GOVERNOR Lucky Ayedatiwa of Ondo State on Thursday condoled with the people and government of Oyo State following the explosion that rocked a part of Ibadan, the state capital, on Tuesday. The governor emphasized the need for a thorough investigation…
THE pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has called for a review of the activities of illegal miners in Nigeria in an effort to combat the menace and prevent the recurrence of the Ibadan explosion. According to the group, the unchecked activities…
THE former chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council, IPAC, in Cross River State, Goddie Akpama, has been arrested by operatives of the Nigerian Police for demanding the suspension and arrest of the Minister of Defence, Bello Matawalle. Trojan News learnt that…
THE Founder and the Executive Director of the Civil Awareness and Economic Empowerment Initiative CAEI (the largest Non-Governmental Counter Poverty and Insecurity Organization in Nigeria), Dr Gambo Bala Iggi has weigh in on the controversies rocking the Humanitarian Affairs Ministry…
THE 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has reacted to the explosion that rocked Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Trojan News reported that on Tuesday night, the explosion killed three persons, injured about 80 others and destroyed several buildings,…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the payment of renewal fees for the Group Life Assurance for federal government workers. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, made this disclosure on Wednesday at the end of the first 2024…
THE new Maigari of Lokoja, Alhaji Ibrahim Gambo Kabir Maikarfi IV, was officially turbaned by the kingmakers on Wednesday in his palace. The new monarch’s appointment was recently approved by the Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello. Maikarfi, turbaned as the…
FORMER President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed why he did not sack former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele when there were speculations of his interest to run for the presidency in 2023. Buhari said that Emefiele…
A Royal Court in Jersey, United States, has delivered a ruling for the repatriation of stolen assets worth £6.9 million ($8.9 million) back to Nigeria. This decision comes in the wake of allegations that the funds were misappropriated by Nigerian…
THE federal government has announced 13 new licences to generate off-grid, embedded power and independent electricity distribution. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission disclosed this in a recent sectoral report. It stressed that new licences were issued in the third quarter…
