Lula’s Inauguration: Brazilian Man Arrested Over Bomb Plot
The police in Brazil have confirmed the arrest of a man after he allegedly placed explosives in a fuel truck near Brasilia’s airport, hoping to sow ‘chaos’ ahead of president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s inauguration, local media reported Sunday. The man, named as George Washington de Oliveira Sousa, was detained on Saturday on suspicion […]
S’Africa Fuel Tanker Blast Death Toll Soars To 15 – Minister
Reports reaching the desk of Africa Today New York has it that the death toll from a fuel tanker explosion in a South African city east of Johannesburg has risen to 15. This was confirmed by the health minister on Monday. Speaking to reporters at Tambo Memorial Hospital, Joe Phaahla said; ‘Yesterday (Saturday), the death […]
West Determined To Tear Russia Apart, Putin Declares
President Vladimir Putin has lambasted the West over what he described as an attempt to ‘tear apart’ Russia and said in an interview aired on national television that his offensive in Ukraine aimed to ‘unite the Russian people’. While this was happening, the people of Kyiv held Christmas services on Sunday, defying Russian religious authorities […]
Ortom Endorses BVAS, Says 2023 Is Nigeria’s Only Opportunity
The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has called on Nigerians to arm themselves with their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) which they will use in voting for credible leaders in the 2023 general elections. He said this even as he threw his weight behind the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), the technology that will be […]
Nigerians Won’t Spend Next Christmas On Fuel Queues – Atiku
The Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has asserted that Nigerians will not spend the next Christmas on fuel queues if he is elected president in the 2023 polls. Atiku, in a Christmas message, signed by his Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, stated the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) […]
How Being Called Jibril From Sudan Made Me Feel – Buhari
The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has described the claim that he was dead and his supposed body double, ‘Jibril Aminu from Sudan’ as the one occupying the presidential villa in Aso Rock, as an expensive but funny joke. In a video that was aired on Friday night as part of a private dinner celebrating […]
Secondus Can’t Speak For PDP, He Remains Expelled – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has asserted that Uche Secondus is not a member of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and, therefore, cannot speak either for or interfere in the affairs of the party. Secondus who is the former national chairman of PDP, while alluding to Governor Wike, is reported in the media to have […]
‘I Won’t Miss Aso Rock’, Buhari Declares, Gives Reasons
The President of Nigeria, Muhammdu Buhari has stated that he will not miss Aso Rock much when he leaves office next year because he is being harassed, noting that his efforts to make the country better is not good enough and appreciated by some people. Buhari made this assertion on Saturday while speaking at a […]
Sick Pele’s Family Gather At His Hospital Bedside In Brazil
Reports hitting the desk of Africa Today News, New York has it that family members visited the legendary Pele last night at the Sao Paulo hospital where he is suffering from worsening cancer as well as kidney and heart problems, according to a social media post by his daughter. Edinho, Pele’s son — who was […]
Taliban Announce Ban On Women From Working In NGOs
Taliban rulers in Afghanistan on Saturday ordered all national and international NGOs to stop their women employees from working after ‘serious complaints’ about their dress code, the Ministry of Economy told reporters. A notification that was sent to all NGOs and confirmed by a ministry spokesman, a copy of which was sighted by Africa Today […]
7 Killed In Sudan’s Darfur Following Clashes Between Groups
Clashes between Arab and non-Arab groups in Sudan’s restive Darfur region have killed at least seven people, state media reported Saturday. Africa Today News, New York reports that violence had yesterday erupted around 20 kilometres (12 miles) from the South Darfur state capital Nyala which has pitted Arab herders against farmers from the Daju minority […]
9 Killed, 40 Injured In South Africa Gas Tanker Explosion
No fewer than nine people have been confirmed dead and around 40 others were injured in Boksburg, a city east of Johannesburg, when a fuel tanker exploded, emergency services confirmed on Sunday. Africa Today News, New York gathered that the tanker was transporting liquefied petroleum gas, when it ‘got stuck under a bridge’ close to […]