Egypt Actress Handed Suspended Jail Sentence Over Cannabis
Popular Egyptian Actress, Menna Shalabi was on Thursday found guilty of cannabis possession and handed a suspended one-year jail sentence and a fine, in a case that managed to draw so much attention in the media. Shalabi, the first Egyptian to be nominated for an International Emmy Award in 2021 for her role in the […]
Putin Puts Warship Armed With Hypersonic Missiles On Alert
The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin on Thursday morning deployed a frigate armed with hypersonic cruise missiles towards the Atlantic and Indian oceans in a show of military force as the war in Ukraine grinds on. Putin took part in a ceremony via video conference on Wednesday to mark the launch of the Admiral Gorshkov warship. […]
Nigerian Govt To Stop Payment Of Fuel Subsidy By June 2023
The Federal Government of Nigeria has confirmed that it will end the payment of fuel subsidy by the end of June this year stressing that the practice is unsustainable. Mrs. Zainab Ahmed who is the Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, made this disclosure during the public presentation of the 2023 Federal Government budget […]
Messi Gets Guard Of Honour From PSG Players Over W’Cup Win
Paris Saint-Germain playmaker, Lionel Messi, has reacted to receiving a guard of honour from his teammates and staff after his return to the club following his triumph at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Africa Today News, New York recalls that Messi had last month inspired Argentina to win the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar […]
Twitter Moves To Reverse Ban On Political Ads
Africa Today News, New York has gathered that Twitter Inc has resolved to consider reversing its 2019 ban on political advertisements according to Twitter’s head of trust and safety, as the Elon Musk-owned company seeks to grow revenue. The social media platform tweeted on Tuesday from its Twitter Safety account that it would relax its […]
Fuel Crisis Looms As NUPENG Threathens Nationwide Strike
The current relief being experienced by many Nigerians at petrol retail outlets across the country over availability of the petroleum products may be shortlived the Petroleum Tanker Drivers Branch of National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, (PTD-NUPENG) has threatened strike action over what they described as illegal activities and high-handedness of security agents, […]
Native Doctor Dies During Sex Romp With Pastor’s Wife
A middle-aged man who is reported to be a herbalist yesterday slumped and died while allegedly having sexual intercourse with the wife of a pastor in Ikere Ekiti, Ekiti State, Africa Today News, New York has gathered. The man, whose name was given as Fadayomi Kehinde, popularly known as Ejiogbe died in a hotel room […]
How We Managed To Secure 3,785 Convictions In 2022 – EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has revealed that it managed to secure a total of 3,785 (Three Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty-five) convictions across all its Commands in 2022. The figure, which was arrived at following a review of the Commission’s performance in the outgone year, shows a 70.5% improvement over its record […]
Kwankwaso Lambasts Obasanjo, Clark Over Obi Endorsements
The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso says it is wrong for any person who is considered a statesman to go about endorsing candidates ahead of the February 25 presidential election in Nigeria. Speaking on Wednesday in Benin City, the Edo State capital, the former Kano State governor said in […]
Stop Selling Our Assets To Looters, Reps Warn EFCC
The House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee on Assessment and Status of All Recovered Loot Movable and Immovable Assets from 2002 to 2020 by Agencies of the Federal Government of Nigeria for Effective Efficient Management and Utilisation has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to prevent looters from recovering their loot in the […]
2023: I Will Be Fair, Just To All Nigerians – Tinubu
Ahead of next year’s general elections, the Presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday assured Nigerians that he will be fair and just to all if elected as President Buhari’s successor. Tinubu gave the promise during a town hall meeting with North-West Muslim leaders in Kano. Tinubu pledged to be fair, […]
Obi: You Don’t Own Key To Aso Rock, Atiku Lambasts Obasanjo
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has once again bemoaned the former president Olusegun Obasanjo for endorsing the Labour Party flagbearer, Peter Obi, for president. Atiku pointed out that Obasanjo is presently posturing as Nigeria’s electoral janitor when he is not the ‘custodian’ of the key to Aso Rock. He reminded […]