EXACTLY one year ago, on May 29, 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu made a fateful decision that would plunge Nigeria’s economy into absolute chaos. With the removal of fuel subsidies, the price of petroleum products skyrocketed, leaving citizens reeling in pains and untold agony. When Tinubu took office, fuel was sold at N197 per litre;…
The attack took place at the Obikabia Junction Checkpoint in the Obingwa Local Government Areas, which adjourns the Aba metropolis, according to a statement from Major General Edward Buba, the Director of Defence Media Operations. Operation Udoka troops were stationed there to maintain peace in the area and safeguard the public. He said the terrorists…
According to information obtained by Trust News Africa, the meeting is taking place at his home in Umuehim, Nvosi, in the state’s Isialangwa South Local Government Area. The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) issued a sit-at-home order throughout the southeast to mourn “our heroes and heroines” who lost their lives in the civil war between…
Reviving the old national anthem was a measure Tinubu signed, which drew criticism from a number of places. However, Tinubu disregarded the critics during a meeting with the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, stating that the reintroduction of the old anthem is not, as some have claimed, an inappropriate priority….
According to Trust News Africa, Justice Lifu while admitting her to bail, said that one of the sureties must be the defendant’s spouse or blood relative with a variable source of income and also residing within the jurisdiction of the court. The judge ordered the sureties to deposit a passport photograph for each, and directed…
Ebenezer Onyeagwu, CEO of Zenith Bank, has been made an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers. Trust News Africa gathered that the President of CIS, Oluropo Dada, encouraged Onyeagwu to join some committees within the institute to leverage his extensive experience to advance the stockbroking profession in Nigeria. Dada commended Onyeagwu for passing…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and ExxonMobil made a move toward settling their differences regarding the latter’s asset sale to Seplat Energy, which could result in an increase of 480,000 barrels in Nigeria’s daily crude oil production. On Thursday, the NNPCL confirmed it had signed a settlement agreement with ExxonMobil companies in Nigeria over…
As his new breakaway party, uMkhonto we Sizwe Party (MK Party), looks set to make significant gains at the expense of the nation’s ruling African National Congress, former President Jacob Zuma is emerging as the biggest winner of South Africa’s general elections. With more than two-thirds of votes counted on Friday evening, the MK appeared…
If the hype were to be believed, then the 14-time winners, Real Madrid may as well be crowned Champions League kings now. The reality is that the 1997 winners, Borussia Dortmund, are far from dark horses. Madrid, who lifted their 33rd LaLiga title this season, have reached the 70th European showpiece with an unbeaten record…
