The Nigerian Army says its troops of Sector 2 Joint Task Force, North East Operation, Hadin Kai (OPHK), have arrested one Yusuf Saleh, a suspected Boko Haram Urea Fertilizer supplier in Yobe. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement on Friday, said the suspect was arrested at Bayamari village in Geidam…
Uganda on Friday said it suspended the operations of 54 Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), a move that one of the groups described as “political persecution”. The suspension was ordered for a range of reasons, including non-compliance with regulations which required NGOs and other groups not to be involved in politics. Steve Okello, the Chairman of the…
President Muhammadu Buhari, among over 10,000 other participants across the globe, are expected to participate in a hybrid Banking and Finance Conference organised by the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria. Dr Herbert Wigwe, GMD/CEO, Access Bank Plc and Chairman, Consultative Committee of the 14th Annual Banking and Finance Conference, said this at a virtual…
Data from 37 trial events, including the British Grand Prix and Wimbledon, found case numbers were “largely in line with or below” community infection rates during the four-month programme. But data for the Euro 2020 final shows 2,295 people at or near Wembley were likely to have already been infected, while another 3,404 potentially acquired…
The wedding Fatiha of Yusuf Buhari, the son of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and Zahra Bayero, the daughter of Nasiru Ado Bayero, the Emir of Bichi took place in Kano State today. The ceremony was attended by President Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Other dignitaries in attendance include former president, Goodluck…
By Emmanuel Udodinma The Gbagada Jasmine Lions Club International District 404A1has embarked on a comprehensive positive youth development programme with intent to impart knowledge for them to grow into responsible citizens. Lion club President, Ada Okorie, stated that the programme called ‘The reward of developing soft skill and saying No to Vices’ is aimed at…
By Ayomide Otitoju Arogbonlo lsrael is a member of Mountain of Fire Ministry (MFM), he share his experience on how God save him from accident in this piece with TRUST AFRICA NEWS. I never knew I would be alive to tell this indelible testimony.Thursday, 19th August, 2021 marks the day God miraculously saved me from…
By Onuche Odoma The Managing Director (MD) of the North East Development Commission (NEDC) Alhaji Mohammed Goni Alkali is a rare breed. His honesty, transparency and uprightness in the discharge of his responsibilities at the NEDC are seldom in most Nigerians. His public actions in the management of people and resources are unlike the general…
By Philip Agbese As Africans, we often say, only someone who has tested the venom of hunger knows the power of its force. Those who still support terrorism in any guise and for whatever pecuniary benefits, do so because they are insulated from its blazing swords and gores. But anyone who has tested the horrors…
