33 Die As Petrol Warehouse At Seme Border Is Razed By Fire
No fewer than 33 people have been confirmed dead following a fire outbreak at a smuggled petrol warehouse in Seme Krake, a Beninous town on the border with Nigeria. Africa Today News, New York reports that that Seme Krake is in Benin’s southeastern department of Oueme. According to the chief of the local fire brigade, […]
Niger Junta Claims UN Chief Hinders General Assembly
Leaders of the Niger coup have pointedly blamed the United Nations’ top official, suggesting that their obstruction from the General Assembly could adversely impact crisis resolution endeavours in our nation. President Mohamed Bazoum was ousted by elite rebel soldiers on July 26, and he, along with his family, has been under house arrest since. Negotiations […]
Nigeria Aims For 20,000 Megawatts By 2026 – Minister
Minister Bayo Adelabu has shared the Federal Government’s strategic plan to achieve a substantial increase in electricity generation, targeting 20,000 megawatts by 2026 and 60,000MW by 2060. The minister made this revelation during his visit to the National Control Centre of the Transmission Company of Nigeria in Osogbo, the capital of Osun State, on Friday. […]
Oyo Introduces Regulations For Real Estate Developer Activities
In a Saturday announcement, the Oyo State Government conveyed its intention to manage and monitor the operations of real estate developers in the state. The announcement was made by the state’s Commissioner for Lands, Housing, and Urban Development, Williams Akin-Funmilayo, during a meeting with real estate developers at the Government Secretariat in Agodi, Ibadan, the […]
Immigration Prisons Reform: FG Seeks Support From EU
The Federal Government has initiated discussions with the European Union (EU) to secure backing for the implementation of crucial reforms within its immigration and correctional services. Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, appealed during his meeting with Samuela Isopi, the European Union Ambassador to Nigeria, held in Abuja. The Minister, in his commitment to […]
France Arrests, Charges Rwanda Ex-Official For 1994 Genocide
A former Rwandan regional official linked to the 1994 genocide was apprehended and formally charged by France this week, as reported by a source close to the case on Saturday. Pierre Kayondo, formerly the prefect of the Kibuye region and a former MP, was arrested on Tuesday and subsequently charged with complicity in genocide and […]
Stop Lecturing Us On Democracy, Guinea Junta Leader To West
The junta leader in Guinea, Col Mamady Doumbouya, has asserted that the Western model of democracy does not work in Africa, as he defended the use of military intervention. He informed the UN General Assembly in New York that the continent was suffering from a ‘model of governance that has been imposed on us’ and […]
Our legacy Will Be Determined By Our Impact – Shettima
The Vice President of Nigeria, Kashim Shettima has assured that Given the expectations of Nigerians and the high hopes the world places on the country, the Tinubu administration will ensure the country’s fortune gets a massive boost in growth and development. The Vice President gave this assurance yesterday when he hosted some members of his […]
Peace Deals: Netanyahu Rejects Veto Power For Palestinians
The Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu has praised the recent so-called ‘normalisation’ deals between Israel and Arab states, maintaining that Palestinians must not be allowed to have ‘veto’ over such agreements. Speaking to the UN General Assembly on Friday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the potential for formal ties between Israel and Saudi […]
Kogi Guber: Ododo Is Not My Blood Relation – Gov Bello
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has come out to clarify that contrary to widespread speculations, he has no blood relationship with the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the state, Alhaji Usman Ododo. Bello said contrary to insinuations by the opposition, Ododo emerged the APC candidate after a keenly contested, free and fair primary […]
‘Never Insult’ My People Again, Poland’s PM Warns Zelenskyy
The Prime minister of Poland has warned President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine to never ‘insult’ Poles again, returning to harsh rhetoric towards Kyiv after the Polish president had sought to defuse a simmering dispute between the two countries over the issue of Ukrainian grain imports. Africa Today News, New York reports that Zelenskyy aparently angered […]
Shutdown Looms As House Republicans Fail To Agree On Funding
After House Republicans departed town for the weekend without coming up with a workable plan to keep the government funded and prevent a politically and financially costly disruption of federal services, the White House issued an order to federal agencies on Friday to prepare for a shutdown. At the moment, a potentially dangerous federal shutdown […]