North Korea and Russia have pledged to use all available means to provide immediate military assistance in the event the other is attacked, according to the text of a new landmark defence pact agreed by the two autocratic nations. Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed the new strategic partnership…
The leaders of Vietnam and Russia have said they want to boost ties as the pair met in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi. Vietnamese President To Lam was full of praise for his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, congratulating him on his recent re-election. Mr Putin, in return, said strengthening a strategic partnership with the south-east…
Niger has revoked the operating licence of French nuclear fuel producer Orano at one of the world’s biggest uranium mines, the company said Thursday, in a move that highlighted tensions between France and the African country’s ruling junta. Orano said it had been excluded from the Imouraren mine in northern Niger which sits on an…
The Edo State Commissioner for Mines and Energy, Donatus Ojiefoh, on Wednesday, said the e-governance platform instituted by the state government has saved the state over N60 billion. The use of the e-government platform was developed in 2021 and was made compulsory for all Ministries, Department and Agencies on September 1, 2023, which led to…
The Mercy Igbe-Arase Foundation and the Solomon Arase Foundation (SEAF) have graduated thirty-six students on its scholarship core mandate in the field of medicine; pharmacy and law, while the rest six-two beneficiaries who are still in about 20 Universities and Polytechnics across the country are at the verge of completing their course of studies. Famous…
A recent incident involving an “unknown aircraft” flying over the Presidential Villa in Abuja has been identified as a Max Air flight. Trust News Africa gathered that the aircraft, which sparked panic among government officials in the capital, was flying from Kano to Abuja. “The airline mentioned in this memo was Max Air flying into…
The Ogun State Government has directed school heads to ensure the good health and safety of all learners and staff members to prevent the spread of cholera within the school communities. Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu, in a statement, on Wednesday, that preventive measures had been put in place to control…
●Obaseki gives Edo CP seven days to fish out perpetrators The Edo State Government has condemned, in the strongest terms, the alleged rape and gruesome murder of Adekolure Idowu Glory, a fresh graduate of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), who was allegedly raped and killed in Iyowa Community, Benin City, on Thursday, June 13, 2024….
Abba Kyari, the suspended deputy commissioner of police who was granted a three-week bail to bury his mother, is back in prison for alleged drug deals. The federal high court sitting in Abuja denied him bail after the expiration of the temporary bail. Justice Emeka Nwite, in his ruling, held that Mr. Kyari’s bail was…
