Real Reason I Set Up 2014 National Conference – Jonathan
Former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan has come out to explain that he actually set up the 2014 National Conference, stressing that it was to make Nigeria work. Africa Today News, New York recalls that Jonathan, who was the nation’s leader from 2010 to 2015 had on 17th of March, 2014, inaugurated the national conference […]
Biden To Wear Mask As First Lady Returns Positive Covid Test
The President of the United States, Joe Biden tested negative for Covid-19 again Tuesday however, he will have to wear a mask out of precaution after First Lady Jill Biden contracted a mild case of the disease, the White House has confirmed. The 80 year old President, also tested negative during a check-up on Monday […]
UK Moves To Label Wagner Group A ‘terrorist’ Organisation
The government of the United Kingdom has concluded plans to designate Wagner, the Russian mercenary group, as a ‘terrorist’ organisation following recent developments. Africa Today News, New York reports that a draft order would be put forward in parliament to allow Wagner’s assets to be categorised as ‘terrorist’ property and seized. The designation if it goes […]
Passport Backlogs To Be Cleared In 2 Weeks, Minister Vows
Mr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo who is the newly inaugurated Minister of Interior, has declared that clearing all passport backlogs shouldn’t take more than two weeks, adding that there is no excuse for passport delay in Nigeria. Tunji-Ojo made this known when he spoke on a Channels Television’s Politics Today programme which was monitored by Africa Today […]
Subsidy Removal Protest Under GEJ Was All Politics — Fayemi
Chief Kayode Fayemi who is a former Governor of Ekiti State has described as ‘politically’, the 2012 Occupy Nigeria protest against petrol subsidy removal mulled by the then administration of President Goodluck Jonathan. Fayemi stated this while delivering his keynote address at a national dialogue organised to celebrate the 60th birthday of the founding National […]
Russia: North Korea Would Pay ‘Price’ If.., US Warns
A top White House official has declared that North Korea would pay ‘a price’ if it ever goes ahead to sell weapons to Russia for its war in Ukraine, after Washington had earlier raised the alarm that Pyongyang was in talks with Moscow about a potential arms deal. US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said […]
If I Had power, I Would Have Fired Wike From PDP – Momodu
Chief Dele Momodu who is the Director of Strategic Communications for the dissolved Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Council, has expressed his desire to expel the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) if he had the powers to do so. Despite his desire to sack Wike from the PDP, […]
Judgment Day: Anxiety As Tribunal Decides Atiku, Obi’s Fate
Palpable anxiety has gripped Nigeria, especially the Federal Capital Territory, as the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) delivers its much-awaited judgment on the election which was held on the 25th of February. Africa Today News, New York had earlier reported that the Chief Registrar of the Court of Appeal, Umar Mohammed Bangari, who confirmed the […]
Pilot Rewarded For Defecting To Ukraine With Helicopter
The Government of Ukraine, has announced that a Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine with a Mi-8 helicopter will receive a substantial reward of half a million dollars for changing sides and bringing Russia’s military equipment with him. Andriy Yusov, a spokesman for Ukraine’s military intelligence, announced on Ukrainian television on Tuesday that the funds […]
LP Disturbed By Justice Odili’s PEPC Pre-Judgment Comments
The Labour Party has expressed its reservations concerning the statement made in advance by retired Justice Mary Odili of the Supreme Court, about the judgement of the Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, scheduled for Wednesday, describing it as premature. In Abuja on Tuesday, Obiora Ifoh, the National Publicity Secretary of the party, communicated the party’s […]
Girls Denied Entry Into French Schools Over Muslim Attire
French schools have asked dozens of girls to leave for declining to take off their abayas, a garment worn by Muslim women from shoulders to feet, on the first day of the school year, according to a government minister on Tuesday. In defiance of the ban on the Muslim robe, about 300 girls arrived on […]
Ukraine War: Zelensky’s Wife Opens Up About Family Struggles
The First Lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska, has opened up about the distressing consequences of the war on her family following Russia’s invasion in February 2022. During her conversation with BBC, Olena Zelenska highlighted how her family, including her son, has been affected by the absence of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. ‘This may be a […]