Ukraine said Thursday that Russian strikes had killed five people in the east of the country after President Volodymyr Zelensky said Moscow’s forces were aiming to “destroy” the region. In a report issued by the presidency, Kyiv said two people had been killed and two more wounded in the eastern Lugansk region while another three…
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.); former Vice President Atiku Abubakar; and the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, were among dignitaries who on Thursday congratulated Nigerian Christians on this year’s Easter celebration. Buhari, in a his Easter message, said the season was a beacon to Nigerians that the current spate of uncertainty and insecurity…
I want my son dead or alive, father of missing child cries out Alfred Ayo, who works with a mining company in Igarra, Edo stats has called on the Delta State government, clergy men and Nigerians to help him recover his missing son, Master Testimony Ayo. Testimony, got missing since April 15, 2019. He was…
The Amalgamated Union of Public Corporation, Civil Service, Technical and Recreational Employees (AUPCTRE), on Thursday disrupted operations in Fidelity Bank branches across the country. AUPCTRE, picketed the bank over its refusal to pay the sum of N472million to the union. Mr Benjamin Anthony, the President of AUPCTRE, who led members of the union to picket…
Trust Africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju The loss of core social values and family bonding have been identified as the cause of the upheavals and security challenges happening in the society. The Vice Chairman Agbado/ Oke -ODO LCDA, Hon. Aminat Ajoke stated this at the 2022 Ramadan Lecture and joint Iftar event held recently, as…
US President Joe Biden has said his administration will provide an additional $800m in military assistance to Ukraine to help bolster its defences against an expected Russian offensive in the country’s east. The package will include artillery systems, artillery rounds, armoured personnel carriers and helicopters, Biden said in a statement on Wednesday, after a phone…
The death toll from attacks on villages in Nigeria’s Plateau state has soared to 154 and an estimated 4,800 people have fled their homes fearing further violence. Villagers were attacked by gunmen on motorbikes who shot sporadically into homes and businesses during the rampage on Sunday in central Plateau state.Houses and shops were burned to…
controversy has trailed a statement credited to one Olugbenga Olaoye, a co-convener of ‘Osinbajo Think Tank’ making reference to President Muhammadu Buhari’s health history. The statement elicited a flurry of reactions on social media.Olaoye’s statement drew the ire of some Osinbajo’s supporters. But Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, urged members of the public to ‘ignore’ statements…
Trust Africa News, By balogun Haliman and Ayomide Otitoju Isolake Foundation, a service oriented non-governmental organization (NGO) with the mission to reduce blindness among Nigerians has donated glasses to hundreds of people who participated at its maiden 2022 outreach programme. The people were given eyeglasses after they had eye screening exercise, and the second phase…
