Ronaldo, Messi Score In PSG Friendly Win In Saudi Arabia
Portuguese captain, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Lionel Messi last night were both on the scoresheet as Paris Saint-Germain defeated the Riyadh Season Team 5-4. Africa Today News, New York reports that Ronaldo was on the scoresheet twice at the King Fahd International Stadium. It was his first game after he joined Saudi Pro League side Al […]
If Elected As President, I Will Eliminate Corruption -Tinubu
The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu has declared that he will do everything possible to tackle head-on the problem of corruption if elected president at next month’s poll. Tinubu stated this in Abuja during a consultative forum with the Federation of Construction Industry in Nigeria (FOCI). The APC candidate also […]
ATMs: CBN Move To Clampdown On Banks Dispensing Old Notes
The Director of the Legal Services Department of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Kofo Salam-Alada, has said the agency will go tough on banks that continue to fill their ATM machines with old naira notes as the deadline to phase out the notes nears. He noted that the CBN was already monitoring banks […]
Real Reason Abiola Did Not Become President – Obasanjo
Former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has finally opened up on why June 12, 1993, presidential election was annulled by the former military president, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida. It is widely believed that the election was won by the standard bearer of the defunct Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate, the late Chief MKO Abiola. However, speaking at the […]
2023: I Will Never Step Down, Support Obi – Kwankwaso
Presidential candidate of New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Dr. Rabiu Kwankwaso, has dismissed the prospects of stepping down or joining forces with Labour Party (LP) candidate, Mr. Peter Obi to wrest power from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Kwankwaso who spoke, yesterday, at Chatham House, London, UK said he was the candidate to beat and […]
2023: NDLEA Boss Vows To Go Hard On Drug Barons, Cartels
Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) who is the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has issued a note of warning to unrepentant drug barons and cartels saying that they will face tougher times in 2023 if they fail to back out of the illicit drug business. Marwa gave the […]
Catholic Nun Sister Who Is World’s Oldest Person, Dies At 118
The oldest person in the world who is a French Catholic nun and Sister Andre Randon passed on yesterday at the age of 118. Catholic News Agency, (CNA), reported that Randon became the world’s oldest person on April 19, 2022, when Kane Tanaka of Japan died at the age of 119, according to the Gerontology […]
Over 70 Killed By Cold Snap In Afghanistan
No fewer than 70 people have been confirmed dead following a wave of freezing temperatures sweeping Afghanistan, officials said yesterday, as extreme weather compounds a humanitarian crisis in the poverty-stricken nation. Africa Today News, New York reports that since January 10, the mercury has plunged in Kabul and several other provinces, with the central region […]
Ukrainian Minister, Others Killed In Helicopter Crash
Ukrainian interior minister and a number of other officials were among more than a dozen people killed in a helicopter crash last night near a kindergarten outside Kyiv, in a blow to the war-battered nation’s government. Ukraine did not claim direct Russian involvement, but President Volodymyr Zelensky said the tragedy was a consequence of the […]
2023: Wike Drops Major Hint On Preferred Candidate
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has asserted that the presidential candidate he and his political allies would support is someone adjudged to have integrity, who keeps his word and would not renege on any agreement brokered. He made this known at Rumuji-Odegwe town where the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) […]
Church Of England Retains Ban On Same-Sex Marriages
The Church of England will not change its rules to allow priests to marry same-sex couples following five years of internal debate on the issue, it announced on Wednesday. The church said in a statement which was obtained by Africa Today New, New York reports that; ‘Under the proposals, same-sex couples would still not be […]
2023: How ‘Big People’ Created Nigeria’s Woes – Kwankwaso
Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso who is the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has identified those responsible for the biggest problem confronting Nigeria. Kwankwaso made this disclosure yesterday while speaking about his vision for Nigeria at Chatham House. He also pointed out that NNPP is the only party that penetrated the grassroots. Kwankwaso […]