Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the country’s workers to stay off work for a week starting later this month amid rising coronavirus infection and death numbers. The government task force on Wednesday reported 1,028 COVID deaths during the previous 24 hours, the highest number since the start of the pandemic. That brought Russia’s total…
Kenya has lifted a nationwide curfew that has been in place since March 2020 to curb the spread of the coronavirus, President Uhuru Kenyatta announced. The East African nation, which has a population of 54 million, has reported 252,199 cases of COVID-19 and 5,233 deaths but inoculation rates remain low, with only 4.6 percent of…
A car procession is currently going on at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos in memory of the #EndSARS protests of last year. This is despite a ban on protests in Lagos and the heavy presence of armed police personnel at the tollgate. The activists who turned up at the tollgate with their cars were seen…
The group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has called on the Nigerian Police Force to release a journalist and other protesters who were arrested at the Lekki Tollgate on Wednesday. In a statement via its official Twitter handle, SERAP called on the authorities to release those being held while noting that they had the right…
Trust Africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju Governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde, has felicitated with Muslims on the occasion of this year’s Eid-ul-Maulud celebration, advising that the unity of purpose, virtues of kindness, humility, and peaceful co-existence exemplified by the Holy Prophet Mohammed (SAW) be emulated. The governor explained that on the occasion of the…
Ifeanyi Ejiofor, lead counsel for the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has asked the Federal Government and others to expect “legal fireworks” on Thursday. He also said the IPOB legal team was “eminently prepared”. He said this while reacting to the amended charges by the Federal Government against his client….
Security operatives, including police, soldiers and others have surrounded the Lekki tollgate plaza. This is coming hours to the first anniversary of #EndSARS nationwide protests. Youths in the country are preparing to commemorate the first anniversary of EndSARS, a protest movement against police brutality that rocked major cities in the country. The protests came to…
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has constituted the board of Kogi State Investment Promotion Agency with a charge on members to work effectively in attracting and facilitating inward investment and play its essential role in the economic development and growth of the state. Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Mrs. Folashade Arike who performed…
Trust Africa Nwes, By Ayomide Otitoju Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Monday, lauded the Nigerian Air Force for its unalloyed cooperation in keeping Oyo State safe, pledging that his administration will continue to work with the Force and other security agencies to fight insecurity in the state. The governor, who stated this while receiving…
