How Pele Denied Daughter In Lifetime, But Named Her In Will
Brazilian superstar Edson Arantes do Nascimento ‘Pele’, popularly regarded as one of the best soccer player to have ever lived, recently passed away, and now new details about his life continue to emerge, this time thanks to his will. Even after a DNA test decision from the court established that Sandra Regina was, in fact, […]
30 Militants Killed By US Air Strike In Somalia
The US military has confirmed that a US air strike assisting government troops in Somalia has left no fewer than 30 Islamist al-Shabab militants dead. The operation happened near the town of Galcad, about 260km (162 miles) northeast of the capital Mogadishu. Over the past few days, the Somali army and al-Shabab militants have fought […]
Tinubu Campaign Director Naja’atu Resigns Weeks To Election
In a rather shocking move, a Director in the Bola Tinubu 2023 presidential campaign, Naja’atu Bala Muhammad announced her decision to resign from the party less than five weeks before the February elections. Before her resignation, she was the Director of Civil Society in the Presidential Campaign Council of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). […]
2023: We Will End Economic Wastages, Insecurity, Obi Vows
The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) for next month’s elections, Mr. Peter Obi has promised Nigerians that his administration would do everything possible to ensure that all forms of economic wastage are curtailed and lost monies are recovered if elected president. This is even as he pledged that he would equally provide security […]
Reactions As Burkina Faso Orders Departure Of French Troops
Reports reaching the desk of Africa Today News, New York has it that the military government in Burkina Faso has ordered French troops stationed in the West African country to vacate the country within a month. The decision which was announced by the official Agence d’Information du Burkina (AIB) on Saturday night, is the latest […]
Google Slashes 12,000 Jobs As Tech Woes Bite Again
Google’s parent company Alphabet on Saturday announced that it has concluded plans to cut no fewer than 12,000 jobs globally, citing a changing economic reality as it became the latest US tech giant to enact large-scale restructuring. The announcement of the layoffs comes a day after Microsoft announced that it will be reducing its workforce […]
More Elder Statesmen To Endorse Obi Soon – Labour Party
Yunusa Tanko who is the Chief Spokesperson for the Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council has boasted that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi will in the coming days get more endorsements from elder statesmen in Nigeria. Yunusa pointed out that Obi’s presidential race was not an individual project, but rather, one that […]
Chad Govt Announces Suspension Of Ban On Opposition Parties
The Government of Chad has announced the lifting of the suspension of political activities by several opposition parties imposed following a violent crackdown on demonstrations three months ago. This was confirmed by a government official who spoke to reporters on Sunday morning. The ruling military suspended the parties after a deadly crackdown on anti-junta protesters […]
New Search Of Biden’s Home Uncovers More Classified Documents
Reports reaching the desk of Africa Today News, New York has it that officials in the United States have just discovered no fewer than six more classified documents during a new search of President Joe Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware. According to a lawyer, some of the classified documents and ‘surrounding materials’ dated from Biden’s […]
Dissolution Of Ekiti PDP Exco: Wike Draws Battle Line
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has flayed the dissolution of the Ekiti State executive committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) by the Iyorchia Ayu-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the party describing it as an act of tyranny that will be challenged in court. The governor, who dared the PDP national chairman, […]
18 Killed As Jihadists Launch Attacks In Burkina Faso
Two suspected jihadist attacks have left no fewer than 18 people including 16 auxiliaries supporting the army, in Burkina Faso, security sources confirmed on Friday. Thursday’s attacks in the north and northwest of the country were the latest to hit a civilian auxiliary force that supports the military in a seven-year fight against jihadists. Landlocked […]
Stop Heating Up The Polity, Peace Committee To Tinubu, Atiku
Obviously infuriated by the cacophony of abuse tirades and barrage of verbal attacks in the ongoing campaigns for the forthcoming general election, the National Peace Commission (NPC) has subjected presidential candidates and their political parties to a fresh commitment to the peace pact they earlier signed ahead of the polls. This was even as the […]