President Muhammadu Buhari has consoled the Court of Appeal President, Hon. Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, over the loss of her son Prince Paeke Dongban. His message was conveyed in a statement Monday night by spokesman Garba Shehu. President Buhari described the death of the young mathematician as tragic. The President noted that he was saddened to…
• Governor Receives Information Minister, Lai Mohammed Trust Africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju Lagos State, in November, will literally become the global epicentre for culture and tourism exhibitions, as Nigeria hosts the maiden United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Global Conference on Tourism, Culture and the Creative Industries. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu promised the State would…
Sadio Mane has been named African Footballer of Year after a season that saw him kick the winning penalty for Senegal as they claimed their first Africa Cup of Nations title and repeat the feat when they secured the World Cup qualification. The 30-year-old forward player, who signed a three-year deal with German giants Bayern…
Russian and Ukrainian officials have signed a deal to allow grain exports from Ukrainian Black Sea ports, as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the agreement would help ease a global food crisis. The neighbouring, warring countries are among the world’s biggest exporters of food, but Russia’s invasion led to…
US President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 symptoms “have improved”, his doctor has said, as his pulse, blood pressure and oxygen levels remain “entirely normal”. In a memo (PDF) released by the White house on, Biden physician, Keven O’Connor, said the US president was experiencing a runny nose, fatigue and “an occasional non-productive, now ‘loose’ cough”.O’Connor also…
Former Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has reacted to the criticism and allegation by rights activist and presidential candidate of African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, that $16 billion voted for electricity project during President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration could not solve the nation’s electricity problems.Sowore, on Thursday, had called…
The Peoples Democratic Party has demanded for the withdrawal of the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu, from the 2023 contest over his alleged involvement in electoral malfeasance and the hiring of fake clergymen to hoodwink Nigerians.National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, said this while stating the party’s…
Trust Africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday paid a condolence visit to the family of the late Kemi Nelson, a former South-West zonal Women Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and ex-member of the Governance Advisory Council (GAC), the apex leadership of APC in Lagos State. Nelson,…
Chess fans across the globe are marking International Chess Day on July 20 – which is also when the International Chess Federation (FIDE) was established in 1966. One of the oldest and most popular board games played between two players, the aim of the game is to use your pieces to checkmate your opponent’s king.The…
