labour market outcomes,’ the […]
Study: 13.4 Million Babies Born Premature In 2020
The results of a newly conducted study have revealed that in 2020, roughly 13.4 million babies were delivered prematurely, indicating that one-tenth of the world’s newborns faced early births, occurring before the 37-week milestone. The Lancet recently featured a study authored by experts from prominent organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO), the United […]
Cameroon Hit By Deadly Landslide, Leaving 23 Dead
Cameroon’s capital, Yaounde, was struck by a devastating landslide resulting from persistent heavy rainfall, which, as confirmed by firefighters on Monday, has resulted in the unfortunate loss of a minimum of 23 lives. Ongoing search efforts aim to locate any additional victims. In Yaounde, where residences are sometimes haphazardly built on the city’s numerous hills, […]
At Least 123,000 Gazans Now Displaced, UN Revea
The United Nations (UN) has asserted that the number of displaced Gazans has risen to more than 123,000 as a result of the fighting between the Israeli military and Hamas following the militant group’s unprecedented attack on Israel. Africa Today News, New York reports that as at Monday morning, retaliatory Israeli airstrikes had destroyed 159 […]
Stop Harassing, Intimidating Journalists, HURIWA Warns NBC
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has been warned by the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) to desist from intimidating and threatening journalists and broadcast stations with sanctions. Africa Today News, New York reports that the Director General of the NBC, Balarabe Shehu llelah, had last week sent a warning to Arise Television for […]
Kogi Guber: Don’t Vote For Strangers, Tinubu Warns
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have called on the people of Kogi State to reject strangers and vote for the candidate of the party, Usman Ododo, in the 11th of November governorship election. They pointed out that voting Ododo would provide the opportunity for […]
Israeli-Hamas War: Panic As US Moves Nuclear Aircraft Carrier
No fewer than 700 Israelis and 500 Palestinians have been killed in the ongoing fight between the Palestinian Hamas militant group and Israel. Following Hamas attacks against Israel from Gaza on Saturday and Israeli airstrikes in retaliation, the death toll has been rising. According to Israel’s health ministry, more than 700 Israelis have died, 100 […]
CSU: Stop Chasing Shadows, Tinubu’s Chicago Lawyer Hits Atiku
Mr. Wole Afolabi who is the Chicago lawyer of President Bola Tinubu, has declared that former Nigeria’s vice president and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, is merely chasing shadows by trying to prove that President Bola Tinubu did not attend Chicago State University (CSU). Explaining the deposition in Chicago in an interview […]
California Gov vetoes Bill To Share Free Condoms To Students
The Governor of California, Gavin Newsom on Sunday evening rejected a bill that would have made free condoms available all public high school students, stressing that it was too expensive for a state with a budget deficit of more than $30 billion. According to the California Department of Education, California had about 1.9 million high school […]
Israel/Hamas Attacks: Pope Calls For End To Hostilities
Amid the ongoing hostility between Israel and Palestinian militants, the head of the Christian Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis has made for an end to the attacks while warning that terrorism and war do not lead to a solution. The Pope made the call while speaking on Sunday at St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican,. He […]
Sunday Igboho Regains Freedom In Benin Rep After 2 Years
Self-acclaimed Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has regained his freedom from the Beninese authorities, Africa Today News, New York can confirm. The embattled agitator confirmed to newsmen that he was now legally free to leave Cotonou, capital of the Benin Republic, to Nigeria and other countries. ‘I am now free […]
Japa: Nigeria Approves Contract Jobs For Retired Doctors
In order to bridge the manpower gap in the Nigerian health sector, the Federal Government of Nigeria has given its approval for the appointment of doctors, nurses, and other clinical healthcare workers as contract staff even after attaining their compulsory retirement age or years. The government, however, said the appointed contract staff would be on […]