By Ruth Oketunde The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) Abuja and District Society, on Saturday in Abuja, inaugurated its new executive committee with Alhaji Abdulrasheed Balogun emerging as its 11th Chairman. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 14-member committee is expected to lead the society from 2021 to 2022. Speaking…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, today released the breakdown of results for the National Assembly elections conducted on Saturday, February 25. Winners have been declared for 423 National Assembly seats. However, supplementary elections will be held in 46 constituencies.The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, today released the breakdown of results for the National Assembly…
By Ayomide Otitoju Renowned entrepreneur and financial expert, Pascal Dozie, founder of the now-defunct Diamond Bank and a key figure in Nigeria’s telecommunications revolution, has passed away. His death, which occurred just a day before his 86th birthday, signals the end of an era for one of Nigeria’s most influential business leaders. Born on April…
By Trust Africa News,Ayomide Otitoju Editor The 2021 Afrikanwatch Network Communications lecture and award will hold on August 21 at the Yaba College of Technology, Yaba, Lagos, under the Chairmanship of Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, as Prof. Solomon Akinboye would deliver the theme of the lecture titled, The Kind…
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…
Prince Harry’s highly anticipated trial against Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers (NGN) will commence on Tuesday, marking the culmination of years of legal battles. The Duke of Sussex accuses the publisher of The Sun and the defunct News of the World of unlawful information gathering, allegedly carried out by private investigators more than a decade…
The Kano State Executive Council has approved the sum of N99,928,541.63 for the reconstruction and renovation of the defective wall fence and surroundings at the Nasarawa Emir’s palace, where the 15th Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, currently resides. Governor Abba Yusuf disclosed this on his official Facebook page as the outcome of the council’s…
By Lizzy Okoji Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has called on Nigerian journalists to set the agenda for politicians to follow to ensure that credible Nigerians devoid of any bias come into governance. Bello made the call during the Gala Night at the end of the maiden GYB Seminar for Nigeria’s Political and Crime…
Uganda handed nearly $30m to members of parliament (MPs) to buy new cars this week, sparking outrage in a poor country where the coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc. Each of the 529 lawmakers received 200 million shillings ($56,500) to get new vehicles at a time when COVID-19 cases are surging. On June 18, President Yoweri…
