A former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Lamorde, has reportedly died in Egypt at the age of 61. According to an online medium, Premium Times, which cited ‘close associates,’ Lamorde died on Sunday in Egypt, where he had travelled for medical treatment. However, Trust Online cannot independently verify the development as…
●FG eyes new visa application process in weeks to improve accessibility – MinisterOlubunmi Tunji-Ojo The Federal Government has assured Nigerians that home delivery of passports will commence in June making it unnecessary for Nigerians to travel to immigration offices to obtain their passports. This was announced by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, during an…
The accident occurred around 7am on Saturday around the Ago Igbala area of the Ibafo LGA. In a statement, the Ogun State Sector of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said its operatives, alongside other first responders have put out the burning tanker. A spokesperson for the FRSC, Florence Okpe, said no life was lost…
Mrs Adenike David, the wife of Mr Setonji David, the lawmaker representing Badagry Constituency 2 at the Lagos State House of Assembly, is dead. The media aide to the lawmaker, Mr Posu Davies, in a statement, said that Mrs David died at 60 on Saturday, after a brief illness. According to Davies, the death of…
The singer shared pictures on social media of herself being questioned by officials before her performance in Britain later on Saturday. Although they declined to explicitly state that the woman they had detained was Minaj, police did confirm to AFP that they had taken custody of an American woman, age 41. A military police spokesperson,…
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf and the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi ll are presently in a meeting with security chiefs in the state. The meeting is coming amidst the ongoing dispute within the royal family, causing unease throughout the state. A few hours after the closed-door meeting, Sanusi moved to his private residence…
Former Vice-president Atiku Abubakar has described the deployment of soldiers in Kano State in the tussle over the throne of the ancient city as an upset to the peace and security of the state. Atiku, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, also described the soldiers’ deployment by the federal government…
The US has said it is reviewing its bilateral co-operation with Georgia over its controversial “foreign agent” law that triggered weeks of mass protests in the capital Tbilisi. In a statement, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington was introducing visa restrictions for individuals responsible for “undermining democracy in Georgia”. No officials were named,…
The headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Benin, the Edo State capital, has been submerged by flood following a torrential rainfall in the state. Reports said that the incident occurred on Friday, May 24, 2024. Confirming the incident, the INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun,…
