Three-and-a-half years ago he walked into Villa Park and vowed he had joined Aston Villa to win trophies. On Wednesday in Istanbul, he achieved it. Skipper John McGinn lifted the Europa League trophy after a 3-0 victory over Freiburg to etch Villa’s name into the history books again. In front of nineContinue Reading
The US has charged former Cuban leader Raúl Castro with conspiracy to kill US nationals and other crimes over the downing of two planes between Cuba and Florida in 1996. The case unveiled on Wednesday – a revival of charges originally from 2003 – accuses Castro and five others inContinue Reading
Less than 24 hours to the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in Bauchi State, a coalition of political support groups has thrown its weight behind Dr. Bala Maijama’a Wunti, urging APC members to support what it described as “a tested leader with competence, compassion, and grassroots acceptance.” TheContinue Reading
Former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has said he believes former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi would perform better as President of Nigeria than the current President, Bola Tinubu. Speaking during an interview with Trust TV on Monday, May 18, 2026, and was monitoredContinue Reading
Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, has urged all candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) contesting elective positions to commence house-to-house campaigns ahead of the 2027 general elections. The governor gave the directive while receiving a high-powered delegation led by Barrister Abba Dahiru Mangal, an APC House ofContinue Reading
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dealt another crippling blow to transnational organized crime by completely dismantling a highly sophisticated, multi-million-dollar Nigerian- Mexican methamphetamine production syndicate. The clinical, simultaneous operation, executed by elite operatives of the Agency’s Special Operations Unit (SOU), led to the shutdown of an industrial-scaleContinue Reading
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, adjourned further hearing in the alleged N76 billion and $31.5 million fraud trial involving a former Managing Director of Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Ahmed Kuru, and others till June 25, 2026.Continue Reading
The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has convened a strategic Roundtable ahead of the forthcoming 4th India–Africa Forum Summit (IAFS-4) in New Delhi, with stakeholders calling for a more “transactional” and investment-driven Nigeria–India partnership. The Roundtable, themed “Beyond Bilateral: Co-creating Nigeria’s Strategic Trade & Investment Roadmap for theContinue Reading
The National Commandant of the Peace Corps of Nigeria, Dickson Akoh, has announced the commencement of a nationwide personnel re-validation exercise for officers and men trained by the organisation from 1998 to 2026. Akoh disclosed this on Wednesday during a news conference at the organisation’s headquarters in Abuja. He saidContinue Reading
The Dangote Cement Plc has inaugurated three multi-million-Naira empowerment programmes for farmers, women and youths in its six host communities in Gboko Local Government Area of Benue. The company, in a statement on Wednesday, announced the new round of support aimed at helping beneficiaries expand their businesses, improve agricultural productivityContinue Reading