Football fans in Ebonyi have joined others across the globe to celebrate a former Super Eagles skipper and talisman, Augustine Okocha who clocked 48 on Saturday. the dribbling wizard, known as ‘Jay Jay’ by fans around the world and affectionately called ‘Pa Jay’ by those in Enugu where he grew up, was born on Aug….
Professor A. Carl LeVan American University, Washington, D.C It is tempting to think of Nigeria’s presidential elections in terms of a secular decline since 1999, and as this important book (Rituals of Democracy: Reflections on the 2019 general elections in Nigeria) points out, they arguably are in terms of overall participation. Even though the current…
By Trust Africa News In a statement on Thursday, Ekwunife noted that these are challenging times for the youths, “many of whom are struggling to put their knowledge and talents into use in a country where opportunities available to young people are limited by the economic and developmental challenges facing the country”. The Senator used…
By Trust Africa News Oyo East Local Government has launched the Isokan SCHEME WITH N2M Cooperative Scheme for members of the public with Two Million Naira (N2m). This was revealed yesterday by the Executive Chairman, Oyo East Local Government Council, Hon. Saheed Arowosaye Adeyemi after the launch in Kosobo, Oyo town. The Cooperative, according to…
An attack on a bus in northern Pakistan last month that killed 10 Chinese labourers and three Pakistanis was a suicide attack carried out by a branch of the Pakistani Taliban, Pakistan’s foreign minister says, placing the blame for the bombing on the Indian and Afghan intelligence services. Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi was…
By Trust Africa News The Governor also commiserated with family and friends of the deceased, describing his death as a colossal loss to the civil society movement in Nigeria. Governor Sanwo-Olu in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, on Wednesday said like his father, the late Mohammed Fawehinmi stayed the…
By Trust Africa News, The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated former Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Dr. Babatunde Fowler, on the occasion of his 65 years birthday. Governor Sanwo-Olu in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, on Wednesday applauded giant strides of Fowler, who…
The blueprint, published by the state-run Xinhua news agency, signals that a crackdown on industry with regard to privacy, data management, antitrust, and other issues is likely to continue throughout the year. President Xi Jinping has made “rule of law governance” a signature of his rule, which will be extended if, as expected, he seeks…
By Trust Africa News Dino Melaye, a former senator who represented Kogi West in the eighth Senate, has claimed an “implosion” is “coming” to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC The former lawmaker on Wednesday, August 11, took to his social media pages, Facebook and Instagram, to mock the ruling party. Melaye who was once…
