AFCON: Osimhen Leads Eagles To Emphatic Victory Over Sao Tome
The Super Eagles of Nigeria finished their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying campaign on an impressive note with Victor Osimhen scoring hat-trick in a 6-0 thriller against Sao Tome and Principe at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on last night. The Super Eagles put pressure on their opponents early […]
Putin’s Party Wins Elections In Annexed Ukraine Regions
A widely condemned regional and municipal elections including in four eastern regions annexed from Ukraine has been wrapped up by Russia, delivering strong support for President Vladimir Putin. Africa Today News, New York reports that the seven-day election, which ended on Sunday, was marred by accusations of vote-rigging and Ukraine’s attempt to retake its former […]
Strickland Defeats Adesanya, Becomes Middleweight Champion
Sean Strickland earlier on Sunday morning defeated Isreal Adesanya to become the new UFC middleweight champion of the world with all judges scoring the fight in his favour at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia. A first-round knock down by the American was the highlight of the fight that went the whole five rounds. […]
Tinubu Legal Team Lambasts PDP, Defends Header On Judgment
The Tinubu Presidential Legal Team (TPLT) has angrily reacted to what it described as mischievous insinuations in certain quarters in the polity over its watermark on the copies of the consolidated judgment of the Presidential Election Petitions Court (PEPC). TPLT Coordinator, Babatunde Ogala, SAN, in a statement he issued on Sunday morning claimed that it […]
How Nigeria Lost $9bn In Northeastern Insurgency — Shettima
The Vice President of Nigeria, Kashim Shettima yesterday in Maiduguri decried that the Boko Haram insurgency had inflicted damage worth nothing less than $9 billion on the Northeast. According to a statement by Olusola Abiola, the Director of Information at the Office of the Vice President, Shettima stated this while inaugurating the distribution of palliatives […]
10 Million Judges Cannot Remove Tinubu – Primate Ayodele
Primate Elijah Ayodele of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Lagos has admonished the two leading opposition candidates at the last Presidential election, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of Labour Party (LP) to reconsider their plan to seek redress at the Supreme Court following last week’s judgment of the Presidential Election […]
Failure To Invest In Youths Will Hurt Africa — Adesina
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina has declared that the failure to invest in youths by leaders will hurt the African continent in the nearest future. He made this declaration on Saturday while announcing a new $1 billion facility to accelerate climate financing for Africa’s youth businesses at a high-level intergenerational […]
Putin Will Not Be Arrested At Brazil G20 Meeting – Lula
The President of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has disclosed that his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin will not be arrested in Brazil if he attends the Group of 20 meeting in Rio de Janeiro scheduled to hold in 2024. Lula who spoke to reporters on Sunday morning at the sidelines of the G20 meeting […]
Race To Find Survivors As Morocco Quake Deaths Crosses 2,000
No fewer than 2,000 people have been killed by Morocco’s deadliest earthquake in decades authorities disclosed on Sunday, as troops and emergency services scrambled to reach remote mountain villages where victims are still feared trapped. Africa Today News, New York understands that authorities declared three days of national mourning, but the Red Cross warned that […]
Why I Want To See Ronaldo, Messi In A boxing fight – Joshua
British-Nigerian heavyweight boxer, Anthony Joshua has disclosed that he would love to see Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo go head-to-head in a Misfits boxing match and while the former boxing champion thinks it would be a close fight, he’s supporting the Portuguese star to emerge victorious from such a fight. Africa Today News, New York […]
Tinubu Commiserates With Moroccan King Over Earthquake
The President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent his condolences to King Mohammed VI of Morocco following Saturday’s devastating earthquake in his homeland which has left many dead. The president, in a statement on Saturday by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, commiserated with all families who lost loved ones and all those otherwise affected by […]
₦100m Bounty Announced In Hunt For Rivers DPO Murderer
The Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has officially declared Gift David Okpara Okpolowu, also known as 2-Baba, and all associates of his criminal group as fugitives, following their involvement in the murder of Divisional Police Officer Bako Angbashim in Odiemudie Community, Ahoada East local government area. Also, In a bid to bring Gift David […]