The Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, has made an announcement regarding his plans to arrange the marriages of 100 female orphans who tragically lost their parents in a series of banditry attacks. Sarkindaji shared this information with journalists in Minna, the state capital, on Friday, stating that as part of…
The Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry, has met with wounded Nigerian soldiers at the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital in Kaduna State. A report on the official website of the Duke of Sussex stated that Prince Harry toured the hospital facilities alongside the Chief Medical Director, Col. NS Onuchukwu. The report partly read, “Designed to…
Dana Air has terminated the employment of some employees after the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) suspended its operations. Trust News Africa reports that the NCAA is conducting an audit due to an incident involving one of the carrier’s aircraft. The airline announced on Saturday that its decision to lay off staff is temporary until…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ruled against one Babatunde Victor Segun in a lawsuit where he claimed that his bank account was unlawfully frozen by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and United Bank of Africa (UBA). Trust News Africa understands that Segun filed the suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1339/2021, in 2021, alleging that the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has urged compliance officers of banks across the country to refrain from disclosing unauthorized information about EFCC’s investigation activities and requests for information from banks to their customers. The Executive Chairman of the commission, Ola Olukoyede, made the declaration during a meeting with bank compliance officers in Ibadan….
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has ordered immediate temporary relocation of the sitting of the State House of Assembly to the Auditorium, Admin Block of the Government House, Port Harcourt. The order was contained in the State’s official Gazette, Executive Order of the Rivers State Government 001-2023. According to the governor, the decision was…
Senator Ali Ndume has condemned the controversial cybersecurity levy recently introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria, adding that the Federal Government cannot continue to impose levies on Nigerians without increasing their income. The All Progressives Congress lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District, disclosed this on Channels Television’s Politics Today Programme on Friday. Ndume stressed…
A federal appeals court has upheld the criminal conviction of former Trump strategist Steve Bannon. The decision may soon send Bannon, 70, to prison, after years of legal wrangling. He was convicted in 2022 of contempt of Congress for refusing to provide testimony or documents to the committee probing the 6 January Capitol riot. Bannon’s…
The embattle senior executive of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, Tigran Gambaryan, has appealed for assistance from the government of the United States of America in a viral video recorded in detention. In the video footage circulating online, Tigran Gambaryan revealed that he has been detained for a month, adding that he recently discovered his partner, Nadeem…
