Professor A. Carl LeVan American University, Washington, D.C It is tempting to think of Nigeria’s presidential elections in terms of a secular decline since 1999, and as this important book (Rituals of Democracy: Reflections on the 2019 general elections in Nigeria) points out, they arguably are in terms of overall participation. Even though the current…
By Trust Africa News In a statement on Thursday, Ekwunife noted that these are challenging times for the youths, “many of whom are struggling to put their knowledge and talents into use in a country where opportunities available to young people are limited by the economic and developmental challenges facing the country”. The Senator used…
By Trust Africa News As the world becomes busier, the podcast format is becoming incredibly popular, as audio content allows the listener to multitask. In Africa, podcast consumption has become a growing trend in many countries, including Nigeria. With the recent launch of Spotify in Nigeria, Nigerians now have unbridled access to an app that…
By Trust Africa News Oyo East Local Government has launched the Isokan SCHEME WITH N2M Cooperative Scheme for members of the public with Two Million Naira (N2m). This was revealed yesterday by the Executive Chairman, Oyo East Local Government Council, Hon. Saheed Arowosaye Adeyemi after the launch in Kosobo, Oyo town. The Cooperative, according to…
By Olaitan Ganiu To encourage upcoming creatives, an entertainment outfit, Aristokrat Group has signed a partnership deal with Boomplay to launch amentorship program, ‘The Open House Series’. ‘The Open House Series’ is a music ecosystem development program that provides a platform for discovery and developing the next generations of players in the Nigerian music industry. The workshop will…
An attack on a bus in northern Pakistan last month that killed 10 Chinese labourers and three Pakistanis was a suicide attack carried out by a branch of the Pakistani Taliban, Pakistan’s foreign minister says, placing the blame for the bombing on the Indian and Afghan intelligence services. Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi was…
By Trust Africa News The World Bank has cancelled its funding supports to the Second Pool of Long – Term Investment (PLT12) implemented uder the Ibadan Flood Management Project (IUFMP) in Oyo State over the failure of the Seyi Makinde-led government to conclude the contract award of the succesful bidders for the four lots (3A,3B,4A…
By Trust Africa News Ace Juju musician Jesse King well known as Buga and popular online comedienne, Ogechi Ukonu, also known as Caramel Plugg were the eyes of the event as Manorpok Nigeria real estate and asset management company, owned by Mr Sanya-Adesua Olakunle opened its Lagos branch recently. The real estate which has it…
By Trust Africa News Following the release of his latest single, titled ‘Nwanne’, Kayset is gaining the right attention with the afro highlife song and it is making waves on all available music stores with streams going into the hundreds of thousands and is been talked about on the streets with a recognition for the…
