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By Hope Eghagha It was this ‘Brexit or no Brexit’ matter that made me start thinking about yeye politics and yeye politicians in recent times. I have looked on as the very Great Britain, home and empire of Her Royal…

Nigerian students may have cause to smile in the coming days as the Federal government has reached an agreement with striking university lecturers, raising the possibility of ending the teachers’ prolonged industrial action. The…

The take over of government by junior military officers in Gabon was been foiled. This is as the officers involved in the botched coup have all been arrested except one who government has assured will be arrested soonest. The…

¶ By Emmanuel Iriogbe. The name Chief Emma Ogosi needs little or no introduction before taking his place of pride in Africa's showbiz and societal hall of fame His life story at 76 years of age is a text book classics tale …

2019: Federal High Court restrains INEC from accepting any candidates from Rivers APC ▪Federal High Court nullifies direct and indirect primaries of Rivers State APC ▪declares that Rivers State APC cannot present any…

By EMMANUEL IRIOGBE. Armed soldiers have invaded the Daily Trust Headquarters in Abuja. In what many see as a renewed siege on the media, the soldiers were said to have come in their numbers. Earlier reports have it that an…

The U.S. military will withdraw hundreds of troops focused on counterterrorism operations in Africa over the next several years to support the Pentagon’s increased focus on countering threats from China and Russia, officials said on…

The Director-General of the Buhari Presidential Campaign Organisation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has been caught on tape allegedly criticising President Muhammadu Buhari. The audio clip, which is less than 10 seconds, was posted on Twitter by…

…phase 1 to be commissioned in April In a bold move to free Edo people and residents from the stranglehold of the inefficient Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) and undo the endless cycle of darkness foisted on electricity…

As the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing strives to improve the country’s power supply, it is also making budgetary proposals for the purchase, maintenance and fuelling of generators at its headquarters and various agencies.…