BENUE State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has approved the immediate release of funds for the participation of the Benue State athletes in the seventh edition of the National Youth Games tagged ‘Asaba 2023’. Commissioner for Youths, Sports and Creativity, Rt. Hon. Terkimbi Ikyange, disclosed this today in Makurdi , …

A stray bullet suspected to have been fired by cultists has killed a year-one student of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, Anambra State. Trojan News Media gathered that the incident occurred on Thursday evening at Miracle Junction in Ifite, Anambra State. The female student was identified as Uche Jovita Chigozirim. …

A midnight fire has gutted the Transmission Company of Nigerian (TCN) station in Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State capital. The immediate cause of the incident has not been ascertained as of the time of filing this report but it was gathered that a loud bang was heard at the TCN station, …

THE Supreme Court, on Friday, declined to nullify the election victory of Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State. The apex court, in a unanimous decision by a five-member panel of Justices, dismissed as incompetent, an appeal that the All Progressives Congress, APC, and its candidate in the state, Uche Nnaji, …

A housewife identified as Hajiya Kara’atu Tanimu been kidnapped in Jalingo, the capital of Taraba State. Her abduction is coming barely a week after the wife of a Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP, was kidnapped in the Mile-Six area of the city. Confirming the housewife’s abduction on Friday, the spokesperson …

LIONEL Messi, Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé lead the 12-player shortlist for FIFA’s The Best Men’s Player nominees, with England midfielder Declan Rice also nominated after captaining former club West Ham United to Europa Conference League success. Argentina captain Messi, now playing for MLS side Inter Miami, is aiming to …

THE President, National Union of Road Transport Workers, Tajudeen Baruwa and 21 others, including three other national officers of the union are currently being detained by the police in Abuja, and have been charged with alleged criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide, public disturbance, and conduct likely to cause breach of peace. …

•How CBN loans to FG, new debts, promissory notes raise public debt by N37tn between April and June •Tinubu’s reforms will improve debt sustainability, DMO assures Nigerians as latest figure overshoots agency projection by N10tn The Debt Management Office has said Nigeria’s total public debt hit N87.38tn at the end …

I will work hard for our nation with purpose, determination, and dedication to create wealth for all Nigerians. We have no reason to be poor! We will not look back, we will run aggressively forward.” President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his commitment to making Nigeria better, describing his countrymen as …

AWARD-winning Nigerian set designer and art director, Pat Nebo is dead. Pat Nebo died on Thursday from a prolonged illness that had left him bedridden. Shaibu Husseini, a movie journalist and member of the African Movie Academy Awards jury, made the announcement in a post on his official X on …