Trust Africa News, Ayomide Otitoju The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has commiserated with the State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Hakeem Odumosu, on the death of his mother, Alhaja Sikirat Odumosu. Alhaja Odumosu died at the age of 88 at the Babcock University Teaching Hospital, Ilisan Remo, Ogun State on Thursday after a brief…
Traders on Ghana’s border with Ivory Coast protested on Thursday for President Nana Akufo-Addo to lift land border closures as the measure to curb Covid-19 infections batters local economies. The rally in Elubo west of the capital Accra was the second border protest this week after traders took to the streets in Aflao town on…
A diaspora pro-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Oodua Worldwide, has asked the Federal Government to avert a looming danger by ensuring the freedom of Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, and his aides. The group gave the warning in a statement titled, ‘Oodua Worldwide Calls For Igboho, Others Immediate Release’, on Thursday. Igboho is currently in…
China will set up a new stock exchange in Beijing to provide financing for innovative smaller companies, President Xi Jinping said, as Beijing tries to increase the role of equity financing in its financial system. Xi did not give a date for the establishment of the new board or any further details, but said it…
Twelve people died and 4,400 fell sick in southern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) following a tailings leak from the Catoca diamond mine in Angola in July, the DRC’s environment minister has said. After a visit to Kasai province, where the Tshikapa River turned red and many fish died, Eve Bazaiba also said on…
By Trust Africa News, Ayomide Otitoju The Government of Kogi State has called this Press Briefing to debunk the blatant lies told against her before the Lagos Division of the Federal High Court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), amplified in the media by sections of the Press and capitalized upon by shameless…
Motorists and residents in Epe/Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area of Lagos State have appealed to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to speedily complete the expressway in the area. They made the appeal in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria in Epe on Thursday. Motorists and residents showed excitement at the ongoing construction work on Epe/Ibeju-Lekki Road…
The 2021 edition of the annual Zenith Bank Tennis competition at the Ikoyi club, Lagos, continue today with several matches expected to go down. The tournament which started on Monday saw the defending champion, Godwin Kienka, defeating Ebenezer Emeruem 6/2, 6/2 in his first game played on Tuesday while Olaleye Olowe came out victorious against…
The Presidency has condemned Amnesty International’s latest salvo at Nigeria, regretting that “they have decided to side with terrorists, before the liberty of those they injure, displace and murder’’. Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, made government’s position known in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. presidency…
