The Peoples Democratic Party has faulted the Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun; and his deputy, Noimot Salako-Oyedele who left the country same period without handing over properly. Abiodun was said to have travelled out of the country shortly after his late father’s burial. Our correspondent gathered that Abiodun left for the United Kingdom, where he…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Edo has said that no fewer than 1,300 of its operatives would be deployed across the state for the 2021 “Ember months” campaign. Ember months are the last four months of the year; September, October, November and December, which are categorised as high risk for occurring of accidents on…
As academic activities commenced in the Northeast, schools resumed with strict adherence to the guidelines on COVID-19 safety protocols. A survey by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the resumption in Gombe and Adamawa showed that most of the schools visited complied with the set guidelines to prevent the spread of the virus. A…
Development plans for Instagram Kids are on hold for now, the photo-sharing app’s chief announced on Monday, after The Wall Street Journal reported in a series of investigative articles that Facebook is aware that Instagram is harmful to the mental health of teenage girls. “While we stand by the need to develop this experience, we’ve…
US President Joe Biden has publicly received a COVID-19 booster jab, urging more Americans to get vaccinated amid a recent increase of infections linked in part to the highly contagious Delta variant. Biden on Monday rejected criticism from the World Health Organization and other health experts, who have urged the administration to supply more vaccine doses to developing nations before…
Ilorin, Nigeria – On a recent Monday morning, Mathew Bello, popularly known as Matey, switched on the generator that powers his shop in the capital of Kwara State at exactly 9:28am. It sputtered for a second before roaring to life, coughing up clouds of grey smoke in the process. Inside Bello’s multipurpose shop are places to…
TRUST AFRICA NEWS, Ayomide Otitoju The Edo State real estate sector has gotten a major boost, as six firms have inked deals with the Edo Property and Development Agency (EDPA) to develop Emotan Gardens Phase II. Executive Chairman, EDPA, Isoken Omo, in a statement, said the six shortlisted developers have been allocated five hectares each…
Officials of the Public Works Volunteers (PUWOV) in Edo State have apprehended two suspected oil thieves in Benin City. The State Coordinator, PUWOV, Mukhtar Yusuf-Osagie, who disclosed this to journalists, said PUWOV will continue to work tirelessly with other security agencies in the state to curb criminality and ensure peace and orderliness. Yusuf-Osagie said the…
Raphael Afonja, a former commissioner for works and transports in the current administration of Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo State, has tackled Edo deputy governor, Philip Shaibu for saying that last Saturday’s Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, ward congress was peaceful. According to the Ogbomoso-born professor, Shaibu, who chaired the exercise, is not helping the party…
