Authorities suspect collusion between the suspects and Nigeria’s former central bank chief, Godwin Emefiele. Emefiele, already facing trial on 20 charges, including the illicit receipt of the stolen funds, maintains his innocence while out on bail. Emefiele’s trial marks a significant anti-corruption effort under President Bola Tinubu’s administration, which began last May. Prosecutors assert that…
The National Working Committee of the Labour Party has slammed a six-month suspension on its National Treasurer, Oluchi Opara. The suspension was announced at a press conference on Wednesday at the party secretariat in Abuja. Opara had, on Monday, challenged LP National Chairman, Julius Abure, at a press conference to account for an alleged N3.5…
The Chairman of the Ondo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr Fatai Adams, is dead. Though details of his death have not been revealed, it was gathered that he died in the early hours of Wednesday. The party’s state Publicity Secretary, Mr Kennedy Peretei, who confirmed the incident, said the party would soon…
Economic activities have grind to a halt in Yo E state as Tricycle operators took over the major roads to protest what they termed oppressive fee collected from them. According to them, the agency is extorting payment of daily fees from their members, ordering fresh registration by every rider. The protest is already crippling economic…
Ethiopia’s federal security forces killed at least 45 civilians in a massacre in Amhara state in late January, the independent state-affiliated Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said on Tuesday. A statement said the EHRC had confirmed “the identity of at least 45 civilians who were extrajudicially killed by government security forces for allegedly ‘supporting [ethnic…
The United States Senate has passed a $95bn bill approving aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. The long-delayed measure won approval from the upper house early on Tuesday. The legislation will now head to the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, where its chances of becoming law are slim. The bill, which would open the way for…
Those in attendance include the Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa, the Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja, the Chief of Air Staff, Hassan Abubakar and the Chief of Naval Staff, Emmanuel Ogalla. Others are the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun; the Director General of the State Services, Yusuf Magaji Bichi, and the Director…
In a recent statement, Access Holdings Plc, the parent company of Access Bank, revealed that Bolaji Agbede, the bank’s esteemed senior founding executive director, will step into the role of CEO on an acting basis. Ms Agbede joined Access Bank in 2003 and has nearly 30 years of experience in banking and business consultancy, the…
Prophetess Oluwatayo Oshinuga of the Celestial Church of Christ (CCC) discusses the upcoming Abba Father 3.0 Revival in this interview with Ayomide Otitoloju of Trust Africa News. What is the Abba Father Revival? The Abba Father Revival is a God-ordained event aimed at bringing lost souls back to God and raising a new generation of…
