I Can’t Wait To Leave Aso Rock For Daura – Buhari
President Muhamamdu Buhari yesterday in Abuja declared his readiness to leave the Presidential Villa Abuja and return to Daura, his hometown in Katsina State, at the end of his tenure next year. When he met with Jam’iyyatu Ansaridden (Attijaniyya) members in the Presidential Villa, he made this clear and praised the Islamic organisation for encouraging […]
2023: Atiku’s Chances Drop As Fulani Group Endorses Obi
The ambition of the Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar, on Tuesday, suffered a setback as Fulani Youths in Nigeria, unanimously endorsed the standard bearer of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, as its preferred candidate in the 2023 poll. Mr. Ibrahim Abdullahi who is the Leader of the group, during […]
Taliban Ban University Education For Afghan Women
Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers on Tuesday on university education for females nationwide, as the hard-line Islamists continue to crush women’s right to education and freedom. The Taliban increased restrictions on all aspects of women’s lives despite promising a softer rule when they gained control last year and disregarded international protests. ‘You all are informed to immediately […]
How We $547m Generated From 5G Auction – Buhari
The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has stated that the auctioning of the 5G spectrum alone has earned the federal government $547 million, further enhancing options for financing development, praising the digital economy’s role in fostering growth, producing jobs, and generating cash for the nation. He said that he had approved the suspension of the […]
2023: 19,000 Buhari’s Kinsmen Defect To PDP At Atiku’s Rally
No fewer than 92,000 members from other political parties on Tuesday defected to the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), in Katsina State. Sen. Dino Melaye, who is the Director-General of the Atiku Campaign Council made the disclosure in Katsina during the campaign rally for the party’s presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Dino asserted that out of […]
2023: Peter Obi Campaign Council Reacts To Okpe’s Resignation
The Presidential campaign council of the Labour Party has asserted that it is yet to decide on the move by its Director General, Doyin Okupe to resign his position. Africa Today News, New York reports that Okupe had earlier tendered his resignation letter to the party’s presidential flag bearer, Peter Obi following his Monday’s conviction […]
GOAT Argument Not Over Despite Messi’s World Cup – Iniesta
Barcelona legend, Andres Iniesta, has insisted Lionel Messi’s World Cup win will not settle the debate on who is the greatest ever footballer. Africa Today News, New York Messi has long been considered among the best of all time. However, many observers insisted he needed a World Cup title to cement his status alongside the […]
2023: What I Will Do To End Poverty In Nigeria –Tinubu
Ahead of Nigeria’s next year’s general elections, the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has vowed to conquer poverty in Nigeria if elected in 2023. Tinubu, who made the promise at the Town Hall meeting of the South-South region in Calabar, Cross River, yesterday, said he would deploy all the human […]
Former Tunisian PM Arrested Over jihadist Departures
The police in Tunisia have arrested former prime minister Ali Larayedh, his Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party said Tuesday, accusing authorities of trying to divert attention from calls for President Kais Saied to quit. Africa Today News, New York reports that the arrest of the second-ranking Ennahdha member comes only days after nearly 90% of voters abstained […]
Police Arraign Man After Throwing Eggs At King Charles
A 23-year-old man from York in northern England has been arraigned after he was charged with ‘threatening behaviour’ after several eggs were thrown toward King Charles III during a visit to the city last month. Patrick Thelwell will appear at York Magistrates’ Court on January 20 next year, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said, following […]
Money Laundering: Okupe Pays ₦13m Fine, Avoids Jail Term
A former senior special adviser (SSA) to Nigeria’s ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr. Doyin Okupe, has brought evidence of payment of the sum of ₦13 million for the 52-year jail term he bagged on Monday for ₦240 million money laundering offence. Africa Today New York reports that the Justice Ijeoma Ojuwku of the Federal High Court, […]
2023: PDP Crisis Will Be History Soon – Ortom
The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has given strong indications that Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), would soon resolve the lingering crisis bedevilling it at the national level. Ortom made this assertion while addressing the Benue PDP stakeholders meeting on Monday at Government House Makurdi. He explained although there were still issues confronting the party, […]