Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said that “all women, children and elderly people” have been evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant. “The order of the president has been done,” she said. “This part of the Mariupol humanitarian operation has been completed.” In brief comments to CNN from inside the Azovstal plant on Saturday evening…
CIA Director Bill Burns warned on Saturday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has staked a lot on the second phase of his war in Ukraine and believes that “doubling down” on the military conflict is still his best path forward. It is this mindset, Burns said, that makes the second phase of the offensive at…
French President Emmanuel Macron spoke about the war in Ukraine during his inauguration on Saturday, saying France needs to “act to avoid” any escalation in the conflict, and vowing to “help democracy and courage” prevail. The French leader told his country that by re-electing him as President, France had chosen “a project of independence in…
US first lady Jill Biden, accompanied by Romanian first lady Carmen Iohannis, visited a school earlier this morning where they talked with Ukrainian and Romanian educators, spoke to Ukrainian mothers and met with children. Following her visit to the Uruguay School, Biden spoke shortly to reporters before boarding a plane, discussing the emotional impact of…
Trust Africa News, Ayomide Otitoju The Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria, (AMCON) is currently overwhelmed in debt and enormous operational difficulties putting it in dilemma over what to do with the current state of Arik Air Limited which it acquired five years ago. AMCON took over the airline in February 2017 and appointed Kamilu Omokhide…
—–PROMISES REPS’ INTERVENTION The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Aviation Hon. Nnolim Nnaji has appealed to the Airline Operators of Nigeria, (AON) to rescind action on its planned shutdown of operations due to the escalating cost of aviation fuel, Jet-A1 Nnaji who regretted that despite the last intervention of the leadership of the House…
Trust Africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju •‘Endorsement a vote of confidence in our Greater Lagos effort’ – Lagos Gov •Expose counterfeiters in your markets, Okonkwo charges traders An amalgamation of Igbo traders across 58 major markets in Lagos State, on Thursday, passed a vote of confidence on the leadership of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, endorsing the…
Some candidates in Lagos and Ogun states who were to sit for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, in Oke Aro, Alagbole, Akute and Matogun areas of Lagos and Ogun states missed the examination due to the early morning rainfall in those areas.Mostly affected were candidates who were slated for the 7 am and 9am…
An All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential aspirant, Bola Tinubu, has thrown a challenge at his fellow aspirants. Tinubu said they should wait and see who picks the APC presidential ticket. Tinubu, who is a former governor of Lagos State, spoke on Thursday evening in Abuja when he hosted the Forum of Former Deputy Governors of…
