Banks Begin Issuing Of Old ₦500, ₦1,000 Notes To Customers
A number of commercial banks on Monday finally resumed the issuance of the old ₦500 and ₦1000 denominations to the public. The move is coming on the heels of the Supreme Court judgement, which extended the validity of the banknotes till December 31, 2023. In another development, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday […]
Panic As 61 Die Of Diphtheria In Kano
Reports reaching the desk of Africa Today News, New York has it that Kano State is currently being devastated by a deadly outbreak of diphtheria infection, with 61 lives lost as of the 2nd of March, 2023. Meanwhile, Diphtheria is a bacterial infection that affects the throat and upper airways, causing difficulty in breathing, heart […]
We Won’t Allow Attack On Igbo Voters In Lagos – Bode George
A former deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olabode George, has berated the reported threat currently being issued against voters of Igbo extraction in Lagos. Speaking at a press conference in Lagos on Monday, George expressed displeasure at the audacity displayed by those behind the threat. This was as he called on […]
‘Don’t Shoot Down Our Missiles’, North Korea Warns US
North Korea has declared that any move to intercept and shoot down its test missiles by the United States would be considered ‘a declaration of war’ and will be catastrophic. In a statement on Tuesday morning, Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, while citing a South Korean media […]
Obi: You Can’t Make Yourselves President, Umahi To Ndigbo
The Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi has asserted that the Igbo race in Nigeria alone cannot make themselves president as shown by the Presidential aspiration of Peter Obi. Umahi made the assertion on Monday while noting that he was never against the Southeast voting for Peter Obi during the last presidential election. He spoke […]
God Didn’t Create Nigeria To Be A Poor Country – Obasanjo
Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed that is not the intention of God for Nigeria to be a poor country, saying the situation of the country should be blamed on its political leadership. According to him, it was lamentable that Nigeria had not taken advantage of science and technology to attain self-sufficiency in […]
2023: Ayu, Okowa Lead ‘Black Uniform’ Protest At INEC
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Iyorchia Ayu; Delta State governor, and vice presidential candidate, Ifeanyi Okowa and other leaders of the party are currently leading a protest by the party’s faithful and supporters in Abuja, today, over the outcome of the February 25 presidential poll. The protest is coming against the […]
‘God Watching You’, Kaigama Warns Election Tribunal Judges
Bishop Ignatius Kaigama who is the Catholic Archbishop of Abuja Diocese has called on Justices of the Supreme Court to do their work with the greatest sense of justice as God is watching from above how they would dispense justice as litigants disappointed with the results of the general election head for the tribunal. He […]
INEC: Your Promise Of Credible Guber Polls, Worthless — Atiku
Atiku Abubakar who is the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has described the promise by the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, to deliver credible governorship polls on Saturday, as medicine after death. Atiku made this known through his Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, in […]
We Didn’t Lose ₦2.9bn To Hackers, Flutterwave Breaks Silence
Popular African fintech unicorn Flutterwave has denied losing the sum of ₦2,949,557,867 to hackers. Africa Today News, New York reports that a report had gone viral on social media on Sunday that hackers stole the sum of ₦2,949,557,867, from the accounts of the company, and over 300 customers were affected by the fraudulent act. Meanwhile, […]
Nigeria’s Elections Failed To Meet Expectations – US Envoy
Less than one week after the announcement of the results of Nigeria’s most controversial polls, the government of the United States has stated that the exercise failed to meet the expectations of Nigerians. Africa Today News, New York had earlier reported that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives […]
18 Killed, 1,300 Displaced In Indonesia’s Storage Depot Fire
An Indonesian state energy company, Pertamina have apologised for a fire at a gasoline storage depot in Jakarta that it claimed killed at least 18 people, including two children, residents combed through the wreckage of their burned-out homes. After a fire broke out at Pertamina’s Plumpang depot in north Jakarta on Friday night, dozens of […]