Russian forces are still about 25 kilometers (more than 15 miles) outside of the city center of Kyiv in the north, and Russian forces remain 10 kilometers (about 6 miles) outside of the city centers of Chernihiv and Kharkiv in the north, a senior US defense official told reporters on Friday. In Kharkiv and Chernihiv,…
Ukrainians in Odessa, a city on the Black Sea in southern Ukraine, formed a human chain to fill sandbags in preparation of a possible Russian attack. CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh showed the chain of mainly young men who were passing down the sandbags to be placed into trucks and brought to the center of the…
Russian troops have occupied Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, after fierce fighting near the Ukrainian facility that drew international condemnation and sparked fears of a potential nuclear incident. Those concerns were quickly downplayed by experts, who warned against comparisons with the plant at Chernobyl, where the world’s worst nuclear disaster occurred in 1986. Modern plants…
The “vast majority” of a $350 million US security assistance package has been delivered to Ukraine, a senior defense official said, one week after it was officially approved by the White House. Approximately $240 million of the package has reached Ukraine, and the rest should arrive within days and maybe weeks “but not longer,” the…
Trust Africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju Snakes are generally seen as dangerous reptiles, but in Machina Emirate, Yobe State, they are revered. Here, it is believed that royal blood runs in their veins. In fact, they consistently pay homage to the Mai Machinama palace, where their ancestor was born, together with one of their ancestral…
Trust Africa News, By Ayomide OtitojuLagos State Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) Project has created 12,350 jobs across all its activities and empowered 17,469 direct and indirect beneficiaries, which included farmers and SMEs with improved technologies, physical inputs, job creation and infrastructural support, among others. The Project has also contributed N333.9 million…
•Says Construction Of Badagry Deep Seaport Will Be Activated In June •We Are Ready For Development, Traditional Rulers, Host Communities Tell Governor Trust Africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju Following the outcry of the host communities over alleged neglect and delay of the Badagry Deep Seaport project, an idea that was birthed 10 years ago, Lagos…
…‘LSETF creates 182,000 jobs in five years, upskills 12,000 youths’ – Exec. Sec. …Governor charges employment agency to assist more entrepreneurs, businesses Trust Africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju Lagos State Government has expanded the net of employment opportunities for young people in the State, as Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, announced a 100 per cent…
•Says ‘Daddy GO’ unblemished service in God’s kingdom has made him role model to many Trust Africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has congratulated the General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, on the occasion of his 80 years birthday. Sanwo-Olu, in a statement…
