You Are Desecrating Office Of Minister, Afenifere Hits Lai
Pan Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, has come down hard on Nigeria’s Minister of Information, Mr. Lai Mohammed over his stance that the 2023 general election was credible. Afenifere, in a statement issued by its Secretary-General, Sola Ebiseni, asserted that the minister was not sincere in his claims. The group maintained that Mohammed’s plan to give […]
NNPC Indicted By Senate Over ₦102bn Crude Oil Deliveries
The Nigerian Senate has indicted Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited accusing it of poor record-keeping for crude oil deliveries to Warri Refinery and Petrochemical Company and Kaduna Refinery and Petrochemical Company worth $376, 655,589 (₦102.6bn). The indictment was captured from the 2016 Auditor General report submitted and presented by Senator Mathew Uhroghide, which was upheld […]
Ekweremadu: Obasanjo Writes UK Court, Pleads For Clemency
Former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday wrote to the Chief Clerk of the Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey, London, making a case for clemency for former deputy Senate president, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice, who was recently convicted for organ harvesting in the United Kingdom. In a letter dated the 3rd of April, […]
I Am Under Intense Pressure To Leave Nigeria – Peter Obi
Mr. Peter Obi who is the presidential candidate of the Labour Party has revealed that he is being pressured to leave the county with attacks against his person emanating from different quarters. Obi, who made this known in a statement on Wednesday night on his Twitter handle, also went on to add that the leaked […]
Antisemitism: It Is Time To Speak Up To Save America – Biden
The President of the United States, Joe Biden has sent out an appeal to citizens to remember, speak out, as well as act to restore the soul of America together. Biden stated this in his passover message titled, ‘My message to the Jewish community this Passover,’ delivered on Wednesday which was monitored by Africa Today […]
Davido’s ‘Timeless’ Becomes 1st African Album To Top US Chart
Nigerian Afrobeats superstar, David Adeleke, aka Davido, has officially broken an African record on the US iTunes Albums Chart with his new album ‘Timeless’. This is as the album topped the chart on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, making history in the process as the first African album to reach Number 1 in the world’s biggest […]
Nigeria’s 2023 Election Was Credible — Lai Mohammed
Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has claimed that President Muhammadu Buhari actually delivered on his pledge to leave behind a legacy of free, fair and credible elections through the conduct of the 2023 election. Mohammed made this known in Washington DC during his official engagements with some international media organisations. He went […]
We Didn’t Leak Obi’s Phone Conversation With Oyedepo – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has come out to debunk reports that it was complicit in the move to tarnish the image of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, by tracking and leaking a controversial phone conversation Obi had with Bishop David Oyedepo, the founder of the Living Faith Church. […]
Nigeria More Divided Now Than During Civil War – Sanusi
A former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Muhammed Sanusi, has asserted that Nigeria has never been this divided since the Civil War of 1967 to 1970 warning of a looming danger. He said the country, because of the elections, was now ‘dangerously divided along ethnic and religious lines’, adding that it had […]
Tension As Israeli Police Attack Worshippers In Jerusalem
Tension is currently brewing after Israeli police attacked dozens of worshippers in Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound injuring seven people on Tuesday according to witnesses. The raid occurred before dawn on Wednesday with Israeli police claiming they were responding to ‘rioting’. The Palestinian Red Crescent reported injuries but did not elaborate on how many people were […]
AI ‘Could Be’ Danger To Society, Biden Raises Alarm
The President of the United States, Joe Biden has claimed that artificial intelligence (AI) which is fast gaining prominence ‘could be’ dangerous but it remains to be seen how the technology will affect society generally. While making remarks at the beginning of a meeting with science and technology advisers on Tuesday, Biden said technology companies […]
I’m Most Senior Senator From S’East, S’South – Izunaso
Senator Osita Izunaso who is the lawmaker representing Imo West Senatorial district, on Tuesday declared he is the most senior lawmaker from the South-East and South-South regions and will be contesting the position. While briefing State House reporters shortly after a private meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, the lawmaker described himself as the most qualified […]