Mohbad’s Passing: Police To Exhume Body For Examination
Mr. Idowu Owohunwa, the Commissioner of Police for Lagos State, officially formed a 13-person Special Investigation Team yesterday. Their primary task is to uncover the circumstances surrounding the untimely death of Nigerian singer and former protege of Naira Marley, Ilerioluwa Aloba, widely recognised as Mohbad, on September 12th, in Lagos. In a show of solidarity, […]
Stabilise Naira, End Corruption For Nigeria’s Growth – Adeyemo
U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo, speaking on Monday, recommended to the Nigerian government led by President Bola Tinubu that they prioritise Naira stabilisation and anti-corruption efforts to unlock Nigeria’s potential. Adeyemo, who is presently in Lagos to bolster economic ties between the U.S. and Nigeria, applauded Tinubu for his commitment to undertaking difficult and […]
Tension As U.S. Military Declares F-35 Fighter Jet ‘Missing’
Following Sunday’s mishap near an air base in South Carolina, the U.S. military has announced that it was still searching for an F-35 fighter jet and has asked for the public’s help locating it. According to a statement from Joint Base Charleston, the pilot of the F-35B Lightning II jet ejected safely from the aircraft. […]
War Crimes Persist In Ethiopia Despite Peace Deal – UN
Experts from the United Nations have said in a report published on Monday that nearly a year after government and regional forces from Tigray agreed to end fighting, war crimes and crimes against humanity are still being committed in Ethiopia. Africa Today News, New York reports that the two-year conflict, which officially ended in November […]
‘My Sudden Fame Put Me In Bad Mental State’, Omah Lay Reveals
Nigerian musical artiste, Stanley Omah Didia, popularly known as Omah Lay, has opened up on how his sudden fame affected his mental health. Speaking during the latest episode of the Afrobeats Podcast which was monitored by Africa Today News, New York, the ‘Soso Crooner’ stated he struggled at first with fame but found his balance […]
Mozambique Police Deny Plans To ‘Eliminate’ Politicians
Ahead of October’s local elections in Mozambique, the country’s police chief, Bernardino Rafael has come out to deny the accusations that officers made an attempt to assassinate politicians in the country. This is coming after the mayor of Nampula province, Paulo Vahanle sparked reactions after he claimed that he survived an assassination attempt on the […]
Drama As Hunter Biden Sues IRS Over Tax Disclosures
Amid escalating legal and political struggles as the 2024 election looms, the son to the President of the United States, Hunter Biden has dragged the Internal Revenue Service to court, claiming that two agents publicly alleging tax-probe interference wrongly shared his personal information. It was argued that the agents “targeted and sought to embarrass Mr. […]
FG, NLC Meeting To Stop Indefinite Strike Ends In Deadlock
Reports reaching the desk of Africa Today News, New York has it that Monday’s meeting between the Federal Government and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to prevent an imminent strike by Nigerian workers ended without a concrete resolution to the union’s demands. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong; and Minister of State for […]
Nigeria’s Finances In A Huge Mess — New FIRS Boss, Adedeji
The newly installed chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, (FIRS), Dr Zacch Adedeji has lamented that Nigeria is presently in a revenue crisis which will require urgent steps to change the narrative. Adedeji, who made this known on Monday while taking over the mantle of leadership of the agency from his predecessor, Muhammad Nami, […]
Benue Medical Students To Receive ₦103,000 Allowances Monthly
The Governor of Benue State, Rev Fr. Hyacinth Alia has reestablished the bonding agreement for medical students at the College of Health Sciences, Benue State University which will see them receive monthly allowances from the government. This was revealed during the 9th Professional Induction and Admission Ceremony for the 2023 Graduating Doctors of the college, held […]
Mixed Feelings As US, Iran Free Prisoners In $6bn Swap Deal
The United States and Iran yesterday evening confirmed the swapping of five prisoners each in one of the arch-foes’ first deals in years as Tehran gained access to $6 billion in frozen funds in the process. A Qatari jet took the five Americans released by Iran, including one who had been imprisoned for eight years, […]
How We ‘Crushed’ 3 Elite Russian Brigades In East – Ukraine
The general in command of Ukrainian ground forces claimed that his troops on Monday routed three of the best Russian brigades fighting on the front lines in the eastern Donetsk region of Ukraine. On Monday, General Oleksandr Syrskyi added that the recent recapture of two villages in eastern Ukraine, Klishchiivka and Andriivka, both of which […]