The Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Orji Kalu, has described the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, as a seasoned public administrator. Kalu said Mustapha, as a public administrator, had proven records of achievements in private and public sectors. The senator in a goodwill message on Saturday in Abuja,…
The United Kingdom has announced new Myanmar sanctions, saying it was targeting a key business associate of the military government for providing arms and financial support following a coup earlier this year. The UK’s foreign ministry said it would impose an asset freeze on conglomerate Htoo Group of Companies and its founder Tay Za, adding…
After England players faced racial abuse in Hungary, FIFA has said it will take “adequate actions” once it has investigated the incidents. The statement from FIFA on Friday stopped short of directly condemning Hungary fans for the abuse, which included monkey chanting, in Thursday night’s World Cup qualifier at Puskas Arena in Budapest. England won…
US President Joe Biden is scheduled to travel to Louisiana on Friday to get a first-hand look at the destruction wrought by Hurricane Ida, the monster storm that devastated the southern portion of the state and left a million people without power. Biden is to meet Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards and local officials about the…
Zambia’s parliament has elected its first female speaker, more than a week after longtime opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema was sworn in as the country’s new president. Nelly Mutti, a lawyer based in the capital, Lusaka, was elected unopposed on Friday to replace Patrick Matibini, a retired high court judge who served as speaker for 10…
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Trust Africa News, Ayomide Otitoju The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has commiserated with the State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Hakeem Odumosu, on the death of his mother, Alhaja Sikirat Odumosu. Alhaja Odumosu died at the age of 88 at the Babcock University Teaching Hospital, Ilisan Remo, Ogun State on Thursday after a brief…
Traders on Ghana’s border with Ivory Coast protested on Thursday for President Nana Akufo-Addo to lift land border closures as the measure to curb Covid-19 infections batters local economies. The rally in Elubo west of the capital Accra was the second border protest this week after traders took to the streets in Aflao town on…
